iPhone 6 Plus Overview
iPhone 6 Plus, launched on September 19, 2014, is a low cost entry-level mobile phone by Apple. It is available in Gold, Space Gray, and Silver colour.
In terms of the display, the iPhone 6 Plus boasts a 5.5-inch Liquid Retina (widescreen) with IPS technology display featuring Multi-touch, Full sRGB, LED-backlit, and Fingerprint-resistant. It offers a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, providing 401 pixels per inch.
The iPhone 6 Plus is powered by a Dual Core Apple A8 processor coupled with a 4-core PowerVR (GX6450) GPU. It comes with 1GB RAM of type LPDDR3 and 128GB, 64GB, 16GB of built-in storage. The handset lacks the option of additional storage via a memory card.
As regards cameras, the iPhone 6 Plus comes with:
- A single camera on the front side comprising of 1.2MP. The aperture of the front camera lens is f/2.2.
- Some of the features of the front camera are HDR, and FaceTime.
- A single camera on the rear side featuring 8MP sensor. The aperture of the rear camera lens is f/2.2.
- Some of the features of the back camera are Optical Image Stabilization, Auto Image Stabilization, 1x Optical Zoom, 5x Digital Zoom, Autofocus, Panorama (up to 43 MP), Burst Mode, True Tone flash, HDR, Slow-Motion video, Time-lapse video stabilization, , Face detection, Live / Hybrid IR filters, Timelapse, and Video zoom.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs iOS 8.0 operating system. It also supports Nano-SIM.
iPhone 6 Plus is backed by a 2915mAh Fixed battery which does not support fast charging or wireless charging. The security features built inside the handset include Touch ID. It supports different sensors such as Accelerometer, Barometer, Three-axis gyro, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity sensor, and Motion coprocessor and Backside Illumination.
The iPhone 6 Plus weighs 172 grams and measures 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 inches (height x width x thickness). The build materials include Front (Glass), Back (Aluminium) and Sides (Aluminium).
The connectivity options of iPhone 6 Plus include Bluetooth (4.2), Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, 2G / GSM / GPRS, 3G / HSPA / CDMA, 4G / LTE, and Nano-SIM for Calls / SMS / Data.
This phone worked pretty well and was a great companion.