Apple last night launched its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, as well as the Apple Watch at its much-anticipated press event in California.
Speculation has rumbled on for months over the company’s new flagship phone, having not released a completely new gadget for four years.
However, the wait is now over, and here are some of the specifications of the new phones:
Finish: Silver, gold, space grey
Capacity and price: iPhone 6: 16GB - $199, 64GB - $299, 128GB - $399.
iPhone 6 Plus: 16GB - $299m, 64GB - $399, 128GB - $499
Weight: iPhone 6: 129 grams
iPhone 6 Plus: 172 grams
Display: iPhone 6: 4.7in Retina HD
iPhone 6 Plus: 5.5in Retina HD
Both models: 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical), full sRGB standard, dual-domain pixels for wider viewing angles, fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front, support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously, display zoom, reachability
Chips: both phones: A8 chip with 64-bit architecture, M8 motion coprocessor
iSight camera: both phones: New 8-megapixel iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels, autofocus with focus pixels, optical image stabilisation (iPhone 6 Plus only), true tone flash, five-element lens, hybrid IR filter, backside illumination sensor, sapphire crystal lens cover, auto image stabilisation, auto HDR for photos, improved face detection, exposure control, panorama (up to 43 megapixels), burst mode, tap to focus, photo geotagging, timer mode.
Video recording: 1080 HD, 3X zoom
Apple Pay: pay with your iPhone using Touch ID in stores and in apps
Operating system: iOS 8.
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