After several generations of 3:2 screen products, the iPhone finally added a widescreen design to the iPhone 5. The screen ratio is also relatively conventional 16:9, but the resolution is still quite different from other phones. The newly launched iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have a resolution of 1334 * 750 and 1920 * 1080 respectively, and finally catch up with the competitors in terms of screen resolution:

Looking at the two products of the iPhone 6 series in this press conference, the configuration of the iPhone 6 Plus is undoubtedly more "generous". The introduction of higher resolution screens and optical anti shake makes the iPhone 6 Plus more competitive. Let's take a look at the powerful new elements of this new iPhone:

Airframe design

In terms of appearance, the iPhone 6 Plus, like the iPhone 6, adopts a new design. The body with an arc shaped design, an all metal back cover and a 2.5D glass screen make the iPhone 6 series look very different from the previous generation of products.

The iPhone 6 series all adopt ultra-thin design, of which the iPhone 6 Plus is slightly thicker, only 7.1mm. The ultra-thin body and arc design provide a good guarantee for its feel.

screen

This time, the two products of the iPhone 6 series have made considerable improvements in the screen. In particular, the iPhone 6 Plus has pushed the resolution to 1080P, and it has been able to play full HD movies point-to-point, which is really a great progress for previous iPhone products. The 5.5 inch 1080P screen has also been seen on many Android flagship computers. The PPI has exceeded 400PPI, which is believed to meet the demanding needs of most users. The iPhone 6 also uses a new resolution, achieving 1334 * 750 on the 4.7 inch screen, and the PPI remains at 326, which is not surprising. In addition, like iPhone 6, the screen contrast of iPhone 6 Plus is significantly improved compared with the previous generation products, reaching 1300:1 and 1400:1 respectively.

SoC

The iPhone 6 series is widely expected to use the new A8 series processor. Apple announced at the press conference that the A8 processor has improved CPU performance by 25% and GPU performance by 50% compared with the A7, and it is made with a new 20nm process. We know that the 64 bit processor A7 of Swift architecture already has powerful processor capabilities. The A8 has slightly increased the frequency (1.3GHz → 1.4GHz) while keeping the number of cores unchanged, which can bring such a big performance improvement. It is not easy. However, the performance of the PowerVR G6430 graphics processor on the A7 is still very strong. This time, the A8 can still achieve 50% improvement. It is estimated that the A8 uses the PowerVR GX6X50 series graphics processor. According to this performance improvement, the graphics performance of the A8 is completely comparable to that of Qualcomm's most high-end Adreno 420. Returning to the product itself, the resolution of the iPhone 6 is a piece of cake for the A8. We can expect that the iPhone 6 will continue to lead the way in terms of the highest fluency of large-scale games. Although the resolution of the iPhone 6 Plus has reached the level of FHD, it refers to Adreno with the same performance as the G6430 330@578MHz The A8 processor with 50% improvement in graphics performance is fully capable of this resolution, and is expected to reach full frames in most games.

Endurance

With the addition of 20nm technology and larger capacity batteries, both iPhone 6 series products have a stronger endurance. The press conference announced the comparison of the endurance of the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, especially the endurance of the iPhone 6 Plus with a large capacity battery.

camera

From the perspective of camera specifications, the two iPhone 6 series phones do not seem to upgrade much compared with the iPhone 5S. Both use 8 million pixel cameras. The 1.5 micron pixel size and the aperture of F2.2 are the same. However, both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 use new sensors that support Focus Pixels, and iPhone 6 Plus supports OIS optical anti shake technology, which will greatly improve handheld photography and night view. In the past, Apple phones have impressed us in terms of color and white balance when taking pictures. This time, the OIS of iPhone 6 Plus will enable it to have better noise control when taking pictures of night scenes, which is very desirable. In addition, the two iPhones in the iPhone 6 series also support 720P slow motion video of up to 240fps, making it possible for us to shoot ultra slow video on the phone.

Price

In terms of price, the price of the iPhone 6 16G is HK $5588 (equivalent to RMB 4424), while the price of the iPhone 6 Plus 16G is HK $6388 (equivalent to RMB 5057) on the Hong Kong bank that has announced the price. The difference between the price of the iPhone 6 16G and the price of the iPhone 6 Plus 16G is only 600 yuan, which also shows that the iPhone 6 Plus is relatively "generous".

Finally, the specification comparison of iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is attached (click to view the large picture):