Post by Eorl @ 03:10pm 10/09/14 | 57 Comments
The new iPhone also features Apple's A8 chip (promising 25 percent faster processing power and up to 50 percent faster graphics speeds compared to the iPhone 5), support for 802.11ac wi-fi, comes with an 8-megapixel iSight camera with faster auto-focus, an enhanced FaceTime HD camera complete with a new sensor, and iOS 8.
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will come in three flavours: 16GB, 64GB and 128GB. The mobile phones will be available September 19th in the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
Apple also revealed their long-rumoured Apple Watch, due in early 2015, with a starting price point of USD$349. The new watch also requires an iPhone 5 or higher to function.
More can be found on the Apple Watch over at the official website, and more about the iPhone 6 series over here.
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Posted 03:23pm 10/9/14
#feelsgoodman
Posted 03:26pm 10/9/14
I'll be interested to see the response on the Apple Wallet or what ever they have called it, especially with the recent iCloud hack hanging over the company.
Posted 03:28pm 10/9/14
25% faster than the original that was released like 7 years ago isn't particularly impressive.
Posted 03:37pm 10/9/14
That said, the Galaxy Note 4 isn't much better than the Note 3, but both are still way ahead of iPhones.
Posted 03:37pm 10/9/14
Yeah, Jobs was a real visionary: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/jobs-no-ones-go
Posted 03:54pm 10/9/14
Posted 03:55pm 10/9/14
Rofl, people parrot this exact same line everytime Apple releases a new product "no innovation" "nothing new" When infact these products are actually quite a big step forward. Yes they played catch up on some features but overall, they are now way ahead of samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S5 is a cheap plastic piece of s*** with a crappy OS that isn't user friendly, cluttered and hard to use.
Posted 03:56pm 10/9/14
You do know the difference?
Posted 04:04pm 10/9/14
It's 50% faster than the 5s. Pretty sure the 50x faster is in relation to the first gen iphone, that's what the graph is showing.
Posted 04:14pm 10/9/14
That's because its kind of true, and by kind of I actually mean they stopped being innovative well before he passed on... But that's not really worth mentioning because well s***, Innovation is hard f*****g work and to just keep popping out crazy awesome ideas all the time is no easy feat and nobody would point it out if iPhone users didn't act like such f*****g morons. People act impressed by these features when they are nothing new. If they did any research into there products before buying them they would of seen that the alternatives have better features for less money YEARS AGO. But no, iPhone users are sheep who act like crazy cult weirdos. So people love to point out to you bunch of morons how un-innovative the company they so much love.
Anyway, i'll let this picture do the rest of my ranting.
Posted 04:14pm 10/9/14
The more likely scenario is that now think big phones are the next big thing and apple are game changers. WTF is up with not using atleast a 1080p display???
Also now apple is finally on the NFC bandwagon we might see it more widely excepted to pay by phone.
Posted 04:15pm 10/9/14
You obviously misread what I said but you obviously being an Apple fan boi probably only read what you wanted to read.
The iPod, iPhone, iPad, iTunes etc etc were all innovations that changed the way we do things since Steve Jobs has passed Apple just play catch up, Samsung & other Android companies already have most of these features, Apples new products just don't get me going WOW anymore like they used it.
The Galaxy may be a "cheap plastic piece of s***" but it still breaks just as easily as the overpriced iProduct
User interface for Android phones can take some getting used to as the amount of options for customisation you can have is limitless compared to Apples "Do as we say" method.
Posted 04:18pm 10/9/14
That's only because they didn't have a large iPhone. Watch that space. A special sub-Apple master race is appearing on the horizon. :)
It's like a gamer who can't afford a graphics card saying they don't need one and it's all marketing.
Grogs picture is glorious in every manner and highlights it all perfectly.
Posted 04:29pm 10/9/14
Posted 04:32pm 10/9/14
You are correct.
Posted 04:39pm 10/9/14
lol hard to use, REALLY?
Posted 06:00pm 10/9/14
I'm quite happy with my iphone 4s. Probs overpaid at the time, but we aren't talking life changing amounts of cash.
Posted 06:27pm 10/9/14
I think the cult comment was more towards the people that live and breath Apple and don't believe a world exists outside Apple.
Posted 06:32pm 10/9/14
lulz, apple.
Posted 09:07pm 10/9/14
A picture like that could easily be made about future Nexus devices that will finally include features the iphone 6 has now such as VOTL, fingerprint security etc etc
Also heres a thread from when the first iphone was released. As you can see, the same old "THIS ISN'T ANYTHING NEW" "THIS WILL BE TERRIBLE FOR APPLE" parrot lines while in reality, we all know how well it did. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=500
Compared to the simplicity of IOS? Yep. even Windows Phone 8 is simpler and more user friendly.
Posted 09:12pm 10/9/14
So good on Apple for releasing a new version! All the fans will be throwing their cash at it. Buy one of each - please?
Posted 09:53pm 10/9/14
please see total listed innovation below
see what I did there, it's always been about marketing, and a little packaging, there hasn't been any innovation from apple since Woz crashed his plane
Posted 03:17am 11/9/14
Posted 05:30am 11/9/14
You mean apart from the things that make it different from it, right?
Posted 07:23am 11/9/14
pressing teh icons on teh android screen is much harder than on teh apply screen
Posted 07:29am 11/9/14
Welcome to technology 101 - Nokia Symbian 30 styles.
Posted 07:45am 11/9/14
Samsung brought out the Watch technology first did they not? Apple doesn't have to innovate but alot of their success in the last decade I would like to think is due to their innovation and not their 50% inflated price.
Posted 08:35am 11/9/14
They're a novel idea, but I personally see them going the way of early Windows CE pocket PCs.
Posted 08:43am 11/9/14
I 'want' a watch, but even with enthusiasm, I can't see anything particularly useful yet for them besides telling the time. Maybe one day when someone revolutionises them.
50% on other brands, but 500%+ on the cost to make it. The iPhone 3G(S) was under $180 to build, and sold to us for $700-$1000
Posted 08:43am 11/9/14
anyone got any of the latest samsung gear 2/fit that can confirm that?
Posted 08:45am 11/9/14
Pave you'd probably buy a blue tooth heart rate monitor if you were going to use it as your fitness device.
Posted 08:47am 11/9/14
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Posted 09:11am 11/9/14
Posted 09:19am 11/9/14
Posted 09:26am 11/9/14
Like with smartphones, practically none of what happened before matters - there's not been that one, defining thing that has made people sit up and take notice of smartwatches, like what happened with the iPhone.
Maybe Apple's Watch will do it, maybe it won't. Certainly there are millions of people that will buy it simply because Apple. But everything else that has happened to date I think isn't really very relevant to the smartwatch scene. edit: except possibly Android Wear - still too soon to tell. wtf, how many wrists do you have
Posted 09:50am 11/9/14
after playing with google glass awhile back, I really only see this as a stepping stone to glasses type wearable tech (I see it as much more useful longer term)
the main issues with smartwatches is can require a change habbit, (ie I wear my watch all the time and only take it off......um, not very often at all really) where as i take my glasses off when I go to bed (mostly, there is the odd time i've forgotten)
and there is also the usability when the battery is dead/flat and youre unable to charge, smartwatch would be less useful than a candy watch, where (for those who use glasses) you can still use them to see thru
Posted 10:04am 11/9/14
I'm still on an iPhone 4S so I'll probably get the iPhone 6, work only allows iPhones or Blackberries. I'd rather have a Nokia 7210 than a blackberry.
Posted 11:27am 11/9/14
The best thing I like about my 5S is the fingerprint scanner.
Posted 11:32am 11/9/14
I dont know, that new blackberry passport is looking quite nice
Posted 11:52am 11/9/14
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Posted 12:21pm 11/9/14
Posted 12:24pm 11/9/14
Posted 12:42pm 11/9/14
Most iPhone users were anti big phone. Now that apple have released one they'll be fine with it in fact I'm sure they'll tell us how Apple innovated with it.
Posted 05:01pm 11/9/14
Posted 05:42pm 11/9/14
It's weird how people think products that use plastic are somehow less quality than a device that has a metal casing? You realise the highest quality products in the world use plastic?
The samsung line is as high quality as Iphone's material. I prefer plastic phones as they are easier to repair, lighter, a scratch isn't the end of the world etc.
Apple has been behind for awhile now, and this launch is definitely playing catch up with Android.
Posted 03:19pm 17/9/14
Haha
http://www.kitguru.net/apple/anton-shilov/apple-ip
Posted 03:23pm 17/9/14
Posted 04:55pm 17/9/14
Not so much related to the iPhone thing (whatever), but the anti-apple pro-google thing is always funny...
http://bgr.com/2013/11/28/mac-chromebook-google-employees/
Anyone who judges a product on the brand without using it is just ignorant.
Posted 06:09pm 17/9/14
lol.
Apple. Does not play well with others.
Posted 06:11pm 17/9/14
Posted 07:58pm 17/9/14
There have been two people outside the Brisbane store since Monday morning.........
Posted 08:42pm 17/9/14
Apple - wall garden environment suited to users who enjoy a planned space
Android - a computer in your hand that you can do with what you wish if you're looking to create a system with legs for the future
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Posted 06:32am 18/9/14
Posted 08:26am 18/9/14
Some people don't want to be challenged when they're making a phone call, trying to find a place to eat.
Posted 09:27am 18/9/14