Overview
If you've been defiantly nursing a waterlogged iPhone 4 until that ever distant contract renewal day, Apple have some new toys for you. On Tuesday in San Francisco, Apple announced the arrival of two new iPhones: the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus — alongside the new fandangled Apple Watch.
You'll be able to preorder both models for an undoubtedly exorbitant fee on September 12 (Canada's looking at prices ranging from $649 to $949, so Australian phones will be pretty pricey), with the Apple team assembling the troops to start shipping on September 19.
So what's the go this time around? Here's what to expect from the new features of the iPhone 6 and iPhone Plus:
Watch cat videos at a higher res
Watching Maru get stuck in cardboard boxes has never looked so fly on an Apple device. While the iPhone 5s has a screen resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, the iPhone 6 has a screen resolution of 1334 x 750. But the formidable iPhone 6 Plus will have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, so Maru's escapades will practically live in your hand.
Avoid the dreaded square butt pocket
Both new iPhones are thinner than ever, so jean pocket outlines have seriously declined. Following the iPhone 5s, which sat at 7.6 mm thick, the iPhone 6 will be 6.9 mm thick and the iPhone 6 Plus will be 7.1 mm.
Raise that Phablety screen size with pride
Now Phablets are cool, right 'Droidlovers? The iPhone 6 will boast a 4.7 inch screen, while the Plus gets into tabletty territory with a 5.5 incher. Android users are all:
Enjoy a battery that lasts longer than Guardians of the Galaxy
Possibly the best feature. Best. Feature. The iPhone 6 will sport a battery with up to 14 hours of 3G phone calling. That supercharged iPhone 6 Plus will crank it up to 24 hours of 3G calling. Leave your chargers at home! (Don't).
Don't even Photoshop those travel snaps
The new iPhone cameras have a resolution of eight megapixels and focus at twice the speed of the iPhone 5S, so you'll be taking Ansel Adams-worthy photos without blinking an eye. The new iPhones can also capture video in 1080p high definition quality. Top. Notch.
Bondi Beach's free wifi might actually work
The new iPhones' wifi connections will be three times faster, whether Bondi can keep up with that is another slow, slow kettle of fish.
Cut, copy and paste without binning your phone
There'll be actual buttons for cut, copy, paste on the keyboard. Slam dunk.
Pay for beers with your phone
The biggie for Apple, the whole pay-with-your-phone thing has been tested here and there but never present in an iPhone outside of cardless cash. With the new Apple Pay fingerprint-run feature, you'll be able to go jogging without jingling.
Playing Candy Crush on your phone will look epic
Sporting a sweet, sweet 64-bit chip A8 processor (just go with it), the new iPhones will be able to make handheld games look like they're supposed to. Just not Bioshock for mobile, don't even.
Go landscape to portrait without looking like a noob
Apparently they've fixed it. We'll see about that.
Your phone's so big the power button's on the side
THE POWER BUTTON. IS ON. THE SIDE.
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can be preordered from September 12 (or you could just save $700).
For more Mactastic news, check out the features of the Apple Watch over here.
Via Elite Daily.