Apple iPhone 6 Plus

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A larger iPhone 6?

The iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus are exactly the same in terms of design, except for

the size

The anodised aluminium body is nicely curved on the sides and the corners

The contoured glass layer on top of the screen is a nice touch – it slopes gently

towards the sides to match the same curvature on the rear

The white antenna bands do look rather unsightly, but that and the unwieldy size

aside, it’s a gorgeous-looking device

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A massive, capable screen

The 5.5-inch screen offers a

resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels

resulting into a pixel density of

401ppi

In terms of capabilities and

performance, the 6 Plus’ screen is

gorgeous – with sharp text and vivid

visuals

The large screen makes everything

pop out – be it games or videos, and

it’s a pleasure to work with

productivity-related stuff too

Web browsing and working with

emails and documents get a boost

thanks to the screen’s size and

quality, and it’s great in terms of

both viewing angles as well as

sunlight legibility

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More features for the barebones camera app

The iPhone 6 Plus sports an 8-megapixel primary shooter with a True Tone flash, along with a 1.2MP FaceTime camera in the frontFeatures like phase detection autofocus and optical image stabilisation, the ability to capture panoramas in 43MP resolution, 1080p video recording at 60fps and slow-mo recording at 240fps are yours for the takingThe app itself is barebones, and you can’t tweak things like image size or aspects like ISO or white balanceYou can choose from a variety of live filters and modes

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Shoots to kill

The image quality is great under

most conditions, and it shoots

pristine images in daylight.

Close-ups look great too

We were amazed at how it

keeps noise to a minimum while

shooting in low light

The HDR mode is subtle as

compared to some other

smartphone cameras we’ve

seen, but does its job in

highlighting the colour variance

and brightening the darker

areas of captured scenes

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Sunlight

Low Light

No Lollipop this

The iPhone 6 Plus runs iOS 8,

and the latest iteration brings

tons of new features

Support for third-party

keyboards – hitherto the sole

domain of Android, has now

been added to the platform…

so it’s now possible to use

options like SwiftKey and

Swype

One of the most notable new

features involves Continuity

and Handoff that work

between devices running iOS

8 and Mac OS X Yosemite…

basically letting you carry

forward unfinished tasks on a

device on to another. This

covers apps like Safari, Mail,

Messages etc, and even for

calls

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Features galore

Then there are the

other new features

such as support for

third-party widgets in

the Today screen,

actionable notifications,

Reachability and two

different zoom options

for the UI

One feature exclusive

to the iPhone 6 Plus is

the two-paned layout

that appears in

landscape mode. It’s

supported by apps like

Messages and Mail

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A smooth operator

Powering the show is a new-gen A8 64-bit processor. Teardowns say that it’s

a 1.4GHz dual-core chip mated to 1GB of RAM. The device flies in terms of

pure performance. We didn’t encounter any lags or freezes no matter what

we threw at it – and it shines in most respects

Connectivity options include 4G, Wi-Fi ac and NFC apart from the usual dual-

band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE and A-GPS

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A long-lasting battery

Apple hasn’t specified the

exact battery capacity, but

teardowns peg it at

2,915mAh

The 6 Plus is much better

than its smaller sibling in

terms of battery life and

you can expect it to last a

full day even with heavy

use

With more frugal usage

however, you can possibly

see it stretch into the

second day

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Store more

There are three storage

variants of the iPhone 6 Plus

available – 16, 64 and

128GB, with Apple having

ditched the 32GB variant

altogether

Our 16GB review unit

offered about 11GB free to

use, and unless you just

want to use the device for

the most basic tasks and

apps, we think it won’t

suffice in terms of available

storage in the long run. The

64GB model makes a lot

more sense

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At a glance…

5.5-inch, 1,920x 1,080 pixel display

(401ppi)

64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion co-

processor

8-megapixel iSight camera with True

Tone flash and OIS, 1.2MP FaceTime

camera

16GB/64GB/128GB non-expandable

storage

Single SIM, 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11ac,

Bluetooth, NFC, GPS

Touch ID fingerprint sensor

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Pros and Cons

Sexy design and superb build qualityA gorgeous, large displayVery capable shooterSmooth performance

The size and design make it a tad unwieldyUnsightly antenna bands at the rearCosts a kidney or two

Pricing & Verdict

“There’s no doubt in our minds that the Apple iPhone 6 Plus is one of the best phablets money can buy right now. It’s got everything going for it – a lovely design, brilliant display, capable shooter, smooth performance and good battery life. It may not be for those who prefer the flexibility, customisation or plug-and-play usage offered by Android, but it shouldn’t disappoint others – not with those capabilities. But then, it does cost a pretty penny”

Price: From Rs 62,500