Apple Announces Bigger and Faster iPhone 6 Models

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For those of you who had better things to do today than watch an Apple press event -- you know, like work, play games, sleep, etc. -- we have your recap. Short and to the point, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is real, and yes, Apple also unveiled an even bigger model, the iPhone 6 Plus with a 5.5-inch display. According to Apple, these new releases are "the biggest advancements in iPhone history."
Gordon Mah Ung may have thrown up in his mouth a little bit at that claim, had he not been in full fanboy character for the event -- if you happen to have some free time to spare, check out Maximum PC's no-longer-live streaming reactions to Apple's big event.
In any event, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 sports a Retina HD display with a 1334x750 resolution (38 percent more viewing area than the iPhone 5s, which is now garbage, right?) and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus boasts a 1920x1080 resolution (88 percent more viewing area than the iPhone 5s).
Both models feature a 64-bit custom A8 System-on-Chip with a new Apple-designed image signal processor for advanced camera and video features, such as slow motion video. The new phones also have an M8 coprocessor that gathers motion data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and new barometer to sense air pressure and provide relative elevation.
As for the cameras, the iSight camera features faster autofocus. On the iPhone 6 Plus, you'll have the benefit of an optical image stabilizer.
The iPhone 6 comes in gold, silver, or space gray and will be available for $199 (16GB), $299 (64GB) and $399 (128GB) with a two-year service agreement; the iPhone 6 Plus will come in the save color options and cost $100 more at each capacity point. If interested, you can place your pre-order on September 12; the phones will ship on September 19.
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