Phablets are quite a promising direction in the smartphone industry, which has been developing for more than 4 years. It all started with the Galaxy Note. It was this generation that popularized phablets. In addition, Note has become the best-selling line in the segment of these devices. In general, only 5 percent of the market is allocated to the share of phablets. So far, this share is very small, but the development trend is still observed.
One of these devices is the iPhone 6 Plus. The characteristics of this device will be discussed in this article. The creation of the phablet is clearly explained by some “inhibition” of Apple in terms of screen sizes. Now there is a real race between smartphone manufacturers. They are trying to create a device that will have a huge screen diagonal, high-quality color reproduction, but at the same time the dimensions of the device will be reduced to the minimum required values.
Apple in this race over the past 5 years, if involved, it is definitely passive. It is worth at least remembering that their devices had a diagonal of 3.5inches Okay, the iPhone 5 is 4 inches, but to the experienced eye, it's clear that the screen is the same 3.5-inch, just stretched out.
Flagships produced in the last 2 years, almost all had a screen diagonal of which was close to 5 inches. And this means that in this regard, Apple is clearly losing to its competitors. Users of the company's devices have repeatedly stated in surveys that they need large diagonals. Almost a third of those surveyed were even willing to overpay a significant amount for a new model.
Some users buy iPhone because of its image, to show that they have the means to use top branded products. They usually do not pay attention to what technical characteristics the device has. They may decide to purchase a new iPhone 6 Plus. The characteristic of him again will not interest them, they will buy the device only because of the brand and the talk that goes about it. Although the variant with an ordinary iPhone 6 is more likely.
And here is another category - people who value speed and efficiency in Apple products, not showiness. Rational reasons may be different for such users. Some talk about design and ease of use, others talk about performance. However, the fact remains that the iPhone 6 Plus, the characteristics of which will be given below, will be released to the general public and will be in sufficient demand in the smartphone market.
Package
The delivery set is rather modest. It includes the phone itself, a charging unit with a USB-type cable, a wired headset, an instruction manual, and a clip for changing SIM cards. The charging unit has the following characteristics: the operating voltage is 5V, and the operating current is 1A.
Design
The appearance of the sixth model is basically identical to the iPhone 5. The design is quite attractive. The device looks very organic. But some users immediately note that the device looks like they took the 5th model and just stretched it.
Yes, maybe there is something to this stretch. But even so, the design still does not lose its attractiveness, and the case is made of technological materials. The screen is covered with tempered glass. It, in turn, closer to the edges, as if starting to slide off. The developers took advantage of such an interesting move to hide the black front panel. That is, it seems to the user that the screen has no frames.
Pros and cons
If we talk about the material from which the case is made, then it is aluminum. Color solutions suggest 3 options: dark gray, silver and gold. The back panel contains plastic inserts. Their purpose is to ensure the operation of the antennas.
What are the design weaknesses of the iPhone 7 Plus? The characteristic says that the hardware case can be bent if you have strong enough fingers. The same result can be obtained in the case of carrying the phone in your pocket, if there are massive objects.
Lovers of flat viewsresent the fact that the camera sticks out above the plane of the rear panel. However, this cannot be called a significant drawback, although there is still something in it. The camera, by the way, has an LED flash. If necessary, users can use it as a flashlight.
A look at the edge
The left side contains a switch that will allow you to change sound modes. It is worth noting that the lever is firmly fixed, it does not dangle. On the right side there is a power button, that is, turning the device on and off. It has been moved from the top edge, and due to this, the iPhone 6 Plus is identical to the Galaxy S in terms of the elements used to control the device. This was done because it is much more difficult to reach the power button of such a large device than the button located on the side panel.
Dimensions
The dimensions of the phone in all three planes are as follows: the length is 158.1 mm, the width is 77.8 mm, and the thickness is 7.1 mm. The weight of the smartphone is estimated at 172 grams. Well, the device is obviously not small. We can say that the size of the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, whose design characteristics were described earlier, is similar to similar devices with a screen diagonal of 6 inches.
Neither the width nor the thickness of the smartphone plays a special role. It is still hardly possible to operate the device with one hand, it is designed to be operated with two hands.
The company understood that working with two hands at once for users would becomerather an inconvenience. That is why the double tap technology was developed. None of the company's devices had this technology before. When you double tap, the screen goes down. Thus, it will be possible to select the desired application. Menu icons can be scrolled horizontally.
However, scrolling and zooming is not possible.
Display
Earlier, we covered all the good things and bad things about the design of the iPhone 6 Plus. Specifications will be given later, but now we will try to understand the display of the smartphone.
The iPhone 6 version has a screen size of 4.7 inches. But the phablet has clearly succeeded in this regard: its diagonal is 5.5 inches. As you know, Apple's features are to optimize applications for the screen geometry of a particular model. In the 6th version, there were no problems with this, but I had to work on the iPhone 6 Plus. Specifications have forced developers to make certain compromises to ensure maximum optimization.
In the 5th model, as you know, the aspect ratio of 16:9 was used. And the last model with a ratio of 3: 2 was the 4S model. Application optimization was carried out for the 5th model, but with the release of the phablet, all of it, in fact, depreciated and lost its meaning. Fonts displayed on the screen with the old optimization were jagged. The developers had to work hard, and they certainly did not regret that they stopped at this particular screen size. ATOtherwise, the volume of work would have increased even more. Perhaps we would have to optimize absolutely all programs.
Food
Lithium-polymer type batteries are found in many devices today, including the iPhone 6 Plus. The characteristics of the phone regarding battery life are as follows: when working on the Internet (from a cellular network) it can withstand up to 12 hours, when talking - up to 1 day, in standby mode it works 16 days, when working on the Internet (from a wireless network) it can withstand up to 12 hours. You can play music continuously for 80 hours, watch videos for 14 hours.
Battery capacity is 2915 mAh. You can charge the device in a little more than 3 hours. The above data are the maximum values that were declared by the manufacturer. In fact, the usage time may vary depending on the load of third-party applications, screen brightness and other parameters. But still, the energy efficiency characteristics of the phablet are at a high level.
iPhone 6 Plus: specs, performance review, memory
RAM is 1 GB. In devices based on the Android operating system, identical to this model, the amount of RAM is up to 3 GB. At first glance, the difference is colossal, but we must not forget about the really cool optimization carried out by Apple specialists. They make hardware work at the same bar as Android devices, whilethis RAM may be less. In addition, the operating time of the device is increased as a result of optimization.
Built-in memory in most models - just over 16 GB. 9 of them are allocated for the operation of the system. However, users who do not have enough internal memory of this size can purchase the iPhone 6 Plus 128GB. The characteristics of the phone will remain the same, only the amount of memory will increase.
Dual cores running at 1.4 GHz to ensure stable and smooth operation of the operating system. But the situation is a little worse with games.
iPhone 6 Plus: specifications, price
Currently, the price of this device is about 62 thousand rubles for the version with built-in 16 GB of memory. The iPhone 6 Plus, whose characteristics were analyzed in the article, is available for purchase with more memory, but such a device will cost much more.
