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iPhone 6 Plus

Released September 2014

The iPhone 6 Plus is Apple's first large iPhone, from 2014, with a 5.5-inch 1080p Retina HD display, the A8 chip, optical image stabilisation and NFC for Apple Pay, suited to collectors and anyone comparing older big-screen iPhones.

Screen: 5.5″
Display: LCD, 60 Hz
Chip: A8
Memory: 1 GB
Storage: 16 GB – 128 GB
Main camera: 8 MP
Zoom: –
Battery: 2,915 mAh
Weight: 172 g

Compact

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the 6 Plus has an excellent large, bright screen and a strong camera helped by optical stabilisation, and CNET and Trusted Reviews praise its long battery life. All three found it big, too big for one-handed use in TechRadar's view, and TechRadar and Trusted Reviews judged it very expensive.

From techradar.com, cnet.com and trustedreviews.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 5.5″
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Sharpness: 401 pixels per inch
Panel: LCD
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Peak brightness: 500 nits
Display type: Retina HD display; 5.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
Pixel density: 401 ppi
Brightness detail: 500 cd/m² max brightness (typical)
Screen protection: Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
Display features: 1300:1 contrast ratio (typical); full sRGB standard; dual-domain pixels for wide viewing angles; Display Zoom; Reachability

Performance

Chip: A8
Memory: 1 GB
Storage: 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
CPU: A8 chip with 64-bit architecture and M8 motion coprocessor; dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (GSMArena); 1 GB of Elpida LPDDR3 RAM (iFixit)
GPU: PowerVR GX6450 (GSMArena)

Cameras

Main camera: 8 MP
Ultra wide camera: None
Telephoto camera: None
Optical zoom: None
Front camera: 1.2 MP
Main camera: 8-megapixel iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels, autofocus with Focus Pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture, optical image stabilisation, True Tone flash, five-element lens, hybrid IR filter, backside illumination sensor, sapphire crystal lens cover
Front camera: FaceTime HD camera with 1.2-megapixel photos, ƒ/2.2 aperture, backside illumination sensor
Zoom: 3x video zoom
Video recording: 1080p HD at 30 or 60 fps; slo-mo at 120 or 240 fps; time-lapse with stabilisation; cinematic video stabilisation; continuous autofocus
Front video: 720p HD
Camera features: Auto image stabilisation; auto HDR; panorama (up to 43 megapixels); burst mode; face detection; timer mode

Battery and charging

Battery: 2,915 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim): Up to 14 hours
Wireless charging: None
Battery life detail: Talk time up to 24 hours on 3G; standby up to 16 days; internet use up to 12 hours on 3G, LTE or Wi-Fi; HD video playback up to 14 hours; audio playback up to 80 hours; 3.82 V, 11.1 Wh, 2,915 mAh (iFixit)
Wired charging: Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter

Design

Type: Standard
Weight: 172 g
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Height × width: 158.1 × 77.8 mm
Materials: Anodised aluminium unibody enclosure with shaped glass display
Colours: Silver, Gold, Space Grey
Buttons: Home/Touch ID sensor; volume up/down; ring/silent; on/off, sleep/wake
Biometrics: Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Sensors: Touch ID; barometer; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor

Software

Operating system: iOS
Software at launch: iOS 8

Connectivity

Mobile network: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling
SIM: Nano-SIM
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2 (Bluetooth 4.0 at launch)
NFC: NFC for Apple Pay
USB: Lightning connector; 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Positioning: Assisted GPS and GLONASS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation

Storage options

Storage
16 GB
64 GB
128 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

5.5-inch Retina HD display at 1920 × 1080 and 401 ppi
Optical image stabilisation on the 8MP iSight camera
Up to 24 hours of talk time on 3G and 14 hours of video playback, against 14 and 11 hours for the iPhone 6

Cons

172 g, against 129 g for the iPhone 6
1 GB of RAM (iFixit)
1.2MP front camera

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Main camera	Zoom	Battery	Weight	Released
AppleiPhone 6s Plus	5.5″	LCD, 60 Hz	A9	2 GB	16 GB – 128 GB	12 MP	–	2,750 mAh	192 g	Sept 2015
MotorolaMoto G (2nd generation)	5″	LCD	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400	1 GB	8 GB	8 MP	–	2,070 mAh	149 g	Sept 2014
AppleiPhone 6	4.7″	LCD, 60 Hz	A8	1 GB	16 GB – 128 GB	8 MP	–	1,810 mAh	129 g	Sept 2014

Newer model: iPhone 6s Plus.

Sources

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