The iPhone 6, from Apple, was unveiled at an Apple press event in Cupertino, California on September 9th, 2014.
The phone runs on the iOS operating system, which is the second most popular behind Android.
Camera Rating: B+
The iPhone 6 has a 8 megapixel rear(primary) camera, which will produce high quality photos. Its 1.2 megapixel front camera makes it a below average phone for taking selfies. It can capture 1080p high definition video with its primary camera, which is second only to 4K in terms of recording quality.
The Apple iPhone 6 camera lens aperture maxes out at f/2.2 which is standard for smartphone cameras. While lens aperture size shouldn’t be a deciding factor when choosing a phone, some camera fanatics might prefer a larger one.
Display Rating: A
The iPhone 6 has a 4.7 inch display, which is typical for a smartphone.
The screen has a resolution of 1, 334 pixels by 750 pixels, making it a 720p HD screen. Display sharpness can be measured in the density of pixels per square inch of screen, and at 326 PPI, it’s 1.4 times sharper than the average phone released in 2014.
Battery Rating: B
The iPhone 6 has an advertised talk time of 14 hours, more or less typical compared to the average for phones released in 2014. In terms of battery capacity, which is the actual electric charge the battery holds, this phone can hold 1, 810 mAh, a below average battery capacity for a smartphone released in 2014.
Sleek Form Factor with a Lighter Than Average Weight
The phone’s aluminum body is 138.10 mm high, 67.00 mm wide, and has a depth of 6.85 mm, 26% thinner than an average smartphone released in 2014. In fact, it’s thin enough to have a case and still be thinner than an average phone.
With a weight of 129 grams, it is one of the lighter phones for the size of its screen. The smaller battery capacity helps shave weight off of this device.
Performance Rating: A-
The iPhone 6 houses a dual core Apple A8 system on a chip. Its CPU runs at 1.4 GHz, which is a bit higher than average for a phone’s CPU.
With 1 GB of RAM, the iPhone 6 has average RAM for a smartphone from 2014.
Putting specs into real application, benchmarks help provide an even playing field for comparison. The Apple iPhone 6 performed very well during the benchmark tests. For example, the Geekbench Single Core average score is 426.
Acceptable Storage Size
The base model of the iPhone 6 has 16 GB of internal storage, which is a modest amount when compared to other smartphones released in 2014. If that’s not enough, you can purchase one of the larger size options as well.