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  • iPhone 6 Wins the Race With its Close Competitors

    iPhone 6 Wins the Race With its Close Competitors

    Apple carried forward design of iPad Air while designing iPhone 6. This is generally characterized by the curves on sides, corners and edges. Besides the larger 5.5 inch iPhone6 Plus Apple also unveiled iPhone 6. This is stylish 4.7 inch handset having faster A8 processor, 720p Retina HD display and NFC. Lots of improvements have been noticed compared to the previous models but new iPhones are facing tough competitions from the Android rivals such as Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8. We shall now compare iPhone6 with other similar phones to fully appreciate the proper characteristics of iPhone 6. Both these models have bigger screens, quad core processors and expandable memory. untitled-182 With the introduction of iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch, Apple is likely to gain a lot as preorders are already breaking all records and hype that has been building before introduction of new iPhones will further assist. Apple does not function in isolation as there are many other companies trying to come up with their versions but competition is tough. With introduction of new iPhones, dust has since settled and companies are hoping that their phones will outperform the others. One wonders who will be left in the cold.  Finally the big screen smartphones with Apple Pay, mobile payment system, has been unveiled by Apple and you can buy one for yourself using Amazon India.

    Let’s just have a brief look on its close competitors:

    Samsung Galaxy Alpha: This smartphone has metal frame on sides. Its back is even now made of plastic. It gives the impression of being classier than Galaxy S5. However it’s back even now is made of plastic and it mostly looks similar to Galaxy S5. Sony Xperia Z3: The design of new Sony smartphone is similar to that of the predecessors Xperia Z, Z1 and Z2 and is pocketable easily because of its much smaller size. Though the glass back appears the same, the metal frame is less pronounced on the sides. HTC One (M8): This smartphone has a brushed metal finish on back panel and has speakers in front. This has chamfered edges and rounded corners and buttons are below the screen. There is prominent secondary camera at the back situated little above primary camera. Nokia Lumia 930: Top end smartphone of Microsoft has metal rim on its sides and is quite comfortable in hand like the rivals. Its back is made of plastic. This is available in black, white, green and orange. Competition from Apple will hurt HTC, LG and others who have already been struggling against iPhone5S for a year. Consumers are likely to go more for the new Apple smartphone and make full use of Snapdeal coupon codes for good discounts. Also Read: Everything Apple announced that you care about

    So where exactly does Apple 6 have the edge?

    Metal versus plastic

    Aluminum craftsmanship is preferred by Apple whereas LG G3 sticks to lighter plastic construction for phone housing.

    Screen resolution

    Like LGG3, iPhone 6 Plus has 5.5 inch display but uses 1080p resolution display because of which its pixel density is much lower.

    Camera

    Megapixel war is on among the handset makers pushing up number of pixels. Apple has managed to keep megapixels steady for rear camera and 1.2 for front camera. So now that you know where Apple 6 stands viz-a-viz its competitors you can also check out the latest deals on CouponDekho and make good savings.

  • Everything Apple announced that you care about

    Everything Apple announced that you care about

    Apple had their big event on 9th September of 2014 in Cupertino and many products were announced. So, here comes the info about the new iPhone to a Apple Watch you need to know.

    iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

    After a long time and a series of rumors around the web, Apple finally launched their new iPhones. the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus.The iPhone 6 is 4.7-inch, compared to the iPhone 5s’ 4-inch. The iPhone 6 Plus is even bigger having 5.5 inches display.Both models are also thinner with a new outer design. Packed with a new 64-bit A8 processor which is more energy efficient while still being 25 percent faster CPU and 5 percent faster graphics.

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    The motion coprocessor is also upgraded. The M8 can now track your activity even better by logging when you walk up stairs and how far you travel. Both new devices will come with iOS 8.

    Camera upgrades include an 8MP iSight camera, True Tone flash, 1.5 micron pixels, f/2.2 aperture and an all new sensor for bigger panoramas that expand up to 43 megapixels. It can also shoot 1080p videos at 30 fps and 60 fps with continuous auto-focus; slo-mo vids shoot at 120 and 240 fps. The front-facing cam offers a burst mode and single shot HDR and HDR videos.

    The iPhone 6 will start at $199 for 16GB, $299 for 64GB and moves up to $399 for 128GB (all with 2-year contract). The iPhone 6 Plus starts at $299 for the 16GB version, $399 for the 64GB, and $499 GB for 128GB (on contract). Both will ship on September 19, pre-orders starting on September 12. In India, iPhone 6 will be available on October17.

    Apple Watch coming early next year

    Apple announced their highly-anticipated smartwatch, named Apple Watch. It comes with various customizable options, with six types of strap and two metal frame colors. It features all kinds of iOS integration as well as activity tracking features. It can also recognize between taps and clicks by detecting force.

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    Apple Watch comes with Siri, shareable heartbeat and animated and customizable emojis. Apple will open the WatchKit SDK for third-party developers to create functionalities on the Apple Watch.

    The watch starts at $349 and is expected to be available in early 2015. The Apple Watch requires an iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, and 6 Plus for most of it’s features.

    Apple Pay

    Apple Pay is a new NFC payment system that allows you to pay for items at stores. Once you add your credit card information, you can just have to touch your iPhone to pay for your items. Apple Pay creates a one-time device-only number instead of using the assigned credit card number so if your phone is stolen, you can suspend the payments without needing to cancel your credit card.

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    Apple Pay will launch first for Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Supported retailers include Apple, Disney, McDonald’s, Whole Foods, and online merchants like Uber and Groupon with one-touch payment. Apple Pay will come to iOS 8 devices in October.

    iOS 8 to release on September 17th

    iOS 8 will be out for download for all supported devices on September 17th. It will be a free upgrade.

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