Much has been said about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. A lot of them, including other competing brands, have made jokes, mocked or bashed the new iPhone 6 due to the glaring fact that most of the technology and features that it introduced have been around for a while and have been present in Android devices for at least a couple of years.
It is only but normal. Apple has always been a target by many camps. We’ve also had our fair share of criticisms here, here and here.
But the iPhone 6 is not without its own innovative features that came with it. They may have been glossed over because it looks like the iPhone 6 is playing catch up yet if we look just a little bit closer, they did a few things that pushed the boundaries of smartphone innovation.
1) Integrated Fingerprint + NFC Wireless Payment. NFC payments has been around for quite some time. So is fingerprint sensors. Samsung has something in the works with Paypal and their fingerprint authentication. But it took Apple to all three features into one seamless integration — wireless payments via NFC with fingerprint authentication.
This is perhaps the most secure physical payment transaction to date — it uses the physical phone to tap into the POS and requires authentication of the user via fingerprint. Your credit card is shielded and thieves can’t just steal your phone and use it to buy a grande cappuccino with extra shot at Starbucks (unless of course they steal and bring your thumbprint with them). Like it or not, Apple Pay is that seamless and secure.
2) Voice-over-LTE. This new feature provides voice and SMS alongside LTE mobile broadband. Currently, when you make or receive voice calls and you are connected to the LTE for internet, your LTE connection drops or switches to 3G/HSPA+ as that is the network that allows for voice and SMS. Voice-over-LTE solves that by allowing voice calls via LTE network.
We’re pretty sure you’ve encountered this many times before. It’s a baggage that LTE had to carry when it was first introduced. The iPhone 6 finally closed that gap.
3) 128GB Internal Storage. Perhaps the biggest internal storage for a smartphone. Everyone else from Samsung, LG, Sony has 64GB internal storage tops. Yes, you can buy a 128GB microSD card (for around Php5,000) but that defeats the purpose of built-in internal storage, right?
In this day and age where people take a lot of hi-res photos and videos, smartphone internal storage is very crucial. We were hoping a lot of phone brands would introduce 128GB internal storage but it looks like only Apple has done that.
4) The M8 Motion Co-processor. Tracks running, cycling, walking up the stairs (elevation), and many more. The M8 measures data from the accelerometer, compass, and gyroscope together with a barometer.
It’s not an earth-shattering feature but it’s something that a lot of app and game developers can utilize when creating their next killer app.
5) 240fps slo-mo video. This slow-mo feature captures 240 frames per second at 720p resolution. That is some very dramatic slow-mo even if it’s only at 720p.
Yes, other smartphones like the S5, G3 and Z3 have 4k video recording at 30fps but you would not enjoy them unless your have a 4K UHDTV. With 240fps, now that’s a different story.
It may be true that Apple iPhone 6 may not be the king of the hill like it was many years ago when it first revolutionized the smartphone industry, including the mobile OS and the app ecosystem. It is also true that many other competing smartphone brands have caught up (mostly with the help of Google) with Apple and oftentimes, even surpassed them.
Still, that does not mean that Apple is losing its ground. Just look at those sales numbers above. It’s just that competitors are innovating a bit faster. It’s all relative, depending on where you are coming from. Remember, Apple wasn’t even in the smartphone market in 2006 while Samsung, Sony, LG and Nokia have been at it for over 2 decades.
At the end of the day, it’s us consumers who will greatly benefit from these innovations and fierce competition. The sales numbers will eventually determine the real winner.
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Rain says:
it’s funny how uncivilized and defensive the iphone users are, admit it you can’t deny the fact that when you compete your precious iphone to the latest flagships smartphones sablay yang iphone 6, kasi on paper kahit cherry mobile meron na niyan for the quarter of the iphone’s price, pathetic Isheep, I understand that the iphone has a smooth OS and it’s really good, para lang siyang.. ferrari na maganda compared sa nissan gtr with turbos na mas mabilis sa ferrari but still you would buy the ferrari, why? because of its name not because of the performance
Rain says:
and we android users are blabbering about is that iphone users deserve better, for that price there should be more maybe I am wrong sa ferrari something but it’s a matter of preference
Gardo says:
Lahat ng nagcomment laban sa iPhone mga BOBO at TANGA.
Senyora Santibanyes says:
Excuse me bakit ang daming Hampaslupang nagmamagaling dito D namin kailangan yang Abdroid ninyo pang mahirap pang bobo pang Bata at pang MONGOLOID! wahahaha
sephiroth111 says:
Until now hnd na inaayos ng apple ang bug ng speaker. since when i was updated my iphone 4s to ios7 nagloko na ang speaker ng phone ko. switching to windows phone.
Nikki says:
I want the big screen on android phones but I love iOS so much and the appstore. Also the apple logo.. Haha so I think iPhone 6 plus is PERFECT!
fce says:
@ IIIbenjoIII
“More people prefer android. Why? Because android Os is smarter and more advanced”
If I can be blunt, more people prefer and are buying android phones mainly because they are cheap and not because android OS is smarter and more advanced. I am not talking about android flagship phones but cheap android phones flooding Asia, India, Africa,and elsewhere.
With Android phones so cheap, and so many manufacturers making them, Apple Ios will never be more popular than the Android OS.
As for what is the best OS, a widely read Tech Magazine in India, Digit Magazine declared BlackBerry OS 10.2 as the best mobile OS. An interesting read on how the study arrived to its conclusion.
http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/the-worlds-best-mobile-os-23575.html
Kit says:
Mahilig kayo mag talo tungkol sa kung ano ang mas magandang cellphone, specs, something that will upgrade your social status by merely judging you from what phone you’re holding and the list goes on.
Sana tandaan niyo ito, lahat ng mga companies na yan, gagawin at gagawin ang lahat para yumaman sila. So how? They probably have innovated iPhone 100 or Samsung Galaxy Note 200 or Samsung galaxy 300 already, they haven’t shown anyone what their creations are for the next millenium, they’ll make you experience new features one by one b ecause at the end of the day, profit is their game. If they’ll give it all to us, then there is nothing else to sell the following years, right.
So paganahin natin utak natin, tumataas ang GDP natin because our economy is full of fooled consumers. We have to see through our purchases… Or might as well invest on something better than a material.
jakmal Alih says:
iphone 100? sige katol pa pre
nice says:
pag ayaw mo ng iphone e hampas lupa ka.. napaka gandang comment mula sa iphone users / enthusiasts.
#dapattularan
Lito says:
Maski anong gawin ng ibang company ng celpon hindi nila mapapantayan ang Apple. Tama yong sabi ng iba na pag lalabas na iphone mga sarisaring paninira sa Apple. Samantalang tahimik lang ang apple. Gumawa nalang sila ng pantapat kung kaya nila
Tim Cook says:
Dami ninyong siraan sa Apple edi kayo maging CEO ng Apple, sabi nga ni Henry Ford bakit ako gagawa ng mas mabilis na kabayo? Aanhin mo ang mabilis na kabayo kung lampa naman.
Ganun sa Apple hindi nalang basta basta mag lalabas ng “innovation” kung feel ninyo sobrang importante na yung features tsaka na ilalalabas hindi yung nag uunahan sa “big screen”
installous says:
wahaha wag nalang kayo mag comment kng ayaw nio nang iphone baka wala kayo pambili baka pati sa flare s2 hahaha dipa kayo maka afford haha
fandroid says:
I won a 5.7 quadcore Andoid phone. Sa specsheet maganda tingnan kasi andon na lahat ng bells and whistles pero in practice may mga limitation pa rin gaya na lang na laggy apps tsaka “cannot downlead due to memory full”error message. Ang advantage lang sa tining ko sa android ay pwede palitan ng ROM tsaka magload ng hacking apps. Pag inoffer ito ng Smart papalitan ko na itong android phone nato. Nakakaubos ng oras kakabutingting ng android oras pag troubleshoot.
mvinci says:
Dude whst youre comparing is a cheap polaroid with apple. Android os has noting to do with your overheating issues and bulging batteries even storage. Buy a tablet that is within same range as apple’s and youll see the difference.
Raphiduz says:
You are right fandroid. Just like un nabili kong Polaroid tablet. 8inches. Quadcode and 1Gb RAM. Internal memory, 8GB. Pero pag ginamit mo na, 4gb lang pwede magamit kasi kinain na ng Android OS. Pag naglaro ka ng high graphic games, mabagal. Tapos wala pang isang linggo, ayun mabilis uminit hanggang hindi na mag open. Binalik ko sa SM store. After 3 weeks, binalik sa akin. Nireformat nila. After 6 months, lumobo na un battery at natanggal na un back cover. Sinoli ko ulit sa sm. Minsan mo na nga lang gamitin ganun pa un produkto. Grabe hassle. Mabuti na lang may iPad Air at iPhone 5. Sa Apple devices na nasa akin, wala akong masasabi kung hindi superb ang lahat ng apps! No laggy experience!
Richkid says:
Eto nanaman ang mga hampaslupa na walang pambili ng iphone…. Baka nga wala din kayo pambili ng note4, z3, at htc one na android phone… ANG MAGANDA NYAN MAGSIPAG KAYO PARA MAGKACELLPHONE KAYO NG MAGANDA… Pansamantala sa mumurahing cherry, star, torque, myphone at d-pad nokia phone muna kayo magtiis… Lol
igniculus says:
after all these things are said and done, discussed, debated, criticized, etcetera; the reality is there is only a few population of techie guys, still the commoners rule and they are not aware (matter-of-factly) of any o these things what they really know is that there is a new iphone, it’s gonna be ‘better’ than the previous one and they should have it.
MadXkiller says:
“Just look at those sales numbers above.” So, what were gonna do about this? “At the end of the day, it’s us consumers who will greatly benefit from these innovations and fierce competition.”
Yes, you always brag that Apple got all the sales, but I don’t know if it has something to benefit us. At the end of the day we “consumers” have to get something with it. So we just need to be intelligent enough to know what we deserve and do not caught up with the “Emperor’s New Clothes” kind of technology. Just saying!
Rockafella says:
At the end of the day, Apple is far from over. Whatever they shit out people still buy because they believe in them and their products. And truth be told, there products are amazing but expensive as fuck.
Can Afford says:
Nagkalat talaga mga hampaslupang patay gutom dito. Mga wala kasing pambili ng iPhone 6 or 6+ kaya todo defensa sa android.
Abuzalzal says:
tomoh! kung may torrent lang ito talgang sisipain ko na lagdroid lol
Summon says:
iPhone may be expensive and people who have not even owned one complains about its specs over its price. But you won’t hear any from its users. But why??? Simply because they love the experience! And you wint even realize the price. So don’t question about it because it’s a choice. What makes other high end smartphone disappointing is that they laid very good specs on paper yet you get so much crap using it! I think it make sense to just improve and make it better than implement something you either don’t need or simply doesnt make sense at all!
nokinoks says:
Raphidudz, your English is where all the hatred started. When jejemons started to buy iPhone. hehe. Though I don’t like iphones, I admired Steve Jobs a lot. It’s a shame he’s gone :( Hopefully someone else will pick up the mantle, else, another company will surely do.
Raphiduz says:
You are right. I really dont understand where did the hatred to Apple devices rooted from. Since Apple started iPhone, every Android manufacturing company has the grudge over the iPhone devices via videos, pictures and infomercials. They spent millions of dollars just to pitied Apple products. They compare their products specs versus iPhone. People who owned iPhone loves it because its more simplier and it is seamless. Whenever an Android phone launches, Apple is just silent they never say anything against these Android devices. One thing is evident here, iPhone is more popular!
kerbaloo says:
infairness sa apple, matagal bumaba presyo, kaya sulit parin kung nbili mo ng mahal. unlike sa iba, madaling bumaba ang presyo. nakakainis yung ganon. prang ginago ka lang. specs does matter pero depende lang tlga sa user yan. d naman kayo pinipilit ng apple na bilin products nila. pag ba sinunod nila innovation na gusto nyo mangyare e bibili kayo o tatahimik na kayo? syempre hinde. wala naman kasi kakuntentuhan sa technology eh. saka trip nila konti lang ilagay na new features eh, ngingialam kayo.hahaha bebenta parin yan kahit mamatay ka sa ines. and hello… get a life! sa cellphone nalang ba umiikot ang mundo nyo? duh..
abuzalzal says:
what’s the point of discussing kung wla nman tlga kau pambili mga bobo !.hahahaha
Xiomi says:
Amidst the bashing of other smartphone brands and android fanboys over apple’s iphone 6 & 6 plus… It looks like apple is again setting a new record on its iphone sales.. Good news: Start of pre-selling Bad News: Sold Out!..
nice says:
ayon sa mga fanboys, pag ayaw mo bumili ng iphone e hampas lupa ka na agad, very nice argument!
fce says:
Smart move on Apple by introducing Apple Pay. It will be a boom in the U.S. and elsewhere. Guess what? Apple will have a cut for every Apple Pay transaction from all the Merchants.
Apple just found the best way to use its mighty ‘home button’ in Apple Pay…. Press this button to complete your purchase. Here Apple-take my money!
Miles says:
I may never be an iPhone holder (I still find the prices ridiculous even though I could afford 6plus) but I kinda like how Apple fans thrive throughout the evolution of the smartphone industry. I compare Apple to Ferrari, a car that is not always fastest one (I hate the fact that they’re losing in Formula 1). Some people simply buy the brand, and Apple’s elegance cannot be ignored. Steve Jobs actually sold stories, not the actual smartphones. Both Apple and Android fans had high expectations on iPhone6’s two year interval with 5c/5s. Wait a sec, is there anything I said making sense at all? Lol
joke says:
voice over lte – kausap ka na sa tatawagan mo palang. sobrang bilis ehhh.
lllbenjolll says:
The article is well written. But it is just a sad article. It really sounds like Apple is really to be pittied. It is like Apple, despite everything they’ve put into the phone, still is so behind technologically speaking. Well, they are too stubborn to listen to what people/customers want and the customers nowadays are getting smarter in their choices. (Not saying iphone users are not smart but the iphone isn’t as smart as it was) It is simple. I don’t know why Apple can’t figure out what’s wrong with their iphone. They are losing the market share. More prefer android. Why? Because android os is smarter and more advanced. Android being an open source and iphones aren’t is not the only reason why people prefer it. Iphones are not user friendly at all to be honest.
These are the problems why people want android over ios.
1. Iphones need to be connected to only 1 pc where itunes is synced. That is irritating. Why can’t an iphone itself be used to arrange/delete/transfer songs to another folder? This is basic and even an old nokia could do this.
2. No sd card slot. People want to be able to store files and insert it to another device.
3. Bluetooth. Iphone bluetooth can’t receive nor send files. Duh!
4. Battery. People want removable battery. Powerbanks are bulky and heavy and it is inconvenient to have a wire connected to it if you need to use it. Why not just take out the drained battery and put a new one? HTC One didn’t do so (despite predictions that it would outsell Samsung S4), that’s why it didn’t surpass samsung S4 in sales (premium look and boom sound with ultrapixel low light whatever). Sony Zs and LG G1 and G2 didnt either so S4 sales were still higher. Now LG G3 has done it atlast which i think will sell more but i’m not sure if it will surpass S5 sales but im pretty sure it will do good.
What Apple should do
1. Get rid of itunes-only-syncing. Iphones should be able to copy files from different devices when connected via cable.
2. Iphones should have an sd card slot.
3. Let iphone bluetooth send and receive whatever files. If they are too afraid if it would get infected with viruses, apple should invent an antivirus/blocker whatever.
4. Removable battery for more convenience.
I have ipod touch and ipad mini and mac but i use an android smartphone since i can’t live with an ios alone. Honestly, i can live with an android alone. It does everything. I use my itouch (not even for music which it was built for because i hate itunes and ipad mini for certain apps which aren’t available in google store. By the way, i use my android device for music and movies and everything.
lllbenjolll says:
The article is well written. But it is just a sad article. It really sounds like Apple is really to be pittied. It is like Apple, despite everything they’ve put into the phone, still is so behind technologically speaking. Well, they are too stubborn to listen to what people/customers want and the customers nowadays are getting smarter in their choices. (Not saying iphone users are not smart but the iphone isn’t as smart as it was) It is simple. I don’t know why Apple can’t figure out what’s wrong with their iphone. They are losing the market share. More prefer android. Why? Because android os is smarter and more advanced. Android being an open source and iphones aren’t is not the only reason why people prefer it. Iphones are not user friendly at all to be honest.
These are the problems why people want android over ios.
1. Iphones need to be connected to only 1 pc where itunes is synced. That is irritating. Why can’t an iphone itself be used to arrange/delete/transfer songs to another folder? This is basic and even an old nokia could do this.
2. No sd card slot. People want to be able to store files and insert it to another device.
3. Bluetooth. Iphone bluetooth can’t receive nor send files. Duh!
4. Battery. People want removable battery. Powerbanks are bulky and heavy and it is inconvenient to have a wire connected to it if you need to use it. Why not just take out the drained battery and put a new one? HTC One didn’t do so (despite predictions that it would outsell Samsung S4), that’s why it didn’t surpass samsung S4 in sales (premium look and boom sound with ultrapixel low light whatever). Sony Zs and LG G1 and G2 didnt either so S4 sales were still higher. Now LG G3 has done it atlast which i think will sell more but i’m not sure if it will surpass S5 sales but im pretty sure it will do good.
gmx says:
hnd ito para sa mga Hampaslupa
aypon says:
yehey! galing ng depensa ng apple, may libreng iphone 6 plus kana abe at may kasamang pampadulas
remlei says:
whether you like it or not, Android is taking over the Smart Phone shares in market, due to it’s price and availability.
Other site’s that does do technical reviews on iPhone 6 says it’s a pure ‘marketing gimmick’ when you see about their phone specs and even, features.
You certainly dont want to use LTE when calling someone since it takes much more battery than using a GPRS/3G counterparts, heck you cant even notice the quality between Voice over LTE and a GPRS call.
and a 240fps recording is not that really fascinating, for sure a 1min recording at 240fps would take at least 1.5gb of storage space to compensate that. And heck, you cant even notice that 240fps since our eyes are designed to cope at least 24fps, some people make them sick while watching a video at 120fps or greater.
a 128gb storage is not really that fascinating for me, at least.
and last but not the least, Apple didnt invent anything of those technologies youve seen so far, I wont even surprise that most of the chips inside are made by Intel (which is actually a Atom processor btw that is 64bit) and were not sure about how much RAM it has, if that phone is still stuck with their current 512mb ram limit, shame on them for having a 64bit processor. Im not even surprise if they were using Samsung chip inside their Iphones.
lol says:
si abe kasi ang nagsulat ng article kaya matino.
wannabe says:
What’s the best/fastest/cheapest way to buy (ship) this from anywhere of the countries it is available now?
suigeneris says:
this is a very well-written piece.
“At the end of the day, its us consumers who benefit from these innovations and fierce competition. The sales numbers will eventually determine the real winner.”
We really are the ones who will benefit from this kind of competition.
Those who think that the iPhone is overpriced for its feature set need not patronize it or use it. Just choose whatever suits and satisfies your needs.
Those who choose to go the non-Apple/iOS route need not bash the iPhone just to feel good about their choices, because their choices should not need validation.
boybato says:
indeed, we the consumers are benefiting with this fierce competition.
for me, it doesn’t really matter who has the most advance features since it is the consumers who will eventually decide on what phone they will buy.
atata says:
baka may iPhone 7 na next year… yun na lang.. haha
Hasegawa says:
Again..Another useless point and over opinionated article here.
1. If we are talking about innovation…the iphone 6 doesn’t have it. Why? First of all, Combining existing technologies into a seamless single package does not make the device “INNOVATIVE”. Innovation is taking something and making its purpose NEW. Clearly, Nothing is new here. Defeats the point where (Integrated Fingerprint + NFC Wireless Payment) were mentioned
2.The Voice Over LTE is carrier based (Mentioned by another commenter). What is the use of giving a groundbreaking feature if this feature itself won’t even be supported by other carriers. Carriers dictate what happens to the network and the communication side of things. Not the manufacturers.
3. 128GB internal storage…
This probably is the only worth while edge the iPhone6 has. But, As stated this is NOT an innovation but merely an UPGRADE. And this is also just a compromise for lack on external/expandable storage other smartphone has. So, Yeah… Nothing special here
4. 240fps Slow-Mo. Paper wise this looks bad ass on a smartphone! Specially when adrenaline junkies would slow-mo their escapades! Oh wait… Isn’t that a niche market to target? This in its case is a gimmick. Not a feature that can make you think twice about other smartphones. Unlike gimmicks that other manufacturers showcase i.e Samsungs special air-gestures and Sony’s PS4 remote play, Clearly the 240fps is just a stint the separate them from the competition. But, Still not a lengths apart from the competition. Practicality wise, most people would rather have 4k video than a super slo-mo capture. At least if ever you get a chance to have a 4k TV, Which will eventually happen in the coming years, you can enjoy your videos there.
LASTLY…A quote from the article
“Still, that does not mean that Apple is losing its ground. It’s just that competitors are innovating a bit faster. It’s all relative, depending on where you are coming from. Remember, Apple wasn’t even in the smartphone market in 2006 while Samsung, Sony, LG and Nokia have been at it for over 2 decades.”
Wait a sec… Apple in not losing its ground??
Apple was known for groundbreaking innovations and sophisticated product technology and industrial design. But clearly since Steve Jobs death (RIP Jobs) Apple in the last 2.5 announcements have been losing its ground. Nothing Sets them apart from the competition anymore. Seasoned competitors who have been in the market for decades (Samsung, Sony, LG and Nokia) are not innovating faster. Its just that apple has been innovating SLOWER. Samsung, Sony, LG and Nokia have been just going a steady pace when it comes to releasing technology. They might not have that groundbreaking features that apple had years ago, But instead just keeping its pace to minimize half baked features like what we see here in the iPhone6.
In conclusion, the iphone 6 might not suffer in sales for this generation since apple has their (Apple-tards / Apple fan-boys) following, which is still a big chunk of the market. But if apple keeps this up, consumers will slowly start shifting to other competitors and that is not a good sign for Apple.
wallhuggers says:
Sad to say na in the end wallhuggers at powerrock*(heavy) carriers pa din ang iphone. Coming from iphone 3g,4,5,5s user here.
gray says:
^ butthurt apple fanboy
Mack says:
1.
INNOVATION : the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods
Apple PAY: Check it out yourself and get back to this thread if that is nothing NEW.
2. Voice Over LTE – talk to your carrier. It’s not Apple’s job to upgrade our low class network providers’ technology/infrastructure.
3. Let’s go back to your post number 1. You said “Innovation is taking something and making its purpose NEW”. Which of the phones available in the market has this 128 GB internal storage? If there’s none, wouldn’t you call this feature NEW?
4. Calling 240fps Slow-Mo video recording capability a gimmick is beyond flawed. Go back to your post number 1.
On your last notes, dude, Apple as a whole company has so much innovations and groundbreaking products than you ever could claim here. PUHLEEASE, iOS users are not into whatever mediocre features Android has. If you haven’t used any Apple products, stick your guts to Android and shut up. Save yourself from embarassment. ;)
fan boys says:
i don’t understand what’s the point of comparing phones? which one is better or not? Bashing other brands to feel superior over the others. having the BEST phone regardless of brand depends on the user and not every user is the same. Owning an Apple, Samsung, LG, or what not doesn’t make you successful in life. unless it’s your life long dream to own a HIGH end phone which at the end of it all, becomes a MID tier phone after a year.
James says:
By the way, mas malaki ang kinita ng mga binabash… tangapin natin, Andriod has superior features but Apple sells more. :)
To basher, sige pa tuloy niyo lang mas lalo matutuwa ang pamilya ni Steve Jobs sa inyo, kase maslalaki pa ang kita nila dahil sa inyo :P
Hasegawa says:
Where is the excitement if there is no competition?
chibibadtz says:
I really would settle for an Iphone if I had the means to do so. But of course we have many choices. Not just many, a lot! That’s why people behind the smartphone market are into the business of providing a variety of products to choose from. Let’s not bash Apple or Android. Let’s look at the bigger picture of a healthy competition among those things. Besides I’m saying this because I still don’t have my own smartphone that I could compare with others. It’s just bugging me to buy one if I have the money. This blogs and techsites are giving me the chance to review from the tiny things that we should consider in buying. So for now I’m still using an n70 for my call and text necessities. :)
marvin says:
okay, everyone have pity on apple and buy their products
Rex says:
Well said. Not sure how the atrcile can annoy fanbois from both sides of the coin.
johnny says:
oh please 128Gb? buy your flagship android a 128Gb micro SD and you still have change.
archie says:
and Sandisk micro-sds are durable and cheaper too.
Neil says:
1. Don’t forget the new Secure Element chip. Also, man-in-the-middle attacks are thwarted because everytime you use Apple Pay, it generates a random card number that can only be used on that single purchase so your real card details are never exposed.
2. It’s nice how you actually know what the tech is. It’s not simply “wifi calling”. Not yet sure if this is a good thing. If a call is made using VoLTE, would that be counted against LTE data?
3. What I don’t like is how they didn’t bump up the base model to 32GB when the other two got bumps. I don’t know the exact economics involved but I think Apple could afford the lower profit per unit sold by doing it.
4. The co-processor on the phone was first done by Apple. (Another reason they don’t need the raw amount of mAh other phones have. When will people learn that raw battery size does not automatically equate to longer usage?) I never used fitness apps when doing workouts but if it’s baked-in like that, it makes it easier for people to try it out.
5. To be honest, I’ve never really used slow motion video on any phone but I know indie movies and short flicks have been shot using iPhones so this is something people that use it for those purposes would like.
Like Apple or not, one thing nobody can deny is they have a large influence on how tech evolves.
What would your Samsung smartphone look like if the iPhone didn’t come out? Would there even be an Android?
Even with NFC coming out on Android a few years back, how well has Android been at pushing the tech forward? Sure, some Android phones have NFC but all iPhones created starting from the iPhone 6 will have it. And what’s going to happen is with so many NFC-enabled devices now out in the wild, there would now be an incentive to create NFC-enabled gadgets and services which in turn would make it so NFC becomes a required component of all phones so you can bet that moving forward, all Android phones will now have it instead of it only being made avaialable on the higher-end and flagship models. So your bang-for-the-buck Cherry Mobiles and Huaweis of the world will now have them, too.
Rockafella says:
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leo dr says:
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Fleeb says:
Voice over Wifi is not a phone feature. It is a carrier one. T-Mobile introduced their support for Voice over WiFi before the first iPhone was unveiled. A mere Nokia 6086 can make use of this carrier feature.
Neil says:
It is a phone feature but yes, your carrier has to support it. It’s not like all phones on the T-Mobile network has it, yes?
Ben says:
You read it wrong. It’s Voice Over LTE.