Apart from launching a smartwatch and introducing a TouchID-based mobile wallet service, Apple also refreshed its iPhone lineup by unveiling two new iPhones - iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus at a press event held at Flint Center in Cupertino, California. While iPhone 6 features a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, iPhone 6 Plus features a 5.5-inch Retina HD display. Both the phones are powered by a 64-bit Apple A8 processor and runs on iOS 8 operating system that was announced in WWDC 2014 earlier this year. iPhone 6 Plus also features an additional two-paned landscape mode. In a possible bid to make phones easier for one-handed use, both the phones include a new feature called "reachability". Users can double-press on the home button, following which the whole user interface slides down enabling them to reach the top buttons. Camera: Both the phones will feature a 8 megapixel iSight camera with a new sensor featuring Focus pixels that apparently enables faster auto focus and advanced noise reduction. Apple mentions that the video capture has been improved and the camera is now capable of capturing 1080p videos at 60 frames per second and slow-motion videos at 240 frames per second. The FaceTime HD camera also features a new sensor and additional new features like single shot HDR photos, burst mode and HDR videos among others. Ability to track elevation in apps Apple mentions that both the phones also feature an improved motion co-processor M8 that apparently has the capabilities to track flight of stairs through a new barometer sensor along with existing capabilities of measuring motion data from…
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