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Damascus, SANA- Apple has unveiled the new iPhone 6 and larger iPhone 6 Plus handsets, as well as a smartwatch device.
The Telegraph website reported that the smaller model, the iPhone 6, is sized at 4.7-inches, while the larger iPhone 6 Plus is 5.5-inches, and both are slimmer than any previous incarnation.
Speaking at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California, chief executive of Apple Company Tim Cook told the crowd he was launching “the biggest advancement in the history of iPhone”.
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, joined Cook onstage to explain the two handsets’ new features and specifications, adding they were “the best phones ever made”.
Like predecessor the iPhone 5s, the two new models will come in silver, space grey and gold, and will be available to purchase from September 19.
The iPhone 6 has a resolution of 1334 x 750 with 326 pixels per inch, while the 6 Plus had as resolution of 1920 by 1080 and 401 pixels per inch, equating to 1080 HD resolution.
The new phones will feature equal or better battery life than the 5s, Schiller added, saying “they are the best we’ve seen and the best we know how to make,” he said.
“These products have bigger screens and they’re amazing but they’re much better in every single way,” Cook added.
Users will be able to pay for goods swiftly and conveniently by holding the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus near a contactless reader, while keeping a finger on the TouchID homebutton.
The new handsets are the first Apple products to ship with new operating system iOS 8, featuring new frameworks HealthKit and HomeKit, designed to enable health and fitness apps to work together, and to control internet-enabled home appliances in one place.
IOS 8 will be available to download from September 17, and the iPhone 6 will be available to pre-order from September 12.
Silicone and leather cases will be available, and Apple said it was working with TMobile in the US and EE in the UK.
Apple has also announced its much-anticipated smartwatch wearable – the Apple Watch.
The Watch will come in three versions – the Apple Watch Sport in polished or black stainless steel, the standard Apple Watch in grey or silver anodized aluminium, and the luxury Watch Edition, available in rose or yellow 18 carat gold developed to be up to twice as hard as standard gold. Each model will be available in two sizes – 38 mm and 42 mm.
Users will navigate the interface using a traditional looking side-winder, called a Digital Crown, instead of Apple’s favoured pinch-to-display technology made famous by the iPhone. Rotating the Crown allows the wearer to zoom in and out, as well as scroll and navigate. It will also serve as a form of home button, and point of activation for digital assistant Siri.
The device aims to change the way we communicate by sending and receiving messages, answering calls made to your iPhone, and sharing personalised health information.
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