Vodacom has announced it will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history, from Friday 24 October 2014. Pre-order your iPhone 6 on the Vodacom website now. For more information on Vodacom, please visit www.vodacom.co.za. For more information on iPhone, visit www.apple.com/iphone.
Big screen experience
The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch screen (0.7 inches bigger than the 5s), and the iPhone 6 Plus has a whopping 5.5 inches. All the better to enjoy that famous Retina HD display from Apple!
Look and feel
Before walking you through what’s inside the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, let’s talk look and feel. The first thing you’ll notice is that it’s thinner (at 6.9mm and 7.1mm respectively), and feels completely different to previous models. This is largely due to the new style of casing with its rounded corners.
Fast and powerful
Both of the smartphones are packing the new 64-bit A8 chip, paired with the M8 motion coprocessor, a processor structure that is unique to Apple. Basically the M8 chip does a lot of the grunt work, leaving the powerful A8 free to give you blistering fast computing power in the palm of your hand. It does just that: flicking between apps, email and the camera on the iPhone 6 is a seamless experience – and very fast!
Improved camera
The camera is the same in both models of the iPhone 6, with an 8MP iSight camera (with those megapixels actually being large 1.5-micron pixels) and ƒ/2.2 aperture.
Better video recording
You can now capture clips at 1080p HD at 60 fps (frames per second), and there is a supercool slo-mo option that films at 240fps. And if you are a fan of Instagram’s new Hyperlapse function, you’ll probably be tickled to know there is now also a time-lapse video setting with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
New operating system
Then there is iOS 8, the operating platform that is preloaded on the iPhone 6 range. It’s beautiful.
Battery life
The A8 chip is more energy efficient, which means there is a chance that you might not have to plug your iPhone 6 back into your charger before 5pm every day. Battery life does seem to be improved indeed.
Connectivity
Apple has also launched a NFC (near field communications) service called Apple Pay with the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus – meaning you can pay with your phone instead of your card – but this won’t be available in South Africa in the foreseeable future. It’s still an exciting development, though!
Verdict
Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are the ultimate smartphone for Apple fans and new fans alike.
Get the iPhone 6
You can pre-order your iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from Vodacom soon. Keep an eye on www.vodacom.co.za or follow Vodacom on Twitter or Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news.
Why choose Vodacom?
Vodacom is South Africa’s best network for smartphones and is investing billions in the network to make it even better.
Announced earlier this year by Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub, Vodacom has big plans for improving its network throughout the country and will be increasing investment by 30%. Over the coming months Vodacom will be adding hundreds of new base stations, expanding data coverage into rural areas, increasing its super-fast LTE/4G network, and expanding its fibre-optic infrastructure.
You will also benefit from 24-hour delivery when ordering from Vodacom online.
| Specs | iPhone 6 Plus | iPhone 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 16GB, 64GB, 128GB | 16GB, 64GB, 128GB |
| Display | 5.5-inch Retina HD | 4.7-inch Retina HD |
| Resolution | 1920 by 1080, 401 ppi | 1334 by 750, 326 ppi |
| Chip | Apple A8 | Apple A8 |
| Touch ID | Fingerprint identity sensor | Fingerprint identity sensor |
| Intelligent Assistant | Siri | Siri |
| Main camera | New 8MP iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels | New 8MP iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels |
| Front-facing camera | 1.2MP | 1.2MP |
| Video | 1080p HD (30 fps or 60 fps) | 1080p HD (30 fps or 60 fps) |
| Dimensions | 158.1mm x 77.8mm x 7.1mm | 138.1mm x 67mm x 6.9mm |
| Weight | 172g | 129g |
