19 iPhone Tricks And Tips

Apple Doesn't Want You To Know

This is everything you never knew your iPhone was capable of doing. 1. There is an undo function that allows you to go back if you make a mistake writing a text message, email, or editing a photo. Simply shake your phone and this option will pop up. 2. Double-tapping the spacebar will automatically end the sentence with a period and start a new one for you. 3. As long as the camera app is open, you can use the volume buttons to take a photos. 4. You can teach Siri how to properly pronounce words by saying, "That's not how you pronounce______ " and she will then give alternatives for you to choose the correct one. 5. By holding down the capture button in the camera app, your phone will take a series of photos so you can get the perfect shot. 6. You can control the scrubbing rate of streaming video/audio by moving your finger down the screen. 7. You can see the timestamps of your text messages by sliding your texts over to the left. 8. Swipe left on the Compass app and your iPhone will work as a level. 9. Your phone will charge much faster if you turn on "Airplane Mode" while charging. 10. Instead of having your phone vibrate or ring when you get a call or text, you can have it emit an LED flash. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then scroll down and turn on “LED Flash for Alerts.” 11. You can set a timer for listening to music or audiobooks before bed. Just launch your Clock app, choose the Timer button in the lower right and set the timer for however long you want your media to play. Then, tap "When Timer Ends," scroll to the bottom and choose "Stop Playing". Now you'll never have to turn off your music again after falling asleep. 12. You can create a longer passcode with letters instead of numbers. Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock and turn off “Simple Passcode.” 13. You can find out what airplanes are flying about you. Just ask Siri "what flights are overhead." 14. Your phone will read texts aloud. Start by going into the Settings app. Choose General, tap Accessibility, then turn on the Speak Selection feature. After you've done this, the "Speak" option will always appear when you highlight text. 15. Change the vibration pattern for notifications. Go to Settings > Sounds > Ringtone > Vibration > Create New Vibration.You’ll be able to tell who’s calling or texting you just by the vibration. 16. If you hold down the "." on your keyboard, a menu will pop up with a list of web suffices to choose from, saving you the time of typing it out. 17. Take a screen shot by holding down the home button and the on/off button at the same time. The screen shot will then be saved in your camera roll. This also works for iPad. 18. You can access all of your email drafts easily by holding down the "Compose" icon. It will then give you a list of all of your previous drafts. 19. Create shortcuts in no time. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Add New Shortcut. Enter a word or phrase that you use a lot and what you want the shortcut to be. Now, every time you type that shortcut, the whole word/phrase will appear. Where to buy iPhone

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69 Best iPhone 6 Plus Apps

69 Best iPhone 6 Plus Apps

This is a list of the best iPhone 6 Plus apps you can find and download. From apps that leverage the power and large screen of the iPhone 6 Plus to essentials that complete the iPhone experience on a device of any size, these are the apps you need. This list of our favorite iPhone 6 Plus apps deliver entertainment, security and productivity thanks to a mix of free and paid apps that include many great iOS 8 features. Many users prefer free apps, but any paid app on this list is well worth buying for the iPhone 6 Plus. It’s easy to jump in and just use a few apps on the iPhone 6 Plus, but this list of the best iPhone 6 Plus apps is what makes the iPhone 6 Plus such an amazing tool and worth the money we paid to buy it. All of these apps are highly recommended and used daily by the team at Gotta Be Mobile. If you are new to the iPhone 6 Plus, or a long time iPhone users, you’ll find a few hidden gems in our best iPhone 6 Plus apps list below. Best iPhone 6 Plus Apps Many of these iPhone 6 Plus apps are ones I use daily or weekly to simplify my busy life and leverage the full capabilities of my iPhone 6 Plus and the expensive data plan I’m paying for. These apps make up over half of the iPhone experience and most of the time I’m using the 6 Plus it is in one of these apps not the default list Apple provides. Most of these apps are ones that I use on my iPhone, but I also add in a few from Adam Mills, a fellow editor who can share a selection of apps users in bigger cities and who love to go to live music events can enjoy. Here is an inside look at what’s in my iPhone 6 Plus and a sneak peak at how I use the iPhone 6 Plus to entertain myself, communicate with co workers, organize my life and take better looking photos with the same iPhone you’re holding. I downloaded many of these iPhone apps over the last three years, but I start the iPhone 6 Plus experience as a new iPhone, downloading apps as I need them so that this list includes only the essential iPhone 6 Plus apps. Many of these are free, but for the best experience you’ll need to buy some apps. Even if you spend just $25 on iPhone apps you’ll get a selection of some of the best iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 apps out there. iPhone 6 Plus Apps for Social Media TweetBot – This is hands down the best iPhone Twitter app on the market. It delivers support for lists, easy access to search and handles basic Twitter functions wonderfully. Well worth the price. Twitter – For users who don’t want to buy an app, the basic Twitter app is a great option. I still keep it handy because it is easier to see notifications for favorites and retweets. Alien Blue – Alien Blue is the best iPhone Reddit app available. There is support for gestures, multiple accounts, optimized viewing modes for imgur and YouTube as well as an overall great look for Reddit. I can no longer use Reddit on my desktop. Facebook – I only keep Facebook on my iPhone 6 Plus, because I find it too much of a distraction on my smaller iPhone 6. It’s one of my go to places for sharing photos. Instagram – While I share a lot of photos of our two dogs I also like to pretend I know how to take artistic photos and share them on Instagram, with more hashtags than I should. Security iPhone 6 Plus Apps Use these iPhone 6 Plus apps to get more done and keep your data secure. HDE OTP – This is a two-factor authentication app that looks nicer than the stock Google App and it supports Gmail, Dropbox and many other two factor authentication services. This lets me secure my accounts with a long password and a constantly changing password I can only see on my iPhone. LastPass – LastPass is an incredibly handy password and profile manager that keeps all of my long hard to remember passwords on my iPhone 6 Plus, and it’s accessible with Touch ID. The app is free, but there is a $12 annual subscription to the service you need to use the mobile portion. Find My iPhone – I keep this app handy to quickly track down my other iPhone and iPads, and in case a friend loses their iPhone or iPad. I can track the devices on my account and when I just can’t figure out what room I left an iPad in sound an alert. This is also handy if you let a kid use your iPad, as they might leave it buried in a pile of toys. iPhone 6 Plus Apps Productivity Apps Slack – Slack is a work communication tool we use to organize and communicate in a central, searchable location. It includes desktop and web apps and integrates with other services. I really like that the mobile app is not dumbed down. Asana – Asana is the best task and project management tool I’ve found for my own tasks and for teams. There is a learning curve, but overall it is an excellent way to plan your day or week and organize multiple to do lists across many projects. Google Hangouts – This is another essential tool for real-time communication between co workers. I still talk to some friends here, but most migrated to Facebook Messenger. Evernote is one of the best iPhone 6 Plus apps you’ll find. Google Drive, Docs & Sheets – I use these three apps to remotely work on some shared documents and brainstorming docs and spreadsheets that require multiple team members to edit at the same time. Day One – This is an incredible journalling app that automatically logs the location and weather when you start a note. I use this to track progress in recovering from a car accident. Evernote – After a taking a break to use Apple’s default Notes app I am back to Evernote, where I can always find the items I am searching for. Often I’ll place an idea or start of something in Evernote to flesh out later and add to my to do list in Asana. Dropbox – Even though there are other storage apps, I keep coming back to dropbox because it always keeps my files and folders in sync between all of my devices. Unlike Google Drive there is never an unexplained delay in uploading files that I need. iPhone 6 Plus Keyboards You’ll Love Swype – Swype is a go to keyboard option that Android users are familiar with and it is a long coveted iPhone keyboard option. I keep this and several keyboard options on tap and switch between them as I move between different tasks. SwiftKey – SwiftKey is a free and awesome iPhone 6 Plus keyboard that learns how you type for better predictions. You can connect it to your Gmail, Twitter, Evernote and other accounts to learn your writing style. One-Handed Keyboard – When I know I will be on the move a lot with the iPhone 6 Plus I turn on the one-handed keyboard. This shifts the keyboard to the left or right for easier one-handed typing. iPhone 6 Plus Health Apps Calm – This is an essential app to help me reset when things get out of control. Spend 5-15 minutes with Calm and I can change my mood enough to keep going without losing my cool. Without this app there are many days where working from home alone and dealing with frustrations would make it easy to call it a day, but thanks to Calm I can carry on. First Aid by American Read Cross – This app delivers an offline accessible encyclopedia of first aid details and information that is essential for any iPhone user to keep at hand. Sleep Cycle – Adam Mills uses Sleep Cycle to track his sleep patterns and to function as an alarm clock that wakes him up when the time is just right, so he’s not woken up mid-deep sleep. iPhone 6 Plus Entertainment Apps Hulu Plus – For catching up on shows like The BlackList and Bones, Hulu Plus is an essential service that is worth the monthly charge. HBO Go – I can take HBO from my TV to my phone and watch old shows like The Wire and Oz as well as newer ones like Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire. the bigger screen makes these easier to watch on the go. Netflix – I keep a Netflix account for access to a wide variety of older and recent movies. Once again, the larger screen makes watching a full movie something that I can do when I don’t have a bigger device with me. The bigger iPhone 6 Plus screen makes it better for movies and TV shows. Amazon Instant Video – Although much of the content is the same, there are some TV shows only on Amazon Instant Video and a growing amount of original content. YouTube – When you simply need the latest late-night clips and funny videos to stay entertained, YouTube is my go to app. Audible – The only real place to go for audio books. Audible keeps progress in sync between devices and you can even keep progress between an eBook for many titles. Remote – If you own an Apple TV, you need this app. You can control your Apple TV and type in passwords and movie names much faster. Amazon Kindle - I love to read and I don’t bother with iBooks. Instead I use Amazon Kindle. I can buy eBooks from Amazon and read them on any device, so I am not locked in to reading on iPhone or iPad in case I switch later. DirecTV – With the DirecTV app I can control my Genie DVR, change the channel and even watch some Live TV and on demand programming from the iPhone 6 Plus. Comcast Xfinity Go- Comcast subscribers can use this app to watch on demand and live TV shows. Selection varies, but there are many options. TWC TV – Watch Time Warner Cable TV live on your iPhone 6 Plus, but only in your home for most channels. There is no additional charge for this,. Best Shopping iPhone 6 Plus Apps Apple Store – With the Apple Store app I can make purchases in the Apple Store, check stock at local stores when you want to find an iPhone or iPad in stock. Amazon – With an Amazon Prime account, this is a go to shopping app for me. From toothpaste to dog toy squeakers, this is the app I use. Best Buy – Best Buy is where I buy almost all of my video games, because I save 20% with Gamer’s Club Unlocked. I use the app to place orders and to check rewards. Meijer – If you live in the midwest you’ll recognize this as a go to app for getting digital coupons for Meijer and earning rewards for big discounts. Snap – Snap by Groupon is an app that allows me to take a photo of my grocery receipts and earn credits. You’ll need to earn $10 to cash out. Gas Buddy – I use this app to find the cheapest gas nearby. It’s easy to find 3 to 10 cents per gallon price differences with only traveling a little further along my route. Best Weather Apps for iPhone 6 Plus This long list of iPhone 6 Plus apps will help you do more with your iPhone. Dark Sky – Dark Sky offers hyper local forecasts and notifications when it will rain or snow. In Ohio this is essential to avoid freezing or getting drenched. There’s also an iOS 8 widget for the upcoming forecast. The Weather Channel – If you want a free weather app The Weather Channel delivers a more full featured experience than Apple’s default weather app. Local News App – If you live in an area where you need to watch out for snow and really bad weather, you’ll want to go for a local app that’s going to deliver faster updates and more local information on weather and snow emergencies. Travel iPhone 6 Plus Apps Waze - Waze offers cool re-routing when it detects traffic ahead will cause a slow down. I use this when i travel to bigger cities. Uber – Uber comes recommended from Gotta Be Mobile editors in bigger cities who rely on this service to get around. Call a car to your location and get a ride without waiting on a taxi. Google Maps – Forget Apple Maps, Google Maps is the best all purpose maps app for the iPhone. And that’s not just because Apple Maps doesn’t include my street despite telling them to fix it multiple times. Yelp – When I need to find a new place to eat, Yelp is a great resource. I mainly use it when traveling. Hotel Tonight – If you don’t need to plan your trip ahead of time you can use Hotel Tonight to score last-minute deals for a hotel. Editor Adam Mills calls it a, “solid application for the hurried traveler.” iPhone 6 Plus Camera Apps Use these iPhone 6 Plus camera apps to share better looking photos. YouTube Capture – I use YouTube capture to shoot and share videos to the Gotta Be Mobile YouTube channel. It is better suited for this than the basic YouTube app. Camera+ – This is an amazing photo editing app. Right now I mainly use it through the main photos app. I can tap on the three dots in edit and select Camera+ to open my photos in it and then save the changes right back to the Camera Roll. Touch ReTouch – With Touch ReTouch I restored two old photos for a neighbor. This turned cracked, faded and worn out photos into something they can enjoy once again. This app is simply amazing. Sports Apps for iPhone 6 Plus ESPN Fantasy Football – This is the app I use to play Fantasy Football in a local league. It does everything I need including player predictions. NFL Sunday Ticket – One of the main reasons I use DirecTV is to get NFL Sunday Ticket. I use this to watch the Miami Dolphins on the iPhone 6 Plus. You can watch your favorite team, but you should really switch to the Dolphins. ESPN Radio – I don’t have access to Watch ESPN so when I need to follow a sport or game that isn’t in Sunday ticket I use ESPN Radio for free listening to many games. NFL Mobile – Verizon customers can watch Sunday Night, Monday Night and Thursday Night football games on the NFL Mobile app and if you are a More Everything user you get most video options free. Music Apps for iPhone 6 Plus Spotify – Spotify is my go to app for listening to music. I love that I can subscribe to playlists, like all the music from a favorite TV Show and playlists from people who follow music closer than I for an ever-changing playlist. SoundCloud – When it comes to finding new music and listening to live shows, SoundCloud is an essential app. Best iPhone 6 Plus Games Anomaly 2 – This reverse tower defense game is loads of fun, and one of my favorite challenging time wasters. Plague Inc. – Create a plague that can wipe out humanity? If that sounds like fun you will love Plague Inc. You must make a virus or plague that is strong enough to travel and take out the world, but not easy to cure. Zen Garden – When the Calm app isn’t enough I drop into this virtual Zen Garden to relax and interact without the need to add a real Zen Garden to my office. SketchParty TV – This is an essential game if you own an Apple TV. Use the iPhone 6 Plus display as your sketch board and draw the clue that the rest of the team sees on the big screen. It’s like Pictionary for your iPhone 6 Plus and Apple TV. Monument Valley- This stunning puzzler is addicting even though I just started playing I cannot put it down. Move your character and the environment around to get to the end of each level as you need to think harder each time you advance. Xbox One Smart Glass – I use the Xbox One Smart Glass app to interact with my Xbox One and see what friends are online so I know if I need to log in and play some Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare or if no everyone is busy. Useful iPhone 6 Plus Apps Nest – I use the Nest app to control my home thermostat from my iPhone. The Nest learns how I like the house, but occasionally I need to bump the heat up or down and with Nest I don’t need to leave bed to do it. Quicklytics – Hands down the best Google Analytics app for the iPhone. It includes reports, deep access to analytics and even real-time reporting. Google Search –  This is essentially Google Now for the iPhone. It offers fast access to important information and easy searching by voice or text. Fedex Mobile & UPS – I use both of these apps to track packages that are coming in for reviews and for christmas gifts. They allow me to see status and to change delivery options if needed. source : http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/11/17/nexus-6-pre-orders-arriving-early-for-some/

Why the iPhone 6 Plus Was a Missed Opportunity

Why Why Why

If the large iPhones included meaningfully faster processors than their smaller counterparts, this would be yet another selling point used to help drive a richer product mix for Apple. Back in September, Apple AAPL -0.6928% launched not one, but two new smartphones. The first was the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, which is the direct successor to the iPhone 5s. The second, and for this discussion the more important one, is the iPhone 6 Plus. This is a 5.5-inch “phablet” that includes a higher resolution display and optical image stabilization. The operating system, too, takes good advantage of the larger screen. One thing that Apple didn’t do, though, is give the iPhone 6 Plus a beefed up set of internals. It still sports the same one gigabyte of memory that the iPhone 6 features, as well as the same A8 system-on-chip. I believe that, in the future, Apple would be wise to develop, much in the same vein as the “AX” chips for the iPads, a separate processor for the iPhone “Plus” family. More processing power would be welcome The iPhone 6 Plus features a 1920-by-1080 pixel display, which means that the on-board graphics processor needs to render a far larger number of pixels than the 1334-by-750 pixel display. For most tasks, the A8 seems to have no issues driving both the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. It can go beyond chips Given that Apple sells the “Plus” line of iPhones for a $100 premium to the standard iPhones, the company likely has quite a bit of room to pack more features in while still maintaining a good cost structure. In addition to an improved processor, Apple could also start including higher resolution cameras, as well as more memory, more sensors, and so on. In other words, while Apple needs to be careful to preserve its margins on the mainstream iPhone, it likely has the freedom to tastefully pack in more device-level features into the “Plus” variant of the iPhone. On top of that, Apple showed that it is willing to add iPhone 6 Plus-specific software features, such as the “dual pane” mode in apps like Mail. At some point, I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple introduced its own take on the multi-windowing support found on a number of Android tablets and smartphones as an exclusive to the “Plus” line of iPhones. This is all good for Apple I have a lot of faith in Apple’s engineering teams to make sound technical decisions. Given the higher price point that the company can command with its larger iPhones, there seems to be a lot of room for Apple to make the “Plus” line of phone even more premium than it is today. I think investors and consumers alike will begin to see Apple take full advantage of this opportunity in future phone iterations, which should help drive an even richer product mix and market share gains against the Android camp. Ashraf Eassa has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Apple. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. source : http://time.com/money/3595067/iphone-6-plus-apple-processor/

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How to Bypass iCloud Password

How to Bypass iCloud Password Activation lock for iPhone 6 +, 6, 5S, 5C, 5, 4S, iPad air, iPad Mini and iPod Touch

This is only true working Tool for Bypass iCloud Activation Lock on the web and tested by hundredths satisfied users. Here we will explain how to remove completely iCloud Lock from iTunes and to use your locked iPhones/iPads again. No scams, No false methods, only the truth behind the Real iCloud Unlock Service. “How to Bypass iCloud Lock iOS with Server Tool” Lately we see service sites “Official Services” offer us Bypass iCloud Activation Lock. They are fake sites, Also the technique where presented are complicated or not necessarily feasible, because not enough technical training or just do not have confidence in these softwares. For Successfully Bypass iCloud lock there is two possible Real and Working solutions. First solution is in 20 steps: 1. Press the home button on your device 2. In the pop up that shows in the screen, click “start over” to start from the beginning. 3. After that triple click (3 times) the home button. 4. In the screen pop up , select the “cancel” option to cancel the activation screen from showing. 5. What you need to do next is triple click the home button again. 6. Select English/ any language of your choice in the language selection screen. 7. Select your country in the country selection screen. 8. The next screen is to select a WiFi network, click the next option to continue. 9. Press the home button again. 10. In the options that pop up, select the “emergency call” option. 11. If you have SIM card inserted on your device, remove it. 12. In the emergency call window, dial 112 and make the call. 13. You need to press the power button twice (2) as soon as the call is made, your device will be turned off and you will see only a black screen. 14. After the device starts, press the home button to continue our process. 15. Now you will be landed on the “Contacts” application screen. 16. The next thing you need to do is create a new contact. 17. Activate the voice control feature by triple clicking the home button. 18. In the pop up that shows, select the “block this caller” option by double clicking it(2). 19. In the next pop up, triple (3) click the “block contact ” pop up. Now you are on the home screen next open the FaceTime application. 20. In the Facetime App, You will see the Apple ID / email of the owner, Email him by making a request to disable the activation lock.   Second solution have a bit easy steps and it have 100% working success rate. Here you can read the simplest procedure on this Bypass icloud Method and remove completely your iCloud lock. www.bypassicloudlock.net have developed a Server Tool that mimic the iTunes servers and actually can replace the old iCloud account with new one. So now you have reason to try one of these method and i assure you that you will succeed and use your iPhones / iPads again. Source: http://www.newschannel10.com

Should you upgrade to iPhone 6

Should you upgrade to iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus

Apple held one of its biggest media events yesterday, where it announced the iPhone 6, the Apple Watch and Apple Pay payments process. The next-generation iPhone comes in two variants, the  iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch display, and the iPhone 6 Plus with a 5.5-inch display. Every year, Apple generally has one top-of-the-line iPhone, but this year the lineup has become more diverse thanks to the two variants. With pre orders going live September 12th, we help you decide if you should upgrade from your current iPhone to the iPhone 6. Display If you were to pick the highlight of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it would obviously be the larger displays. Both iPhone 6 models come with what Apple calls a Retina HD display that boasts of a higher contrast ratio, an improved polariser and wider viewing angles. The iPhone 6 has a resolution of 1336×750 pixels at a pixel density of 326ppi, which is the same as the iPhone 5s, but it can show you much more content. The iPhone 6 Plus has a resolution of 1920 x 1080p with a pixel density of 401ppi, which is the highest on any iOS device. With the iPhone 6 Plus, you’ll see even sharper text, and be able to better enjoy your HD movies. The iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5 all have the same 4-inch display with a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels at a pixel density of 326ppi. With the  new iPhones, you’ll be able to see much more content on your screen, and in case of the iPhone 6 Plus, see text even sharper. Camera Although Apple’s kept the iPhone 6’s 8 megapixel count the same as earlier generation iPhones, it has added a number of features to the camera that will let you take even better photos. The iPhone 6’s rear-camera can now shoot 1080p HD videos at 60fps, and slo-mo videos at 240fps. The iPhone 5s can shoot HD videos only at 30fps, and shoot slo-mo videos at 120fps. The iPhone 5 or iPhone 5c don’t support slo-mo. iPhone 6’s new iSight sensor add “Focus Pixels” that make autofocus faster, the new signal processor in the A8 chip makes face detection even faster and also powers Auto image stabilisation. One notable difference between the iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 is that the iPhone 6 Plus comes with optical image stabilisation while the iPhone 6 comes only with digital image stabilisation. The front-facing FaceTime HD camera has also received a big update. It now has an f/2.2 aperture and can capture 81% more light, and also supports burst mode along with improved face detection, HDR video, exposure control and more. If you take a lot of photos with the iPhone’s camera, then these new improvements can be a good reason to upgrade. LTE & Wi-Fi The iPhone 6 supports LTE Advanced with speeds of up to 150 Mbps as compared to the iPhone 5s’ upper limit of 100 Mbps. It has support for up to 20 LTE bands, ensuring maximum compatibility with LTE networks all over the world. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus also 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which is 3x faster than 802.11n Wi-Fi. While the iPhone 5s supports Wi-Fi calling, the iPhone 6, in addition to Wi-Fi calling, also supports VoLTE. These improvements may prove to be useful if your carrier supports LTE advanced, or if you have an 802.11ac Wi-Fi router. The A8 chip The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are powered by Apple’s new 64-bit A8 chip made on a 20nm process. It boasts of up to 25 percent faster CPU and 50 percent faster GPU performance as well as being 50 percent more energy efficient. The two iPhone 6 variants also come with a new M8 chip that in addition to your step count can also measure altitude with a new barometer sensor. The motion coprocessor was first introduced with the iPhone 5s, and earlier models can’t do low-power motion tracking like the iPhone 5s or iPhone 6. Battery The battery life of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is equal or better than the battery life of the iPhone 5s. You can surf the web for 12 hours on the iPhone 6 Plus, for 10-11 hours on the iPhone 6 and for 8-10 hours on the iPhone 5s. Storage The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have slightly different storage tiers than earlier iPhones. Base models of both variants are 16GB, but the next configuration skips 32GB and goes right to 64GB, and the top of the line iPhone 6 comes with 128GB of storage. If you take a lot of photos with your iPhone, or play heavy games, and aren’t concerned about price, then the 128GB option can be great for you. Apple Pay & NFC Apple unveiled its much rumored mobile payments service yesterday, that takes advantage of the new NFC chips in the iPhone 6. Apple Pay is a seamless way to make payments at retail stores as well as online that guarantees security, and uses Touch ID for authentication. The iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c or iPhone 5 won’t support Apple Pay unless you also buy the Apple Watch. Apple Pay will launch in the US in October with an impressive number of partners, and while this in itself may not be a good enough reason, clubbed with all the other features, it sure makes a convincing case to upgrade to the iPhone 6. iOS 8 & iOS apps iOS 8 runs on iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s and of course the two new iPhones. The iPhone 5 and up run iOS 8 with no major issues, but if you’re using the iPhone 4s, you might want to upgrade. With the iPhone 6’s larger display, apps will now be able to take advantage of the additional screen real-estate to show additional elements, use iPhone-style split-screen layouts in landscape mode, and more. Pricing The iPhone lineup is more diverse than ever, and there’s a choice at every price point. The iPhone 6 starts at $199 for 16GB, $299 for 64GB and $399 for 128GB. The iPhone 6 Plus starts at $299 for 16GB, $399 for 64GB and $499 for 128GB. The iPhone 5s is available for $99 and the iPhone 5c is available for free. Should you upgrade from the iPhone 5s The iPhone 5s is just a year old, and if you bought it on a contract, you still have a year to go before the contract terminates. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have a larger display, better battery life, improved performance, a camera that can take better photos, optical image stabilisation, larger storage capacities and more. An iPhone 5s to iPhone 6 upgrade is much more significant than say an iPhone 5 to iPhone 5s upgrade, but you’ll have to evaluate if the extra cost of an early-termination-fee is worth the new features. For an even more detailed comparison, checkout our spec shootout between the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s. Should you upgrade from the iPhone 5 or iPhone 5c The iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c have nearly the same specs, but the former was launched two years back, while the latter was launched just a year ago. The improvements of the iPhone 6 over these two devices are quite significant in all aspects, as we’ve detailed in this post, and if your contract is coming to an end then it might be a good decision to buy the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. You’ll get a better and larger display, a faster device, improved front and rear cameras, longer battery life, faster download speeds, Apple Pay and more. For an even more detailed comparison, checkout our spec shootout between the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5c. Should you upgrade from the iPhone 4s The iPhone 4s is now three years old. If you’ve completed your two-year contract with your carrier, then the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus are great upgrades for you, offering you all the improvements Apple has made in the past few years in a single device starting at $199 or $299. Conclusion The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus go on sale September 19, and preorders start September 12. Even if you don’t find the new devices appealing, you can choose the $99 iPhone 5s or the free iPhone 5c if you’re on a older generation iPhone.