September 19, 2014

iPhone 6 Plus released

Apple launched the iPhoneApple's smartphone line — touch-first mobile computing and the App Store ecosystem since 2007. 6 Plus on September 19, 2014 — a 5.5-inch phablet with optical image stabilization.

What it was for

IPhone 6The Plus legitimized phablets for Western markets and gave developers a 'regular' vs 'plus' size class split that persists in iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. layout APIs. Landscape apps and split views became viable on a phone form factor.

Companies

  • Apple

Why it's here

The 6 Plus made phablets a first-class iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. form factor, not an AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. oddity.

Why it mattered

Two iPhoneApple's smartphone line — touch-first mobile computing and the App Store ecosystem since 2007. size classes became a permanent constraint for iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. UIUser interface — the parts of software people see and interact with. design.

What it solved

Large-screen power users chose AndroidGoogle's open mobile operating system — the dominant platform for smartphones worldwide. phablets because Apple offered no equivalent.

Media

  • IPhone 6
    ImageIPhone 6

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