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
The 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
- ImageIPhone 6
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Related
- iPhone goes on saleJune 29, 2007
- iPhone 6 releasedSeptember 19, 2014
- iPhone 6S releasedSeptember 25, 2015
- Android announcedNovember 5, 2007
- T-Mobile G1 releasedOctober 22, 2008
- Samsung Galaxy S releasedJune 4, 2010