iPhone throwback: iPhone 14 coming, but know the iPhone 6, the biggest newsmaker of its time
The iPhone 14 is likely to set many firsts with its launch on September 7. The iPhone 14 will bid ‘goodbye' to the notch-style display that was integral to earlier iPhones, in favour of a pill-shaped cutout, a major boost in the camera department, satellite connectivity, and even usher in the always-on-display feature. Another major change is the likely launch of the non-Pro giant iPhone 14 Plus/Max. However, while these ar outstanding changes, if we look back at the journey of the iPhone so far, there is something awesome about the iPhone 6 that really made it a game-changer phone.
Launched in 2014, the iPhone 6 went really big! To cater to the demand for bigger smartphones, Apple introduced it biggest iPhone, much bigger than the earlier iPhone 5S, or even any other iPhone that came before it. With a 4.7-inches display that appeared for the first time on an iPhone, Apple scaled up the viewing experience of users phenomenally. Not just that, the iPhone 6 Plus variant went ever bigger with a 5.5-inch screen. Though that's not all, the iPhone 6 brought a lot more to the table.
Not just the bigger iPhone, Apple also recrafted the iPhone 6 while bringing back the curviness of the earlier generations, and ditching the squared-off edges that were there starting with the iPhone 4 back in 2010. With curved edges on iPhone 6, the back and sides were merged into each other. Moreover, it was slimmer than the previous iPhone 5.
What else? The arrival of NFC technology in iPhones. NFC, which stands for Near Field Communications, was one of the most exciting additions to the iPhone 6, which is a wireless communication technology that works as Apple's new mobile wallet service Apple Pay, which brings a new option for iPhone users to
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