Mobile Minute
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are in Apple stores today, although supplies are limited and lines stretch for blocks in some areas. Carriers also have the phones today, as do some big box retailers.
The new iPhones sport larger screens, as well as several other features previously seen only on Android phones. Those features include an NFC chip, which will be used only for Apple Pay at launch, and predictive typing, enabled by iOS 8.
iOS 8 is available to current iPhone owners, and is considered by some to be the best part of the new iPhone experience. iOS 8 enables in-app texting, meaning that a user can see and reply to an iMessage without launching iMessage. iOS 8 also offers unity between Apple devices, meaning that a user can start a task on the iPhone and complete it on an iPad or Mac.
Owners of the iPhone 4s and later models are able to download iOS 8, but the new OS may slow down some older iPhones. Millions of people want the full experience, and are upgrading to the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Apple says the new phones broke all its records for pre-orders within the first 24 hours, and that some people probably won’t get their new iPhones until next month. Those pre-orders were placed even before Apple allowed the press to release iPhone 6 reviews.
iPhone 6 hits stores (RCR Mobile Minute)
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