*UPDATE* The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus Is Now Available on Malaysia’s Apple Online Store
Apple has announced its new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in an event held on the 9th of September, 2014.
New features of the iPhone 6 include a 4.7-inch screen which is larger than any previous iPhone model, and a new chip, the Apple A8 processor, which is the successor of the A7. Apple also says that the new chip is up to 50 times faster than the one they had in the original iPhone. The new phone is also 6.9 millimetres thin and has a new reachability feature which allows for one-handed operation. Both the battery life and camera gets an upgrade with the latter being able to capture 1080p footage at 60 frames per second, with a continuous autofocus while recording.
The iPhone 6 Plus is the first iPhone phablet. With a display size of 5.5 inches, the iPhone 6 Plus has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 with a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch. While both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus feature 8 MP rear-facing cameras, the 6 Plus has the advantage of optical image stabilization, which is an improvement over the iPhone 6’s digital image stabilization. Battery life on the iPhone 6 Plus clocks in at a supposed, and impressive, 16 days of standby, 80 hours of audio playback, 14 hours of video playback and 12 hours of internet use. In terms of thickness, while the iPhone 6 is about 0.27 inches, the 6 Plus is only 0.28 inches thick and weighs in at 6.07 ounces.
There is no release date yet for Apple fans in Malaysia. So, if you are interested in upgrading to the new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, we’ve estimated the Malaysian release date by examining the iPhones’ historical release dates between the United States and Malaysia, to help predict when the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be released in Malaysia.
iPhone
- USA iPhone Release Date: 29 June 2007
iPhone 3G
- USA iPhone 3G Release Date: 11 July 2008
- Malaysia iPhone 3G Release Date: 20 March 2009
iPhone 3G was released in Malaysia approximately 9 months after the States.
iPhone 3GS
- USA iPhone 3GS Release Date: 19 June 2009
- Malaysia iPhone 3GS Release Date: 31 July 2009
iPhone 3GS was released in Malaysia approximately 5 weeks after the USA.
iPhone 4
- USA iPone 4 Release Date: 24 June 2010
- Malaysia iPhone 4 Release Date: 26 September 2010
iPhone 4 was released in Malaysia approximately 3 months after the USA.
iPhone 4S
- USA iPhone 4S Release Date: 14 October 2011
- Malaysia iPhone 4S Release Date: 16 December 2011
iPhone 4S was released in Malaysia about 2 months after the USA.
iPhone 5
- USA iPhone 5 Release Date: 21 September 2012
- Malaysia iPhone 5 Release Date: 14 December 2012
iPhone 5 was released in Malaysia 3 months after the USA.
iPhone 5S and 5C
- USA iPhone 5S and 5C Release Date: 20 September 2013
- Malaysia iPhone 5S and 5C Release Date: 1 November 2013
iPhone 5S and 5C was released in Malaysia less than 2 months after the USA.
iPhone 6 and 6Plus
- USA iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Release Date: 19 September 2014
- Malaysia iPhone 5S and 5C Release Date:???
Looking at the trends highlighted above, we estimate the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be released in Malaysia in November or December this year.
Visit Malaysia’s Apple Store to learn more about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus here.
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