<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
are	O
smartphones	B-Application
that	O
were	O
designed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
eighth	O
generation	B-Application
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5C	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
jointly	O
were	O
themselves	O
replaced	O
as	O
the	O
flagship	O
devices	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
series	O
by	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
include	O
larger	O
displays	O
,	O
a	O
faster	O
processor	O
,	O
upgraded	O
cameras	O
,	O
improved	O
LTE	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
near	O
field	O
communications-based	O
mobile	O
payments	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
regarding	O
their	O
redesign	O
,	O
specifications	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
as	O
being	O
improvements	O
over	O
previous	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
were	O
also	O
criticized	O
,	O
including	O
plastic	O
strips	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
for	O
its	O
antenna	O
that	O
disrupted	O
the	O
otherwise	O
metal	O
exterior	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
screen	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
standard-sized	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
being	O
lower	O
than	O
other	O
devices	O
in	O
its	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
sold	O
extremely	O
well	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
iPhone	B-Device
model	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
several	O
hardware	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
most	O
prominently	O
,	O
being	O
susceptible	O
to	O
bending	O
under	O
hard	O
pressure	O
(	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Bendgate	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
byproduct	O
of	O
this	O
lack	O
of	O
rigidity	O
,	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
's	O
internal	O
hardware	O
being	O
susceptible	O
to	O
losing	O
its	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
(	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Touch	O
Disease	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
some	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
models	O
were	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
camera	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
with	O
malfunctioning	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
or	O
otherwise	O
defects	O
on	O
rear	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
midrange	O
spot	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Device
lineup	O
when	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
most	O
markets	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
when	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
spot	O
as	O
the	O
entry-level	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
was	O
relaunched	O
with	O
32GB	O
of	O
storage	O
in	O
Asian	O
markets	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
midrange/budget	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
supported	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
11	B-Operating_System
and	O
12	B-Operating_System
before	O
being	O
dropped	O
by	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
third	O
to	O
support	O
five	O
versions	O
of	O
iOS	O
after	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhones	B-Device
used	O
3.5-inch	O
displays	O
—	O
which	O
are	O
smaller	O
than	O
screens	O
used	O
by	O
flagship	O
phones	O
from	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
immediate	O
successors	O
featured	O
a	O
display	O
that	O
was	O
taller	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
same	O
width	O
as	O
prior	O
models	O
,	O
measuring	O
at	O
4	O
inches	O
diagonally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Apple	O
's	O
loss	O
in	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
share	O
to	O
companies	O
producing	O
phones	O
with	O
larger	O
displays	O
,	O
reports	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
January	O
2014	O
suggested	O
Apple	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
launch	O
new	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
with	O
larger	O
,	O
4.7-inch	O
and	O
5.5-inch	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
unveiling	O
also	O
speculated	O
Apple	O
might	O
use	O
a	O
new	O
iPhone	B-Device
model	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
mobile	O
payments	O
platform	O
using	O
near-field	O
communications	O
—	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
many	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
experienced	O
a	O
low	O
adoption	O
rate	O
among	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
Flint	O
Center	O
for	O
Performing	O
Arts	O
in	O
Cupertino	O
,	O
California	O
on	O
September	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
;	O
pre-orders	O
began	O
on	O
September	O
12	B-Operating_System
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
starting	O
at	O
US$649	O
and	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
starting	O
at	O
US$749	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5C	I-Operating_System
and	O
5S	B-Operating_System
were	O
the	O
first	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
their	O
international	O
launch	O
,	O
Apple	O
notified	O
local	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
19th	O
there	O
were	O
"	O
details	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
ready	O
"	O
;	O
local	O
media	O
reported	O
the	O
devices	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Industry	O
and	O
Information	O
Technology	O
,	O
and	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
news	O
report	O
by	O
state	O
broadcaster	O
China	O
Central	O
Television	O
alleged	O
iPhone	B-Device
devices	O
were	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
national	O
security	O
because	O
iOS	O
7	O
's	O
"	O
frequent	O
locations	O
"	O
function	O
could	O
expose	O
"	O
state	O
secrets.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Apple	O
initiated	O
a	O
replacement	O
program	O
for	O
some	O
early	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
models	O
that	O
were	O
found	O
to	O
have	O
potentially	O
faulty	O
cameras	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
causing	O
photos	O
to	O
appear	O
blurry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	B-Operating_System
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
mid-range	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
128GB	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
gold	O
version	O
of	O
both	O
phones	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
16GB	O
and	O
64GB	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
in	O
silver	O
and	O
space	O
gray	O
remained	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
faced	O
a	O
potential	O
sales	O
ban	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
as	O
Shenzhen	O
Baili	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese	O
device	O
maker	O
,	O
alleged	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
infringed	O
on	O
its	O
design	O
patent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
when	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
 '	O
spot	O
as	O
the	O
entry-level	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
has	O
more	O
powerful	O
internal	O
hardware	O
than	O
the	O
midrange	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
(	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
6S	O
)	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
earlier	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
this	O
created	O
an	O
unusual	O
situation	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
until	O
September	O
7	O
despite	O
being	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
lower-tier	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
was	O
quietly	O
relaunched	O
in	O
carrier	O
stores	O
and	O
online	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
the	O
storage	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
32GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	I-Application
website	O
in	O
Space	O
Grey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
through	O
Taiwan	O
Mobile	O
on	O
March	O
10	B-Operating_System
in	O
gold	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
is	O
influenced	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
glass	O
front	O
that	O
is	O
curved	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
aluminum	O
rear	O
that	O
contains	O
two	O
plastic	O
strips	O
for	O
the	O
antenna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
thickness	O
of	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
is	O
in	O
thickness	O
;	O
both	O
are	O
thinner	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5c	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5s	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
being	O
Apple	O
's	O
thinnest	O
phone	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
are	O
its	O
displays	O
;	O
both	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
HD	I-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
"	O
ion-strengthened	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
display	O
is	O
4.7	O
inches	O
in	O
size	O
with	O
a	O
16:9	O
resolution	O
of	O
1334x750	O
(	O
326ppi	O
,	O
minus	O
one	O
row	O
of	O
pixels	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
includes	O
a	O
5.5-inch	O
1920x1080	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
display	O
(	O
401PPI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accommodate	O
the	O
larger	O
physical	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
top	O
button	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
side	O
button	O
"	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
6.91Wh	O
(	O
1,810	O
mAh	O
)	O
battery	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
features	O
an	O
11.1Wh	O
(	O
2,915	O
mAh	O
)	O
battery	O
,	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
user-replaceable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
include	O
an	O
Apple	O
A8	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
an	O
M8	B-Device
motion	B-Device
co-processor	I-Device
—	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
M7	B-Device
chip	O
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5s	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
M8	B-Device
and	O
the	O
original	O
M7	B-Device
coprocessor	I-Device
is	O
the	O
M8	B-Device
also	O
includes	O
a	O
barometer	O
to	O
measure	O
altitude	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Schiller	O
said	O
the	O
A8	O
chip	O
would	O
provide	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
5s	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
25%	O
increase	O
in	O
CPU	O
performance	O
,	O
a	O
50%	O
increase	O
in	O
graphics	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
heat	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
hands-on	O
reports	O
said	O
the	O
A8	O
's	O
GPU	O
performance	O
might	O
indeed	O
break	O
away	O
from	O
previous	O
generations	O
doubling	O
of	O
performance	O
at	O
each	O
yearly	O
release	O
,	O
scoring	O
21204.26	O
in	O
Base	O
mark	O
X	O
compared	O
to	O
20253.80	O
,	O
10973.36	O
and	O
5034.75	O
on	O
respectively	O
the	O
5s	B-Operating_System
,	O
5	O
and	O
4s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
LTE	O
connectivity	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
is	O
improved	O
to	O
LTE	O
Advanced	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
over	O
20	O
LTE	O
bands	O
(	O
seven	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5s	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
150Mbit/s	O
download	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
VoLTE	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
adds	O
support	O
for	O
near-field	O
communications	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
initially	O
used	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
—	O
a	O
new	O
mobile	O
payments	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
store	O
their	O
credit	O
cards	O
in	O
Passbook	B-Operating_System
for	O
use	O
with	O
online	O
payments	O
and	O
retail	O
purchases	O
over	O
NFC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
added	O
limited	O
use	O
of	O
near-field	O
communications	O
besides	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
for	O
3rd	O
party	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
's	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
now	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
1080p	O
Full	O
HD	O
video	O
at	O
either	O
30	O
or	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
720p	O
HD	O
slow-motion	O
video	O
at	O
either	O
120	O
or	O
240	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5s	I-Operating_System
could	O
only	O
record	O
at	O
30	O
and	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
camera	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
includes	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
photography	O
and	O
deactivated	O
during	O
video	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
are	O
the	O
first	O
iPhones	B-Device
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
barometer	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
front-facing	O
proximity	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
and	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
compass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
first	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
supplied	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
increased	O
screen	O
size	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
to	O
display	O
more	O
information	O
on-screen	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Mail	O
app	O
uses	O
a	O
dual-pane	O
layout	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
in	O
landscape	O
mode	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
uses	O
an	O
identical	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
apps	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5C	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
5S	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
upscaled	B-Algorithm
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
drop	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
models	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re/code	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
smartphone	B-Application
you	O
can	O
buy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
praised	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
's	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
over	O
the	O
5s	B-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
for	O
being	O
"	O
smarter	O
and	O
more	O
intuitive	O
than	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
plastic	O
antenna	O
strips	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
resulting	O
in	O
poor	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
the	O
display	O
for	O
having	O
lower	O
resolution	O
and	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
recent	O
smartphones	B-Application
–	O
including	O
those	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
physical	O
screen	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
a	O
sufficient	O
justification	O
for	O
its	O
significantly	O
higher	O
price	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
similar	O
devices	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
considered	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
"	O
simply	O
and	O
cleanly	O
designed	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
5s	B-Operating_System
,	O
noting	O
the	O
phone	O
still	O
felt	O
usable	O
despite	O
its	O
larger	O
size	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
antenna	O
plastic	O
,	O
the	O
protruding	O
camera	O
lens	O
(	O
which	O
prevents	O
the	O
device	O
from	O
sitting	O
flat	O
without	O
a	O
case	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
optimization	O
in	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
bigger	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
"	O
good	O
,	O
even	O
great	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
’s	O
little	O
about	O
it	O
that	O
’s	O
truly	O
ambitious	O
or	O
truly	O
moving	O
the	O
needle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
6	O
Plus	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
panned	O
its	O
design	O
for	O
being	O
uncomfortable	O
to	O
hold	O
and	O
harder	O
to	O
grip	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
LG	B-Application
G3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
and	O
slightly	O
better	O
battery	O
life	O
than	O
the	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
Forbes	O
Magazine	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
2160p	O
(	O
3840×2160	O
pixels	O
)	O
video	O
recording	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
insufficient	O
image	O
sensor	O
resolution	O
of	O
3264×2448	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
third-party	O
software	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
record	O
footage	O
at	O
3264×1836	O
pixels	O
upscaled	B-Algorithm
to	O
3840×2160p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
affected	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
notable	O
hardware-related	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
concerns	O
surrounding	O
their	O
rigidity	O
(	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
incidents	O
surrounding	O
chassis	O
bending	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
degradation	O
or	O
outright	O
loss	O
of	O
touchscreen	B-Device
functionality	O
)	O
,	O
performance	O
issues	O
on	O
models	O
with	O
larger	O
storage	O
capacity	O
,	O
camera	O
problems	O
on	O
the	O
6	O
Plus	O
model	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
initially	O
undocumented	O
"	O
error	O
53	O
"	O
that	O
appeared	O
under	O
certain	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
public	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
chassis	O
was	O
susceptible	O
to	O
bending	O
under	O
pressure	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
carried	O
tightly	O
in	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
such	O
issues	O
are	O
not	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
design	O
flaw	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
among	O
users	O
and	O
the	O
media	O
as	O
"	O
Bendgate	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
maintained	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
went	O
through	O
durability	O
testing	O
to	O
ensure	O
they	O
would	O
stand	O
up	O
to	O
daily	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Apple	O
regarding	O
touchscreen	B-Device
failure	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
via	O
internal	O
documents	O
that	O
Apple	O
knew	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
phones	O
were	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
bend	O
than	O
previous	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
court	O
documents	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
internal	O
tests	O
found	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
was	O
3.3	O
times	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
bend	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5s	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
the	O
larger	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
was	O
7.2	O
times	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
bend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
9to5Mac	O
released	O
a	O
post	O
claiming	O
certain	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
users	O
complained	O
on	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
the	O
phone	O
ripped	O
off	O
their	O
hair	O
when	O
they	O
held	O
the	O
phone	O
close	O
to	O
their	O
ears	O
when	O
making	O
phone	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twitter	B-Application
users	O
claimed	O
the	O
seam	O
between	O
the	O
glass	O
screen	O
and	O
aluminum	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
was	O
to	O
blame	O
,	O
with	O
hair	O
becoming	O
caught	O
within	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
reported	O
the	O
64	O
and	O
128GB	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
models	O
had	O
experienced	O
performance	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
some	O
128GB	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
models	O
would	O
,	O
in	O
rare	O
cases	O
,	O
randomly	O
crash	O
and	O
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
Korea	O
reported	O
the	O
issues	O
were	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
triple-level	B-Device
cell	I-Device
NAND	O
storage	O
of	O
the	O
affected	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
Apple	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
switch	O
the	O
affected	O
model	O
lines	O
back	O
to	O
multi-level	B-Device
cell	I-Device
flash	O
,	O
and	O
address	O
the	O
performance	O
issues	O
on	O
existing	O
devices	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
iOS	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
the	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
systems	O
on	O
some	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
models	O
were	O
faulty	O
,	O
failing	O
to	O
properly	O
stabilize	O
when	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
perfectly	O
still	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
blurry	O
photos	O
and	O
"	O
wavy	O
"	O
-looking	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Apple	O
instituted	O
a	O
repair	O
program	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
models	O
released	O
between	O
September	O
2014	O
and	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
citing	O
faulty	O
rear	O
cameras	O
on	O
affected	O
models	O
may	O
produce	O
blurry	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
models	O
have	O
an	O
issue	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
is	O
somehow	O
"	O
shifted	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
stated	O
they	O
would	O
replace	O
most	O
affected	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
models	O
with	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
home	O
button	O
is	O
repaired	O
or	O
modified	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
will	O
fail	O
security	O
checks	O
related	O
to	O
Touch	O
ID	O
as	O
the	O
components	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
"	O
re-validated	O
"	O
for	O
security	O
reasons	O
—	O
a	O
process	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
performed	O
by	O
an	O
authorized	O
Apple	O
outlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
these	O
same	O
hardware	O
integrity	O
checks	O
would	O
trigger	O
an	O
unrecoverable	O
loop	O
into	O
"	O
Recovery	O
Mode	O
"	O
if	O
iOS	O
is	O
updated	O
or	O
restored	O
,	O
with	O
attempts	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
device	O
via	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
software	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
error	O
53	O
"	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
an	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
9.2.1	I-Operating_System
patch	O
through	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
which	O
addresses	O
this	O
issue	O
and	O
admitted	O
error	O
53	O
was	O
actually	O
related	O
to	O
a	O
diagnostic	O
check	O
for	O
inspecting	O
the	O
Touch	O
ID	O
hardware	O
before	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
is	O
shipped	O
from	O
its	O
factories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchscreen	B-Device
control	O
components	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
logic	B-Device
boards	I-Device
have	O
insufficient	O
support	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
underfill	O
—	O
which	O
strengthens	O
and	O
stabilizes	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
rigid	O
metal	O
shielding	O
on	O
the	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
unlike	O
previous	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
;	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controller	O
is	O
instead	O
shielded	O
by	O
a	O
flexible	O
"	O
sticker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normal	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
can	O
cause	O
the	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
to	O
flex	O
internally	O
,	O
which	O
strains	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
IC	O
connectors	O
and	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
degradation	O
or	O
outright	O
loss	O
of	O
touchscreen	B-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
larger	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
is	O
more	O
susceptible	O
to	O
the	O
flaw	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
reported	O
on	O
a	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
 '	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
not	O
afflicted	O
by	O
this	O
flaw	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
to	O
their	O
internal	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
strengthening	O
of	O
"	O
key	O
points	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
rear	O
casing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
re-location	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controllers	O
to	O
the	O
display	O
assembly	O
from	O
the	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
was	O
widely	O
discussed	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
support	O
forum	O
—	O
where	O
posts	O
discussing	O
the	O
issue	O
have	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
censorship	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
can	O
be	O
repaired	O
via	O
microsoldering	O
:	O
Apple	O
Stores	O
are	O
not	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
tools	O
needed	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
repair	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
affected	O
users	O
sending	O
their	O
devices	O
to	O
unofficial	O
,	O
third-party	O
repair	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	O
Store	O
employee	O
interviewed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Insider	O
reported	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
they	O
first	O
started	O
noticing	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
Apple	O
had	O
issued	O
guidance	O
instructing	O
them	O
to	O
tell	O
affected	O
users	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
hardware	O
issue	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
repaired	O
and	O
that	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Device
had	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
Insider	O
reported	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
from	O
four	O
"	O
high-traffic	O
"	O
Apple	O
Store	O
locations	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
spike	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
devices	O
brought	O
into	O
them	O
for	O
repairs	O
following	O
mainstream	O
reports	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
touch	O
disease	O
"	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
three	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
owners	O
sued	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
for	O
the	O
Northern	O
District	O
of	O
California	O
and	O
filed	O
for	O
a	O
proposed	O
class	O
action	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
alleging	O
Apple	O
was	O
engaging	O
in	O
unfair	O
business	O
practices	O
by	O
having	O
"	O
long	O
been	O
aware	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
defective	O
design	O
,	O
yet	O
refusing	O
to	O
acknowledge	O
or	O
repair	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
officially	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
issue	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
paid	O
repair	O
program	O
for	O
affected	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
stating	O
;	O
"	O
some	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
devices	O
may	O
exhibit	O
display	O
flickering	O
or	O
Multi-Touch	B-Application
issues	O
after	O
being	O
dropped	O
multiple	O
times	O
on	O
a	O
hard	O
surface	O
and	O
then	O
incurring	O
further	O
stress	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
,	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
availability	O
,	O
over	O
4	O
million	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
were	O
made	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
supply	O
available	O
—	O
an	O
Apple	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10	B-Operating_System
million	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
devices	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
,	O
marking	O
another	O
Apple	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
&	O
6S	O
Plus	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
selling	O
13	O
million	O
units	O
which	O
set	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
from	O
last	O
years	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
generated	O
71.5	O
million	O
unit	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
have	O
sold	O
222.4	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
and	O
the	O
best-selling	O
smartphones	B-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
