The iPhone 6 was launched back in September of 2014. It's about to be replaced as the flagship Apple phone by the iPhone 6s, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not worth buying. The iPhone 6 is still available from Apple and many carriers at a lower price, so we've updated our review to bring you new buying advice. Is this the phone to buy, or should you go for an iPhone 6 Plus instead, or pay the extra for the new iPhone 6s? Perhaps an Android phone is a better fit. The choice of smartphones is almost endless. (See also: the 20 best smartphones of 2015)
The iPhone 6 is the smaller of Apple's two iPhones released in 2014. It runs the latest Apple mobile operating system: iOS 9. Originally, the iPhone 6 started at £539 for the 16GB model, but now that it's a year old and a newer iPhone is available, Apple has reduced the starting price to £459. You will likely need more space than 16GB (the actual usable space is closer to 12GB which will quickly fill with apps, photos, videos and music), and the 64GB will set you back £539, but you'll thank yourself for spending the extra for that superior stoarge capacity. There was a 128GB iPhone 6 available for £699, but that model has now been removed from Apple's line-up.
To put that into context, the new, flagship iPhone 6s is priced at £539 for the 16GB model, or £649 for the 64GB model. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S6 (which was released in March) is available for £499 for the 32GB model from Samsung. The year-old Nexus 6 is £369, while the March-launched HTC One M9 is £579. The iPhone 6 now sits in the middle of these smartphones with a £459 price tag, but remember that it's a bit older than the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9.
Built around a bigger display, the iPhone 6 represented the most radical design change in the iPhone lineup since the iPhone 4 came along. At 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm it is certainly not a small phone, although it is uncommonly thin. And 129 g is very light for a large-screen smartphone: much as you would expect from Apple.
In fact, having lived with it since the launch, we've grown to love the iPhone 6. Initially, the larger screen felt enormous (not ungainly like the 6 Plus) but now it's the 4in iPhone 5 and 5S which feels 'wrong'. The 4.7in screen size has proven to be pretty much the ideal size and compromise between pocketability and usability. The iPhone 6s still has the 4.7in display, as expected. To find out where the differences between the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s are, see ouriPhone 6 vs iPhone 6s comparison.
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