geeteam Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 With over four million pre-orders and counting, the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is going to be huge, but while only a handful of countries will see the new devices this coming Friday, September 19th, Apple has just announced that a host of other nations will be joining the party next week. On September 26th, 22 further locations will see the all-new Apple smartphones, and if you’re wondering whether yours has been included, check out the full run-down after the break!Apple regularly breaks its own records when it comes to new iPhone sales, with every year seeing more and more consumers hop aboard the bandwagon. Even though the number of pre-orders Apple has processed already is quite incredible, it’s not all that surprising, particularly given the massive changes that the Cupertino company has made this time around.Even in the run-up, analysts were predicting record numbers of upgrades thanks largely to the increase in display size, and with many also suspecting that Android owners would jump ship in their droves, the numbers we’re seeing are starting to back up these projections.A host of nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom, will see the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch this Friday. From next week, 22 more will be added to the pool, including:AustriaBelgiumDenmarkFinlandIrelandIsle of ManItalyLiechtensteinLuxembourgNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPortugalQatarRussiaSaudi ArabiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesWith millions of iPhone 6 devices already pre-ordered and an expansive launch occurring before the end of September, it’s clear that Apple is doing much better with numbers this time around. Sure, the higher-end iPhone 6 Plus might have changed its shipping date to 3-4 weeks thanks to high demand coupled with apparently scant supply, but all in all yield is not as constrained as we’ve seen in recent years.Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Somehow, Apple, in their infinite wisdom, thinks Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, New Zealand and Isle of Man are more important markets than India, China, Indonesia and Vietnam. :oOf course demand is huge. It's been building up for the past year and a half, I'd assume. Apple customers were getting tired of their tiny screen sizes and a lot many had already left for Android for that precise reason or contemplating doing so had Apple messed up and stuck with a 4" screen this time as well. This move will help Cupertino not only retain current customers IMO, but actually bring in a significant chunk of people who'd left them over the past couple of years. All in all, it's good to be an Apple shareholder right now LOL! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Somehow, Apple, in their infinite wisdom, thinks Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, New Zealand and Isle of Man are more important markets than India, China, Indonesia and Vietnam. :oOf course demand is huge. It's been building up for the past year and a half, I'd assume. Apple customers were getting tired of their tiny screen sizes and a lot many had already left for Android for that precise reason or contemplating doing so had Apple messed up and stuck with a 4" screen this time as well. This move will help Cupertino not only retain current customers IMO, but actually bring in a significant chunk of people who'd left them over the past couple of years. All in all, it's good to be an Apple shareholder right now LOL! :DI don't know, but the price in India and China is so absurdly inflated many people can't get them. Hence people in China selling kidneys.They seem to have a shortage of phones anyway, and the former places you mentioned have much less people to deal with.I woke up early and everything was pushed to October, and that is in USA which seems to be the biggest source of iOS over Android usage, and the first place they sell to.Not only do people want that larger screen, but (and I don't think a lot of countries have the 2 year contract thing that USA does) a lot of people also have phones over a year old to upgrade.They must be working triple overtime right now over at Foxconn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.lemane Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 iPhone 6 GPU Benchmarks Show Little Performance Increase Compared to iPhone 5S SHARE: SHARESHARETWEET Adjust text size: ⌖- The first GPU benchmarks for iPhone 6 are in When the iPhone 5S came out, it was a hefty improvement from what came before it, but the story might not be the same in the case of Apple’s latest spawn, the iPhone 6. According to the folks at Rightware, the first benchmarks are in and they show a less glamorous story than you might want to hear.iPhone 6 GPU performance is not that impressive compared to the iPhone 5S Judging by what they show, the iPhone 6’s new A8 processor might not be a big upgrade compared to the A7 chip that fueled the previous Apple smartphone iteration. This verdict makes sense, especially since Apple hasn’t made a big fuss about the A8 chip throughout the whole product launch event. It appears that the tech giant had good reasons to do so. The set of benchmarks concentrate on GPU performance, but before you say anything, we’d like to point that they don't paint the whole story. On top of that, it should be noted that Apple hasn’t said what kind of GPU lives inside their A8 processor, but chances are it’s quite similar to the PowerVR G6430 one found in the A7. Getting down and dirty with the actual numbers, the new A8 chip scored 21,204 points in the graphics performance tests, which is a tad more than the 20,254 points snatched by the iPhone 5S.Apple has said that GPU speed will double Apple has claimed that the new A8 is based on a new 20-nanometer design and performance is expected to be bumped up with 25% compared to the A7. While for GPU, things were supposed to double in speed, but as you can see, the benchmark results don’t reflect that at all. Now for a comparison with early models of the iPhone to show you how the iPhone 5S ruled over previous models. The iPhone 5 scored 10,973 on the same test, while the iPhone 4S managed to hit only a meager 5,034 points. So you can see the discrepancy. We can also go a little further and compare these results with the scores of other competing smartphones. For example, the Adreno 330 GPU in the Lumia 1520 managed to snatch 25,346 points, while the Sony Xperia Z2 got 25,174 and the Galaxy S5 got 23,501. The conditions under which the Benchmark X test was performed are not known, but more details and testing will probably follow in the upcoming weeks. On top of that, it would be nice to see full iPhone 6 benchmarks, but we're pretty sure we won't have to wait too long to see them. A similar GPU performance test has not been performed on the larger iPhone 6 Plus, a phone with a higher resolution display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 iPhone 6 GPU Benchmarks Show Little Performance Increase Compared to iPhone 5S SHARE:SHARESHARETWEETAdjust text size: ⌖- The first GPU benchmarks for iPhone 6 are in When the iPhone 5S came out, it was a hefty improvement from what came before it, but the story might not be the same in the case of Apple’s latest spawn, the iPhone 6.According to the folks at Rightware, the first benchmarks are in and they show a less glamorous story than you might want to hear.iPhone 6 GPU performance is not that impressive compared to the iPhone 5SJudging by what they show, the iPhone 6’s new A8 processor might not be a big upgrade compared to the A7 chip that fueled the previous Apple smartphone iteration.This verdict makes sense, especially since Apple hasn’t made a big fuss about the A8 chip throughout the whole product launch event. It appears that the tech giant had good reasons to do so.The set of benchmarks concentrate on GPU performance, but before you say anything, we’d like to point that they don't paint the whole story.On top of that, it should be noted that Apple hasn’t said what kind of GPU lives inside their A8 processor, but chances are it’s quite similar to the PowerVR G6430 one found in the A7.Getting down and dirty with the actual numbers, the new A8 chip scored 21,204 points in the graphics performance tests, which is a tad more than the 20,254 points snatched by the iPhone 5S.Apple has said that GPU speed will doubleApple has claimed that the new A8 is based on a new 20-nanometer design and performance is expected to be bumped up with 25% compared to the A7. While for GPU, things were supposed to double in speed, but as you can see, the benchmark results don’t reflect that at all.Now for a comparison with early models of the iPhone to show you how the iPhone 5S ruled over previous models.The iPhone 5 scored 10,973 on the same test, while the iPhone 4S managed to hit only a meager 5,034 points. So you can see the discrepancy.We can also go a little further and compare these results with the scores of other competing smartphones. For example, the Adreno 330 GPU in the Lumia 1520 managed to snatch 25,346 points, while the Sony Xperia Z2 got 25,174 and the Galaxy S5 got 23,501.The conditions under which the Benchmark X test was performed are not known, but more details and testing will probably follow in the upcoming weeks. On top of that, it would be nice to see full iPhone 6 benchmarks, but we're pretty sure we won't have to wait too long to see them.A similar GPU performance test has not been performed on the larger iPhone 6 Plus, a phone with a higher resolution display. Well that sucks. The benchmarks last year matched what they claimed about 5S pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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