Apple iPhone 6 at Rs 28999 isn't such a good idea. Because, OnePlus 3T - India Today

Apple has silently announced an all new 32 gig version of the iPhone 6. Previously spotted in Taiwan, the new iPhone 6 (32GB) is now available in India at a staggering low price of Rs 28,999 on Amazon . But, there's a catch. This version of the iPhone 6 will be available at its introductory low price for just one day. The limited period offer ends on March 7, according to the e-retailer.

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But, look a t it this way, the 16GB version of the iPhone 6 is available on the same website for Rs 30,399. An iPhone 6 with 32GB of internal memory at Rs 28,999, therefore, seems to be a killer deal, at least on paper. Not so much when you take into consideration that the iPhone 6 is an almost three year old smartphone now. And then there's the OnePlus 3T.

1. Both the iPhone 6 and the OnePlus 3T have full-metal unibodies. Both the phones scream premium from every nook and corner. Design is, of course, subjective. The iPhone 6 and the OnePlus 3T will mean different things to different people and that's understandable. Also, a lot will depend on how someone perceives their ideal smartphone to be. While the iPhone 6 is a 4.7-inch phone, the OnePlus 3T is a 5.5-inch one. Both the phones have front-mounted fingerprint scanners. The OnePlus 3T, additionally, has physical capacitive keys that are also backlit.

2. The front of the OnePlus 3T is carved out of 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4 while in the case of the iPhone 6 you get an ion-strengthened (curved) glass with oleophobic coating to protect from accidental spillage. If you were to talk about screen-to-body ratio, the OnePlus 3T wins hands down. The iPhone 6, because it has wide chunky bezels, offers less real estate. Both the phones come with toggle switches to control/limit the kind of notification alerts that you want at any given time.

3. While the iPhone 6 comes with a 4.7-inch HD IPS LCD display (750x1334 pixels) the OnePlus 3T has a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED screen. While the OnePlus 3T offers punchy, oversaturated colours with deep blacks, the iPhone 6 offers a more neutral colour palette.

4. The OnePlus 3T is powered by Qualcomm's top-of-the-line Snapdragon 821 processor (Quad-core 2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) clubbed with Adreno 530 GPU and 6GB of RAM. It comes with 64GB of internal me mory at similar pricing. The iPhone 6, on the other hand, is powered by Apple's two-generation old A8 mobile processor (Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon) clubbed with PowerVR GX6450 GPU and 1GB of RAM. Now, you can argue -- all you want - that an iPhone is slicker than an Android phone, and it is. But, a two-generation old processor is still a two-generation old processor. You can do the math now.

5. Then, there's the software. While the OnePlus 3T runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow-based OxygenOS (upgradable to Android Nougat) the iPhone 6 ships with a two-generation old iOS 8 (upgradable to iOS 10.2). Although, the iPhone 6 is upgradable to Apple's latest software, it must be know, that older phones not fully supporting new software update isn't surprising, even in the case of Apple. This is because most of the software features are designed keeping hardware in mind. You can't expect to run everything as smooth as butter on old-gen hardware. Every new major iOS update se emingly has a reputation of slowing down an older iPhone/iPad leaving users both anxious and reluctant whether to upgrade or not. And just so you know, iOS 11 is coming.

6. The OnePlus 3Tsports a 16-megapixel camera on the rear with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus, OIS and LED flash. It supports 4K video recording as well. The iPhone 6, on the other hand, comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, phase detection autofocus and dual-LED (dual tone) flash. 4K video recording isn't supported. On the front, while the OnePlus 3T has a 16-megapixel camera, the iPhone 6 has a 1.2-megapixel camera.

7. While the OnePlus 3T is backed by a 3,400mAh battery, the iPhone 6 has a 1,810mAh battery inside. I am sure, you've all heard about OnePlus' Dash Charging functionality.

8. Additionally, the OnePlus 3T is a dual-SIM smartphone, while the iPhone 6 supports only single-SIM. If you're into that sort of thing, that is.

It must be clearly understood that the iPhone 6 isn't a bad smartphone. But, come to think of it, it doesn't belong in the world we live in today unless of course you absolutely have to have one. Even if you're a die-hard Apple fan, the iPhone SE makes more sense than the iPhone 6. You will get a smaller 4-inch screen but all the latest in hardware and software. After all, the 4-inch iPhone from Apple is everything that the iPhone 6S is (save 3D Touch) only in a 5S-esque body which means that it is a relatively newer-generation phone. For everything else, there is the OnePlus 3T.

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