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SpecEagle review · Apple

iPhone 6 review: One of the best-selling phones ever made.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2014·$649
Overall
42/100
Class rank
#3 of 4
Tier
Premium
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A record-breaking bestseller — now pure history.

The iPhone 6 was a defining product of the decade and a sales phenomenon. Today, with 1 GB RAM and ended support, it belongs in a display case.

01Display

48/100

48/100 is one of the weaker display results among premium phones of 2014 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeRetina HD IPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size4.7 inches
Resolution1,334 × 750 px (326 ppi)
ProtectionIon-strengthened glass

02Camera

44/100

44/100 trails the 48-point cohort average for premium phones of 2014.

Main8 MP, f/2.2
Selfie1.2 MP, f/2.2
Video1080p @ 60 fps
FeaturesFocus Pixels PDAF

03Performance

36/100

36/100 is one of the weaker performance results among premium phones of 2014 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetApple A8 (20 nm)
CPUDual-core
GPUPowerVR GX6450
RAM1 GB
Storage16 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

04Battery

42/100

42/100 is one of the weaker battery results among premium phones of 2014 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity1,810 mAh
WiredUp to ~10 W (Lightning)
WirelessNo

05Build

64/100

64/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for premium phones of 2014.

06Value

40/100

40/100 is one of the weaker value results among premium phones of 2014 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Among the best-selling smartphones in history.
  • Slim, light and pocketable at 129 g.
  • Touch ID and a headphone jack.
  • Defined the rounded-aluminium iPhone era.
What doesn't
  • Only 1 GB RAM; 16 GB base storage.
  • Tiny 1,810 mAh battery; 8 MP camera.
  • Stuck on iOS 12.
  • Discontinued — a vintage device.
Cross-shop it against
BlackBerry Passport
$599 · score 54/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .