After years of mocking rivals for producing ever-bigger screens, Apple finally caved in this year, introducing not one such model, but two: the iPhone 6 with a 4.7in screen, and the iPhone 6 Plus with a 5.5in screen.

Reviewing an iPhone is a curious endeavor. One might think it's just like reviewing any other device, and the processes are indeed roughly the same. The difference, and it is a vast difference, is the purpose.

For years, Apple held onto the smaller 4-inch screen size despite the growing popularity of 5-inch+ Android phones. The release of the iPhone 6 is Apple's white flag in the small screen department.

Improved processor performance; Good battery life; Excellent contrast and color reproduction; Fast auto-focus technology

Screen isn't full HD; Large bezels around screen

The Apple iPhone 6 remains one of the worlds most wanted smartphones even here in Malaysia. The 6.9mm thin smartphone is also one of the first Apple smartphones to have a display larger than 4-inches with features and tech specs on par with any other flagship smartphone.

Apple iPhone 6 is 4.7-inch display device running on latest iOS 8. It is packed with A8X chip with 64-bit architecture and 1 GB RAM. The device is equipped with dual cameras. Apple iPhone 6 is available from $199, supports only Nano-SIM. Apple iPhone 6

Retina display; Good battery support; Excellent processing power; Good camera performance

No external card slot; Still expensive

Once the undisputed leader of the smartphone pack Apple has lost a lot of ground to its competitors who have copied innovated their way to much better hardware and software over the last few years.

With the iPhone 6 , Apple has finally addressed the need for a larger screen on its smartphones. To many, this may look as if Apple is playing catch up with Android - it's difficult not to, considering the stark similarities in the latest iPhone and Android (*cough* *cough* Samsung) devices both in...

Google's Android mobile operating system looks unbeatable, due to its low-cost services and frequently updated software that remains attractive to hardware makers, operators and users worldwide.

Is this the same Apple we've known for all these years? Well, the company has evolved leaps and bounds after the Steve Jobs era. Apple under the guidance of Tim Cook is doing things that we never thought we will ever get to see from the Cupertino giant.

Apple gave you everything you ever longed for in an Apple iPhone with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It was just inevitable that a larger display came to an iPhone. The Apple iPhone 6's whole experience just feels better because of that bigger display.