Price Comparison between In-Contract and No-Contract iPhone

With Verizon for two years Contract

• Monthly Line Access: $40
• Monthly account access 2GB: $50
• Total(Before Tax): $90
• Total Monthly Pay for one line (After 17% Tax): 105.3
• Total cost (24 Months) : 105.3*24 = $2527.2
• iphone 6 16GB(With Contract): $199

Total Cost in 2 years : $2726.2

No Contract With Cricket Wireless

• Unlocked iphone 6 16GB : $750  
• With NY Sales Tax:  $892
• Monthly line Rate : $45  (3GB LTE, Unlimited Text Talk . This price is including Tax)

Total Cost 2 Years : (45*24)+750 = $1830
With NY Sales tax on iphone: (45*24)+891 = $1972

See the difference right? There are nearly $800 gap between in-contract and no-contact iPhone 6. Which one you prefer? Seems there is no doubt about that.

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iPhone 6 vs S5 vs M8 vs Moto X vs Nexus 5

Check the detail comparison below:

iPhone 6 vs Galaxy S5 vs One M8 vs G3 vs Moto X vs Nexus 5

Pre Order Day of iPhone 6

Pre-order Day: September 12 Midnight via Apple online Store.

Selling Day: September 19 via Apple retail store. There are already crazy Apple fans who are lining up in front of Manhattan retail store a week before in order to become the first one to own the iPhone 6.

First Release Country: United States, Canada, United Kingdom,  France, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan.

7 Things to Do Before Switching to iPhone 6

iPhone 6 will be available for sell a few days later. There is no doubt that millions of old iPhone users are going to switch to the iPhone 6. Then what’s to do before selling your old device? Below are a few valuable tips that you should take a look.

Tips 1: Backup your iPhone with iCloud
Turn iCloud service on with your iPhone in order to back up the data. As iCloud has only 5G storage for free so make sure only important items being selected. You can check how much storage each app takes exactly and decide whether back it up or not. How-to: Settings->iCloud->Storage and Backup->Manage Storage->This iPhone.

Tips 2: Logout your Apple ID
Your Apple ID is still in iTunes and App Store. For the sake of privacy and security, it’s highly recommended to log out your account. Open App Store and scroll down to the bottom, then tap the Apple ID button and Select Sign Out when a new window pops up.

Tips 3: Clean the dust
In most cases, you will sell your old iPhone when you got the new iPhone 6. You can ask a much higher price if your phone looks clean and pretty.

Tips 4: iTunes Wi-Fi Backup
Although iCloud backup is much more convenient, a few users may still feel it’s not very secure. For this kind of concern, iTunes comes to help.  iTunes will back up everything stored on your iPhone, and ideally there is no storage limits. You can sync iPhone with iTunes by Wi-Fi networks.How-to: Settings->General-> iTunes Wi-Fi Sync->Select a computer.

Tips 5: Check Apple Care
When you are preparing to sell your device and it’s still under Apple Care, then it will be sold at a higher price without any doubts. You can check the Apple Care Status on Apple.com  with the serial number which can be accessed via Settings->About->Serial Number.

Tips 6: Remove activation lock

The new owner are not able to restore your iPhone if the activation lock wasn’t removed. This is not fail for the buyer who paid for the old device. You can remove the limitation by turning off Find My iPhone service before selling it out.

Tips 7: Delete everything on your iPhone
No matter you are going to sell your device or exchange it at Apple retail store, it’s better to delete all things stored on the device for privacy and security protection. How-to: Settings->General->Reset->Erase All Content and Settings

Best Places to Sell Your Old iPhone

The new iPhone 6 will be public available for shipping on Sep 19, just a few days later after its media event. There is no doubt that millions of iPhone and none-iPhone users are preparing to switch to iPhone 6 from the old device when preorder is accepted. What gone to do with the old device? You can give it to a family member, use it as backup phone but most probably sells it to someone else.

There are a number of options these days for selling used gadgets online. Below is a roundup of online places where you can sell your old device for most you can get and for great safety. Make sure backup your data and erase everything possible before selling the device to guarantee your privacy is well protected.

Gazelle

It may be the first time you come across this well-known name in online marketplace. The best thing about this service is that you can sell your device at a much higher price. Let take an example, the base price for a 16GB iPhone 5 is $150, which is $50 less than what you bought it for brand new in 2012. You can even sell them a broken, non-working iPhone 5 for $70. Not bad for what is essentially a paperweight. It’s a great place to sell Apple and big brands products. But for less known devices, you have to look for some other places.

Pros: High selling price  

Cons: Limited days for quote

Apple

Surprised, huh? Actually, Apple has a recycle program for collecting old devices which has been used anymore, like iPhone, iPod, iPad, Mac or displays. Apple will determine the device whether it qualifies for reuse. If it does, that means your device has monetary value that we’ll apply to an Apple Store Gift Card, which you can use for purchases at any Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store.

Pros: Reputable and trust-worthy 

Cons: Apple retail gift card only as return

Craigslist

It’s the best option for offline selling. And you can sell your device for cash very quickly if you met a good buyer. However, people say they will meet you at a certain time, but stand you up. You’ll always get that guy who wants to haggle the price with you. It isn’t exactly convenient, but you can set your own price. For some, that may be worth it.

Pros: You decide the price and less risky

Cons: Time consuming and need to meet face-to-face

There are other marketplaces which are not recommended for selling iPhone, like eBay or Amazon. You can be easily scammed on eBay and Amazon is only limited to exchange your old iPhone for one of their gadgets. This would be fine if you are interested in Amazon’s products. 

Real iPhone 6 Pics from Weibo

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[Video]Real iPhone 6 First Hand Review

As we know, iPhone is designed by Apple in California but assembled in China by well-know Foxconn. Previously, there are lots of leaks about iPhone 6, such as battery, screen,and bare logic boards.The fact is that all these were rumors and no one has confirmed it yet.

But as today, a video becomes hot which shows the real iPhone 6 before the official release day made by Apple. In the videos, a man shows exactly the main parts of the iPhone and compared it with an iPhone 5S.

It looks real but as always it may be a fake one powered by Android. The Chinese guys are very good at making those fake ones. You can even tell it from real when you get the device on hand.

Watch the video and let see whether it's the real one or not!

iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S Comparison





Unlock iPhone 6 Touch ID

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone 5/5S to iPhone 6

With the release of iPhone 6 in Sept 9, many iPhone users like me are preparing to purchase the device when available. As we know, iPhone 6 is powered by iOS 8, which is a totally new mobile OS designed for iPhone 6. It’s a bit hard to transfer the content stored on iPhone 5/5S/4S to the new iPhone 6.

I have done some research on this topic and finally figured out two easy ways to help your transfer content to iPhone 6 without much effort. I have tested them on my new iPhone 6 and it works great for me in both way. Below are the details on how to get that.

Method 1: Using iCloud to Transfer Content

As one  of the leading cloud storage services, iCloud is used by millions of iOS users to back up content on your iPhone, iPod and iPad. If you have synced your service with iCloud before, then you can easily restore those content to your iPhone 6 with iCloud.

1. Go to Settings on your iPhone 6 home screen
2. Scroll down the table list and tap iCloud button
3. Sign in iCloud account with your Apple ID and password
4. Select the items you want to sync by swiping item button from left to right

When everything is set up properly, iCloud will start transferring contents from its server to iPhone 6. It takes some time depending how many files you are going to sync. Usually, the photo folder is much bigger than other documents.

Please note, iCloud is limited to transfer a few items. There are: Mail, Photo, Contacts, Reminders, Safari, Notes, Passbook and Document data. For other items, you have to use the method mentioned below.

Method 2: Using iPhone 6 Transfer App

In case you didn't use iCloud before or there are some private data that iCloud doesn’t support to sync, you have to figure out a new way to transfer such items to your iPhone 6. Previously, there are some good transferring apps for data copy between different iDevices. However, it will no longer work because of those apps are not ready for iOS 8. Luckily, iPhone 6 Transfer is not on the list.

iPhone 6 Transfer is a powerful tool that can be used to transfer all kinds of items between different mobile phones, such as iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia. The newest version has added support for iOS 8, so you can use it to transfer content from other smartphone to iPhone 6, including iPhone 5/5S/4S. Here is the step by step guide:

Step 1: Download and Install iPhone 6 Transfer

The download file is available below. Install the program on your computer when download is completed. Just stick to the default installation wizard, it only takes a minute to fully install it. Run the program when installation is done.

Windows Version        Mac Version

Step 2: Connect Old iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 to the Same Computer

Plug both devices on the same computer via USB cable. Make sure iTunes was installed previously and close it during this time. iPhone 6 Transfer will automatically detect both devices when they are connected well and display device info after device.

Step 3: Transfer Selected Items from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6

As you can see from the main screen, there are a number of files supported for transfer, like contacts, photos, text messages, media library and so on. Select the items you’d like to sync by clicking on the checkbox in front of the items. After that, click Start Copy button to start transferring selected items to iPhone 6.

Leaked Photo of iPhone 6 Battery

We’ve already seen alleged 1,810mAh, 2,100mAh, and 2,915mAh batteries bound for Apple’s upcoming handsets and now the strongest 2,915mAh module has been showed off on a set of new photos posted Tuesday morning by the French publication NowhereElse.

The battery in these latest photos appears identical to one detailed in a leak last month from Chinese site Apple Daily, down to the March 2014 manufacturing date. The authenticity of either part is unconfirmed, but both batteries have markings similar to other Apple batteries and appear to be sized for a larger iPhone model. Both are also still from the prototype stage, with placeholder text used in several locations on the batteries.

Apple had previously been rumored to have chosen a smaller, 2,500 mAh unit for the 5.5-inch device. That capacity would have placed it in the middle of the pack when it comes to battery capacity in large-screened handsets, but the new 2,915 mAh figure would bump it toward the top, and would be nearly double that of the 1,560 mAh battery found in the current flagship iPhone 5s.

How to Identify a Fake iPhone 6

Fake iPhone 6 is also making in progress and even someone has already selling the device on eBay and Craigslist. Do you know how to spot such fake ones from real? See the detailed inforgraphysics below:

Leaked Photos of Real 4.7-inch iPhone 6 snapped with a working display

There has been a lot of rumors and leaked photos about the newest iPhone 6, but none of us is able to see the real device in running state. However, we are pretty lucky to see two photos of the real iPhone 6  published exclusively by GSMAarena today. The device is said to be powered by 2 G RAM and 64-bit A8 CPU, but the resolution is still 960*1704.

 

Screenshot of the running iPhone 6

As we can see from the following leaked photo, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is at the running state but limited to the lock screen. No further details being exposed. And the body color is either white or gold. This may be an misconception of shooting surroundings.
According to the anonymous source, the specs of real iPhone 6 seems much different from previous leaks. This real iPhone 6 is shipped with 2 G RAM and 64 bit A8 CPU made by Apple itself.  The display is powered by an 4.7 inch IPS touch screen with a resolution of 860*1704. The maximum storage is extended to 128 G.

 



Called it iPhone Air?
Multiple sources on Weibo have confirmed that iPhone 6 will be used new names this time. The 4.7-inche iPhone 6 will be called iPad Air, sounds familiar? Apple did this tricks when new iPad came out in 2013. There are 3 colors available : Deep Gray, Gold and Silver.

P.S .The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will be named iPhone Pro at the price of RMB 6288, 7088
and 7688 with storage of 16G, 32G and 64G

As always, it’s pretty hard to predict what Apple offers exactly. We can only see a bit of fraction from online rumors and leaks. As the release day is approaching, let us wait for some more days and witness what the real device would like to be.

How to Transfer Contacts from Galaxy S3/4/5 to iPhone 6

With the new release of iPhone 6, the flagship handset of Apple in 2014, many smartphone owners are preparing to change their old device to the new iPhone 6. However, the transfer process will not be as easy as imagined, especially you come from another mobile operating system, such as Android because they are totally different things. I can feel the pain as I have to complete the task for my wife.

My wife got a new iPhone 6 and asks me to help her transfer her contacts stored on Galaxy S4 to iPhone 6. I did some research on discussion boards and search engines. Luckily, I got what I am looking for. Generally, there are 4 ways to get the job done: Gmail, iTunes, iCloud and iPhone 6 Transfer app. As you may know, iPhone 6 is powered by iOS 8, so you just can’t using iTunes to achieve the goal.

Below is a step by step guide on how to transfer contacts from Android powered devices to iPhone 6. It supports most of the Android smartphones and iOS 8, like Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Sony, Huawei, ZTE, Oppo and other more.

Transfer Galaxy S3/S4/S5 Contacts  to iPhone 6 Using Gmail

When you got a new Android device, a new Gmail account will be assigned to you automatically during setup. So there is no exception to Samsung Galaxy smartphones as they are Android powered devices too. Below are the steps to transfer contacts from Galaxy S3/S4/S5 to iPhone 6 with Gmail service.

1.    Go to Gmail.com and login the account with proper user ID and password

2.    Click on the Contacts tab on the top left menu and select export contacts to VCF

3.    Visit iCloud.com and input your apple id and password

4.    Click on Contacts option in the main screen and import the downloaded VCF file from the dropdown menu

5.    Turn on iCloud sync on iPhone 6, then all the contacts will be on your iPhone 6 in a few minutes.

Transfer Galaxy S3/S4/S5 Contacts to iPhone 6 Using iPhone Transfer

Step 1: Install iPhone 6 Transfer

The download link is available via the following links. Both Windows and Mac are supported by the app. Just install the program link normal, no much different from other software installation. Launch the program after installation is completed.

For Windows     |    For Mac

Step 2: Connect Galaxy S3/S4/S5 and iPhone 6 to the Same Computer

Connect the two devices to the same computer via USB cable. Make sure USB driver is installed properly before proceeding to the next step. iPhone 6 Transfer will detect the devices automatically when they are well connected. It will display the device info on the main screen.

Step 3: Select Contacts Option and Start Transferring

You can transfer a few items between Galaxy S smartphone and iPhone 6. However, this time we will only care about contacts, so uncheck other items and leave contacts alone. Click the Start Copy button to start the transferring process.

Frankly speaking, I have tried the above methods myself. But I’d prefer the later method because it’s much simple and effective. I don’t need to do anything except for a few mouse clicks. It can also transfer other items that Gmail didn’t support for sync such as text messages, photos and media libraryes.