Review: New iPhone Bigger, Marginally Better

The CEO of Apple stood on a stage here Tuesday in front of a crowd of journalists, analysts, Apple employees and a handful of celebrities and made a bold proclamation.

"Today, we are launching the biggest advancement in the history of iPhone," Tim Cook said.

Technically, he's right. Apple unveiled two new iPhones on Tuesday: The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch screen, and the iPhone 6 Plus, as it's called, has a whopping 5.5-inch screen.

But other than size, the improvements to Apple's most popular product are incremental.

In fact, had Apple added all of the new features it announced Tuesday on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus -- an improved camera, faster chips, a thinner body, a new sensor, slightly improved battery life, some new video tools, and the ability for it to make mobile payments -- and kept the screen size four inches, there wouldn't be a compelling reason upgrade.

But there is -- the so-called killer feature is the bigger screen, which many people know well has been a staple on Android phones for years.

I had a chance to play around with both new iPhones at the event here Tuesday, and they're, well, bigger iPhones. There is nothing revolutionary about them, especially when compared with the iPhone 5S, the model that Apple announced last year at this time.

The iPhone 6 Plus, Apple's first foray into the so-called phablet (half phone, half tablet) market, is huge. I like to carry my phone in my pocket, and I wouldn't want to be carrying around a phone this big. It's not heavy, but it's more phone than I'd like.

Full Story Here