Apple has unveiled the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus at a special event in California. As expected, the iPhone 6 is much larger than its predecessor (4.7 inches vs. 4 inches), and also a lot curvier, just like Apple’s iPad Air. The iPhone 6 Plus is the same design as the 6, but with a 5.5-inch display. Curiously, neither device has a sapphire glass front.

Apple has finally relinquished its grasp on small, one-handed devices and embraced the big-screen revolution. The new 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus are a lot larger than the iPhone 5 and 5S — but, according to Apple, due to their svelte silhouette and masterful manufacturing, they won’t feel that much larger.

The iPhone 6 will retain a normal Retina-class display, stepping up to 1334×750 (326 PPI). The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus will have a 1920×1080 panel, for 401 PPI (or Retina HD as Apple calls it, ha). Lots of tweaks have been made to the software (iOS 8) to better cater to these larger screen sizes, especially in landscape mode (where it’s kind of like using an iPad Mini). The home screen now works horizontally. The keyboard has some new buttons when used in landscape mode. There are probably some tweaks to help with one-handed typing, too.

The iPhone 6 is 6.9mm thick, while the iPhone 6 Plus clocks in at 7.1mm — both thinner than the 7.6mm iPhone 5S. Battery life is equal to or better than the iPhone 5S. There’s a new sensor, a barometer, for measuring air pressure (and thus relative elevation) — good for counting how many stairs you’ve climbed.

As expected, there’s the new A8 SoC inside both new models of the iPhone 6 — a 20nm part with 2 billion transistors. It’s up to 25% faster on the CPU side, and 50% on the graphics side, apparently. There’s all the usual support for various wireless standards, such as VoLTE, 150Mbps LTE, and 802.11ac. There’s an interesting new technology in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: WiFi Calling. On T-Mobile in the US and EE in the UK, you can make cellular calls over WiFi.

The camera in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is still rated at 8 megapixels, but it’s a new, fancy “next-generation iSight sensor.” It can now do phase-detection autofocus, allowing for much faster focusing. Amusingly enough, face detection as well. There’s lots of other tweaks, such as improved noise reduction, panoramas up to 43 megapixels, etc. The iPhone 6 Plus has optical image stabilization (physical elements that move), while the iPhone 6 just has standard “digital” image stabilization. 1080p HD video at 30 or 60 fps — and slow-mo video at 120 fps or 240 fps. The front camera on both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 is much improved, with a new “burst selfies” feature (sounds scary).

After a few new features in iOS 8, looks like we’re wrapping up. $200 for the iPhone 6 16GB up to $400 for a new 128GB model — on a two-year contract. Prices start at $300 for the iPhone 6 Plus, up to $500 — again on a two-year contract. Not a cheap phone. Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can be pre-ordered from Friday September 12 — and both are going on general sale September 19.

There is absolutely no mention of a sapphire glass display for either the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. NFC did make it in, though — both new iPhones will support Apple Pay, the company’s new digital wallet/contactless payment solution.