Apple’s senior vice president of marketing Phil Schiller explained at the much anticipated event today that the glass front curves around the side of the phones, meeting the anodized aluminum backing.

The iPhone 6 Plus is 5.5 inches diagonally and the iPhone 6 is 4.7 inches, compared to the iPhone 5S size of 4 inches. The phones are thinner than ever: 6.9 mm for the iPhone 6 and 7.1 mm for the larger iPhone 6 Plus.

Cook said on-stage that the company is “launching the biggest advancement in the history of iPhone.”

Apple fans have been waiting for weeks for the company to make its major announcement in Cupertino, California. Much of the speculation has centered on the possible release of the next iPhone and a wearable device, however Apple has kept the big news under wraps.

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