So what you're saying is, the iPhone 6+ has a smaller D.
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So what you're saying is, the iPhone 6+ has a smaller D.
FunkyMunkey
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I think people care more about the height and width in their pockets more than an ever-so-slight increase in depth.
Seeing as iOS is built towards bright colors and whiteness I think LCD would make more sense than AMOLED and while in theory AMOLED screens might be better I'm not sure they have really surpassed the iPhone 5S screen yet.
Drastically improved or not, they won't come close to AMOLED blacks, which are essentially pure black. It's just a short coming of LCD technology. I'm not sure what the black level cd/m2 of the iPhone 5S is, or what the iPhone 6's will be, but I can almost guarantee it won't even be comparable to the best Plasma TV's out there, let alone close to AMOLED. Not everyone cares about these differences, hell in certain conditions they're actually harder to see, but when you properly compare them side by side, the differences can be pretty stark.
The newest AMOLED panels on the newer devices easily oust the iPhone 5S's screen. Personally I hope all mobile vendors switch to AMOLED. It's just the superior technology.
TheAdventuresofSteph
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Lol Ron Amadeo killin it..
But im still buying the IPhone 6 Plus when jailbreaks hit that bad boy Jhezz..
Size matters, and you want your D to be as small as possible.
Even more important in the hand imo.
Other than getting unlimited text messages, is there any way to get around how amazing iMessages are? Especially with friends and family :/ We are currently on a 200 message per phone plan and we barely hit it because of the iMessages. I'd almost like to change to the LG G3 for $49 on AT&T, but the darn messaging.... me adding that to my contract would up it by a TON!
iPhone 6 Plus size comparison:
It's a BIG phone.
I don't know the die sizes of the processors and how fast are clocked but if they are similar then the iPhone6p is a freaking joke.
anybody?
Anyone know?
Yup. I still wish Apple made new 4" phones though. *sigh*
Here is a comparison from a few pages back. Note that the Note also has a bigger battery and supports Micro SD cards.
Here's the image.
Is there one for the regular iPhone 6?
mercenar1e
Member
its unlocked so you should be able to use it anywhere.
Lol Ron Amadeo killin it..
But im still buying the IPhone 6 Plus when jailbreaks hit that bad boy Jhezz..
By the way if any Gaffers want this on Day one and are in Aberdeen, and are on O2 let me know
EDIT: guess I need to learn how to read jokes better.
OriginalThinking
Member
It's a joke. Chill.
Die is probably smaller on the iPhone 6.
Its even smaller than their previous soc:
www.anandtech.com/show/8504/apple-announces-a8-soc
Lol fair enough. It's pretty funny, but sadly I knew a lot of people that would make this argument and would be pretty adamant on it. No idea why either.
NYR
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As an Apple fan, I love this. Well put together.
Lol Ron Amadeo killin it..
But im still buying the IPhone 6 Plus when jailbreaks hit that bad boy Jhezz..
By the way if any Gaffers want this on Day one and are in Aberdeen, and are on O2 let me know
It's pretty obvious in any event that the large bezels are an industrial design decision to A) keep the home button the same size and B) keep the bezels symmetrical rather than because of some engineering limitation.
Here is a comparison from a few pages back. Note that the Note also has a bigger battery and supports Micro SD cards.
Lacks die sizes which are fundamental imo
Dude the 5S's screen isn't even the best iphone screen, both 5 and 5C have better screens. AMOLED image quality is clearly superior but they are nowhere as reliable as any lcd screen, it's a matter a taste in the end: Reliability vs IQ
Buy it on the next plan, then pay it off and they will unlock it.
Here is a comparison from a few pages back. Note that the Note also has a bigger battery and supports Micro SD cards.
Do we know the actual battery life comparisons? Can't a phone with a technically smaller battery still last longer, with optimization etc.?
I really don't know, just curious.
oh wow 89mm2 is for such a powerful chip is remarkable but this means that there are absolutely no reasons for the phone to be that large.
EroticSushi
Member
It might but the chart they put up during the conference shows the same amount between the 6 and 5S with the exception of a few areas.
Probably, but I was just noting that Samsung managed to squeeze a bigger screen, bugger battery and MicroSD card slot in a smaller design...
Yeah, it kind of bugs me that Apple has the dimensions slightly bigger than Note 4 with a smaller screen. That really bugs me actually. I'll be curious to see how the actual battery life comparisons are between these though.
No technical reason sure, but people like large phones apparently, and it turns out even Apple caved in on that one.
……forgetit
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It's a phablet it's big for the sake of being big.
Add a bigger and hotter processor too to that
The ratio technology inside/dimensions of the phone is horrible compared to the competition though.
they iphone 6 is pretty much the same size as my htc one so that's good. The z3c looks sexy as hell and it's slightly smaller. I need to see more of the Iphone 6 to decide. I want to see how the digital image stabilization works.
Apple is stuck on that front due to the size of their iconic home button. Instead they've focused on making it thinner, which it is compared to everything else on the market.
poopninjamvc3mk
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Lol Ron Amadeo killin it..
But im still buying the IPhone 6 Plus when jailbreaks hit that bad boy Jhezz..
By the way if any Gaffers want this on Day one and are in Aberdeen, and are on O2 let me know
lol damn.
Slightly off topic:
Whens the news on ipod touch 6? Guess I shouldn't expect much since it'll probably carry on the tradition and use last year's model specs(hopefully least 5s specs and not 5/5c). If they even continue the line that is
But... but... but THE SOFTWARE....! Will be the new excuse, you'll see.
But seriously now, it feels kind of unreal that other companies seem to be so ahead of the curve now... Or maybe it is only different priorities from Apple, like profit, since they know people will buy their products regardless. Still... interesting to see.
You were probably using one of the default display modes, which like many HDTV's these days with their default "vibrant" or "dynamic" modes, intentionally over saturates colours and contrast for added pop. Generally these devices have numerous display modes, and one of them is usually always more honest in its colour accuracy, and far closer to D6500k too.
The phones look cool and Apple has pretty much matched all of Android's major advantages: large screens, cross app functionality, widgets and custom keyboards.
This is very much a "catching up" device but we must remember that Apple still has the best build quality and app ecosystem.
Still I see no reason to leave my Nexus 5 in this year or the next probably.
This is very much a "catching up" device but we must remember that Apple still has the best build quality and app ecosystem.
Still I see no reason to leave my Nexus 5 in this year or the next probably.
Joel Was Right
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But... but... but THE SOFTWARE....! Will be the new excuse, you'll see.
But seriously now, it feels kind of unreal that other companies seem to be so ahead of the curve now... Or maybe it is only different priorities from Apple, like profit, since they know people will buy their products regardless. Still... interesting to see.
Software is actually a fair and right motivation to choose one product over the other and we know that iOS is optimized like few things in the world, the fact is that usually with Apple one is used to have arguably the best hardware too other than ad-hoc software but this time around they dropped the ball on that.
Minsc
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Yeah the Plus is just too big. Can't see myself handling it comfortably during a long time. Going to have to just go for the regular 6.
I wonder if this guy has really small hands. I printed out the template to size, and holding it in my right hand, my thumb can extend to the edge of the phone (not screen, the entire phone) without trouble.
Mimicking the way he's holding it, my thumb would extend to the top of the phone, where his only goes to the volume controls.
That said, it is rather large. I know people who have similar sized phones... but I still wonder. I want the Plus, but with a case, it'd be ever larger. I'll still probably get the larger one, but I can see the draw to the regular 6 too (and it's cheaper...).
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So preorders start at what time exactly?
NYR
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12 AM PST on Friday
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Nothing1016
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The plus is a little to big. But oh well. I will pre-order one on Friday. I suspect record numbers next weekend. 11-12 million?
I suspect record numbers next weekend. 11-12 million?chicagocubsfan
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Not a huge spec guy, but doesn't the G3 have better specs than this?