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Apple iPhone 6 [OT]
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BruiserBear
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Went to pick up a sim-only contract from Three in Brixton today and the guy who served me had a black 6 and gold 6+ for customers to try out, so my girlfriend and I used them both. That 6+ is huge. Really glad I went for the 6, it's enough for me especially as I have a Nexus 7 for travel tableting. Still, it felt good in the hand (for two handed use, wouldn't really want to try one-handing it), the 6 felt fantastic though. That curved front screen is awesome. The black front almost blends directly into the screen too, which I love.
Still don't like those antenna bands, but it's winning me over design wise. Feels a lot more comfortable to use. Getting mine tomorrow when I get into work as it was delivered there while I've been away. Can't wait.
Still don't like those antenna bands, but it's winning me over design wise. Feels a lot more comfortable to use. Getting mine tomorrow when I get into work as it was delivered there while I've been away. Can't wait.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Most iphones should have Send as SMS enabled, even by default. It tries to send it at an imessage first, and then if that fails, sends it as an SMS. This is actually a known issue with iMessage, where it'll memorize numbers as being an iMessage one, so then when those numbers switch off of iOS it'll take the individual devices a LONG time to learn that they need to default to SMS instead.
I know my dad had an iPhone 4 for a long time before switching to a Galaxy S3, and it took my iphone a while to memorize that no, his number isn't using iMessage anymore. Eventually it does just learn, though.
The simple solution is to go into contacts and switch the number from an iPhone number to a Mobile number. iMessage will always try first if the number is listed as an iPhone.
Gamecocks625
Member
I've noticed a few times where I've taken a picture and then in the camera roll it displays upside down. Anyone else see this? Typically it occurs when the camera controls (like HDR, etc.) are actually displayed upside down before taking a picture. Odd.
Zeyphersan
Banned
I had heard this before, but none of my contacts are ever listed as "iPhone" even if they're on one, just "mobile"
LifEndz
Member
Who did Apple design these earbuds for? A giant? Someone with ears the size of dinner plates? They hurt! I had a Sony pair that stopped working so I'm using apples earbuds that came with my 6 and they're so big they hurt my ears. Does anyone use them and find them to be comfortable?
I love my earbuds.
Yeah, I hate the EarPods too. Simply terrible.
BruiserBear
Banned
Noticed the same thing today.
SuperPac
Member
I use them and find them way more comfortable than the previous Apple earbuds. But they're definitely not for everyone.
Personally I can't do the in-ear stuff and other earbuds aren't as comfortable as these for me. But, to each his own on that - no ears are exactly alike anyway, right?
The 6+ has definitely grown on me the past few days. I think once more apps are supporting it properly its going to be an awesome device. I think the 6+ will replace my iPad eventually. I have to say though my wife's 6 feels just about perfect for a phone.
How many of you are getting applecare +? The curved screen really freaks me out and I don't think its going to hold up as well.
How many of you are getting applecare +? The curved screen really freaks me out and I don't think its going to hold up as well.
Garrett Hawke
Member
The worst. I had an issue where I had a stuck pixel on my iPad 2 - I lived in Asia at the time so I had to send the iPad off to Singapore, it took a month to get back and my replacement had a dead pixel.
I honestly couldn't be bothered sitting through that again, as the pixel wasn't as annoying as the first one which was bright red. But still irritating.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Most people I know find them comfortable. I personally think they are not just comfortable, but the best sounding non-isolating earbuds in existence. I wouldn't use them because they still sound bad compared to most IEMs, but if you want to hear the world around you as well as the music you listen to, they're the best earbuds, IMO.
It's so rare nowadays to get an iphone with a dead pixel, it sucks that much more when it happens. My 6 has a bit of a light bleed at the bottom of the screen. Only really noticeable on pitch black background so I'm not sure if I should try replacing it. Light bleed is generally too comon with IPS screens, so I doubt I'd have much luck with a replacement either.
Zeyphersan
Banned
So can someone who hasn't picked one of these up yet explain the whole Zoom thing to me?
Solideliquid
Member
When this happens swipe up to bring the control panel up. Select AirPlay and notice two options for the speaker. Select the other one and the volume should be normal. Hopefully they will fix this. When the 5 came out it took Google two months to update their app for the bigger screen.
LifEndz
Member
They sound great, but that hard plastic design is painful. Maybe my ear canal (?) is smaller than most.
Unsure if someone answered you... Verizon doesn't support voice and data services simultaneously. Ex; can't post to Twitter, get directions, or use safari while in a call. At&t does. (Edit; at least for the iPhone products and the better part of Verizon's existance as a cdma carrier in the US)
Maninthemirror
Banned
99 percent of cases thickness are enough to compensate for the camera
The note to 5s will probably be a really jarring tradition size wise.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Mine has a slight issue as well, it's slightly darker than it should be at the top right. Like a sort of dark area. It's not a massive deal though, and if it does start to bug me I'll just wait til the phones are readily available again.
Oh, yes I know but I wanted to downsize anyway. I'm not a big fan of its size after owning it for a year & a half.
BruiserBear
Banned
Get the 6. It will be a noticeable size reduction, but not alarmingly so. The 5S is going to seem tiny compared to a Note.
This would be my recommendation as well. Go to an apple store to see the size differences.
I guess I will do just that and check out the size differences. I haven't read up on the 6 specs yet but how is the battery life? Really big concern for me since I usually carry a spare battery with me when I'm out and about.
Anyone having an issue with iTunes match on your iPhone?
Everything was fine but then I noticed nothing was being updated on my phone, so I decided to turn off iTunes match and turn it back on. Then whenever I load the music app it gets stuck on Loading iTunes match and I have none of my playlists. I then deleted all my music on my phone, turned off iTunes match, signed out, rebooted phone, signed in, turned on iTunes match. Now I can't even download songs, let alone my playlists.
No issue with iTunes match on my macbook.
Everything was fine but then I noticed nothing was being updated on my phone, so I decided to turn off iTunes match and turn it back on. Then whenever I load the music app it gets stuck on Loading iTunes match and I have none of my playlists. I then deleted all my music on my phone, turned off iTunes match, signed out, rebooted phone, signed in, turned on iTunes match. Now I can't even download songs, let alone my playlists.
No issue with iTunes match on my macbook.
The 5s and 6 have similar battery life from what I've heard, which is to say the battery is not great in either of the phones. The 6 plus has the best battery life of any of the apple phones.
Thanks for the answer. I'm actually kind of nervous swithching over to Apple since I'd been using Android since day one. I personally seen no benefits using Android over the course of these past years so I'm tempted to switch since my phone needs repair and I got the go ahead to do a upgrade from T-Mobile.
northead
Member
This might be interesting, especially for people in the US.
Use ANY iPhone 6 on ANY carrier (no unlock, no jailbreak)
Use ANY iPhone 6 on ANY carrier (no unlock, no jailbreak)
So I went to the Apple store to check out the 6 and 6+ today.
A few takeaways -
- The devices are incredibly thin and light and feel great in the hand.
- The screen almost looks as if it is floating above the rest of the phone. It looks great, and it has this "pop" effect that previous iPhones don't have.
- The bezels on the sides of the display aren't as bad as I thought they would be.
- The 6+ didn't feel as large as many of the reviews made it seem.
- The Touch ID feels incredibly cheap. The Touch ID on my 5s feels like a delicately crafted glass jewel. Conversely, the Touch ID on the 6/6+ feels like I'm pressing down on a plastic bottle cap.
A few takeaways -
- The devices are incredibly thin and light and feel great in the hand.
- The screen almost looks as if it is floating above the rest of the phone. It looks great, and it has this "pop" effect that previous iPhones don't have.
- The bezels on the sides of the display aren't as bad as I thought they would be.
- The 6+ didn't feel as large as many of the reviews made it seem.
- The Touch ID feels incredibly cheap. The Touch ID on my 5s feels like a delicately crafted glass jewel. Conversely, the Touch ID on the 6/6+ feels like I'm pressing down on a plastic bottle cap.
WordAssassin
Member
I'm on day two of my charge. This is crazy. 100% when I left at 9am yesterday, it's 3:30pm the next day and I'm at 31%. I think usage is something like 7 hours and standby is a day and 6 hours?
Zeyphersan
Banned
Pretty interesting! I wonder why this works
One is a Verizon phone which are all unlocked and the other is an unsubsidized AT&T phone which are unlocked
northead
Member
hyp
Member
Huh. So is the iPhone 6 unlocked by itself?
I think it's funny how you didn't list any talk time.
hyp
Member
yea I'll probably just get the leather case, almost dropped my damn phone already!
Yeah, I would think these folks might not want to eat the cost, but who knows.
ComputerMKII
Banned
I have an iPad Air and a MacBook Air but I've never had an iPhone (I'm very interested in the iPhone 6 and I would buy one if I could afford it)
What am I/have been missing?
What am I/have been missing?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
imagine the ipad air was smaller and a phone and had a dope camera and you always had it on you.
That's pretty much the difference.