We have every other release and every other spec sheet argument that comes along with it also 'to go on'. It's possible that this could break that trend in some way once reviews roll out, but past results have as much validity as a number on a sheet at this stage.
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Apple iPhone 6 [OT]
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We have every other release and every other spec sheet argument that comes along with it also 'to go on'. It's possible that this could break that trend in some way once reviews roll out, but past results have as much validity as a number on a sheet at this stage.
depths20XX
Member
The phone is very big.
Having gone from 3G > 4 > 5, this is easily the least they've done to improve the phone in a 2 year span. After 6 years with an iPhone this is probably the most seriously I've ever considered switching to Android.
It really is petty, and rather ridiculous.
It really is petty, and rather ridiculous.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Uh every transaction has some sort of bank/credit fee? How do you think banks make money on free checking accounts other than short term investments?
A Good Way To Show How Big The New iPhones Are
My wife helped talk me out of the 6+ last night by grabbing the paper model I had cut out and holding it next to her 3DS XL.
Note 4 has a bigger screen, but overall, the 6+ is silightly taller and the Note 4 slightly thicker.
Yeah i was kinda on the iPhone Plus train but after i've realized how freakin huge that thing is... no thanks.
jimbobsmells
Member
Went on a course last week where a developer from a vendor we use spent the entire 3 days just bitching about iphones and Apple. He went as far as saying that if his work gave him an iPhone to use then he was going to refuse it. He then admitted to never having even used one before!!
I'll never understand the extreme level of emotional investment some people have over products and companies that they have no experience of.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
It might be as long as the 3DS XL, but it's how thin the 6+ is that makes it carryable. Should easily fit in most pockets, and you'll likely notice it less due to how thin it is.
But there is a 4.7" model for those who don't want the big one.
But there is a 4.7" model for those who don't want the big one.
Maninthemirror
Banned
well Apple has a habit of changing minds which give them success:
Apple didnt want apps on iPhones, now its their driving force.
Apple was against Intel, then it went with it to drive OS X performance
A Good Way To Show How Big The New iPhones Are
Actually just grabbed my 3DS XL and tried to use the touch screen one handed. Seems like the 6 Plus will just be small enough to be comfortable to hold for me. comparing it to the print out and 3DS XL.
Those sort of ads always scream desperate to me. Sell consumers on the strength of your product alone, don't try and turn it into a pissing match.
ScepticMatt
Member
thin with a large surface area would make me nervous about bending/breaking it in my pocket. I think they could have settled on a single 5" model, seems a decent compromise in size vs portabilty
I bought the 5s. I don't think they had a preorder for that. It seemed like no one had any idea what was going on. New customers were getting phones first. It took me a few weeks and I ordered it right away. I went for the gold though so that probably has to do with it. I think it had to do with the lower stock that T-Mobile got compared to the bigger carriers. I feel like everyone will have their shit together this time.
I believe you can get it through apple but you are buying it full price instead of the payments unless they changed that.
BFIB
Member
Agreed. Why wouldn't Apple want to dive into the larger phone market?
Though as much as Apple rips everyone and sues them for "copying", its pretty funny how similar the back of the iPhone looks to the HTC One M8.
Everybody's so salty.
Well yeah, there's the proof. Note 4 is bigger.
McHuj
Member
A Good Way To Show How Big The New iPhones Are
Holy shit.
I hate putting the 3DSXL in my pocket. Granted the phone would be smaller and thinner, but still its close. I'll stick with the 6 (if I decide to upgrade)
Fixed that for you.
I don't see any hypocrisy.
That's completely untrue. Whether I pay by cash or credit or debit, there's no extra fee unless the shop charges an extra fee for a transaction under "x" amount.
The bank charges the shop, not the consumer.
They're scared, with Apple launching big phones their biggest point of differentiation is gone. When it comes to high end phones market, these android OEMs are going to take a beating.
Mashin Haters
Member
i cant believe the 4.7 inch model is not 1080p fuck this
BFIB
Member
Its not only Retina, its Retina HD.
sweetvar26
Member
I don't know about you but I'm 6'4 with big hands and I think 5.5 inch phones are big regardless. I used an LG G2 which has minimal bezels and frame and yet I had some discomfort when using it one hand or going edge to edge with my fingers.
4.7 is perfect sized for one hand in my opinion but too bad they gimped the phone compared to the 6+.
depths20XX
Member
I don't get how people walk around with huge phones like that. Shit would be annoying in your pocket. Plus they look goofy as fuck when you pull them out.
Lol at people looking at screen resolution, megapixels, ghz and saying the iPhone lacks in specs. The iPhone is constantly the most powerful phone at the time of its release, and will be again this year. Screen and camera resolution have long reached diminishing returns and Id rather apple use the tradeoffs to its advantage. The only disappointing thing specs wise about these phones is the ram..this will be three straight generations at 1 gb.
People keep saying that the 6 is gimped, I don't get it. The differences between the two models are minimal.
Not when it comes to battery life.
A Good Way To Show How Big The New iPhones Are
Well I'm definitely going for the iPhone 6 then.
Maninthemirror
Banned
true:
since iPhone 4, iPhones have had a lower resolution and still things looked better than almost all phones.
Since iPhone 3G, Ghz was on the low end than competitors yet the iPhone outperformed when it came to Apps and such.
Since iPhone 4, Cameras Megapixels have gone above and beyond what iPhone offered but apart from Nokia phones, every other phone camera was crushed in comparison.
Minsc
Gold Member
The 6 Plus gets a single additional hour of battery on wi-fi (11 instead of 10) right? Hardly something I find thrilling or a real benefit to the Plus. My iPhone 5 already has a battery life of ~20 hours with a battery case, so it's actually a huge downgrade.
Apple will always have a pure advantage in that the OS is literally built for the specific phone.
It is hard to put into words what a big difference that makes.
The main benefit is the idle time, in which you're definitely more likely to notice differences in battery life if you're not using your phone too much.
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
True. That alone makes the iPhone a faster phone even if it has weaker specs.
Optimization is key.
That, on top of music -- I play a lot of music when I'm on the go.
Obviously. It doesn't mean the smaller one is gimped if you can just physically squeeze in a huge ass battery into the big one. The life on the 4.7" is still better than the 5S in a thinner, more powerful package
Minsc
Gold Member
True, the idle time will help, but the idle time is fine on the 6 already isn't it (in the sense that if it's just idling and off, it's going to last the days anyway)? Plus you can put the 4.7" in a battery case and it'd still be quite a bit smaller than the 5.5" most likely, and then vastly outperform the battery life of the 5.5, instead of just the 5.5" having a slight advantage.
Looking forward to Anandtech's typical 20+ page review of the phone, full of all sorts of comparisons and charts, that'll put the nails in the coffin, one way or another.
Hari Seldon
Member
It is time to change cell phone plans, but I'm not sure what to go with in the US. It seems everyone obfuscates the actual cost of a subsidized plan.
So why not just buy unsubsidized?
Never said it was gimped.