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Apple iPhone 6S |OT|
- Thread starter Nasser
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well I guess I just proved the theory that money does in fact buy happiness!
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
This is going to be me until the iPhone 6s+ is back in stock at the apple store for the upgrade program
Not wanting to use a shitty Android device makes you a sheep apparently. Not to mention Android has a bigger marketshare thus more sheep.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Woot! Shipping estimate from T-Mobile on my 6S+ is 9/24.
Macho Madness
Member
Have an estimate from T-Mobile for my Space Grey 6S+ but still no estimate for the Rose Gold model. Hope it's not too far off from release if it is delayed.
gooderthanu
Member
The Apple upgrade program has the phone I want oos but was wondering has anyone appliedvan Apple gift card through the upgrade program?
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
My accessories came, I thought I'd share some pics.
I ordered a new leather case after hearing the 6S models were fractionally larger than the 6, so assumed I'd need a new one. Then I hear that the cases are unchanged so I have a bit of buyer's remorse, though since I'm gifting my 6+ to my brother he can have the old case too. Anyway...
The box does say 6S now, so I thought maybe there is a difference after all.
Doesn't look like it though. I don't have any callipers to gauge it, just my eyeballs.
You can see how the leather has worn over a year, the embossing has faded a little.
The dock is a nice weighty lump of metal and lightning connector.
There's no click in place, it slides in easy, ooh matron. Nice to see it's got an audio out, though to be honest every dock should.
Phone doesn't come for 3 more weeks!
I ordered a new leather case after hearing the 6S models were fractionally larger than the 6, so assumed I'd need a new one. Then I hear that the cases are unchanged so I have a bit of buyer's remorse, though since I'm gifting my 6+ to my brother he can have the old case too. Anyway...
The box does say 6S now, so I thought maybe there is a difference after all.
Doesn't look like it though. I don't have any callipers to gauge it, just my eyeballs.
You can see how the leather has worn over a year, the embossing has faded a little.
The dock is a nice weighty lump of metal and lightning connector.
There's no click in place, it slides in easy, ooh matron. Nice to see it's got an audio out, though to be honest every dock should.
Phone doesn't come for 3 more weeks!
McHuj
Member
This morning mine changed from expected ship date to expected delivery 9/25 on VZ website.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Looks nice! Loved the coffee beans you included hehe.
I do wonder how stable that little lightning connector will be having the phone just rest on it like that.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Can we not. It's stupid picture but you don't even know if he uses an Android and it makes you no different for being petty and calling Android shitty when it's not. Ugh.....
Moving on, has anyone gotten their update from T-mobile on a shipping date. Like I called and signed the contract and all of that but I still receive nothing regarding shipment. I'm starting to get antsy now
Also, any know of any good bumper cases that are magnificent for this phone? I saw some spot on bgr for this Kickstarter company making a metal bumper case for the phone but I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a finished product
Infernodash
Member
Can we not. It's stupid picture but you don't even know if he uses an Android and it makes you no different for being petty and calling Android shitty when it's not. Ugh.....
Moving on, has anyone gotten their update from T-mobile on a shipping date. Like I called and signed the contract and all of that but I still receive nothing regarding shipment. I'm starting to get antsy now
Also, any know of any good bumper cases that are magnificent for this phone? I saw some spot on bgr for this Kickstarter company making a metal bumper case for the phone but I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a finished product
I got an email this morning confirming my ship date as 9/24.
Edit: 6S+ 64GB Space Gray
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
It does indeed. It looks precarious, but it's actually well balanced - just heavy enough to keep it upright but light enough to let go if you knock it. I wouldn't use it for an iPad though.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Thanks, fingers crossed... I hope I get mine soon.. I can't wait!
sorijealut
Member
Reporting in for 24th estimated ship date on my T-mobile 6S+, as well.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
Stupid Canadian here with a weak will and growing distaste of Android. I just pre-ordered it, but damn this is going to hurt my back pocket.
Yeah, especially the 13% tax I will be paying on it.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
The bending of the 6+ actually did happen to me and that was because I think of the Otterbox case I put on it. So I don't think the concern itself was that stupid.
Shouldn't a solid case reduce the chances of that happening? :s
A big meh i say to AT&T:
Order status: In progress
We're preparing your order, and we'll let you know once it's ready.
Your order is being prepared for shipping. If you placed order within the past 24 hours, some information may not be available yet.
Estimated ship dates: October 16, 2015 - October 23, 2015
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I think it's funny they have 2 status descriptions listed under In progress. The top one is accurate. I'm not getting my 6s plus anytime soon.
Order status: In progress
We're preparing your order, and we'll let you know once it's ready.
Your order is being prepared for shipping. If you placed order within the past 24 hours, some information may not be available yet.
Estimated ship dates: October 16, 2015 - October 23, 2015
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I think it's funny they have 2 status descriptions listed under In progress. The top one is accurate. I'm not getting my 6s plus anytime soon.
Good Guy Gone Bad
Member
Got my E-Mail from T-Mo about the shipping.
Success
Success
Looks like the A9 CPU has two cores clocked at 1.8Ghz each.
http://www.iphonote.com/actu/87482/les-iphone-6s-et-6s-plus-integrent-un-processeur-a9-double-coeur-a-18-ghz
http://www.iphonote.com/actu/87482/les-iphone-6s-et-6s-plus-integrent-un-processeur-a9-double-coeur-a-18-ghz
Hoping to pick up one of these (T-Mobile) in the US in a few weeks to bring back to the UK
Just wondering, I don't have any data plan whatsoever, so would disabling iMessage be a good idea? If I'm outside of WiFi will the messages just come through as SMS, or will they fail to be received at all?
Thank you
Just wondering, I don't have any data plan whatsoever, so would disabling iMessage be a good idea? If I'm outside of WiFi will the messages just come through as SMS, or will they fail to be received at all?
Thank you
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Hoping to pick up one of these (T-Mobile) in the US in a few weeks to bring back to the UK
Just wondering, I don't have any data plan whatsoever, so would disabling iMessage be a good idea? If I'm outside of WiFi will the messages just come through as SMS, or will they fail to be received at all?
Thank you
Why get a smartphone if you don't have any data? Sounds like a terrible waste of money.
I would just disable iMessage all together to avoid the risk of the phone using it. It doesn't really provide anything you would need over texting.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Have any reviewers alluded to when the embargo is up?
Your Entertainer
Member
when can we expect some reviews? is it the 22nd?
Another day, another two calls to Tmobile, and still no EIP.
And my email to the johnlegere email address is unanswered 24 hours later. Bunch of morons.
I guarantee if I had been yelling at them this entire time I would have gotten some sort of credit at least. That is why people are dicks to customer service people. Because they have to be to get stuff done. If you don't want to be yelled at, hook your nice customers up with compensation for fucking up.
And my email to the johnlegere email address is unanswered 24 hours later. Bunch of morons.
I guarantee if I had been yelling at them this entire time I would have gotten some sort of credit at least. That is why people are dicks to customer service people. Because they have to be to get stuff done. If you don't want to be yelled at, hook your nice customers up with compensation for fucking up.
Erebus
Member
Was there any doubt that it's just a 2-core CPU once again?
I had my doubts because from the leaked shots the SoC looked bigger than the A8 so i thought it was 3 cores.
These guys reliable?
LordOfChaos
Member
Well, with 70% perf gain and already having the highest IPC of any smartphone (that's per core, per clock, before anyone disagrees and shows another phones higher multicore scores), it would have been crazy impressive to do it through per-core performance again...Which it seems they did if this is true. Man, they just hugely bolstered their single threaded performance lead.
28% clock bump makes it easier, but the rest still has to be through IPC, which is insane given how wide their cores already were.
Hoping to pick up one of these (T-Mobile) in the US in a few weeks to bring back to the UK
Just wondering, I don't have any data plan whatsoever, so would disabling iMessage be a good idea? If I'm outside of WiFi will the messages just come through as SMS, or will they fail to be received at all?
Thank you
Yes it would be a good idea. iMessages WILL eventually come to your phone once you have wifi but I don't know how late you'll be to respond.
iMessage is one of the highlights of the iPhone for me. My most used app. I love how it doesn't compress pictures down when you send them. It does compress video though, no 60fps.
But as the poster above said, it's a lot of money to spend on a phone especially with no data plan. I'm also in the UK and there's some really good monthly Sim Only plans right now this September. If not then get a Three Pay As You Go sim for £20. It'll have unlimited internet for a month.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Bizarre, looks like the US went from the worst telecoms deals to the best overnight?
Your Entertainer
Member
Yeah, their single-threaded performance was already bonkers.
Can't wait for anandtech's analysis.
Erebus
Member
I guess we'll know for sure next week but wouldn't it be crazy for the A9 SoC to be a 3-core CPU and still be more efficient than the A8 to the point that Apple can claim the same battery life with smaller battery for the 6s?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
What are you needing to get their CS to do?
LordOfChaos
Member
That would actually make it more believable imo. No need to push the clocks up that high to get that 70% performance gain that way, so that would preserve battery life. Idle cores would just be clock gated.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
If you have the problems my line had. There is nothing you can do other than wait for corporate. The supervisors can't do anything. Sucks they haven't responded back yet.
Did you give them enough details to confirm the account and know the story in your email?
Not really, iirc FInFET saves you around 20% of energy add to that architecture and software optimizations and you essentially have the battery life of a last gen dual core.
Price Drop
Member
Order status now Preparing For Shipment. Ordered an IPhone 6S Plus 64GB Space Gray around midnight Sept. 12.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Order is still processing on the Apple site, but with a delivery date of 9/25. I remain hopeful