First iPhone 6/6 Plus Reviews

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You'll be fine. It would have been better if Apple was able to make the 4.7 screen as compact as the Moto X (2013). Even the Xperia Z3 Compact is much more compact (4.6 inch screen though).

Yeah, they've made a phone larger than it has to be in order to keep the home button. I feel like they could have scaled the bezels down some to make it a smaller phone in general, despite the larger screen.

And I'm sure it won't take long to adapt. I'm already looking forward to playing some games on the larger screen that i wouldn't have even tried on my old 4S. Baldur's Gate recently went universal for instance. It's kind of insane to think that I'll soon be carrying around a full copy of BG to play on my phone.
 
Yeah, they've made a phone larger than it has to be in order to keep the home button. I feel like they could have scaled the bezels down some to make it a smaller phone in general, despite the larger screen.

And I'm sure it won't take long to adapt. I'm already looking forward to playing some games on the larger screen that i wouldn't have even tried on my old 4S. Baldur's Gate recently went universal for instance. It's kind of insane to think that I'll soon be carrying around a full copy of BG to play on my phone.

I just want to play Hearthstone on my 6 Plus. :drool
 
Wait... Will this happen? Please happen...

Isn't the iPhone release due by the end of the year? No reason the app shouldn't be able to be 6 Plus native resolution.

I do think the 6+ using iPad apps is probably the way to go.

This currently isn't possible. They can certainly use iPad style enhancements on universal or iPhone specific apps, but the way the App Store works you can't have apps for only 6 Plus and iPad.
 
The Plus having 1 GB RAM and performing worst than the 6 is off putting. Thinking about not getting one and waiting for the S.

Horrible decision Apple.
 
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This currently isn't possible. They can certainly use iPad style enhancements on universal or iPhone specific apps, but the way the App Store works you can't have apps for only 6 Plus and iPad.

Well I did mean app developers should probably start making it so that the 6+ uses iPad apps. It seems like it'd be possible if the Apple's apps make a differentiation between the 6 and 6+.
 
Well I did mean app developers should probably start making it so that the 6+ uses iPad apps. It seems like it'd be possible if the Apple's apps make a differentiation between the 6 and 6+.

App developers can't make that call. They can set it so universal apps use their iPad layout/assets when used by a 6 Plus, but the app store only allows app installs to be filtered by iPad/iPhone and iOS version. An app's code can differentiate between phone models but the app store does not.

Basically universal apps = all go for 6 Plus enhancements.
While iPad only apps = will stay iPad only for now. Devs would have to switch to universal.
 
Well I did mean app developers should probably start making it so that the 6+ uses iPad apps. It seems like it'd be possible if the Apple's apps make a differentiation between the 6 and 6+.

iOS8 has a new metaphor for making the UI more responsive to different real estate. Their called size classes iPhone 6 is classified with the same size classes as iPhone 5s. So, I don't think you'll see "innovative" uses of the new real estate in the iPhone 6, but you're going to see some really funky stuff on the 6+. As you've seen in Apple's apps, that's because the landscape "size" of the width is considered regular, which opens up tablet-like uses of that width. (e.g split screen views).

(Compact meaning small and Regular meaning "big" from a layout perspective)

iPhone 5 - 1136 × 640 (regular / compact portrait , compact / compact landscape)
iPhone 6 - 1334 × 750 (regular / compact portrait , compact / compact landscape)
iPhone 6+ - 1920 × 1080 (regular / compact portrait , compact / regular landscape)

iPad 2, iPad Mini - 1024 x 768 (regular / regular portrait , regular / regular landscape)
iPad Retina - 2048 x 1536 (regular / regular portrait , regular / regular landscape)

While, you can tell that an iPhone 6 is very comparable to the resolution of the non-retina iPad, realistically, the available space isn't sufficient to allow use of the "regular" metaphor throughout because touch points are much smaller on the iPhone than the iPad. From usability perspective, you'd be begging for imprecise touches because lists / UI elements / whathaveyou would too crowded for the imprecise nature of finger touches.
 
*super unapologetic brofist*

I need more space for apps and music, and I was lucky that the 128gb one was the only one with normal shipping dates. Hopefully get it this weekend!

Yeah I've had a 64gb for 3 years now, and I've peaked that out! It's nice to keep all my game apps handy on the phone (plus massive music collection).

Onward into storage heaven for us.
 
Just ordered a 128gb iPhone 6 Silver from Verizon. The edge program is pretty interesting.

I cant wait for this to come!

I'm trying to see the benefit to the Edge program, especially for a single line. You save what, 10$ but pay the entire phone price over time. Is the only benefit that you can upgrade sooner?
 
Oh Apple still provide 1 gb of ram. Can not open more than 3 tabs on Safari without refreshing page.
Why.....

Do people really use more than 2-3 tabs on a mobile browsing device?

As an Android user, I already get annoyed when the tab count passes 3, so I use Firefox because it's the only web browsing program to close all the tabs when I trash the process.
 
Do people really use more than 2-3 tabs on a mobile browsing device?

As an Android user, I already get annoyed when the tab count passes 3, so I use Firefox because it's the only web browsing program to close all the tabs when I trash the process.

You should see the way the females in my family use Safari. Maximum tabs open at all times with clothes, accessories and other things they want or like.

I've tried to show them bookmarks - they know how to use them but just find tabs easier.
 
I'm trying to see the benefit to the Edge program, especially for a single line. You save what, 10$ but pay the entire phone price over time. Is the only benefit that you can upgrade sooner?

When that new IPhone comes out next year, thats when you will see the point in the program, new phone every year after you have paid off 60% of it, lots of people will do that to get the next iPhone.
 
Yeah, they've made a phone larger than it has to be in order to keep the home button. I feel like they could have scaled the bezels down some to make it a smaller phone in general, despite the larger screen.

And I'm sure it won't take long to adapt. I'm already looking forward to playing some games on the larger screen that i wouldn't have even tried on my old 4S. Baldur's Gate recently went universal for instance. It's kind of insane to think that I'll soon be carrying around a full copy of BG to play on my phone.

I like the bezel for holding it landscape without my fingers being on the screen. I'm sure that's part of it.

When that new IPhone comes out next year, thats when you will see the point in the program, new phone every year after you have paid off 60% of it, lots of people will do that to get the next iPhone.

Yes, but paying 60% of it every year means your expenses yearly go up. So you pay extra and definitely don't save money for upgrading early. You really have to want those under the hood iPhone upgrades to pay more each year for it.
 
Do people really use more than 2-3 tabs on a mobile browsing device?

As an Android user, I already get annoyed when the tab count passes 3, so I use Firefox because it's the only web browsing program to close all the tabs when I trash the process.

I've got 13 open right now.

I think someone posted a screenshot in the Android thread and his tab count was just a smile face... That means over 100.
 
Where do people without purses find room for phablets? Damn, y'all got some big pockets or something.

I want all the bells and whistles of the Plus, but just couldn't accommodate such a large device in my daily walking-around-and-working life. The regular 6 is the upper end of my size preference.

I love how compact but decently-sized the 5/5S are.

The improved battery life sounds nice on the 6 Plus….but the added weight does not. Fuck that.

Most of the pockets in my pants and shorts are big enough to hold my OLED Vita. Big phones are nowhere near that size.
 
God damn. I consider the 6Plus now because of the battery, and after some thought I would be able to read comics on it without getting a tablet.

This is going to get expensive :(
 
God damn. I consider the 6Plus now because of the battery, and after some thought I would be able to read comics on it without getting a tablet.

This is going to get expensive :(
I wouldn't count on it. The ipad mini retina feels a little small for comics. The 6Plus is going to be eye strain.
 
It also depend what website you are browsing.
Most websites from my country are not mobile optimized with maxmimum ad and gifs.
One example is www.thailandsusu.com
Yeah I realise this.

Maybe it's me that just doesn't have many intensive websites open. Mostly GAF.

But I guess that leads to my point, people clammer for 2GB, but what percentage are those people in the majority? I mean even my parents who always have dozens of tabs open because they don't know how to close them - they wouldn't even notice refreshing as a problem.

1GB is enough for most people.
 
6 Plus seems like a weird half step towards an iPad. Not quite small and comfortable but not quite big and immersive. Not sure what people see in it.
 
I hope the 6 Plus has 2GB of RAM...

It'll be supreme bullshit from Apple to charge $100 more for the 6 Plus and then skimping on the parts to save $4
 
I'm trying to see the benefit to the Edge program, especially for a single line. You save what, 10$ but pay the entire phone price over time. Is the only benefit that you can upgrade sooner?

Yeah, because edge sucks compare to JUMP! No extensive warranty, and you can only edge to other smartphones...
 
But it's an Apple product...

They've never been this bad.

The non S models always got the RAM upgrade but they've skipped it this year.

And they kept the 16GB, dropped the 32GB model so you'll spend another $100 to get the 64GB version.
 
And they kept the 16GB, dropped the 32GB model so you'll spend another $100 to get the 64GB version.

This is pissing me off so much more than it should be. Like... just make the baseline 32gb. 16gb is not fucking enough for what many people are doing with their phones nowadays.
 
I wouldn't count on it. The ipad mini retina feels a little small for comics. The 6Plus is going to be eye strain.

I've actually read some on my iPhone 5 thanks to Comixology's guided view which helps a ton.

That said I will need to hold both before making the final decision.
 
Android comparisons are a bit silly to demand. Android phones are in an arms race right now to achieve bullet point specs. I love Android phones, but I could not care less if the resolution is above 1080p or that you have some obscene processor or other crazy bullet point. All I think in my mind with that stuff is how hot does the phone get and what's the battery life?

So to me it is not as important to compare specs anymore, because I feel phones have hit a plateau. If the iPhone 6 runs its OS and software fast and snappy and has a long battery life is what's under the hood as important?

Xperia Z3 Compact 101 hours battery life doing 1 hour of gaming, 1 hour of browsing, 1 hour of watching video and 1 hour of talking per day, and that's not even in endurance mode....

Doesn't get hot, has the latest Snapdragon 801 processor, only has 720p IPS screen but its 4.6" so is the perfect size, it has 20.7mp camera and it's also dust and waterproof.

The only thing iPhone has over Android is build quality, unfortunately for Apple, Android phones are starting to catch up.

I seriously considered iPhone 6 as my next upgrade when my contract is up in Feb until I saw the Z3 Compact.
 
They've never been this bad.

The non S models always got the RAM upgrade but they've skipped it this year.

And they kept the 16GB, dropped the 32GB model so you'll spend another $100 to get the 64GB version.

This is pissing me off so much more than it should be. Like... just make the baseline 32gb. 16gb is not fucking enough for what many people are doing with their phones nowadays.

I'm a weird example since I delete things off my phone like every hour but with everything offering streaming services now it seems like the trend would go towards lower storage if anything. Music, movies, even photos now can be cloud accessed pretty easily so what does the average user need 64GB for?

Again my opinion is skewed since I don't really keep many photos on my phone and use G+ and Flickr to backup photos so maybe just photos themselves are a buttload of space for the average person who deletes nothing.
 
They've never been this bad.

The non S models always got the RAM upgrade but they've skipped it this year.

And they kept the 16GB, dropped the 32GB model so you'll spend another $100 to get the 64GB version.
Actually, until now you would spend another $200 to get the 64GB so that suffered an expected linear improvement.

Only if you don't spend it you get fucked by staying with 16GB when you normally would get 32GB, if the upgrades were across the board.
 
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