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Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by hellofunk »

threeseed wrote: post #13
nicholas73 wrote: post #11

The iPhone 6s Plus I have is a wonderful phone, but I can't help but feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection. There are some obvious UI annoyances that are present. Such as, the Plus is a large phone so you most often open it with the phone tilted somehow, giving you landscape mode. It does not easily revert to the upright state without juggling it around, nor is there an option to not go landscape on the h…

> feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection Apple never had perfection. It's nothing more than revisionist history. Every one of their products has had issues. > A fanatical user running the company wouldn't have overlooked this. Steve Jobs was quite happy to allow dreadful products like OSX 1.0 or the original Retina MacBook to go to market despite a litany of issues. The fact is that the CEO can't be worrie…

Steve Jobs died the year before the first Retina MacBook went to market.

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by WildUtah »

threeseed wrote: post #13
nicholas73 wrote: post #11

The iPhone 6s Plus I have is a wonderful phone, but I can't help but feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection. There are some obvious UI annoyances that are present. Such as, the Plus is a large phone so you most often open it with the phone tilted somehow, giving you landscape mode. It does not easily revert to the upright state without juggling it around, nor is there an option to not go landscape on the h…

> feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection Apple never had perfection. It's nothing more than revisionist history. Every one of their products has had issues. > A fanatical user running the company wouldn't have overlooked this. Steve Jobs was quite happy to allow dreadful products like OSX 1.0 or the original Retina MacBook to go to market despite a litany of issues. The fact is that the CEO can't be worrie…

"Steve Jobs was quite happy to allow dreadful products like OSX 1.0 or the original Retina MacBook to go to market"

Original Retina MacBook Pro June 11, 2012

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

I believe you may have made a mistake in judging who made the final decisions on quality control procedures for the initial release of the rMBP.

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by lazyjones »

vbezhenar wrote: post #15

I wonder, how many years iPhone 6S will be able to stay relevant. For example iPhone 4S started lagging on iOS 7. While it's certainly usable on iOS 9, it feels as an old and underpowered device. If you have powerful computer from 2010, it'll happily run Windows 10 and almost any application, including almost any game in medium (or even high) mode. I wonder, whether this race on mobile platform will continue or iPhon…

> On an unrelated note, I really don't understand, why iOS 9 (actually iOS 7+) is so slow on iPhone 4S.

Perhaps it's the memory requirements. The 4S had 512MB RAM, the 6S has 2GB (plain 6/plus have 1GB).

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by [deleted] »

CamperBob2 wrote: post #16
nicholas73 wrote: post #11

The iPhone 6s Plus I have is a wonderful phone, but I can't help but feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection. There are some obvious UI annoyances that are present. Such as, the Plus is a large phone so you most often open it with the phone tilted somehow, giving you landscape mode. It does not easily revert to the upright state without juggling it around, nor is there an option to not go landscape on the h…

What drives me nuts about my 6s is the way they moved the power button from the top of the phone to the opposite (long) side as the volume buttons. This guarantees that I cannot pull the phone out of my pocket without hitting one button or another inadvertently, and also makes it likely that the button I press first will be a volume button rather than the power button I wanted. I'd like to grab the iPhone's product d…

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Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by mrcwinn »

nicholas73 wrote: post #11

The iPhone 6s Plus I have is a wonderful phone, but I can't help but feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection. There are some obvious UI annoyances that are present. Such as, the Plus is a large phone so you most often open it with the phone tilted somehow, giving you landscape mode. It does not easily revert to the upright state without juggling it around, nor is there an option to not go landscape on the h…

I have an iPhone 6s Plus, which I love, and almost never use landscape mode to reach UI controls. I am quite sure Tim Cook is a fanatical user of Apple products.

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by jackson1372 »

vbezhenar wrote: post #15

I wonder, how many years iPhone 6S will be able to stay relevant. For example iPhone 4S started lagging on iOS 7. While it's certainly usable on iOS 9, it feels as an old and underpowered device. If you have powerful computer from 2010, it'll happily run Windows 10 and almost any application, including almost any game in medium (or even high) mode. I wonder, whether this race on mobile platform will continue or iPhon…

> If you have powerful computer from 2010, it'll happily run Windows 10 and almost any application, including almost any game in medium (or even high) mode. I wonder, whether this race on mobile platform will continue or iPhone 6S will be able to run iOS 15 without any lags?

I'm not sure the comparison to PCs is fair. Smartphones are still pretty young, and both the OS and chipsets make large leaps every year. If the pace of progress were as fast in the PC industry, you'd also expect a 5-year-old laptop to be unable to keep up.

I expect the pace of progress will slow down for smartphones. Consequently, the iPhone 6S will be usable for longer than the iPhone 4S.

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by humbleMouse »

I don't like the iphone 6 line. They are too big. I bike and run with my phone all the time and don't like having a clunker strapped to my arm. I got rid of the 6 and got a 5c and I like it way more. Just as fast as an iphone6 and 1/3 the price. By just as fast, I mean for normal use - not playing games and using crazy apps (which I don't do)

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by gareim »

CamperBob2 wrote: post #16
nicholas73 wrote: post #11

The iPhone 6s Plus I have is a wonderful phone, but I can't help but feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection. There are some obvious UI annoyances that are present. Such as, the Plus is a large phone so you most often open it with the phone tilted somehow, giving you landscape mode. It does not easily revert to the upright state without juggling it around, nor is there an option to not go landscape on the h…

What drives me nuts about my 6s is the way they moved the power button from the top of the phone to the opposite (long) side as the volume buttons. This guarantees that I cannot pull the phone out of my pocket without hitting one button or another inadvertently, and also makes it likely that the button I press first will be a volume button rather than the power button I wanted. I'd like to grab the iPhone's product d…

"Just avoid holding it that way." - Steve Jobs

EDIT: Interesting. Watching the votes go up and then down makes me think that half of the people do not appreciate my comment. In that case, I feel like I should elaborate.

If the phone is in your pocket, then reaching in has two options. One is wrapping your hand around the sides and the other is a pinch on the front + back. With OP's button pressing issue, I think it's more likely to be wrapping.

I personally don't see how it would be a problem even with wrapping, unless you're used to squeezing hard, but it can be remedied easily by putting the phone in so that the home button is oriented top side. That also brings along the benefits of being unable to unlock quickly and allowing you to listen to music without straining your headphone jack as much.

If Apple had kept the home button on the top, there would be more complaints. A top button is hard to reach, especially on the new, taller iPhones. It was already a complaint when the iPhone 5 form factor was released. Having to reach up to lock makes your grip on the phone a bit more tenuous. Combined with exerting a downward force cause you're pressing the home button, dropping an iPhone becomes more likely.

Frankly, this is the first complaint I've seen directed towards a side power button. For right handed users (sorry, lefties), the button is easily accessible to the thumb now. There's less balancing required to lock the phone. I've only seen reviews that were upset at top home buttons on big phones (HTC One series), never ones about side power buttons.

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by vetinari »

tw04 wrote: post #7
massysett wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had a One M7. I bought it largely because it promised good low light camera performance. My phone was one of many with a flaw that cast a purple haze on low light photos, rendering it nearly useless in low light. Foolishly I waited awhile in hopes that a software update would fix it. HTC offered some sort of replacement program but that would require me to go without a phone for weeks. Eventually Verizon sent me a…

I've got an iphone 6 for work, and an S6 edge for personal use. I can say with confidence that the Samsung camera is better. However I will say they're close enough, and they're both so far ahead of the pack, that you could flip a coin.

> they're both so far ahead of the pack,

As a Xperia Z5 owner, I don't believe you ;)

Seriously, there are more phones with great cameras now. Both Samsung and Apple can get lost in the crowd - see above mentioned Xperia or LG G4.

Re: The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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Post by Alupis »

WildUtah wrote: post #22
threeseed wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> feel that Apple is losing some of it's perfection Apple never had perfection. It's nothing more than revisionist history. Every one of their products has had issues. > A fanatical user running the company wouldn't have overlooked this. Steve Jobs was quite happy to allow dreadful products like OSX 1.0 or the original Retina MacBook to go to market despite a litany of issues. The fact is that the CEO can't be worrie…

"Steve Jobs was quite happy to allow dreadful products like OSX 1.0 or the original Retina MacBook to go to market" Original Retina MacBook Pro June 11, 2012 Steve Jobs 1955-2011 I believe you may have made a mistake in judging who made the final decisions on quality control procedures for the initial release of the rMBP.

Well, in fairness, it's likely this product was already in the funnel back in 2011. However, Jobs wouldn't have been able to do a final review, but then again, do CEO's regularly review all of a company's products, or do they trust their team (product managers, quality testers and managers, etc...?
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