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The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review

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

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Post by mixmastamyk »

gareim wrote: post #28
CamperBob2 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

I preferred the top button, and have no trouble reaching it.

Now, when I go to hit it, I almost always push the volume button at the other side as well when squeezing. I'm getting used to it, but this is it's third location! My first ipod touch had it on the top left.

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

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Post by nbarAKL »

kenjackson wrote: post #45

How big of a difference is the camera on the 6s without OIS versus the 6s plus with OIS? I can't really notice a difference in the low light pictures on the site. I take a lot of pictures, but I'm not someone who dives into the details (jpg is fine for me... never even considered RAW). I prefer the 6s form factor, but don't want to end up with a bunch of blurry pictures that would be clear if I would have gotten a 6s…

Unless you're taking video very often, there's no difference. I take a lot of photos, and I found the smaller form factor of the 6S outweighed any small improvements on the larger handset.

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

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Post by mixmastamyk »

bad_user wrote: post #33

I'm mostly an Android user and now I have an iPhone 6s, received as a gift - this is actually the third iPhone I'm receiving as a gift, the first one was a 3GS. I like the hardware, the phone, its size. I like how polished it feels. I really like the photos it takes. But I consider Android's software to be superior. Others might disagree, but I have many reasons for why I prefer Android and I think iOS is falling fur…

> this is actually the third iPhone I'm receiving as a gift

Must be nice?

> I have many reasons for why I prefer Android

Do tell...

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

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Post by guelo »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #51

Wow, thanks anandtech, I didn't know about the 3d touch on the keyboard to enable the "trackpad cursor mode." That should double my text input speed when I make a mistake (often) while being much less annoying than the old way (touch/wait/magnifying glass/retry). I've felt ambivalent about 3d touch until now. Now if I could get a dark UI theme on it my last gripe would go away. (No, negative is not good enough ;)

It's the same issue as long-press, it can be super useful when you know about it but it's just not discoverable.

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

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Post by wvenable »

BuckRogers wrote: post #54
wvenable wrote: post #35

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I use an iPhone and I (continue) to have an Android tablet -- I've been operating this way over a few generations. I don't think either platform is 100% superior over the other. For every advantage Android has over iOS there is different advantage iOS has over it. I was seriously considering going for an Android phone this time around but the 6s is really some amazing hardware. It isn't even as hyped up as it should…

While I did use Android phones for 5 years, since I switched to iOS I've used to do your config of iOS phone + Android tablet for a long time now as well. Since I've linked up my wife's 4S with my 5S and using app sharing, I think I see enough value in finally ditching the Android tablet. I always felt Android was a better tablet OS due to the customization. With ad blockers on iOS9, app sharing, more streamlined int…

After playing around with my Nexus 7 for a long time and performing all kinds of experiments (like running Linux alongside Android) I found I used my tablet almost exclusively for web and media consumption.

So my latest tablet is a Samsung Tab S 8.4 and it's perfect for those needs in a way where an iPad would be sub par. Media management is way more straight forward on Android and I can have 64gb SD card.

But I did root the tablet and uninstall 70% of the bloatware running on it on the first day. It came with 4-5 pages of (useless) applications and I'm now down to 2. Apple products also come with useless uninstallable applications (Stocks, Watch, etc) but it no where near what this Samsung device had running.

My wife has an iPad and I really could not recommend, for her, an Android tablet.

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

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Post by shostack »

bad_user wrote: post #33

I'm mostly an Android user and now I have an iPhone 6s, received as a gift - this is actually the third iPhone I'm receiving as a gift, the first one was a 3GS. I like the hardware, the phone, its size. I like how polished it feels. I really like the photos it takes. But I consider Android's software to be superior. Others might disagree, but I have many reasons for why I prefer Android and I think iOS is falling fur…

Totally agree.

Tried an iPhone 6 and switched back to my Nexus 4 after a week because the notifications were driving me nuts compared to Android.

I have three different email accounts, and unless I used the native Mail app (which I hate), the Gmail app would show all of the individual email notifications on a separate row combined across all accounts. My notifications quickly became useless. On Android, they are rolled up into an accordion grouped by account, so I have three separate mail notifications, and I can long hold on them to see the top few email subject lines at a glance. SO much better.

There also didn't seem to be a way to have more visibility into the notifications on the lock screen the way you do on Android.

Lastly, lack of widgets.

I guess I'm one of the rare power users who cares more about the OS and the interface than the apps.

Oddly enough, I have an iPad 2 that I use as a browsing/media/reading/gaming device around the house and I love it for that. I almost NEVER check email on it because I usually have my phone in my pocket and that is just easier.

--EDIT-- Not sure why I got downvoted for stating my opinion for why I prefer Android. iOS does some things really well, and I happen to like the Android way for other things. Different strokes for different folks. But apparently saying anything negative about iOS is not acceptable...

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

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Post by mixmastamyk »

iMark wrote: post #41
Alupis wrote: post #30

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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...?

As important as Apple was to Steve Jobs, he may have had one or two more important matters on his mind in 2011.

From my understanding, he was giving feedback up until the end, which is both commendable and sad at the same time. Still, it probably helped him not dwell on the negative.

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

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Post by mixmastamyk »

guelo wrote: post #64
mixmastamyk wrote: post #51

Wow, thanks anandtech, I didn't know about the 3d touch on the keyboard to enable the "trackpad cursor mode." That should double my text input speed when I make a mistake (often) while being much less annoying than the old way (touch/wait/magnifying glass/retry). I've felt ambivalent about 3d touch until now. Now if I could get a dark UI theme on it my last gripe would go away. (No, negative is not good enough ;)

It's the same issue as long-press, it can be super useful when you know about it but it's just not discoverable.

I've found not only is it faster (no waiting and no necessary hand movement), but I'm more accurate, maybe because my finger isn't in the way. Often with the mag. glass I have to do it more than once to get the insertion point right. The feature a minor revolution.

You're right, wish it could be more discoverable, but now that I know, am very happy.

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

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Post by cloudwalking »

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

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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.

Blind testing swings the other way: http://www.androidauthority.com/blind-camera-shootout-winner...

Taste is subjective, I have no doubt you like the Samsung more. But subjectively, on average, people like iPhone photos more often than they like Android photos.

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

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Post by function_seven »

davnicwil wrote: post #50
andy_ppp wrote: post #17

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Built in obsolescence?

Almost certainly. I try really hard to be as un-cynical as possible about this, but there's a great quote I heard from someone smart whose name I can't recall right now - economics is incentives all the way down - and it applies perfectly here I think. What possible incentive could any phone manufacturer have to build a phone that significantly over-lasts the rough 2 year cycle that their bulk buyers, i.e the network…

I can think of a couple. I'm not sure if either one is enough to overcome the incentives to do otherwise, though.

1. General brand goodwill. If it's known that the phone you buy today will be functional for the next 5 years, then long-term customer loyalty may incentivize a company to make sure their units last that long

2. App-store market share. The longer your phone lasts, the lest likely its purchaser will replace it with another ecosystem's product. This would increase the lifetime revenue you get from that buyer.

Again, I'm not sure if these two incentives are enough to outweigh the "new every two!" hardware refresh profits.

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