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Re: iPhone 6

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Post by masklinn »

ripter wrote: post #27
ascendantlogic wrote: post #4

Only one gig of RAM and base storage still at 16 gigs really annoys me. I may end up with a Moto X and wait for the 6s.

Honest question, what do you use the space for? I used to use mine for music, but now I use Pandora and Spotify.

Music and games and applications, my current phone has 23GB of each with ~10GB for on-the-spot stuff. I don't carry my photos library on my phone because there just isn't enough room, and the music library is a subset of my complete library.

The 128GB internal option is the one which'd make me actually consider an iphone 6.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by crwll »

dghughes wrote: post #65
ripter wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honest question, what do you use the space for? I used to use mine for music, but now I use Pandora and Spotify.

And also not everyone lives in the US so no Pandora or Spotify.

Spotify is available in most of Europe and South America too. In fact US got it pretty late.

Re: iPhone 6

#83

Post by currysausage »

sniuff wrote: post #41
ripter wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honest question, what do you use the space for? I used to use mine for music, but now I use Pandora and Spotify.

Spotify offline on high quality eats through space like a hot knife + taking lots of photos / video + 1/2 games each 1-2 gigs

Also: offline navigation.

Re: iPhone 6

#84

Post by [deleted] »

bratsche wrote: post #72

The protruding camera kind of bothers me, probably much more than it really should. But I feel like Apple's obsession with thinness may have gone too far if they need to protrude the camera like this.

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Re: iPhone 6

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Post by k-mcgrady »

ascendantlogic wrote: post #4

Only one gig of RAM and base storage still at 16 gigs really annoys me. I may end up with a Moto X and wait for the 6s.

>> Only one gig of RAM

Why does this matter? Apps run great as is. If the phone was slow I could understand but it isn't.

>> base storage still at 16 gigs really annoys me.

They pay a little extra for the larger models... It would have been nice to have a 32gb base model and it's a little strange they didn't do it but it's not like they don't offer larger storage versions.

Re: iPhone 6

#86

Post by JTon »

aroman wrote: post #47
Someone1234 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is more than a little absurd in 2014. Many other manufacturers have at least moved up to 32 GB base. Don't get me started on the utility of a micro-SD card slot.

I have absolutely no need or desire for more than 16gb and certainly no need for a micro-SD card slot on my iPhone 5s. I barely use 8GB. I would imagine many people are the same way.

I suspect more people than ever share your view. Personally, I'm still old school and prefer to keep an archive of music on my phone. It's great for road trips where cell service may not always be strong. Also in subways or other transit tunnels. Because of this, I love option for mirco-sd. If no expansion is available, I'd expect more than a measly 16GB for everything

Re: iPhone 6

#89

Post by dragonwriter »

polym wrote: post #74

The iPhone 6 Plus is just too big - as big as my hand. I bet, you can't sit down with this monster in your pocket. Stop making it wider and higher!

Uh, then don't get it. It's not like they aren't releasing a smaller phone called the iPhone 6 as well. Plenty of people with small hands are big fans of Samsung's Galaxy Note series, so maybe not everyone else in the market hag the same ergonomic preferences you do.

Re: iPhone 6

#90

Post by ZanyProgrammer »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #85
ascendantlogic wrote: post #4

Only one gig of RAM and base storage still at 16 gigs really annoys me. I may end up with a Moto X and wait for the 6s.

>> Only one gig of RAM Why does this matter? Apps run great as is. If the phone was slow I could understand but it isn't. >> base storage still at 16 gigs really annoys me. They pay a little extra for the larger models... It would have been nice to have a 32gb base model and it's a little strange they didn't do it but it's not like they don't offer larger storage versions.

The extra ram is a great way to future proof the device, for starters. I remember how shitty the 4th gen iPod Touch ran with only 256.
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