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Re: iPhone 6

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Post by redidas »

currysausage wrote: post #94
eisa01 wrote: post #78

Too bad there is no longer a high end 4" model. The iPhone 5S won't support Apple Pay since it doesn't have NFC, and it is no longer available in 64 GB. I would have thought that Apple understood they have customers that actually prefer the 4" size, or else they wouldn't have had any sales the last years. Let's hope for a iPhone 6S mini next year.

> Let's hope for a iPhone 6S mini next year. Or an iPhone 6S Minus. Am I the only one who thinks "iPhone Plus" sounds oddly un-Apple-ish?

No you are not. In fact Gruber's podcast yesterday talked about that very thing. They thought it might be called iPhone "pro" because anything else meaning bigger just doesn't sound like Apple.

Overall this whole event was odd. It was more Apple reacting to trends rather than setting them...

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by mikeash »

allegory wrote: post #61

Firstly, this is not a troll. I really shouldn't have to start with that comment. I'm actually rather more excited about the Lumia 730. Value for money, not status is a killer feature for me.

If you have to say that it's not a troll, it's probably a troll.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by Marazan »

Gruber is going to have to set aside about a month's worth of updates to get through all the claim chowder from the people who gave the Galaxy Note shit for being 'hilariously' or 'ridiculously' or 'stupidly' large.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by Karunamon »

oatmeal_coffee wrote: post #64
cylinder wrote: post #23

Nexus 5 is all the phone one needs, at half the price.

True unless someone has made years of investments in iTunes-sourced content, then moving over to a cheaper phone with the same feature set is no longer an apples-to-apples comparison. I have a collection that goes back to iTunes' and the iPod's very first days. I'm not terribly keen going through any conversion/repurchasing process.

Remember that music on on iTunes isn't DRMed anymore.

With movies you're SOL, but Google Play literally let me just upload my iTunes music folder, and aside from a couple of metadata glitches, it just worked.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by avalaunch »

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.

As a new parent I went through 64gb like it was nothing taking pictures and videos.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by eisa01 »

sid05 wrote: post #101
eisa01 wrote: post #78

Too bad there is no longer a high end 4" model. The iPhone 5S won't support Apple Pay since it doesn't have NFC, and it is no longer available in 64 GB. I would have thought that Apple understood they have customers that actually prefer the 4" size, or else they wouldn't have had any sales the last years. Let's hope for a iPhone 6S mini next year.

The 4.7 in version bump is negligible for most ppl's palms. Even the majority of people with small hands still engulf the 4 in. size. I think it would be a moot point in a majority of cases unless you are really jones'ing for the pocket space and portability...

I will definitely try it just to be sure, but even the move from 3.5" to 4" started to stretch it when reaching for the top left corner of the screen for me.

And then there's this ad from the original iPhone 5 release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY4c2mh15Yk

No iPhone 6 option at 4" is in direct contradiction to what they said before. It's a reason the Apple Watch is released in two different faces, people are different!

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by liviu »

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 am in the same boat. I never used my full space. The 16GB model is perfect for me.

Re: iPhone 6

#118

Post by paradite »

I am confused why Standby time for iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S are exactly the same(250 hours) when other comparisons like Talk time are significantly different(14 hours vs 10 hours)?

Re: iPhone 6

#120

Post by k-mcgrady »

ZanyProgrammer wrote: post #90
k-mcgrady wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>> 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.

True but considering iOS 8 works right back to the 4S I wouldn't be too worried. Plus most people are on two year contracts and upgrade after that.
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