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

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Post by jkestner » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 4:54 AM UTC

gamegoblin wrote: post #40

humbleMouse wrote: post #27

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)

I recently downgraded from a 6 to a 5S almost entirely over size issues. If my thumb cannot reach the url bar of the browser and all of the keyboard without repositioning my hand, the phone is too big. I know on the 6 you can double tap the home key to bring the screen down, but that is a bandaid. I also found the double tap unresponsive sometimes, often having to try two or three times, in which time I could have ju…

A much better bandaid is a screen protector that adds an invisible capacitive button next to your home button that will emulate a tap in the top corner. http://www.cultofmac.com/392560/smart-screen-protectors-give...

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

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Post by xixi77 » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:00 AM UTC

Regarding battery life TSMC vs. Samsung chips, the link given in the other article (http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/search?dir=desc&page...) seems quite conclusive -- sorting by score, ratings in both 6s+ and 6s are clearly dominated by TSMC (motherboards without an "m").

This is of course as Apple states a fairly narrow and not necessarily representative test; but if I ever decide to upgrade from my 5s to 6s, I think I know which one I would want :)

Now, I'm not quite sure upgrade would be a good idea -- 5s seems snappy enough, and size does bother me quite a bit. On the other hand, I just noticed claims improved water resistance -- http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/02/iphone-6s-waterproof -- that make me seriously consider getting one...

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

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Post by pen2l » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:01 AM UTC

alexqgb wrote: post #99

acchow wrote: post #8

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I have the Galaxy S6. Camera is wonderful. Battery life is crap. Going iPhone next.

I swapped an iPhone 6 for an S6 so I could run a GearVR, which is fantastic. The rest of the Android experience is surprisingly not bad, and Google Now is notably better than Siri. But man, the battery...

What about the new battery saving features and all in the new Marshmallow upgrade?

Also, Nexus 6P (with the usb 3.1 type C) can get fully charged in under 10 minutes. I've heard that it's possible to get days worth of usage with just like 8 or 9 minutes of charging. That sounds pretty nifty.

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

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Post by fpgeek » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:02 AM UTC

sghodas wrote: post #123

rifung wrote: post #109

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I think it probably has to do with the kind of lifestyle you have. For me, I have to commute by bus, and most of the time it's packed so I have to stand. While on the bus I'd like to use my phone to avoid boredom, which means using it with one hand because I need the other to hold onto something. I can totally see how having a bigger screen and bigger battery are great. But unfortunately for some of us, we have times…

You're right - there's no one size fits all solution. I'm glad that phones have gotten bigger because they fit my use cases, and based on their popularity I'm definitely not alone. I am surprised that 4" phones have been lost - especially by Apple. Despite the low sales of the 5c, I figured we'd still see a 6c to satisfy those not wanting a bigger phone. It seems like a decent number of people are refusing to upgrade…

The closest you get to a good, small Android is Sony's Xperia Z(1,3,5) Compact series. They're about 1 cm shorter than an iPhone 6/6S mainly because they don't have the home button, but that's still about 0.5 cm taller and 1 cm wider than a 4" iPhone.

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

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Post by tmalsburg2 » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:02 AM UTC

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.

This bothers me a lot, and cynical as I am I suspect that this is on purpose and Apple's way to encourage people to upgrade to a new phone. My wife has a four years old MacBook Pro, which after two years inexplicably started to slow down more and more to the point where the most trivial tasks like opening a menu became a major pain. It is very hard to imagine legitimate reasons for why this should happen, especially since my wife installed a bunch of programs when the computer was new and since then did not change anything.

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

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:13 AM UTC

andy_ppp wrote: post #94

andy_ppp wrote: post #17

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Built in obsolescence?

I am surprised everyone disagrees with this, it's really common and the basis upon which a consumer society is based. Clothes don't need to break, lightbulbs can be built that last forever, cars can and should run indefinitely when we can build aeroplanes that don't fall out of the sky and the performance of animations on an iOS device do not need to degrade substantially every OS release. Apple release new versions…

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

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Post by nether » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:38 AM UTC

humbleMouse wrote: post #27

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)

I have really small hands, like XS glove size. I run with a 6s just fine, up to 45 minutes. Any longer and I'd probably get a waist belt: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QQTDA2?colid=1JE32OIQBN...

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

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Post by aclissold » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:42 AM UTC

lgieron wrote: post #19

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…

My solution to that is to not upgrade iOS. I too feel pushed with these slow "updates" to just buy a new phone and I refuse to be milked.

What happens when the cows refuse to be milked? Udder chaos. [1]

[1]: http://unijokes.com/joke-10123/

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

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:44 AM UTC

shostack wrote: post #66

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 roll…

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

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Post by mikeyouse » Wed, Nov 04, 2015, 5:53 AM UTC

hartator wrote: post #112

mikeyouse wrote: post #105

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> If my thumb cannot reach the url bar of the browser and all of the keyboard without repositioning my hand, the phone is too big. I know this isn't the question you asked and you've already moved on, but for others, there is a way around this problem on the iPhone. If you 'soft tap' the home button twice, the entire display shifts down about 3 inches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3CTKI6pRlQ

> I know on the 6 you can double tap the home key to bring the screen down, but that is a bandaid. I also found the double tap unresponsive sometimes, often having to try two or three times, in which time I could have just repositioned my hand. I think he already know that, and I kind of agree.

Ah good call, I missed that part of his description.