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The iPhone 6 Review

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Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by wbracken »

stevewepay wrote: post #14

I've had the iPhone 6 since Sept 19. In the 10 days since then, I've shattered the screen, when it slipped out of my pocket as I got out of a chair, and bent the phone just yesterday, after putting it in my back pocket and sitting down on it (and then immediately getting up when I realized what I did). Let me tell you that the bending issue is very real. My phone isn't bent like those consumer reports videos, but it…

Awesome video of stevewepay using his iPhone the last few days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08xQLGWTSag

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by stevewepay »

georgespencer wrote: post #19
stevewepay wrote: post #14

I've had the iPhone 6 since Sept 19. In the 10 days since then, I've shattered the screen, when it slipped out of my pocket as I got out of a chair, and bent the phone just yesterday, after putting it in my back pocket and sitting down on it (and then immediately getting up when I realized what I did). Let me tell you that the bending issue is very real. My phone isn't bent like those consumer reports videos, but it…

> after putting it in my back pocket and sitting down on it > the bending issue is very real I'd suggest that the issue is that you're a guy who thinks sitting on $1,000 of glass and aluminium is a normal thing to do.

I did this all the time with my iPhone 3, 4 and 5 without any issues which is why it developed into a habit. The fact that I can't do that with the iPhone 6 is a surprise and disappointment.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by jbigelow76 »

Tyrannosaurs wrote: post #9
bshimmin wrote: post #6

Great review, as always. I was pretty entertained by the second comment, which I think has the highest density of Apple hatred the web has thus far witnessed.

I'm sure he feels better getting it all off his chest and it's good to have a hobby. And if you can't have a hobby then being irrationally angry on the internet will do instead.

And if you can't have a hobby then being irrationally angry on the internet will do instead

Judging by scope, being irrationally angry on the internet seems to be a hobby unto itself.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by personZ »

dragonwriter wrote: post #20
personZ wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see comments like yours fairly frequently, and it really is bizarro world. It's buying into an obviously untrue narrative that hasn't been true...well..ever. Apple makes a really big deal about their cores and GPU, as they have every right to (they're pretty great). Quite aside from their keynotes that focus extensively on this, on the product page you learn, right near the top, about the A8 64-bit processor and M8…

> They boast specs (as they boast "retina" displays and thinness and grams and materials) They tend more than other manufacturers to boast brands and subjective description rather than the base specs -- "retina" rather than PPI, for instance -- but its true that they do sometimes boast specs. They'll brag about their (completely meaningless) processor name (A8), but won't spend as much focus as others boasting measur…

I've heard Apple talk about their 64-bit processor magnitudes more than I've heard Samsung or HTC talk about Ghz or core counts. I've heard Apple talk about GPUs more than every other vendor combined, but somehow we all need to roll with the ridiculous notion that Apple cares not a whit about specs, despite talking about them endlessly.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by laichzeit0 »

josefresco wrote: post #18
personZ wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see comments like yours fairly frequently, and it really is bizarro world. It's buying into an obviously untrue narrative that hasn't been true...well..ever. Apple makes a really big deal about their cores and GPU, as they have every right to (they're pretty great). Quite aside from their keynotes that focus extensively on this, on the product page you learn, right near the top, about the A8 64-bit processor and M8…

Agreed, and I'm old enough to remember their (cherry-picked) performance claims in the desktop/cpu world when they had to compete with Wintel machines. What Apple doesn't do, is release products that compete solely based on these hardware specs. Their approach is "yeah it's fast enough, but it's also beautful etc."

Believe it or not, there is a large group of consumers that purchase technology not just based on technical merit, but aesthetics (myself included). I'm more likely to buy something that looks/feels better designed and trade off functionality just for aesthetic reasons. Much like I'd rather buy a hardcover copy of a book instead of the paperback, if the quality is sufficiently higher.

Life's too short to use ugly crap.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by Bud »

bonestamp2 wrote: post #17
personZ wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see comments like yours fairly frequently, and it really is bizarro world. It's buying into an obviously untrue narrative that hasn't been true...well..ever. Apple makes a really big deal about their cores and GPU, as they have every right to (they're pretty great). Quite aside from their keynotes that focus extensively on this, on the product page you learn, right near the top, about the A8 64-bit processor and M8…

Do any other mobiles use a 64-bit processor?

No. Android doesn't even support 64-bit yet.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by stefan_kendall3 »

stevewepay wrote: post #14

I've had the iPhone 6 since Sept 19. In the 10 days since then, I've shattered the screen, when it slipped out of my pocket as I got out of a chair, and bent the phone just yesterday, after putting it in my back pocket and sitting down on it (and then immediately getting up when I realized what I did). Let me tell you that the bending issue is very real. My phone isn't bent like those consumer reports videos, but it…

The phone is not a one handed phone, and it is not something that can be put in a back pocket. We live in the era of iPad communication devices. Embrace.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by mbillie1 »

> At this point, it’s not really possible to revolutionize the smartphone

I see this sentiment batted around quite a bit these days. Just because nobody has revolutionized the smartphone in the past few years doesn't mean it's not possible.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by szatkus »

bonestamp2 wrote: post #17
personZ wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see comments like yours fairly frequently, and it really is bizarro world. It's buying into an obviously untrue narrative that hasn't been true...well..ever. Apple makes a really big deal about their cores and GPU, as they have every right to (they're pretty great). Quite aside from their keynotes that focus extensively on this, on the product page you learn, right near the top, about the A8 64-bit processor and M8…

Do any other mobiles use a 64-bit processor?

Few different companies announced 64-bit models this month. All of them includes A53 cores. Also Nexus 9 (two Denver cores) will be released soon, but it's a tablet.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by vegashacker »

stevewepay wrote: post #14

I've had the iPhone 6 since Sept 19. In the 10 days since then, I've shattered the screen, when it slipped out of my pocket as I got out of a chair, and bent the phone just yesterday, after putting it in my back pocket and sitting down on it (and then immediately getting up when I realized what I did). Let me tell you that the bending issue is very real. My phone isn't bent like those consumer reports videos, but it…

Any chance of Apple covering the bending issue free of charge? I'd actually expect them to if you took it into an Apple Store.
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