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The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by drzaiusapelord »

moogleii wrote: post #37
drzaiusapelord wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is classic bikeshedding. A lot of mobile device reviews are pretty unsophisticated, so there's a lot of spilled ink about button location, how the metal/plastic feels, etc. Its a strange regression. Like we just can't judge or weigh the complexity of a modern mobile OS and all its services and apps and just take on this simplified, "Uh, it looks nice" point of view. Strange that even a hard-nosed tech site like…

Er, pretty sure most of their mobile reviews mention where the buttons are on the device being reviewed. Here's one: http://anandtech.com/show/8425/huawei-honor-6-review Here's another: http://anandtech.com/show/8441/nokia-lumia-930-review/2

Its one thing to mention an obvious part of the device and another to spend too much time on it. Your interpretation of 'too much' is of course yours.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by personZ »

mmaldacker wrote: post #36
personZ wrote: post #12

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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…

Apple doesn't even tell you how much RAM their phone have. Or what the CPU/GPU frequencies are.

Apple cherry picks specs that they want to talk about, just like all of her competitors.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by autism_hurts »

cle wrote: post #40

This is an amazingly detailed review. But, at the end of the day, fussing over curvy edges, chevroned pixels, and extreme CPU and GPU performance is irrelevant to me. I bought the iPhone 6, but then I took it back and returned to my Nexus 5. I just can't justify spending over $700 (upgrade fees, contract, etc.) for a phone that does nearly everything my current $350 phone does. I'm sharing this because I hope that so…

The iPhone 6 handily beats your nexus in camera functionality and battery life, not to mention a host of other more "soft" metrics.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by coob »

MichaelApproved wrote: post #16
SwellJoe wrote: post #11

It's amusing how much space is devoted to the location of buttons and ports. I don't recall ever thinking, "I want a phone with the power button on the right side and the charge port on the bottom. Those are my primary requirements." Phone hardware just isn't interesting, anymore. We've reached the point that personal computers reached a couple decades ago: They're all pretty good and not much different from the mode…

Further, the buttons are designed poorly. I use a pinching motion to click the power button. My thumb and index finger grip the phone and I put pressure on my thumb to click the power button. Unfortunately, that means the volume button also gets pressed with my index finger. The phone won't lock when both those buttons are pressed at the same time. It's frustrating. I have to grip the phone unnaturally so that I don'…

I tried to replicate your problem but I can only seem to do it when holding the 6 with just the forefinger and thumb (right handed).

What are you other three fingers doing? I tend to grip with thumb on the right edge, index finger resting on the back and last 3 fingers holding the right edge.

Are you an amputee?

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Post by overgryphon »

johndolan wrote: post #38
stronglikedan wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've sat on my Note 3 (sans any type of case) more times than I can remember, and have never even so much as scratched it.

Out of curiosity, why not put your phone in the front pocket?

Because half the population doesn't have front pockets that fit phones, and sometimes your purse is slightly out of reach.

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Post by u124556 »

overgryphon wrote: post #55
johndolan wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Out of curiosity, why not put your phone in the front pocket?

Because half the population doesn't have front pockets that fit phones, and sometimes your purse is slightly out of reach.

You don't have to be part of that half of the population.

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Post by nirvanatikku »

cle wrote: post #40

This is an amazingly detailed review. But, at the end of the day, fussing over curvy edges, chevroned pixels, and extreme CPU and GPU performance is irrelevant to me. I bought the iPhone 6, but then I took it back and returned to my Nexus 5. I just can't justify spending over $700 (upgrade fees, contract, etc.) for a phone that does nearly everything my current $350 phone does. I'm sharing this because I hope that so…

"your current phone is just fine, save your money and use it for something more important" -- no way.

moving away from my Nexus 5 (which I have been unfortunately using for the past few months) back to iOS, and particularly my 6+ has been MUCH appreciated.

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Post by akfanta »

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.

Reading that comment made me really wish someone paid him to do that. Otherwise that was just too pathetic.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by bshimmin »

masklinn wrote: post #8
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 was pretty entertained by the second comment He posted the exact same comment in the 6+ companion review, disappointing.

I actually wondered briefly if it were a Markov text generator, but maybe this rules that idea out.

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Post by ZenoArrow »

Alphasite_ wrote: post #50
mbillie1 wrote: post #28

> 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.

No, but there isn't any low hanging fruit.

There are tons of ways to innovate with smartphones, but the technology to do so is either too young, too niche or hasn't made it beyond the drawing board.

To pick three innovative features that have made it into real smartphones, you can look at the Samsung Galaxy Beam pico projector, Jolla's 'The Other Half', and the YotaPhone E-Ink backscreen. Some would argue that these are gimmicks, but isn't all innovation a little gimmicky before it reaches mass market adoption (I'd argue camera phones were in this category originally, and they certainly aren't gimmicks anymore).

Jolla's The Other Half is especially interesting, as it allows for people to personalise the functionality of their phone (along with the look). Whether it takes off or not remains to be seen.

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