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The iPhone 6 Review

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Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by BinaryIdiot »

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.

That's not necessarily true it simply means there are no low hanging fruit that you can think of. It's entirely conceivable that something could come out to revolutionize mobile devices that, in hindsight, was really straight forward.

It's hard to say absolutes about the future.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by hnal943 »

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 you can't sit down at all then. The note 3 (which I own and love) is too big.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by hahainternet »

autism_hurts wrote: post #53
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.

Right, but that's $700 he'd have to pay to get a slightly better camera and slightly longer battery life. It's not particularly compelling.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by sliverstorm »

u124556 wrote: post #56
overgryphon wrote: post #55

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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.

You make it sound like it's elective...?

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by Jtsummers »

hnal943 wrote: post #70
ghshephard wrote: post #49

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I'm with the parent. If you think sitting on a phone in your back pocket is a problem, I don't think the solution is a "stronger phone."

You're wrong. I also do this all the time and if my phone broke I'd be outraged because every phone built before the iphone 6 can handle that kind of stress. The phone is the outlier, not the use case.

Eh. I (until recently) weighed around 220lbs. I would not have been surprised if any phone I sat on [0] broke or was otherwise damaged. Especially with the way that anything in a back pocket gets flexed. It's not just the weight placed on it, it's the tension from conforming to the shape of your body along with the pants. I guess if I had no ass, or weighed much less, or like some coworkers wear pants so low that the back pocket is actually behind the thigh it might not be a big deal.

[0] This also depends on the seat. My couch at home is very cushy, it'd be hard to break it there. But my kitchen table chair is little more than a slat of wood cut to a comfortable shape.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by Shivetya »

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…

At least is not a 4/4s with a glass back. I never understood making both sides subject to breakage. Its possible that glass breakage may be easier as larger sizes are more prone to breakage, plus there is that beveled edge. I read we do not have sapphire because of the size issue. Is there a glass composition difference between Apple and Samsung phones?

Regardless, I will have mine tomorrow so coming from 4s my biggest shock will be size. I am assuming the new processor will make iOS 8 feel "snappier" as it has dogged my 4.

Size comparison site I found useful http://www.piliapp.com/actual-size/iphone-6/

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by hahainternet »

chrisBob wrote: post #63
personZ wrote: post #52

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

Why "her"? Is this because you are sexist and trying to degrade Apple, because you consider Apple to be a god, or are you pushing for better women's rights by using feminine pronouns by default? I really am curious.

Isn't that a false trichotomy?

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by Semaphor »

atourgates wrote: post #44
georgespencer wrote: post #19

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> 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.

Well - the issue isn't that it's a good idea to sit on a iPhone, the issue is that this iPhone seems to be less durable than previous iPhones, where nearly every other model was an upgrade in terms of durability.

I get the feeling some people are too far up there to realize that.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by richardjs »

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.

When did durability stop being a factor used to assess a phone's quality? As someone who is somewhat accident prone (and who doesn't want to spend too much time fretting about protecting my phone), it's something I care about.

Granted, I don't this should be as big of an issue as some people are making it out to be, but I think the discussion should go beyond chastising owners for putting their phones in the wrong pocket. That's not much better than saying "you're holding it wrong."

If the back pocket is "not supported", that's fine, but when support is pulled on anything that people use, (however obscure or unwise its use may be), there's going to be friction.

Re: The iPhone 6 Review

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Post by hnal943 »

nicholassmith wrote: post #61
overgryphon wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

I'd be surprised if most jeans for women have back pockets that could comfortably fit an iPhone 6. They're generally design additions rather than serious pockets.

The thing with back pockets is that the phone can stick up out of the pocket and stay in there. So the amount of pocket you need for that to work is reduced.
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