Define vast majority. I've yet to see many people, outside of a few on here, complain about lag. So, how does that make it the vast majority then?
6 Plus here, no lag seen whatsoever. But, that means nothing to you, right?
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Why I sold my iPhone 6 Plus
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6 Plus here, no lag seen whatsoever. But, that means nothing to you, right?
i upgraded from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6 4.7' maybe i have small hands sometimes its a little bit too big when using it one handed 
I would say the iPhone 5s would be good enough for me for now Lol
I would say the iPhone 5s would be good enough for me for now Lol
Steve jobs was a salesman, he said what he should to sell products. Apple did not make a larger phone. With the current phones he would be saying what cook said.
He said that because apple did not make a 7 inch tablet, period. The ipad mini is a very good seller.
It didn't "just work". It was a sales pitch, period.
Again, jobs was a salesman. It's what he did, among other things obviously. He was a visionary, but quotes like the one handed use of a phone was done as that was what they sold. Just like the quote on ipad size and icloud just working. With the larger phones he would have been up there talking about how they were the best ever made.
I'm a big believer in using what fits you, I am a big believer in choice, but jobs was a salesman and said what he needed to say to fit the product.
If iOS were buggy, wouldn't every app crash? That's like bitching about your car because you get flat tires all the time.
Why I kept my iPhone 6 Plus
1. I can use my 6 Plus one-handed without any issue. But of course 6 Plus is not for everyone. I LOVE the screen size.
2. What LAG issue? I have no issues on my 6 Plus lagging at all and works just fine. RAM is a non-issue for me and I can get by 1 GB RAM easily.
3. My app never crashes on me. Maybe I don't have the apps that you are using that causes the crash. And I have the 128 GB Model.
4. Mine isn't slippery at all and is just fine. But of course I also use a case on mine.
1. I can use my 6 Plus one-handed without any issue. But of course 6 Plus is not for everyone. I LOVE the screen size.
2. What LAG issue? I have no issues on my 6 Plus lagging at all and works just fine. RAM is a non-issue for me and I can get by 1 GB RAM easily.
3. My app never crashes on me. Maybe I don't have the apps that you are using that causes the crash. And I have the 128 GB Model.
4. Mine isn't slippery at all and is just fine. But of course I also use a case on mine.
OP is right about the lag on 6 Plus. I use Spotify at home on a strong WiFi connection and whenever I listen to music and multitask like simply browse the Internet or use Messenger, my music would slightly stutter and skip. I have a memory app called SysStats and my memory available would be in the 20s. I invite people to use their phone extensively and multitask with their Plus. Heavy multitasking and you'll see how 1 GB isn't nearly enough for such a behemoth of a phone
Also, to anyone that has a 6 Plus yet still has a 5 or 5s laying around, use that device and compare it to the 6 Plus. The animations and simple things such as bringing up and down Notification Center or Control Center just fly on the 5. It's worth mentions since the 6 Plus demands more pixels on screen that some lag was expected.
Also, to anyone that has a 6 Plus yet still has a 5 or 5s laying around, use that device and compare it to the 6 Plus. The animations and simple things such as bringing up and down Notification Center or Control Center just fly on the 5. It's worth mentions since the 6 Plus demands more pixels on screen that some lag was expected.
Wondering if others have felt on some level that they are comparing their 6 and 6+ to equivalent Android offerings.
I've felt that now that screen sizes are on par with Android, it's only natural for me to start comparing what the phones can do.
Before (iPhone 5):
--charges much faster than android
--way more ergonomic (x 10)
--fits in pocket easily
--better headphone jack quality (great sound quality)
--smoother than android
After (iPhone 6 and 6+)
--charges same speed as android devices
--screens are same quality
--not any better ergonomically than android devices now. 4.7 and 5.5" there is no engineering your way around these facts of physics.
--battery life on the 6 is worse than some competing androids
--way more expensive than competing androids
--stability of ios 8 is the same as android chitchat
--way less features and choice. App extensions are nascent but not nearly the same caliber as content providers in Android.
In other words, the iPhone 6/6+ are on par with Androids, but they are no longer special devices. And that is a problem, b/c a 6+ can cost you $1000.
Anyway, long way of saying that I'm actually surprised that I compare the 6 and 6+ to Android devices now, and find that the iPhones deliver less value for sure (when price is taken into account) and all that lack of true multitasking and the sandboxing of iOS I notice more.
When I carry around a 5" screen, my mind goes into "this is a real computer" now b/c it's not nearly as portable, so I'd better be getting something additional for my decision to continually carry around a larger device in my pocket. With the 4" screen I somehow think that the phone won't be able to do as much but with the 6+, it's literally the same phone and just the larger screen minus all of the extra features of Android that I willingly was going without b/c I liked the ergonomics of the 5.
I've felt that now that screen sizes are on par with Android, it's only natural for me to start comparing what the phones can do.
Before (iPhone 5):
--charges much faster than android
--way more ergonomic (x 10)
--fits in pocket easily
--better headphone jack quality (great sound quality)
--smoother than android
After (iPhone 6 and 6+)
--charges same speed as android devices
--screens are same quality
--not any better ergonomically than android devices now. 4.7 and 5.5" there is no engineering your way around these facts of physics.
--battery life on the 6 is worse than some competing androids
--way more expensive than competing androids
--stability of ios 8 is the same as android chitchat
--way less features and choice. App extensions are nascent but not nearly the same caliber as content providers in Android.
In other words, the iPhone 6/6+ are on par with Androids, but they are no longer special devices. And that is a problem, b/c a 6+ can cost you $1000.
Anyway, long way of saying that I'm actually surprised that I compare the 6 and 6+ to Android devices now, and find that the iPhones deliver less value for sure (when price is taken into account) and all that lack of true multitasking and the sandboxing of iOS I notice more.
When I carry around a 5" screen, my mind goes into "this is a real computer" now b/c it's not nearly as portable, so I'd better be getting something additional for my decision to continually carry around a larger device in my pocket. With the 4" screen I somehow think that the phone won't be able to do as much but with the 6+, it's literally the same phone and just the larger screen minus all of the extra features of Android that I willingly was going without b/c I liked the ergonomics of the 5.
well i went back to my 5C and honestly its fluid and the right size for portability I have a rMini and macbook air so apple still in my life...
What I found was apple puts alot of effort into their macbooks - look at yosemite - its amazing fluid fast and runs amazingly on the macbook air, secondly ipads - these are also great for what they do just look at the new ipad air specs are amazing... I realised these are two fields apple needs marketshare in... i phone on the other hand they have it conquered and thus a sub par device in my opinion was born, specs were worse than a 2 year old android device...
I did actually give it loads of chances, also got a leather case but took a slight loss in the end £20 when i sold it but overall I think best decision
I agree to an extent, the 6 Plus feels like a blown up 6 with the same specs under the hood when it reality it shouldn't have been that way. The Plus obviously has much more pixels which demands a CPU and memory to handle all that. I've compared the 6 to the Plus side by side and everything flies and runs buttery smooth on the 6. The Plus would have been great with iPad Air 2 specs which I bet it will have for it its "S" iteration. Don't get me wrong, the Plus isn't a slouch when doing small tasks on it but start doing some heavy multitasking and you'll notice that slight lag. One way to notice the average graphical performance is to download "Zen Garden" and navigate through that game. It stutters big time and that's nowhere to be found on the 6.
Do you find the Plus to be a little too big or nah? I played with one in the store and yes it is a litttle big, but that the thinness of the device makes it so much better to hold,
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Are you experiencing this type of lag on 3rd party applications? I'd chalk it up to just alot of applications not being updated to iOS 8/new iPhones yet, plus when games start taking advantage of Metal you will have nothing but buttery smoothness and good graphics
You get used to the size and realize that every other phone smaller than it is just "too small" plus the battery life itself makes it a keeper. Only gripe with it is that it should have had faster GPU and more memory to keep up with that massive screen.
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Nope, like I said download Zen Garden on the Plus and it stutters like crazy. I've tried Zen Garden on the regular 6 and it's so damn smooth. The stutter is attributed to the scaling and handling the higher pixels on the Plus.
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I experience this solely on Safari and with Spotify running in the background. For some odd reason the Plus eats up much more memory for the same task I would do on my 5.
What kind of issues do you run into the stuttering though, I mean like how much stuttering? Does 8.1 improve it, I have a 6 and I am seriously considering a Plus, I know alot of 3rd party applications just need to be updated and optimized so any performance issues people experience on 3rd party apps will be fixed and also when Apple Metal rolls out to more games , games will run and look better too.
Also by February 15, all apps have to have 64 bit support, which will be performance and battery boosts too
It's not to the point where I want to give up on the Plus, it's just noticeable when I'll be using Safari and listening to Spotify and when my music will stutter Safari would also stutter for a slight second. It's just very noticeable when comparing it to my 5 in which I did the same tasks. I've always downloaded SysStats to my iOS device to monitor my CPU and memory usage and my Plus just eats up much more memory than my 5 did doing the same exact tasks. My Plus would be in the low 20s while my 5 would still have at least 300MB of memory left. If you read around the forums it's being concluded that the 6 runs games much more fluid than the Plus for the reason being that Plus has more pixels on screen.
Right. Glad to see you catch on pretty quick. Either way I'll be lmao next year when the 6S offers 2Gb of ram and much better performance. All of you who opted for the 6/6+ spent way too much on a limited device.
Spot on. No doubt the Plus was shorthanded on specs. A phone it's size needs to be beefed up to truly appreciate and not have the same specs as the regular 6.
I can't acknowledge a single point of yours. Not a single one.
Good luck with your next Android phone
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I'd like to know exactly where the 1 Gb of ram became a limit in iPhone 6 usage.....
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Do you know how much A8X consumes?
I'm ready to bet the iPhone 6S won't use an A8X but another CPU....
I don't know why Apple doesn't hire engineers on this forum: there are plenty.
When and if that happens, and I feel that I need it, I'll sell this phone and upgrade to the new one. As it stands, I will most likely skip the next release and opt for the iPhone 7.
As I stated, I've yet to see any lag on my 6 Plus at this point. You telling me there is lag isn't going to change that fact.
Not on the regular 6 but on the Plus most definitely. If you have a Plus, download Zen Garden and you'll see what I'm talking about. Stutter galore.
That doesn't make sense. My iPad has worse specs and doesn't have any lag. Why would the 6 Plus?