6 less of an upgrade than 5 and 4

[OVERTASK]

I was just looking over the old keynotes and it does appear in terms of new and interesting features (bar the screen size) the 6 seemed like a lot less of an upgrade than the 5 or 4 did at their time.

Perhaps when the 4 and 5 were introduced there was simply core features missing?

 

[TechGod]

I was just looking over the old keynotes and it does appear in terms of new and interesting features (bar the screen size) the 6 seemed like a lot less of an upgrade than the 5 or 4 did at their time.

Perhaps when the 4 and 5 were introduced there was simply core features missing?

Hardly. The 6 quite literally is the biggest.
NFC
-New LTE chip
-FINALLY improved battery life
-Option for two screen sizes
-Massive improvements in iOS 8.

 

[nnacrumors]

6 less of an upgrade than 5 and 4

C'mon now, how about we let the iPhone 6 users have a day in the sun before pissing in their cheerios?

 

[OVERTASK]

Hardly. The 6 quite literally is the biggest.
NFC
-New LTE chip
-FINALLY improved battery life
-Option for two screen sizes
-Massive improvements in iOS 8.

Upgraded LTE chip will hardly make a difference unless you are hitting 100Mbps? Improved battery life only for the 6+ though. The 6 screen although larger still has a rather low pixel density. The iOS 8 improvements will also apply to 5/5S so it can hardly be considered a feature of the 6. I would probably say the NFC chip is the largest improvement, although not much utility outside of the US for now.

 

[TahoeDust]

Definitely 4. The Retina display was a complete game changer.

 

[OVERTASK]

Definitely 4. The Retina display was a complete game changer.

Aye and we still have the same ppi on the 6.

 

[TechGod]

Upgraded LTE chip will hardly make a difference unless you are hitting 100Mbps? Improved battery life only for the 6+ though. The 6 screen although larger still has a rather low pixel density. The iOS 8 improvements will also apply to 5/5S so it can hardly be considered a feature of the 6. I would probably say the NFC chip is the largest improvement, although not much utility outside of the US for now.

I dont know about the US's piss poor LTE network, but yes I've seen multiple occasions in which I've seen 100.

 

[Noble Actual]

iPhone 4
- Retina display
- A4 chip
- Gyroscope
- 5MP camera with flash + FaceTime and HD video
- iOS 4

iPhone 5
- Slightly bigger 4" screen
- A6 chip
- LTE
- 8MP better iSight
- Lightning connector
- iOS 6

iPhone 6
- Significantly bigger 4.7" screen
- Retina HD display (750p)
- A8 chip and M8 coprocessor
- 8MP better iSight
- NFC + Apple Pay
- iOS 8

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I think the iPhone 4 still is the biggest since it introduced a lot of things like the Retina display, significantly better camera features, and the first generation Apple made chips.

I think while iPhone 5 got LTE, the iPhone 6 is more important than it. Actually larger and better displays along with NFC and Apple Pay. Apple Pay is going to be huge.

 

[alphaod]

3G. I mean the original kind of sucked.

 

[the8thark]

I voted 4 but only because 4s. I think the 4s is the biggest change. Dual core and all.

 

[MICHAELSD]

Voted too soon. The Retina Display was definitely the most innovative addition to date IMO. iPhone 4 was the most major upgrade.

 

[OVERTASK]

I dont know about the US's piss poor LTE network, but yes I've seen multiple occasions in which I've seen 100.

Haven't gone over 40 in the UK.

 

[TechGod]

Haven't gone over 40 in the UK.

Sucks for you then.

 

[yegon]

Still the 4. It's been iterative ever since, same applies across the whole industry.

 

[EdMan]

Its between the 4 and the 6 though I voted 6. The 4 design along with retina display was game changing. Time will tell with the 6 but it's a pretty nice upgrade from the 5.

 

[l3uddz]

Haven't gone over 40 in the UK.

WISH my home connection was this fast lmfao.... i barely see 700 KB/s download speed.

 

[Tsuchiya]

I thought the 4 was the best.

I'd been using a 3G up until then, everything about the 4 was a massive upgrade.

Retina display, a much better camera (which also shot video ), a gorgeous new design, and a much better battery life. It was the first phone I ever had that would easily last the day. If I was going out and was at 50% battery I didn't worry about it.

 

[OVERTASK]

Sucks for you then.

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WISH my home connection was this fast lmfao.... i barely see 700 KB/s download speed.

You must live in Wales.

 

[Newtons Apple]

I got to go with the 6 being the biggest upgrade. I have always wanted a little larger phone and the 6 is it. Was very dissapointed in the 5 size