It's as slippery as the metal-backed original iPhone. In fact, aluminum is more slippery than plastic (3G/3GS) or glass (4/4s). The glass inserts at the top and bottom made the 5/5s less slippery than otherwise.
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It's as slippery as the metal-backed original iPhone. In fact, aluminum is more slippery than plastic (3G/3GS) or glass (4/4s). The glass inserts at the top and bottom made the 5/5s less slippery than otherwise.
I agree the 6+ is to big, for me. But there is a market for it. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's a bad product. My wife among many others love the size it offers. I'm happy with my 6. I would prefer smaller bezels for easier on handed use but the screen size itself is fine. The rest of it I love. AC wifi, NFC/Apple Pay. I do agree it's slippery but I always use a case on my phones, they wouldn't last a week without one.
Iphone 6 is perfectly pocketable unless you have really tiny pockets, people have been pocketing galaxy s4's and such for years. I will agree with you on the lack of the file system and file browser accessible to the user, it is unacceptable in this day and age not to have one. I know, i know, people will jump in and say "well apple doesnt want the file system accessible because some users are too dumb or wont know how to use it and so on". At least there has to be an option, buried deep in the settings to have the file browser enabled. That is the only, only thing that keeps me on android because i can download movies directly to the phone.
The 6 and 6 Plus take photos consistently better then the 5S, countless photoshoot outs show this, and my Plus takes noticeably better photos then the 5S i used to own, I am a pretty big photographer and I have heard of this noise reduction issue, it occurs only sometimes, but the photos are still noticeably better then the 5S, espcially in low light
Its not erasing or putting down Google's success at all, a user said "look at Androids userbase, that is more then enough to tell you it is amazing"
And then i just spit out some facts on Googles Android userbase; and now you seem to be getting frustrated/mad in a way? That is the cold hard truth, the reason why Android has so much marketshare is because of what I posted, im absolutely giving them credit for sure for it, but thats why Android is so popular, because it is cheap, which is true.
Looking at Android's premium market compared to iOS(iOS is only premium, Apple obviously doesn't sell anything not premium price) they are alot closer then you think, which says alot considering Apple is only one OEM , compared to the other OEM's on Android pushing out premium flagships left and right
Your post says "its a very good OS, user base alone is proof of that" when really the user base is majorly consisted of cheap Android devices, it has such a big user base because Android is cheap
Again, putting words in my mouth. Not once did anyone say "amazing" but you, don't even try quoting me with that nonsense.
Bottom line is that there is a very large user base of Android users--students, professionals, etc. who use the OS every day to be productive, to be entertained, etc. If you think that's the case because Android products are simply cheaper than Apple products then well, that's just peachy. Have an "amazing" day!!!!
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Bought both and disliked both. Just poor built devices with poor software. My iOS 7.1.2 runs better then iOS 8. I plan on updating to iOS 8 around April next year once they fix a lot.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. This really made me LOL. iOS 7 is NOT the most beautiful phone os. That goes to iOS 6. Nothing beats its classic look. Despite having used 7 for a year, it still hurts my eyes because its so bright. iOS 6 did not give me a migraine when I used it.
iOS 8 is laughable and so is anyone trying to defend it. 7.1.2 is pretty good, just designed poorly.
Its like talking to a brick wall, usually how all Android fanboys are, obviously they use the OS same way Apple users use IOS, to be productive, entertained, etc , whatever. My whole point was that the reason why Android has such a huge marketshare is because of cheap Android devices , and that basically any OEM can just make a cheap 1GB , 5 megapixel shooter with a simple old dual core and stick 4.1/4.2 on it and sell it for really cheap which is a fact. It's not a knock on Android OS at all, it just is what it is. Facebook just came out recently and said 66% of Android devices that use Facebook are 2011 era specced devices, which also backs up what I am saying(almost everyone uses Facebook lol..)
What makes your opinion better than his? iOS 6 sucks just looking at it makes me want to vomit. That's my opinion not a fact.
Thread starters post is so stupid it's laughable.
I LOVE my iphone 
I have an LG G3 that I bought on launch day and a 6+ that I bought an hour ago. Both are excellent devices. Not sure if I'll keep the 6+ but it's a wonderful feeling device.
I have an iPhone 6+ and the only thing that annoys me with it is the occasional performance stuttering. Absolutely unacceptable on a brand new phone.
I can only wonder how poorly it will run a year from now...I think I'll be forced to upgrade early to the "S" model next year when they actually upgrade the internals.
The 6/6+ are barely any faster than the 5S...Apple screwed up in that department. Other than that, I love the size and screen and battery life.
I can only wonder how poorly it will run a year from now...I think I'll be forced to upgrade early to the "S" model next year when they actually upgrade the internals.
The 6/6+ are barely any faster than the 5S...Apple screwed up in that department. Other than that, I love the size and screen and battery life.
You realize thats not common right?
Most people have zero stutter and its the smoothest phone yet...
You're acting like the processor can't handle it and is underpowered by default or something.
Try a fresh install?
More common than you think:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1791582/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1790320/
I did do a fresh restore and that didn't help. It's the GPU that runs out of breath with much more it has to work in downscaling to 1080p. It is underpowered by default in a way. Look at the GPU comparison charts and the 6+ has worse FPS performance than the 5S in a lot of cases because of the increased resolution.
it's true there's no real improvement to be seen. even with the new technology, the operating system is more buggy than it's ever been. and with the added discomfort of the larger screen and slippery display, the 5s was better.
If you really believe this, why would you hesitate to buy another company's products? I would never buy expensive products from a company that I felt that negatively about. No sense in buying any more Apple products or posting on an Apple forum. Apple products aren't for you. There's nothing wrong with that, but please find something else that you actually do like, or you'll become like the sea of trolls on this site that hate Apple more than they like any other company's products.
I do use it naked and can handle it just fine. It doesn't change the fact that it's more slippery than the previous iterations except the original iPhone.
To be fair, you're being quite hypocritical by saying you're talking to a brick wall, when you yourself added fluff words to swerve147's post just to reiterate your point.
And to your argument on Android devices running on legacy hardware--why does it matter? Obviously it doesn't bother the user base enough to switch. Not all of us are forefronts in technology. Why does this strike a nerve to you?
Back on topic, OP-- I'd test out an Android device if you find the iPhone and iOS to be terrible. Two things can happen: 1) a new appreciation on how iOS is designed, or 2) a new appreciation to the open nature of Android. Your personal expeerience far outweighs our suggestions.