Because people didnt use tablets in any great quantities before phablets became popular.
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6 Plus - It's Too Big!
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Because people didnt use tablets in any great quantities before phablets became popular.
I love the design of the 6+ the only thing I might change at all would be the bands if it didnt negatively effect my reception. Even those looked 100% better in person. I dont mind the bezels at all quite frankly. I like the symmetry and simplicity and order of the way the 6 plus was designed. Arm chair designers should take a step back. Apple wasnt trying to make a different phone. They were aiming for the same phone thats a different size.
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I find my 6plus much more handy on the train than my ipad. My iPad used to be glued to my hand but not any more though.
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Do whats right for you and dont worry what others think. You know your needs best.
I don't think that tablets have a bright and sustained future.
I'd rather have a macbook air 11" than an ipad + keyboard.
Phablets, on the other hand, are the ideal convergent device because the plus seems big enough to do some work on and small enough not to be horribly inconvenient.
Me, I have a laptop and I'm not going to give that up forever. So I don't need a humongous phone. But I won't lie, when I saw the 6+, I was like, wow I could see some people--not me--wanting this phone.
Apple makes LTE retina mini models. They shoudl just go ahead and put a phone in them and call them all iPhones. The iPhone 6++.
I'd rather have a macbook air 11" than an ipad + keyboard.
Phablets, on the other hand, are the ideal convergent device because the plus seems big enough to do some work on and small enough not to be horribly inconvenient.
Me, I have a laptop and I'm not going to give that up forever. So I don't need a humongous phone. But I won't lie, when I saw the 6+, I was like, wow I could see some people--not me--wanting this phone.
Apple makes LTE retina mini models. They shoudl just go ahead and put a phone in them and call them all iPhones. The iPhone 6++.
I think the reason I didnt like the not was thr proportions myself. Its so fat it looks like you are holding up a tablet to your fact rather thsn a phone. I think it shouldve been skinnier JMO
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The note is wider and thicker. That is why it leaves a bigger foot print and looks more ridiculous when trying to make calls without headphones or bluetooth.
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6+ isnt too big. Youre all just holding it wrong.
Not really - most reviews rate the 6 higher than the 6 Plus because the latter is quite uncomfortable to hold and somewhat bothersome to use by most people. I wanted the 6 Plus but they sold out too fast, so now I have the 6 - and boy I'm glad it turned out that way. I'm not trying to justify my purchase - I still have a Plus pre-ordered, but I'll cancel that today after having played with one at the Apple Store. I'm also not someone who moved up from a tiny phone. My previous phone was the Nexus 5 and I also had a Lumia 1520. I never found the 1520 too big, but that was primarily because I never used it as my daily driver, but rather as a tablet-replacement for home.
So I'm officially joining the fraction here that thinks lots and lots of people ordered the Plus because its specs are slightly better but without ever having handled such a gigantic "phone" and now thinking about returning it for a 6.
I got a 6+ and I think that it is perfect. My wife got a 6 and she thinks that the 6 is perfect. She thinks that the 6+ is way too big. She is 5'5". I am 6'2".
Smaller people will think that the 6+ is uncomfortable and too big. Larger people will think that the 6+ is great,
Smaller people will think that the 6+ is uncomfortable and too big. Larger people will think that the 6+ is great,
I don't commute by car, or bicycle. I commute by train.
Sorry, I've been here way too long (and came from a place where no one used public transportation) ... Is "commute by train" a weird thing to say?
No. Just wondering why you need a free hand on the train if you aren't driving it. ;/)
Not all small people have tiny hands and not all big people have huge hands. How tall people are has very little to do with how comfortable they're with holding large phones. As far as I can tell, the Galaxy Note 3 is predominantly used by women. I don't know why but at least for my students, the N3 is a woman's phone.
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God knows what he does with his second hand on the train. But let's not speculate here - the daily commute is only a tiny fraction of the day.
Ah. One hand to hold on to the handstrap, and one hand for the iPhone. I'm on the train for more than two hours a day - one-handed phone operation is essential.
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Very funny.
But unfortunately it's not such a "tiny fraction" of my day. Today for example, I worked for an hour but spent three hours on the train. This is why I buy a new iPhone every year - it's worth it to me to have the latest and greatest since I spend so much time using the damn thing on the train!
Oh. I see. Straphangers. When I commuted in ny, I sat down.
Ah. One hand to hold on to the handstrap, and one hand for the iPhone. I'm on the train for more than two hours a day - one-handed phone operation is essential. Image
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Very funny.
Ah. One hand to hold on to the handstrap, and one hand for the iPhone. I'm on the train for more than two hours a day - one-handed phone operation is essential. Image
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Very funny.
I never used my phone on the train because the screen was just too small so Id pull out my iPad. Now I can actually use my phone without pulling out a much bigger iPad.
Disagree. I think tablets are going to continue to canibalize laptops. Most people don't ever need a laptop anymore. Ever since I bought my iPad Air, I never use my Mac mini, or my wife's laptop. Most people just need a relatively decent sized screen to email, browse, video, etc...
Having said this, I was hoping that I would be able to rely more on my iPhone 6 Plus and less on my iPad Air, but after having used it for 2 days I realize this isn't going to be the case. I still prefer my iPad Air for web browsing. 6+ screen is huge, bought not nearly as expansive as the Air's.
It's posts like these that make me second guess my decision to go with the regular iPhone 6. Got it on backorder. I also already have an iPad Mini Retina. Like you, maybe I'll have to entertain the idea of replacing both with a 6 Plus. Yes. HMMM. No. Maybe. I don't know. BAH!!! All the youtube unboxing and review videos in the world cannot help me decide between the two. AHHHH!!!
#consumerism #victim #screenenvy #firstworldproblems
I love how the 6 Plus "it's too big" crowd always goes on about the absurdity of holding that beast to your head for a phone call.
I use my 5S as a phone so much during the day for work and personal calls and never hold the phone to my head! I have Bose earbuds, and a Bluetooth car system. Ironically, one is the advantages I'm looking forward to with the 6 Plus is using it as a phone.
Most of my calls use either Lync or Jabber and involve someone presenting something from their laptop. I never bother viewing the content from my 5S because it's too small. Looking forward to a nice big screen for my calls!
I use my 5S as a phone so much during the day for work and personal calls and never hold the phone to my head! I have Bose earbuds, and a Bluetooth car system. Ironically, one is the advantages I'm looking forward to with the 6 Plus is using it as a phone.
Most of my calls use either Lync or Jabber and involve someone presenting something from their laptop. I never bother viewing the content from my 5S because it's too small. Looking forward to a nice big screen for my calls!
I never complained about battery life or picture quality. I wanted a bigger screen.
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I agree to some extent. However, the 6+ frees me from the need to have my tablet out or have it go with me everywhere. It doesnt completely irradicate my need for it.
Went to the AT&T store to grab a case in anticipation of my phone getting here this week, and tried out both models while I was there. I think the 6 plus is perfect, as was the standard 6 iPhone. I can see the arguments for/against both models. At the end of the day, everyone has their choice on which they can get to best suit their needs. I'm also interested in seeing if the larger size will benefit games in any way.
It's posts like these that make me second guess my decision to go with the regular iPhone 6. Got it on backorder. I also already have an iPad Mini Retina. Like you, maybe I'll have to entertain the idea of replacing both with a 6 Plus. Yes. HMMM. No. Maybe. I don't know. BAH!!! All the youtube unboxing and review videos in the world cannot help me decide between the two. AHHHH!!!
#consumerism #victim #screenenvy #firstworldproblems
I was reading this about replacing the iPad Mini with the 6+, which I was thinking of doing, but now? I don't know. Ughhh http://www.cnet.com/news/why-i-prefer-the-iphone-6-over-the-6-plus-apps/
I don't know but after coming from android where the huge screens don't come with Giant bezels, I think I'm going to exchange for a 6. I feel like with a case on, it looks like one of the old huge Motorola droids.
I'm keeping a 6 and a xperia z3 to change back and forth
I'm keeping a 6 and a xperia z3 to change back and forth
I don't know but after coming from android where the huge screens don't come with Giant bezels, I think I'm going to exchange for a 6. I feel like with a case on, it looks like one of the old huge Motorola droids.
I'm keeping a 6 and a xperia z3 to change back and forth
Maybe Apple believes that the bezels help while holding the phone in landscape mode, so your thumbs don't cover the screen? Plus, trying to keep it looking like an iPhone. That's my guess.
"We"? Are you a member of a royal family?
I use the 6 Plus one handed in quite a few use cases, such as reading messages or replying to them (even if I couldn't type one handed on the portrait keyboard, I use dictation most of the time), checking the weather, etc. so yes, it is true. It doesn't imply that I use it one handed all the time (typing this two handed on the nice big landscape keyboard), but I do for many things.
And this very sentence was typed one handed on the portrait keyboard. So there.
6 Plus - It's TOO BIG!
maybe but I think it comes down to taste. I'm the kind of person that wants a big screen in the smallest size possible. I also think a big android phone I easier since the control buttons are at the bottom.on apple your back button on most apps is at the top corner. Even with reachability I had to readjust my hand to get my thumb to that top left corner.
iPhone 6 for me. I don't want to wait for the iPhone 7 for an iphone of the perfect size
maybe but I think it comes down to taste. I'm the kind of person that wants a big screen in the smallest size possible. I also think a big android phone I easier since the control buttons are at the bottom.on apple your back button on most apps is at the top corner. Even with reachability I had to readjust my hand to get my thumb to that top left corner.
iPhone 6 for me. I don't want to wait for the iPhone 7 for an iphone of the perfect size