Do you realize that 50 or even 100 posts on MR compared with several millions sold IS statistically irrelevant ?
MR isn't real world. Actually any tech forum like this is very different from real world.
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6+ verdict after 2 months: starting to feel a tad small.
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MR isn't real world. Actually any tech forum like this is very different from real world.
Comparing to real world is irrelevant. If polls on here say MR members are split evenly in wanting the 6 vs. 6+ and we subsequently get more posts from 6+ members who had buyers remorse, especially given the 6+ supply constraints, you can't just dismiss this anecdotal evidence.
What would be a "usual return rate"?
I suspect people are doing what they have always done and returned and exchanged at will. Having two different size iPhones introduced at the same time has likely cause a little extra return.
Forums like this are responsible for many Apple returns.
I agree. 6 inches is probably the sweet spot for large, large, phones. Assuming of course the bezels are reasonably small. The iphone with the current bezels at 6 inches would be crazy.
Look at the nexus 6 though, nearly 6 inch screen and a footprint not much larger than the 6 plus. Still fits in almost all pockets too. Gives you the most screen space while still being able to be used as a phone and pocketed. To me that's about perfect for a really large phone.
Look at the nexus 6 though, nearly 6 inch screen and a footprint not much larger than the 6 plus. Still fits in almost all pockets too. Gives you the most screen space while still being able to be used as a phone and pocketed. To me that's about perfect for a really large phone.
Apple needs to be brave and tackle those bezels. I'd much rather have the extra screen space.
Not just that, from a design POV, they're ugly.
Based on what you are saying I believe that is "Anecdotal - not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research".
if it werent for imessage, itunes and continuity (text, imessage and call forwarding) i would have switched to nexus 6 for this reason - choice.
There's a practical limit to how big a personal communications device can be. My hands are pretty big, and the 6+ is the upper limit in usability for me as a practical phone. And we're starting to see that as the case on an engineering and ergonomic scale too: people having trouble keeping a grip on the thing, and bendgate with people's insistence that they be able to stuff this absurdly big phablet into their skinny jeans and still have it come out okay.
If the 6+ big enough, Apple already sells a device for your needs: it's called the iPad Mini.
Was super chuffed when the 6+ was released (stopped me from going over to Samsung for a phablet), and for a while I was loving it, it's so nearly perfect for me as an all-in-one device. I can browse on it for hours happily, I love reading and watching videos on it, and since I've gotten it, I've devoured loads of books at a pace I wasn't doing for years.
Recently, when doing a it of gaming on it, I've realised it's still just a little bit on the small side. For me at least, I think a 5.7inch 6+ would be the dream now. I could still live with it, still pocket it and it'd make everything just a little bit better. There is a point where size does become obtrusive for daily life, but I think now after more experience with a larger device, that that size is probably somewhere over a 6 inch screen.
FWIW, I don't have any issues with using the screen or anything. Just feels like a smartphone.
I really thought there's no way I'd upgrade again for at least another 4/5 years (I keep things I buy for a long time), but I think I would upgrade if Apple released a 5.7inch phone in a couple of years and stick to that instead.
Anyway, haven't posted here in ages, so hope everyone's enjoying their new phones
Feel the same way. The + doesn't feel big at all, it just feels like a phone. it may just be a matter of having gotten used to it, I don't know. But at the moment I would definitely dig a bigger display.
hell no....no thanx! You can switch on the phone functionality on your Air 2 if you prefer; this way you have all the screen size for gaming & everything else.
ME: I'd like a 5.7inch iPhone in a couple of years.
YOU: Buy a 13.3inch Laptop and use it as a phone.
ME: I'd like a 5.7inch iPhone in a couple of years.
YOU: Buy a 7.9inch iPad Mini.
Yeah, everyone's getting used to larger sizes at the moment and as soon as they're acclimatised many will be ready to move up again also. Some folk just can't see past their nose. My girlfriend has tiny Asian hands and she has the 6, but is starting to want a 6+.
If Apple made a 5.7 or 6inch all the naysayers would be the first to say how it's the best thing ever and is the perfect size. Hold out for a few product cycles and you'll see them bleat here on MR
Microsoft (Nokia) has shown that you can make a 6" phone that is thin and manageable. While "bigger," the Nokia 1520 is nearly identical in size to the 6+ but with a screen that is 1/2" bigger.
Smaller bezels (or none at all as some Lumia phones are moving to on the bottom) ....and imagine how small the top one could be if it just need to house openings for the ear piece, front facing camera and light sensor.
On-screen controls are already here and I'm sure Apple will make them the best...probably even an area at the bottom of the screen to still scan fingerprints.
Just glad the 6+ finally came out. Since buying a 1520 a year ago just for the hell of it, I got used to the big screen and couldn't even type on my old iPhone 5.
Smaller bezels (or none at all as some Lumia phones are moving to on the bottom) ....and imagine how small the top one could be if it just need to house openings for the ear piece, front facing camera and light sensor.
On-screen controls are already here and I'm sure Apple will make them the best...probably even an area at the bottom of the screen to still scan fingerprints.
Just glad the 6+ finally came out. Since buying a 1520 a year ago just for the hell of it, I got used to the big screen and couldn't even type on my old iPhone 5.
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Same here. I love my 6+ and have completely gotten used to it as the "normal" iPhone experience. My Mother-in-Law needed me to help her with her 4S the other day. Oh my, when I picked it up after using the 6+ for almost two months, I was blown away by how truly small that phone was. For people who place a premium on small size, the 4S really was the pinnacle of "small but powerful". Despite the fact that I fall squarely in the "bigger is better" camp and love my 6+, I think Apple made a mistake not maintaining something in the 5/5S size. Not everyone values screen size above footprint / form factor.
Oh is that right, Mr Fallacy?
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Mmm. Will be interesting to see how Apple deals with the Home button. They've become so reliant on it that it must feel like an Albatross around their neck now.
Hope you're right for 2016, might take them an iteration after that though.
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You can get a more compact 6+ already
http://store.apple.com/uk/buy-iphone/iphone6
I think if Apple was able to enlarge the screen size but either keep the same product dimensions or even reduce the overall product size (think reducing top and bottom bezels) then people would be interested in going larger. I think the main issue with the size of the 6+ is the overall product size, not the screen. I wish the top bezel was smaller since there is no need for it to be that big. When going back to use my older iP5, it feels so tiny now compared to my iP6+.
I for one though am happy with my 6+ and use it daily for most things. I use to take my iPad rMini with me a lot to use since I hated using the iP5 for reading books, surfing the internet, watching videos, etc... I do a lot of that on my 6+ now so I am looking to do something with the rMini (either recycle to one of my kids or sell and get a cheaper tablet for my basic tablet needs).