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Anyone going from the 6S to the 7?

There are gonna be lots of bugs in the beginning as usual, hardware issues may arise as well, it's better to wait a little bit, in my case I own a 6s, new colors, some are incremental updates but nothing is a game changer.

No upgrade for me this year.
 
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vistokid said:
Interesting... you're going from the Plus to regular model? Any particular reason? I'm actually thinking of doing the opposite... regular to Plus.
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I made a thread on this because and talk about it here https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/regular-or-plus-7-series-edition.1992896/#post-23351833

But basically, I've only had Plus models for the battery. The 7 is rated at "2 hours better than the 6s", so as of this moment I'm going with that.
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valinda said:
Did they say the battery was going to be better on
the 7 compared to the 6s?
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Meh, not really. I thought so but the compare tool on the Apple website shows mixed results. However, the one area the 7 battery out performs the 6s Plus is internet browsing, and that's where I spend most my time.
 
I went from a 6S to the SE, and the only thing that possibly tempts me is the Plus b.c of the camera. Holding out for a new SE next year.
 
Going from Space Gray 16GB 6S Plus to Jet Black 128GB regular iPhone 7.

-I wanted to downsize, becuase im tired of the Plus.
-I needed more storage, 16GB is miserable
-Water resistance
-Better camera (current camera sucks badly)
-I've never keep a phone for more than a year

So I have reasons to justify it and it will seem like an upgrade.
 
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d0hv said:
Going from Space Gray 16GB 6S Plus to Jet Black 128GB regular iPhone 7.

-I wanted to downsize, becuase im tired of the Plus.
-I needed more storage, 16GB is miserable
-Water resistance
-Better camera (current camera sucks badly)
-I've never keep a phone for more than a year

So I have reasons to justify it and it will seem like an upgrade.
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You realize the 6S Plus had arguably the best camera in a smartphone prior to the Note 7.. right?
 
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I'm going from my 6S Plus 64GB Space Gray to the 7 Plus 128GB Jet Black. What sold it for me was the improved camera. My first child is being born in November and I want the best camera I can get on my phone so I can capture all the moments when I don't have my digital camera handy.
 
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valinda said:
Did they say the battery was going to be better on
the 7 compared to the 6s?
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2 more hours of battery life is what I heard.
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deadsoul said:
There are gonna be lots of bugs in the beginning as usual, hardware issues may arise as well, it's better to wait a little bit, in my case I own a 6s, new colors, some are incremental updates but nothing is a game changer.

No upgrade for me this year.
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I feel the same way.
 
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d0hv said:
Going from Space Gray 16GB 6S Plus to Jet Black 128GB regular iPhone 7.

-I wanted to downsize, becuase im tired of the Plus.
-I needed more storage, 16GB is miserable
-Water resistance
-Better camera (current camera sucks badly)
-I've never keep a phone for more than a year

So I have reasons to justify it and it will seem like an upgrade.
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Camera most likely will suck again, Apple in the 6 series implemented a noise reduction algorithm producing washed out photos, obviously the pictures displayed yesterday are edited, my 5s used to produce nice and crisp photos with a nice white balance, sadly now Samsung has better camera sensors.
 
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I'm still deciding. Only just got back off holiday so am playing catch up. I see there's 2 black models? I fancy the 128GB jet black if I do go ahead. What time do the orders go live? 8am?
 
I am, and most people are probably on the upgrade programs through their cell provider so I suspect lots will.
 
The only justification I have is that I want it lol otherwise moving from the 6S to the 7 is relatively unnecessary unless you really like to take pictures. I also wanna get a little more acclimated with the missing jack as that will undoubtably be what all other phones will move to in the future.
 
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JediZenMaster said:
I'm on the fence because I have a 6s Plus 128gb and its still a good phone. I will know for sure before midnight!
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I'm in the same boat. I have a 128GB 6s Plus and it's the best phone I've ever had. I usually get a new iPhone every year. It was easy last year as I wasn't keen on my 6 plus but this year....mmm....What to do?!
 
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Sadly no, I'm still under 2 year contract ending October 2017. But I hear next year iPhone is going to be awesome ;)
 
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d0hv said:
I wanted to downsize, because I'm tired of the Plus.
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This.
I've had the 6 plus and now have the 6s plus and I'm about done with this size phone.
After two years I now find it somewhat cumbersome and a bit heavy to have in my pocket every day.
 
mashinhead said:
The only significant reason to upgrade, is for the camera, and even that on the plus model only. This assumes you have a recent iPhone. So if you aren't using the camera a ton, i don't know that it's really worth the upgrade. You may want one though. That's a different story.

It's a bit lame that you have to wait for a software upgrade to take full advantage of the new camera. This is just so sloppy on Apple's part. IMHO
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Well at least they don't release the software half ass and they wait until it is ready unlike Google. I give Apple bonus points for that.

The camera is the only reason to upgrade and I think this year is a great year to hold on to your old phone because there are no exclusive features outside of the camera.
 
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Upgrading only because I've been wanting to make the jump to the 5.5 inch display. Almost pulled the trigger a couple of months back on the 6s+ but (surprisingly and uncharacteristicly) decided to wait for the 7.

Outside of the difference in size there's nothing in this phone that would tempt me enough to upgrade. Now I just need to decide if I'm going to take a hard inquiry and stick with the AUP or buy outright...
 
I am going from 6S to 7. I really like the 7S camera, but the size is too big for me. I am on Verizon plan where I can upgrade every year. I am sure the dual camera will come to the smaller phone at some point.
 
Black Magic said:
I think this year is a great year to hold on to your old phone because there are no exclusive features outside of the camera.
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A better battery, faster processor and water resistance are exclusive new features.
 
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