Anyone keeping their iPhone 6 for another while?

[_Kiki_]

Yeah, that's definitely incorrect numbers.

Why? Can be battery degradation because device wasn't used for a long time

 

[nviz22]

Sure, there will be tons of people keeping their iPhone 6 because it simply works well enough to not warrant spending more $. A battery replacement will certainly be more cheaper than getting an iPhone 7/7S/8. Plus the iPhone SE at $150-$200 still exists without breaking the bank if someone needs a cost effective iPhone to replace the 6 and still be an upgrade.
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Similar to the 6s and 7 threads, wondering if anyone is brave enough to run a 6 for another year, considering iOS 11 is arriving? And considering that the 6 was always short on memory......

I have a 6 plus and I think I'm overdue a change.

But on the other hand, though I'm tempted by an 8, I do wonder would it be best to wait for the 8s iteration, or whatever its going to be called.

I would say get rid of the 6 Plus because that phone with 1GB of RAM isn't so great, plus 2GB RAM models are sufficiency to go for a few more years. Ditch the 6+ and buy the iPhone SE at the very least if you can go back to a 4" display. If not, go for the 7+ when the price drops.

 

[akash.nu]

Why? Can be battery degradation because device wasn't used for a long time

Battery degradation doesn't work like that. You'll see the difference in usage, and will only have an impact if stored without charge for a very long time.

 

[Jim165]

No 1/16th size camera sensor is going to stack ip against an inexpensive MILC. Get a standalone camera.

Absolutely will not carry a separate camera on vacation. I don't need an award-winning photo...but would like better photos and video than my current phone. 7+/7S+ will work fine for me.

 

[sean000]

I will definitely be upgrading my iPhone 6 to either an iPhone 7/7+ or an 8.

My iPhone 6 has been feeling slower / less responsive lately... and sometimes the sluggishness drives me crazy. On top of that the battery is also not what it once was. I usually need to charge it during the day while I'm at work. It's not a problem as long as I remember to do that, but if I forget then I may not have any battery left for my walk home (I often listen to streaming audio as I walk to and from work).

I will probably go to the iPhone 8, but if there is a 7s or 7s+ I will consider that as well. The camera upgrade would be nice, and I want the dual lens camera like the 7+ has. A bigger phone would be okay with me as well.

Sean

 

[Volusia]

I am going to try to stay with my iPhone 6. I am very happy with it and, hopefully, iOS11 won't slow it down too much. If it does, I would consider going to an iPhone 7 but don't think I could handle forking out $1,000 for an 8!

 

[44267547]

I am going to try to stay with my iPhone 6. I am very happy with it and, hopefully, iOS11 won't slow it down too much. If it does, I would consider going to an iPhone 7 but don't think I could handle forking out $1,000 for an 8!

You would still have the option of the iPhone '7s as well. The iPhone 7 will see a price drop, with the 7s being price similarly to where the iPhone 7 is currently.

 

[_Kiki_]

Battery degradation doesn't work like that. You'll see the difference in usage, and will only have an impact if stored without charge for a very long time.

What do you mean difference in usage ? Can you show me any publication what you taking about ?

Also you can't be sure how linearity is degradation and also how has a impact for battery in device. This is not predictable as you think. Battery cycles doesn't mean everything about a battery.

 

[Dented]

Absolutely will not carry a separate camera on vacation. I don't need an award-winning photo...but would like better photos and video than my current phone. 7+/7S+ will work fine for me.

The 7+ has a (limited) trick up its sleeve with the dual cameras/portrait mode, but otherwise the pictures you will get from these phones on holiday, in good light, will be barely any different at all to the pictures your current phone produces. Despite all the hyperbole these are all ridiculously small sensors which - thanks to physics - are severely restricted in quality, and the improvements in them year on year are always vastly overstated.

If you want to see a genuine improvement in your photos, buy a camera. Any camera. Stop fooling yourself that upgrading your smartphone will be any kind of meaningful step up.