Yes the weight difference between the 6 and the 6 Plus may be significant but the difference between the 6 Plus and 6s Plus is miniscule. Obviously if you go from a phone the size of the 6 to the Plus there is going to be a big difference in weight.
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You're comparing a 6 to a 6+. Of course it's going to weigh more. It's a LARGER phone.
Compare a 6+ to a 6S+ and it's negligible at best.
You're talking far too much sense!
3D Touch is the precursor to the home button being removed in the iPhone 7. You heard it here first.
The weight is nothing....but it got .1 mm wider ZOMG!!!!1one
No ****... I get that to. However, it is exponentially worse because the newer version of the 6plus is so much heavier than the old one. I just find it rather ironic that this was NOT mentioned in the keynote and that apple normally makes a big deal about the new ones being lighter and thinner etc
Apple usually make things thinner and lighter. Making an already very heavy phone even heavier is a strange move for Apple. Either it's due to the new screen, or the additional frame strengthening. A year in with my 6+ and it still feels big and heavy.
It's in all likely hood to do with the stronger and most likely denser 7000 aluminium and taptic engine.
How do you feel about the battery? No OIS in the 6S? 6S+ being thicker? No 32gb? No fast charging?
I AM your wife, now get off here and put those shelves up.
The iPad 3 was thicker and heavier than the iPad 2. The iPad mini 2 was thicker and heavier than the iPad mini. It happens.
Honestly not too worried, I wasnt expecting changes there. Mine charges fast, and the 6 plus battery life is better than the 6 which I am ok with. Camera seems cool.... just not sure about the size. Unlike some of you I AM NOT a big dude....but a rather short chick...
Well hopefully this means that they are done with trying to make it thinner and thinner, it's thin enough as it is.
I agree that is a pretty significant weight increase. Has it been confirmed that they house smaller batteries capacities as well as thicker, wider and taller enclosures? I'm amazed Jony let this happen.
Quite noticeable if you're holding the device for long periods of time (wrist fatigue). Mind, weight is one of the reasons I switched from the 6+ to the 6. That said, I find the weight of the new 6 (~140g) to still be quite acceptable.
I find my 6+ is too heavy at times. Going 20 grams more would be noticeable and I would not be happy.
Yes but how would they have handled it in the keynote? Timmy, Jony, and Eddie get up there and point to their expanding waistlines and say we ALL are getting heavier at Apple?
My 6Plus in the case is a heavy monster. Even though it's a very slender wallet case. I do have some concerns about downsizing and losing battery. Losing OIS even though another forum member says I likely won't notice.
It's not so much weight but the dimensions that make it a pocket buster.
It's not so much weight but the dimensions that make it a pocket buster.
Many times percentage change is disceiving. Consider going from 1 gram to 2 grams. A 100% increase but I suspect you would be hard pressed to feel the difference in your hand.
Do you use a case? Many cases will add more weight than you are complaining about, but that doesn't seem to matter. If you are really concerned, tape something to your existing phone 14 grams and see if you even notice it.
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Saw it reported that the 7000 series case is actually lighter than the more bendable case. Think it was the thread that bent both.
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