Does your iPhone 6 Plus work smoothly or does yours stutter on 8.3

[Altis]

Lol did you install a 3rd party keyboard or something?

They're not ready.

My keyboard works perfect but its the stock keyboard. No input lag, if thats what you mean by input lag.

Keep in mind I'm talking about an initial delay. It works great most of the time once it starts responding.

When the keyboard pops up, there's a good delay before it allows you to start typing. This is the part that I really dislike.

It isn't just the keyboard either. Every OS animation causes the input to be ignored. It was really bad on 7.0, but it's still there. It limits how quickly you can use the device.

If you don't ever notice it, that's great. But it's there, and anyone who uses their device quickly is sure to notice it. I often forget how much worse it is than an iPhone 5 on iOS 6... That thing is blazing fast compared with my 6.

 

[Bobby Corwen]

Keep in mind I'm talking about an initial delay. It works great most of the time once it starts responding.

When the keyboard pops up, there's a good delay before it allows you to start typing. This is the part that I really dislike.

not for me

It isn't just the keyboard either. Every OS animation causes the input to be ignored. It was really bad on 7.0, but it's still there. It limits how quickly you can use the device.

I can't imagine using it faster than now. Graphics are one thing but the overall power is immense unlike in the past. It runs through anything I do with pure processing power.

If you don't ever notice it, that's great. But it's there, and anyone who uses their device quickly is sure to notice it. I often forget how much worse it is than an iPhone 5 on iOS 6... That thing is blazing fast compared with my 6.

It's not there for most people. Look at the poll.

 

[sunking101]

It's not there for most people. Look at the poll.

Almost 40% is a significant number of people and, let's be honest, several of the up-voters can be dismissed as fanboys who won't hear a bad word said against Apple.

 

[Bobby Corwen]

Almost 40% is a significant number of people and, let's be honest, several of the up-voters can be dismissed as fanboys who won't hear a bad word said against Apple.

I'd be more suspect of the anti boys.

I know there's at least 4 of you so that lowers the stat to less than 30%

Later I can go check the post history on some since it's an open poll. I bet I will find a couple who don't even have iPhone 6 plus but voted just out of size envy.

 

[sunking101]

I'd be more suspect of the anti boys.

I know there's at least 4 of you so that lowers the stat to less than 30%

Later I can go check the post history on some since it's an open poll. I bet I will find a couple who don't even have iPhone 6 plus but voted just out of size envy.

So you would be "more suspect" of an iPhone 6+ owner who openly discusses the device's flaws, as opposed to one of the many forum members who defend everything Apple does?

#wotevs

 

[Bobby Corwen]

So you would be "more suspect" of an iPhone 6+ owner who openly discusses the device's flaws, as opposed to one of the many forum members who defend everything Apple does?

#wotevs

yeah makes sense to me lol.

Apple is praised worldwide for having great quality so everyone wants to be that guy that is unimpressed like as if he is special that he doesn't fall for some sort of perceived halo effect.

So it's more likely that people think it's cool to bash the flagship than it is that people with problems are just not admitting they are unhappy

Generally that's the nature of being satisfied is you really do like it so if you do have a problem you are likely to be honest about it.

But I didn't really need this poll to tell you that most people are satisfied.

 

[sunking101]

yeah makes sense to me lol.

Apple is praised worldwide for having great quality so everyone wants to be that guy that is unimpressed like as if he is special that he doesn't fall for some sort of perceived halo effect.

So it's more likely that people think it's cool to bash the flagship than it is that people with problems are just not admitting they are unhappy

Generally that's the nature of being satisfied is you really do like it so if you do have a problem you are likely to be honest about it.

But I didn't really need this poll to tell you that most people are satisfied.

It was you who created the poll...

Anyway I would say that, certainly here, it is 'uncool' to bash the product. I have lost count of the amount of people who have "flawless" devices and who experience zero problems. I feel it is pushing the boundaries of reality to claim flawless performance from a complex, software-driven device. Especially one which has well documented software issues and slightly less documented hardware issues. Having owned my 6+ for several months and having used it intensively throughout that period, I believe that I'm very well qualified to state that iOS8 is a bag of spanners, that the 6+ is underpowered, and that both the 6+ & i6 have insufficient RAM. If you disagree that's absolutely fine, but it won't change my opinion.

 

[Tsuchiya]

My 6 plus was never smooth.

Either the hardware can't keep up with what Apple want it to do, or iOS is now complete garbage.

I'm inclined to believe it's a combination of the two.

 

[Altis]

It's not there for most people. Look at the poll.

Just because you aren't noticing it doesn't mean it isn't there. Go to any Apple store, try any iOS device. When the keyboard pops up, I can tap 5 letters before it starts responding at all (it picks up on the 6th letter only).

Or unlock your device (TouchID for instance), and press the Home button before it's done settling. It will not acknowledge it.

Or pull down from your home screen to engage Spotlight search -- when it starts the animation, start tapping or swiping the screen to exit the search. See how many taps/swipes it takes before it acknowledges one and goes back to your homescreen.

It used to be really bad on 7.0, and people said it was "fine" back then too. 7.1 was a big improvement and people couldn't believe how much more responsive it was.

I can't imagine using it faster than now. Graphics are one thing but the overall power is immense unlike in the past. It runs through anything I do with pure processing power.

This is how I know you don't even know what I'm talking about. I'm not talking one bit about processing power. You can put an overclocked 4790K in the iPhone and it will still have the animation delays because that's how the OS is. I'm not trying to claim the CPU or GPU are no good. It's 100% a programming thing.

The input lag is gone entirely once the animations have settled. And once again, this isn't so much lag in the choppy-framerate sense, but a delay none the less.

 

[C DM]

Just because you aren't noticing it doesn't mean it isn't there. Go to any Apple store, try any iOS device. When the keyboard pops up, I can tap 5 letters before it starts responding at all (it picks up on the 6th letter only).

Or unlock your device (TouchID for instance), and press the Home button before it's done settling. It will not acknowledge it.

Or pull down from your home screen to engage Spotlight search -- when it starts the animation, start tapping or swiping the screen to exit the search. See how many taps/swipes it takes before it acknowledges one and goes back to your homescreen.

It used to be really bad on 7.0, and people said it was "fine" back then too. 7.1 was a big improvement and people couldn't believe how much more responsive it was.



This is how I know you don't even know what I'm talking about. I'm not talking one bit about processing power. You can put an overclocked 4790K in the iPhone and it will still have the animation delays because that's how the OS is. I'm not trying to claim the CPU or GPU are no good. It's 100% a programming thing.

The input lag is gone entirely once the animations have settled. And once again, this isn't so much lag in the choppy-framerate sense, but a delay none the less.

The animation responsiveness (or basically lack of it) change is an OS change and not really device dependent--it's not related to performance or hardware or anything like that, just a deliberate user experience decision on Apple's part (for whatever reason).

 

[Altis]

The animation responsiveness (or basically lack of it) change is an OS change and not really device dependent--it's not related to performance or hardware or anything like that, just a deliberate user experience decision on Apple's part (for whatever reason).

That's precisely my point. I suspect it is not something that Apple intended, but doesn't concern them.

I've had to consciously learn to pause a moment and let things settle before I proceed. It still trips me up though, especially for those moments where I'm waiting to see if it will react.

 

[1984world]

I've owned dozens of Apple products over the years, purchased numerous phones, ipods, etc. and always loved their products (and still do). Having used so many operating systems and so many products, I feel confident that my experience with the 6plus is genuine, and is rather disappointing, especially having paid outright for my 6plus (128gb model). For the money these devices cost, I would expect a continuously better user experience, not a step backwards in performance. And this was definitely a step backwards in performance for on some devices out there, which is unacceptable.

Don't get me wrong, the 6plus is a nice phone, I just don't think they hit the bullseye here. I'll be the S series model will nail it just right, and I'll be looking to purchase it.

 

[Kyotoma]

No problems here. This was coming from an iPhone 5 on Verizon, I switched to T-Mobile and got the 6 Plus. Lightning fast and battery really is all-day with some solid use!

 

[Sketchr]

mine has worked fine from day one...

 

[CYKBC]

Nutella smooth

 

[TommyA6]

Try rotating the screen in spotlight. Enjoy an embarrassing 5 fps animation the first time you do it. (If you don't exit spotlight and don't do it again the animation is smoother, although still not perfectly smooth).

There are tons of choppy animations on 6 Plus throughout the OS (like in weather app for ex.). The animations aren't terribly choppy most of the time but they are very far from almost 100% 60 fps that was iPhone 5 on iOS 6.1.4.


And no, people don't have faulty devices (at least 99,9999% don't have faulty CPUs/GPUs), and no it isn't a corrupt install of iOS 8 on their device, since restoring+set up as new combo does absolutely nothing to improve those issues. Every iPhone 6 Plus has choppy animations in some parts of iOS 8. If some people don't notice it, great for them...

PS

I am far from an Apple hater, I love Apple and my family owns quite a few of their products.

 

[BlockEight88]

The iPhone 6 Plus is well known to have lag and various stutters. It has gotten a lot better on 8.3., but the phone will periodically hiccup which is annoying, considering its running iOS 8, the major version the phone shipped with. I can't imagine it running iOS 9, or 10 better.

 

[Sketchr]

Well, I'm no "fanboy".

I do enjoy apple products, have had a few issues with some products in the past, but they have been resolved with either a trade in or other fix. No products are flawless across the board.

I also own and use android. Currently have an LG3, but may upgrade to a Samsung 6. going to give sammy another chance.

That said, no problems with my iPhone 6+ on lagging/stuttering etc.

 

[Chafka]

Mine stutters and lags. I am not sure it's an issue with the phone, however. My iPad Mini Retina has it worse. Ever since the upgrade to 8.3, things have not been so good with 5 of the 6 devices it is installed on in my house.

 

[TruthWatcher412]

I'm now on the 8.4 latest public beta release and it's fine

 

[BeeGood]

There is definitely stuttering in some animations, and occasional delays, but I'm over it. It's smooth most of the time. Definitely not as smooth as my launch day 6 running 8.0, but my plus on 8.3 is still a better option all things considered.

 

[KillaMac]

I was just wondering how many people have a perfectly working iPhone 6 Plus and a smooth experience and how many people actually have lag on 8.3 still?

Lag all the time. Screen stops responding where I have to turn it off and on with the side button.

 

[whatos]

It isn't a constant lagfest, but there definitely is stutter at times. More than I'd expect for a flagship.

If they can up the video hardware and RAM, you'd have a real powerful device.

Very true.

After this long, it's looking like Apple is in over their head...and unable to debug the iPhone 6 series. No previous iPhone has ever been this rough.

Or...perhaps Apple is so happy with sales volume and compliant customers they won't bother fixing this haphazard product. Given the distinct lack of pushback from customers its clear sailing for Apple.

 

[saintforlife]

After this long, it's looking like Apple is in over their head...and unable to debug the iPhone 6 series. No previous iPhone has ever been this rough.

I certainly hope the 6S+ fixes all these issues with faster CPU/GPU + RAM. For the first time I skipped upgrading at the 2 year mark after I saw that the 6/6+ only came with 1GB RAM. I had seen what 1GB RAM does on my iPad and didn't want to go through that again. So for the first time I will be getting an 'S' model. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

 

[whatos]

I certainly hope the 6S+ fixes all these issues with faster CPU/GPU + RAM. For the first time I skipped upgrading at the 2 year mark after I saw that the 6/6+ only came with 1GB RAM. I had seen what 1GB RAM does on my iPad and didn't want to go through that again. So for the first time I will be getting an 'S' model. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

I caved in and bought the 6 Plus series because the large spacious displays on my Androids offered such superior usefulness over the tiny demure iPhones Apple had such difficulties giving up.

Yet I've had every S model and without fail they're smoother, faster and more advanced than their predecessor. I'm very eager to dump the 6 Plus in favor of the upcoming model.