Got a plus sent it back as couldn't adjust. iPhone 6 went odd so got another plus this time I seem to have adjusted better to it. Still seems heavy compared to my Note 5. Only issue is I have to put it in my coat pocket horizontally otherwise it pokes you in the stomach.
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For Those Who Got the 6S Plus, How's the Size Going? One-Handed Operation?
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Total understand, I was playing S6 edge+ and Note5 last night at BestBuy. I love the size so much, almost bought one.
Spigen AirSkin gives you no noticeable added bulk but it has no screen protection being so slim.
Anker has a pretty slim minimalistic case but only 2 colours.
I currently use the Spigen Neo Hybrid and while the phone still feels slim, the side padding makes it wider and may cause reachability issues for one handed use! On the plus side, its the slimmest military grade material available.
Anker has a pretty slim minimalistic case but only 2 colours.
I currently use the Spigen Neo Hybrid and while the phone still feels slim, the side padding makes it wider and may cause reachability issues for one handed use! On the plus side, its the slimmest military grade material available.
Now that the weather has finally changed and I am wearing jeans out of doors, I confess that the 6S Plus is a problem.
I'm usually lucky that I'll have a light jacket with buttoned pockets, and the iPhone will be in jacket pocket.
The jeans pockets just aren't deep enough for the 6S Plus.
I'm usually lucky that I'll have a light jacket with buttoned pockets, and the iPhone will be in jacket pocket.
The jeans pockets just aren't deep enough for the 6S Plus.
I bought the 6 last year because I didn't want to two hand the phone.. Well seeing as that didn't work out with my tiny hands, I went to the 6s plus this year. I'm loving it!
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A year and a half later ------> I HATE IT
It's HUGE.. Too big for my tiny hands, too big for my pockets, and it's heavy.
Honestly I almost can't wait for the 8 to come out.
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A year and a half later ------> I HATE IT
It's HUGE.. Too big for my tiny hands, too big for my pockets, and it's heavy.
Honestly I almost can't wait for the 8 to come out.
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As much as I loved my 6s Plus, I eventually, after a month or so, switched to a 6s. I still adore everything about the Plus I did, but at the end of the day, dedicated, 100% one-handed usage was critically important for me at work and with two little kids.
The whole time I had the Plus, I wondered whether a 6s would just work better for me. When I finally got the 6s, everything felt right again. If I could afford both, I'd have both and switch my SIM when I felt like it. But unfortunately, I had to choose. I look back on the Plus fondly, but I don't miss it in a way that makes me question my move to the 6s at all. That's not to say the Plus isn't great, because I actually think it's extraordinary. The 6s size is just perfect for my lifestyle.
The whole time I had the Plus, I wondered whether a 6s would just work better for me. When I finally got the 6s, everything felt right again. If I could afford both, I'd have both and switch my SIM when I felt like it. But unfortunately, I had to choose. I look back on the Plus fondly, but I don't miss it in a way that makes me question my move to the 6s at all. That's not to say the Plus isn't great, because I actually think it's extraordinary. The 6s size is just perfect for my lifestyle.
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Very few people care about 1 handed use anymore, both Apple and Android--except the low-end. So ironically it's the cheapest phones that will be the most useable.
Phones should just be like french fries: small, medium, large. The scale with which these devices sell makes it worth it to manufacture 3 screen sizes. Could not hurt and would only help profits.
Yes, if the small size had to be a bit thicker to accommodate heat, and cram everything into a smaller size, so be it.
Let's get it done
Phones should just be like french fries: small, medium, large. The scale with which these devices sell makes it worth it to manufacture 3 screen sizes. Could not hurt and would only help profits.
Yes, if the small size had to be a bit thicker to accommodate heat, and cram everything into a smaller size, so be it.
Let's get it done
one handed only becomes a pain when scrolling down for the notifications center so all in all it's never an issue
I did notice your signature, so it appears that you decided in the end for the phone, rather than for the media device....
Precisely. I still stand by everything I said about the Plus. It's awesome if it works for you.
One handed use was so something that I tired to adjust away from, but frequently handling two devices at once at work, or dealing with a text while holding or playing with my kids, the Plus ended up just not working as natural for me as the 6/6s.
I was hesitant to upgrade from my iPhone 4 to the 5s because it was larger. But I got used to it quickly. Two years later, I have just gotten a 6s Plus and I love it. I don't need one-handed operation. It's big but still fits my pocket (I don't wear tight jeans 
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These days I don't talk on the phone all that much, so I think of the 6s+ as a small tablet that can also make phone calls. This is my favorite iphone so far!
)These days I don't talk on the phone all that much, so I think of the 6s+ as a small tablet that can also make phone calls. This is my favorite iphone so far!
This wish game will always continue as long as there are options available in the market ..
This wish game will always continue as long as there are options available in the market ..
So true. I'm guilty of it.My wife texted me her grocery list today and I tried to push a grocery cart in one hand while holding my 6s Plus in the other. My problem was that trying to scroll with one hand was very, very, precarious. I didn't drop my iPhone but I came real close, twice. With the Apple leather case I shudder to think what would have happened if it had hit the hard floor.
I like my 6s Plus but I have to admit, it's a pain in the butt to use sometimes.
I like my 6s Plus but I have to admit, it's a pain in the butt to use sometimes.
I had the EXACT same experience. Lol. I had been used to shopping with my old iPhone 6. Never gave it much thought. Went in to the store one day with my 6s Plus with my shopping list in Google Keep and it really was a pain in the arse like you described. There was no pushing with one hand and navigating the shopping list with the other. I had to stop and use two hands or kind of use my elbows to push the cart. May be fine for some people, but personally, I like to get in and out when it comes to grocery shopping. The quicker I can get the chore done the better.
Well I had the 6 plus before I had the 6S plus and I also used two generations of Galaxy note phones so I'm used to using phablets as I've been using them since 2012. I don't find it difficult to use my 6S plus at all. I think the ergonomics are good and I can do a lot of tasks one handed. I find it easier to use than any of the galaxy note devices I owned. Since I've had the Apple Watch it's made things a lot easier too. I couldn't go back to using a smaller screen device now.
I do fine. I can use it one handed a bit, though not for texting. I mainly went with the larger iPhone for the extra camera features and it hasn't disappointed in that regard. Yeah it's a bit of a pain to carry but I've gotten so used to it by now that I don't think about it too much.
But if all other features were to be equal, if Apple were to offer something the size of the 5s I would take it. It has to have the best camera though. I won't compromise on that. I'll keep toting the behemoths as long as they are the only models offered with every good feature Apple can pack into an iPhone camera.
But if all other features were to be equal, if Apple were to offer something the size of the 5s I would take it. It has to have the best camera though. I won't compromise on that. I'll keep toting the behemoths as long as they are the only models offered with every good feature Apple can pack into an iPhone camera.
Ha ha ha ha....
No, just regular 505's.
It's the Apple leather skin on it that makes it too uncomfortable. If I take off the leather, it fits better, but if you have to kneel for some reason to handle the dog, or whatever, then it's clear that you need more room in the pocket.
6'2", 205# <--I think that's pretty normal, and I'm surprised more people don't have the issue.
In uniform trousers, greys, khakis, the 6S Plus is fine with the leather case.
It's just the jeans.
A coworker finds the Plus to be such an ideal solution that he's dumped his iPad and does almost everything including regular email from his Plus.
According the the NIH BMI calculator, you would need to drop 10 pounds to be "normal".
Of course, that is just a guideline and not anything absolute.I am 5'-8", 145 pounds, in good shape and exercise daily. The 6s+ is big but it fits in my side bluejeans pocket OK. If I put it in my Otterbox, that starts to push the limit though.
But this is a big phone, I can certainly understand why some people find it too big. But then…. why did you buy it?