I enjoy the new rounded, seamless design. The screen is beautiful, yet it feels weird and plastic like because it's thinner and curved. Opinions?
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How do you feel about the iPhone 6 design?
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I tend to agree, but then again I've played with the S6 edge in store and that thing just jumps out of your hand compared to the iPhone 6.
Slim form factor, larger display = good
Camera outie, antenna lines, no sapphire, minimal QC = not so great
Camera outie, antenna lines, no sapphire, minimal QC = not so great
I haven't had any QC issues with my iPhone but this pretty much sums up my thoughts as well.
Agreed, it needs a case. My only real complaint is with the camera that sticks out. Apple should have made the case big enough so the camera didn't need to stick out.
I personally really enjoy it. The plastic bands on the back don't bother me, I even think they look pretty great and the phone would look strange without them.
Thin, seems maybe very fragile, but beautifully designed to me.
Thin, seems maybe very fragile, but beautifully designed to me.
I still hate the antenna lines, and for me, it's a little too thin. I've gotten used to the rounded edges, but I preferred the soft, squared edges of the 5 and 5s. Those are my only real gripes, though.
In a black leather Apple case, a space grey (black-screen) iP6 is a stunning piece of industrial design.
30 years ago, back when I was dabbling in industrial design myself (consumer audio products, actually) I remember viewing a "concept" for a futuristic audio system dreamed up by a final-year art school student. It consisted of three or four thin, black glass/perspex panels, about 12 inches square and 1/4 inch thick. They mounted on a wall, side by side like a row of utterly minimalistic picture frames and lit up from behind with all the various controls. It was completely touch driven: None of the shiny knobs or switches that were in vogue for audio products at the time.
It was just a wild-concept back then.
Today, I can not only put a tiny working version of that concept in my pocket, it contains my entire CD collection (500+), a power supply, speakers and accomplishes a truly mind-blowing number of other things that were impossible back then, or even just 10 years ago.
All in a sliver of glass wrapped in leather. Like I said: stunning.
30 years ago, back when I was dabbling in industrial design myself (consumer audio products, actually) I remember viewing a "concept" for a futuristic audio system dreamed up by a final-year art school student. It consisted of three or four thin, black glass/perspex panels, about 12 inches square and 1/4 inch thick. They mounted on a wall, side by side like a row of utterly minimalistic picture frames and lit up from behind with all the various controls. It was completely touch driven: None of the shiny knobs or switches that were in vogue for audio products at the time.
It was just a wild-concept back then.
Today, I can not only put a tiny working version of that concept in my pocket, it contains my entire CD collection (500+), a power supply, speakers and accomplishes a truly mind-blowing number of other things that were impossible back then, or even just 10 years ago.
All in a sliver of glass wrapped in leather. Like I said: stunning.
I really enjoy the form factor, if it wasn't for the camera sticking out I would keep it out of the case.
It's only "acceptable" in my opinion. I'm hoping the 6 series is a aberration in an otherwise stellar iPhone design history but we'll see. I far prefer the SG Edge design to the 6 but I like iOS.
I hate the bands. They are fugly. I hate Space Gray. I want black. I dislike the camera sticking out. Other than that I'm ok with my Space Gray 6+.
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I like it. Sleekest design so far. The bands on the back don't bother me. It would be nice if the camera didn't protrude but I guess that couldn't be helped, and even a thin case can provide enough lift on the back so that it's not an issue. Also, slate black would have probably looked nicer than Space Grey. I would be willing to take my chances with more visible scratches.
I think the rounded corners are great yet they add a lot of bezel and make the phone look a little "old school". It is too slippery too.
My biggest problem is the back. I think the antenna lines are horrible, someone said early that it looked like the iPhone was wearing a Jockstrap and I cant take it off my mind now. My biggest problem of this lines is the upper arch, I think that if they were just straight lines it would have had been acceptable.
Protruding camera does not bother me that much. Color options are also weak. I have the current gold version and have to say I much prefer the 5s "champagne" and this year Space Grey is too silver. Not a big fan of this iPhone iteration.
Hope the 6s brings better antenna bands and the new darker shade of Space Grey.
My biggest problem is the back. I think the antenna lines are horrible, someone said early that it looked like the iPhone was wearing a Jockstrap and I cant take it off my mind now. My biggest problem of this lines is the upper arch, I think that if they were just straight lines it would have had been acceptable.
Protruding camera does not bother me that much. Color options are also weak. I have the current gold version and have to say I much prefer the 5s "champagne" and this year Space Grey is too silver. Not a big fan of this iPhone iteration.
Hope the 6s brings better antenna bands and the new darker shade of Space Grey.
Well I really like the design, better than the 5 and as much as the 4, don't mind the camera or antenna, don't understand the bit about sapphire? I understand the home button and the camera cover are sapphire?
Well Apple has got it thin to the point hat some are bending it. So a little thicker and stronger might be good for them. As far as antenna lines and the camera outie, my Sedio Surface case tanks care of that.
No way I could use the 6 or 6+ without some kind of case. Way to slippery. Just removing it weekly and cleaning reminds me of how much a case is needed to have a good grip.
To each his own.
Yep I use a case also, but I wish I didn't need to if it could lay flush. Seems like they're addressing the issue of people sitting on their phones this go around. Thinner is not always better, but I can appreciate the form factor. I find it very easy to remove from pockets etc.
I have always loved Apple's iPhone hardware. I feel that this is the most gorgeous design compared only to the iP4 when it first came out. I love the hand feel to it, HOWEVER, what I don't like is the bump on the camera, I wish they had some sort of frame that could ensure that if you placed the phone down on its back without a case there would be no risk of contact with the surface or risk of scratches on the lense. I also do not like the giant forehead and chin that the phone has, I feel that it is wasted space, but does provide some nice places to hold the device in the landscape view.
