I just played with one in store here in NZ. Here are my thoughts as a 7+ owner.
- seeing both in person made me choose the space grey. Though I like the silver (white) back, I am not a big fan of the silver bezel (reminds me of cheap chrome no offence to those who love it)
- phone is super quick
- gestures seem intuitive, I think I would adjust to them very quickly. The only gesture that seemed ill thought out is closing apps from the app switcher. Why you can't swipe up the cards is beyond me.
- screen size felt good. Have been wondering if it would be too much a downgrade from the 7+ but it feels good. Yes the keyboard is a bit more cramped but not too bad
- notch is 100% not an issue in portrait, it is fairly ugly in landscape
- screen does have a very noticeable blue shift off axis. this has the potential to bother me quite a bit. If you like true tone this blue shift is incredibly noticeable. I turn off true tone and it is still pretty noticeable, especially on white backgrounds (aka everything)
After playing with one in store I am still on the fence for ordering. I am due to resign my plan so get a nice fat subsidy and can sell my 7+ and cover the difference so it essentially costs me nothing. Alternatively I can go on a cheaper open term plan and resign this time next year with whatever succeeds the iPX. If they had stock ready to go I would be much more tempted just to go for it, waiting 4-6 weeks is not too appealing.
- seeing both in person made me choose the space grey. Though I like the silver (white) back, I am not a big fan of the silver bezel (reminds me of cheap chrome no offence to those who love it)
- phone is super quick
- gestures seem intuitive, I think I would adjust to them very quickly. The only gesture that seemed ill thought out is closing apps from the app switcher. Why you can't swipe up the cards is beyond me.
- screen size felt good. Have been wondering if it would be too much a downgrade from the 7+ but it feels good. Yes the keyboard is a bit more cramped but not too bad
- notch is 100% not an issue in portrait, it is fairly ugly in landscape
- screen does have a very noticeable blue shift off axis. this has the potential to bother me quite a bit. If you like true tone this blue shift is incredibly noticeable. I turn off true tone and it is still pretty noticeable, especially on white backgrounds (aka everything)
After playing with one in store I am still on the fence for ordering. I am due to resign my plan so get a nice fat subsidy and can sell my 7+ and cover the difference so it essentially costs me nothing. Alternatively I can go on a cheaper open term plan and resign this time next year with whatever succeeds the iPX. If they had stock ready to go I would be much more tempted just to go for it, waiting 4-6 weeks is not too appealing.