I'm pretty sure that goes to a Note 4.Because its true. The 6+ is no where near its potential and I don't care who you are, there's no doubting it is the best screen on a phone ever. Don't be mad that the good lord didnt bless you with big enough hands to control a 5.5" phone player
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I returned 2 iPhone 6 Plus today.
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Aluminum and glass device that weighs 172g and is 7.1 mm thick is fragile? Who would've thought?
Unpractical? To you maybe, but to millions of others, maybe not. It is called choice. There is no doubt that 6+ is not for everyone and the 6 will be more "popular." That does not mean that the 6+ doesn't have a place, serve a purpose, and won't sell.
Both are fantastic phones, buy the one that is best for you.
Get what fits your need.
It may be worth noting that the Plus isn't a 100% finished product yet. Apps need to be optimized, iOS 8 needs to be optimized, and so on so forth. A bit more time and I'm sure the Plus will develop into a mature product.
It may be worth noting that the Plus isn't a 100% finished product yet. Apps need to be optimized, iOS 8 needs to be optimized, and so on so forth. A bit more time and I'm sure the Plus will develop into a mature product.
If the 6+ is your only computing device and you want something that excels at nothing but is OK at everything, the 6+ is your ticket. Some people want total convergence: phone, tablet, laptop.
Me, I find that the 6+ is big enough that I wouldn't take it everywhere with me and small enough that I couldn't do serious, productive work with it.
I've also go this sneaking suspicion that tablets are not nearly going to be the life-changing product category that people think it will be. A laptop and a keyboard are still just way more productive for the vast majority of people.
It's a sub 5" phone and laptopworld for the foreseeable future. Not bullish on wearables either unless the sensors can truly do something useful.
It's my convoluted way of saying that the 6+ is more of a market filling need rather than a tightly held Apple conviction. Even they did not have the guts to continue selling only a 4" phone.
Me, I find that the 6+ is big enough that I wouldn't take it everywhere with me and small enough that I couldn't do serious, productive work with it.
I've also go this sneaking suspicion that tablets are not nearly going to be the life-changing product category that people think it will be. A laptop and a keyboard are still just way more productive for the vast majority of people.
It's a sub 5" phone and laptopworld for the foreseeable future. Not bullish on wearables either unless the sensors can truly do something useful.
It's my convoluted way of saying that the 6+ is more of a market filling need rather than a tightly held Apple conviction. Even they did not have the guts to continue selling only a 4" phone.
Last I checked that phone isn't even available yet
It was available for someone to review it.
Uh, they already are. Where have you been the past few years? iPads are EVERYWHERE. Some restaurants I go to even use them as menus.
I always thought tablets were overrated and tried solving a solution that was never there.
Tablets are only good for doing one thing at a time..in a mobile fashion. I had Uverse install internet, and they had me sign everything on an iPad. Car diagnostics, queue management and other things are great on tablets. And media consumption.
But laptops work because they do a LOT more work. Laptops let me have 5 different programs open at once and they are multitasking beasts.
I bought an iPad mini with Retina. Great tablet, but if I'm only focused on doing one thing at a time. Extensibility should help, but it won't be perfect.
Also, tablets are very inconvenient a lot of the times. If I'm going shopping, I'm NOT carrying a big 'ol tablet with me.
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People like doing the faps, more than likely.
Notice how your example there is a menu that is essentially one application
For a lot of tech nerds (like me) we expected to be able to do several things at once on a tablet. Hasn't come true (well, with the Galaxy tablet's but they're still limited) yet but you're essentially stuck with one app at a time.
Laptops are still needed (um, Apple for example is still making Macbooks) but a lot of functions that people JUST bought a laptop/desktop for are now on iPads.
Agreed. There are a lot of phones to choose from. Get what meets your needs.
Agreed.
I returned 2 iPhone 6 Plus today.
They're also used by hospitals, shops, and businesses. I can't tell you how many people use them at home, but most people I know have one.
You may not use one, but that doesn't mean it hasn't changed the world around you.
I agree that laptops will always be necessary, but it's really irrelevant. They serve two different purposes now.
They're also used by hospitals, shops, and businesses. I can't tell you how many people use them at home, but most people I know have one.
You may not use one, but that doesn't mean it hasn't changed the world around you.
I agree that laptops will always be necessary, but it's really irrelevant. They serve two different purposes now.
i still don't understand why people who hate big a$$ phones end up buying big a$$ phones and then complain about them?
All the pictures online and in the keynote...show that the phone is HUGE. Obviously it's not meant for 1 handed use. So why someone who loves using a phone 1 handed would buy it doesn't make sense to me. Then come and complain about it!
You talk about the guide at the top to go back etc. If you knew iOS, you would know that those don't have to be used to go back....you can simply swipe the screen to go back to the previous page or previous spot in the settings etc.
They are showing messages app...you are showing notes app....2 DIFFERENT apps.
What is the need to jump on people who like to use their phone one-handed? It's a very convenient way to use the device, especially while on the go. A quick glance or a quick response to a message while walking down the sidewalk is very easy to do one handed on the old devices (and, to an extent, the iPhone 6), but having to use two hands makes those types of quick, on the go tasks, a bit more difficult.
Everyone's use case is different. The "deal with it" mentality is flawed. Everyone should use what is best for them, not try and shoehorn something that they don't really like into their life.
Build a bridge that runs across a body of water... with the condition that it fits within (meaning < or equal to length of) that body of water. Have fun.
bc you'd think common sense would tell you that you can't use a 5.5 inch device 1 handed. Obviously the 1 handed users need to stick to a small device instead of complaining about the big devices not handling it.
Instead, we have so many threads where people complain how terrible a device is to use 1 handed...when it should be common sense that the device can't be used that way. So we get an over abundance of threads complaining about a device that was not meant to be used a certain way.
I never said that they didn't change anything. What I've stated is that they are widely used in different matters than what some have predicted. The sales of tablets/iPads are slowing so it's not exactly as hot as people expected (As stated by the CEO of Best Buy and Apple). Tablet's are here to stay, but Phablets are outpacing them.
There are probably some that are caught off guard. Apple has always touted the one handed usability of iPhone and even in the keynote they made it seem a bit easier than it actually is in real life. Even the 6 is going to be a stretch for most to use one handed.
So now you have no flagship phone from Apple that has pretty much universal one handed usability. I can understand why some are upset by that.
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but the OP is referring to the iPhone 6 plus. All the 1 handed use I hear about is people walking and texting or driving and texting. Which both of those can wait. Times are changing...phones aren't really used as phone...they are way more than that now.
You could not come to the conclusion a 5.5" screen smartphone could not be used with one hand? Really? I could have told you that prior to the iPhone 6 announcement.