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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Brought More Android Switchers, New Customers Than Prior Models
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If doesn't look cheap and fits in a Gucci/Prada/Fendi handbag, it's not big...
...especially in gold.
74.5 million iPhones sold in a quarter!!! 
Holy crap!!!! Imagine how many they would have sold if they had the 6 and 6+ in stock in November and December?
Holy crap!!!! Imagine how many they would have sold if they had the 6 and 6+ in stock in November and December?As someone who switched from a Nexus 5 to an iPhone 6, it is not the iPhone 6 that that brought me to the iOS camp. It's the buggy Android 5.0 mess that Google still hasn't fixed. There is a serious bug with Android 5.0 where people can't hear you 25% of the time when they call you. Then there is the memory leak which requires you to reset your phone every day. iOS is buggy, but it doesn't have the critical bugs that Android has. Actually the 8.1.3 update seems to have fixed almost all of my issues with iOS.
My problems with iOS:
- pain in the butt to enable tethering, why in the world does tethering always enable my Bluetooth
- can't watch HD YouTube video over LTE
- can't download 100 mb apps over LTE, come on I have a 37 GB a month plan, most new plans in Poland now have unlimited LTE, why have such a restriction?
- Game Center notification cannot be turned off
Other than that, iOS is awesome.
My problems with iOS:
- pain in the butt to enable tethering, why in the world does tethering always enable my Bluetooth
- can't watch HD YouTube video over LTE
- can't download 100 mb apps over LTE, come on I have a 37 GB a month plan, most new plans in Poland now have unlimited LTE, why have such a restriction?
- Game Center notification cannot be turned off
Other than that, iOS is awesome.
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Unlike Apple that doesn't allow rollback can't you go back to Kit Kat 4.4.4 on the Nexus 5?
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Switched to iphone 6+ because of 64bit support(required for large media files over 4gb). Regretting it more and more each day. Wifi is slow as hell I get 20down/10up and constant disconnects (I have a Linksys WRT1900AC router with 100down/50up internet, my desktop, macbook air, and note 3 supported the connection to the fullest). Also the lack of sufficient ram makes it very hard to work between a few webpages when they constantly have to refresh. Counting down the days for the first android phone to support 64bit.
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I am deeply annoyed by those issues as well. The tethering issue is due to the new continuity thing that apple has implemented which auto connects to your mac to provide internet which is done over a bluetooth connection.
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I am deeply annoyed by those issues as well. The tethering issue is due to the new continuity thing that apple has implemented which auto connects to your mac to provide internet which is done over a bluetooth connection.
What were you doing to your Note 3? Were you treating it any different than your Apple device (this is just for my own curiousity).
My iPhone 6 downloads at 105 mb/s over wifi. My Macbook downloads at 180 mb/s over wifi. 105 mb/s is more than enough, Safari can't render pages that quick any way.
I'm not necessarily new to the iPhone per se as I owned the original first gen iPhone and switched after 2 years with the iPhone 4. However I did own several Android phones after the fact and made the switch to the iPhone 6 Plus from a phone I liked quite a bit, the Galaxy Note 3. I'll be honest, I didn't want to switch from Android right away, but after a few months now with the 6 Plus, I have no regrets. The 6 Plus is such a great phone and at the end of the day, continuity brought me back to the iPhone and I have no regrets with the switch. The 6 Plus is the best iPhone yet, and one of the best smartphones on the market.
Same reason and exact timeframe I left Apple. I wanted a 4.7 or 5 inch phone so I went Nokia 920, Samsung Galaxy S4, and then back to Nokia Lumia 930. Each phone of the opposition just lacked something that Apple had, except for the screen size.
Glad to be back with an iPhone 6
The 6 Plus killed off my two major bugbears with the iPhone, size and battery life. I knew that I'd appreciate the bigger screen, but the larger battery that comes with it has been an absolute revelation. No need for midday charging/Mophie etc, always seem to have at least 30% left when I get home.
The remaining battery will come in handy when the Watch comes along, I expect that to cost an extra 10% a day.
The remaining battery will come in handy when the Watch comes along, I expect that to cost an extra 10% a day.
Such great smartphones, they deserve the best software in the world.
Hopefully that's the next goal...
I have the thinnest clear plastic case I could find so I can still see the phone while having it protected. I Went with the luvvitt case from Amazon.
I still have the 4 - the 6 wasn't enough of a lure to upgrade. I'm not a big fan of replacing something that is working fine as I just don't have that sort of money to spend. It's nice to see the product change though, so that when I do finally upgrade it will be quite a leap in design and performance.
I have been on Android for the past 4 years because iPhone didn't have a bigger screen. I can't wait to get the 6S (when my contract runs out) and ditch Android for good
and ditch Android for good
I did leave my galaxy s4 for an iPhone 6 back in September . I thought iPhone 6 + iOS 8 would be right for me. The bigger screen iPhone was what sealed the deal for me. Unfortunately I'm still not thrilled with iOS.Last week I brought a note 4. IOS is still too closed for my liking. I like to customize my phone from top to bottom. Jail breaking isn't enough.
I do miss the ip6 fingerprint scanner. Note 4's fingerprint scanner is basically useless since you can't make purchases or sign into amazon with it. only unlock the screen and the swipe thing is slightly annoying.
I would like to see how many people switched back to android.
Maybe iPhone 6s+iOS 9 will convince me to stay will apple.
I do miss the ip6 fingerprint scanner. Note 4's fingerprint scanner is basically useless since you can't make purchases or sign into amazon with it. only unlock the screen and the swipe thing is slightly annoying.
I would like to see how many people switched back to android.
Maybe iPhone 6s+iOS 9 will convince me to stay will apple.
I think I would only switch to an iPhone 6+ (or future iterations of it) if multi-tasking features of iOS were improved. We'll see what iOS 9 brings.
I know that I upgraded from my iPhone 5 to the 6+ because of the size increase. Otherwise, I would have waited as Apple eventually had to increase size options.
Honestly I've had iPhone and htc and I like both but this HTC desire 820 I have is top of the line ..not your typical android like Samsung.. HTC has come a long way.
Or because there's a big market for smaller devices. The average user won't even know about the 1GB RAM.
I have the 6 and the larger screen is nice, but the form factor of the 4 was better (my wife has my old 4 and is not envious of the 6!).
I would like all the new features, battery strength & power in the iPhone5s size please! There's still a strong case for smaller sizes and its still big enough for most things.
I use GPS apps a lot for running and cycling and I can just about squeeze the 5 into my pockets (the 4 and less were perfect) without having to use armbands or similar... I'd say i use the features way more than the screen (i.e. gyroscope, few hours of music, hour run or cycle with occasional glance at screen, phone calls...) and now I'm making most of my calls & texts via continuity so I'm using the touch features even less.
Seems odd that i would leave apple as their phones are now too big!
I use GPS apps a lot for running and cycling and I can just about squeeze the 5 into my pockets (the 4 and less were perfect) without having to use armbands or similar... I'd say i use the features way more than the screen (i.e. gyroscope, few hours of music, hour run or cycle with occasional glance at screen, phone calls...) and now I'm making most of my calls & texts via continuity so I'm using the touch features even less.
Seems odd that i would leave apple as their phones are now too big!
The many Android switchers aren't really surprising, as the 6 is the first generic looking big-ass smartphone from Apple. Most people I know still have a 5/5s because of the mediocre design of the 6.