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For the most part apples apps which are optimized for the new resolution don't seem to lag, except when scrolling the settings app.

The safari bugs seem to be on every device.

Hopefully the lag will be fixed with future iOS/app optimizations.

I just wanted to make sure I didn't have faulty hardware, but if it turns out I do, I'll just have it replaced at a later date under warranty.
 
I've noticed some lag in a few places (Control Center), but outside of those few instances, it seems pretty smooth to me. Although some third-party apps, namely the Google app, lag HORRIBLY. It's so bad that I can't even operate the app. Not sure if this is exclusive to the 6+ or if it affects the 6 as well.

Either way, I'll take occasional lag for a better display, better battery, and better camera. Just my two cents.
 
The only lag that I've noticed was in apps that haven't been updated yet. Otherwise it's been working fine.
 
I have noticed lag, from day one and it annoyed me but I've got used to it I suppose. I feel like going to the 6 would feel like a downgrade as the screen is noticeably lower resolution and I would prefer to have a good screen over a few dropped frames.
It also seems to be inconsistent which makes me think a future update may be able to help. Gaming performance seems fine and you can play for longer due to the larger battery. It doesn't even get warm :cool:
 
Hi crazy ones, it's a given that proceeding any new apple device launch, there will be issues of the OS, and compatibility issues of third-party apps. That is unavoidable. Time seems to stop whenever Apple launches a new iPhone, and updates can't seem to happen faster enough. It's especially imperative then that we stay patient for Apple and all developers to catch up with updating their apps. The issues usually don't arise from a single source, but a multitude of entities involved. Updating apps for latest iOS compatibiilities can be tedious most of the time, and it takes time for all that are involved. The iPhone is a synergy of hardwares and softwares. The integration is unimaginably complex, and any node that is bugged will ultimately exacerbate the whole user experience.

Seeing that not all 6+ users are experiencing lags, it would seem highly probable that the issue is software related. The apps in which you experienced lags may not be polished enough, or iOS 8 still has some refinement due. Of course this is my anecdotal view on this as I recall having the same experience for all previous iPhone and iOS launches. Bugs seem to crawl out from every crack initially. But once all the craze and updates for most of your daily driver apps are out, you might think different again.

Users feedbacks are critical in this initial launch period. I suggest whoever that are affected by the lag to issue a feedback to Apple and developers. The distortion of space time during this period does exist. Believe it and exercise some patience.
 
My 6+ stutters sometimes as well. It's not bad enough to be annoying, but I definitely notice it coming from a 5s where everything was butter smooth.

Yesterday, I also went and checked out many of the 6+s in the Apple Store yesterday, and every one of them had some combination of the same issues I have.

Places where my 6+ commonly lags:
- Pulling down into Spotlight in portrait, then rotating into landscape causes some sluggish animation
- Scrolling down the pictures of "Stills" wallpapers in Settings causes some stuttering. (Though, this happens with the regular 6 as well)
- When selecting a new still wallpaper, it takes as much as 4 seconds to set the wallpaper (you get the spinning icon and "Setting Wallpaper" popup for 4 seconds, whereas on the 6 and 5s, it only takes a second). The only other time I've seen this long of a lag in setting up the wallpaper was with my iPad 3.
- Showing all tabs in Safari in portrait view usually-- but not always-- drops a few frames.
- When tapping on a bookmark from the Favorites list, Safari sometimes-- but not always-- lags for a second before loading the page. On the 6 and 5s, it was always instantaneous.
- There's often some stuttering when you unlock your phone using Touch ID and it lands you on Safari, but the animation is usually smooth if you're landing back on the home screen.

I set up my 6+ using a Restore from iTunes backup, so I'm gonna try wiping and setting up my 6+ as new to see if it helps. But because I was able to replicate a lot of these lags on the 6+s at the Apple Store, I'm guessing it's not my phone or my backup necessarily. Hoping it's just some software issues that will be fixed in a future update.
 
You can't expect an app that's not optimized for the 6 and 6 Plus to run perfectly smooth. And it's far from unplayable.

I think they meant unplayable to the extent RR3 gets stuck in training mode as the camera press to change your view is not working so one can go no further. After I installed it, I checked reviews on the game in the store and that is exactly where folks are getting stuck. So unplayable it is!
 
I think they meant unplayable to the extent RR3 gets stuck in training mode as the camera press to change your view is not working so one can go no further. After I installed it, I checked reviews on the game in the store and that is exactly where folks are getting stuck. So unplayable it is!
Gotcha. I was past the tutorial, so the game works. The buttons at the top are way off though. I thought he was referencing lag.
 
I just spent two years on a Samsung Galaxy S3. You wanna talk about lag...So I really have to look for anything I'd describe as lag on the 6+.
 
I have both and they don't lag but they both have weird stutters and such. Both of them. Ios8 is really buggy.
 
Mine has no lag :)

lmao, i tried at least ten 6+ and they all lag rather it be openin/closing apps or rotating the screen. i love how u all will say it is acceptable, but i guess whatever makes u happy at end of the day. pay $500+ for a phone that lags, smh

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I have both and they don't lag but they both have weird stutters and such. Both of them. Ios8 is really buggy.

that stutters when u rotate the screen is awful.
 
Just like (my) iPhone 4 and my first generation Macbook Pro 15" with Retina display. Apple is pushing the limit of their engineering.

Give it a few updates and Apple will tweak iOS:8 to run smooth.
 
Just like (my) iPhone 4 and my first generation Macbook Pro 15" with Retina display. Apple is pushing the limit of their engineering.

Give it a few updates and Apple will tweak iOS:8 to run smooth.
it only took months b4 ios7 ran somewhat normal, hopefully it wont take as long this time
 
Mine has lag/stutter or jittery animations at times.

Same here. Especially when unlocking the device.

Then again, all the people who say they don't have that lag issue have it, because we all have the same device. It's just they can bare with it and find everything buttery smooth. I can definitely confirm that the device lags at times. To be very specific, the animations/transitions lag from time to time. Not saying the device is slow or anything, just some animations.

When you spend over $1000 on a phone, this is kind of unacceptable. Lags used to belong to Android.
 
My Experience:

I have two 6+'s. They are both super smooth with no lag, jitter or glitches. I initially set them up as "standard" instead of "zoomed".

Then I tried zoomed. It was crazy laggy and stuttered while scrolling.

I went back to standard and everything was great.

So try switching between the two and let me know.

I also have it set to reduced motion since parallax makes me feel car sick. That may help.
 
There's definitely little bits of lag here and there, but I attribute it more to iOS 8 than anything else. The phone screams most of the time.
 
There's definitely little bits of lag here and there, but I attribute it more to iOS 8 than anything else. The phone screams most of the time.

Lets hope this is true because I wouldn't expect this level of performance on an iPhone 6 (plus or otherwise) until iOS 9 or 10
 
Here's the thing:

"little bits of lag here and there" or "not really noticeable" or "minor" or "not impacting my experience" are all COMPROMISES.

The folks that can "live with it": GFY (good for you...).

I couldn't. But that's what makes the situation so great: You can have a larger phone that gives you .8"s of extra real estate and comes with a bunch of "I can live with it's" of you can choose the 6, give up that screen size, and not have to make those sacrifices.

And for the "it's a software issue" folks, riddle me this:

Why does the + need a "desktop class" scaler to begin with?

Hmm? Makes you think it might be HARDWARE related, don't it?

Keep "living with it" if it makes you happy, but no new phone should jitter and lag the way the + does. It was a poor choice by Apple to force it to downscale, but as long as people are willing to compromise, they're happy to take your $$$. They won't get mine :D
 
Experiencing lags here as well, enough that I searched for this thread! Most of my lags occur in spotlight and rotation. Rotation doesn't bother me though like spotlight. Spotlight is slow to load icon graphics and can take some time to properly load search results if it does at all!! For instance, I just searched for the app speedtest on my phone well the first time I did it was at the top of my search results but again icon lag. Next I restarted then phone, searched again but this time after multiple times with spotlight it couldn't even find the app!! It's unreliable and is less reliable than my 5S, and look I understand compromised but we should be moving forward not moving backward!
 
8.0.2 defitnetly smoothened out the Plus a bit for sure, i notice it, not 100%, but better, its getting there with another update probably
 
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