I honestly do not understand why Apple decided to make the 6 plus their flagship device. Being someone who prefers the smaller size of the iPhone 6, it is really disappointing that it does not have the ppi, OIS, and battery life of the 6 plus. Being an iPhone enthusiast it is really disappointing that apple is putting those of us who like the slightly smaller screen & better specs in a compromising position. Even if they had bumped the price of the 6 to 249 (16 gig on 2 yr contract) to include the specs of the 6 plus I would have been perfectly happy to buy it. I have played with some of the phablets (like the galaxy note 4) and do not like the size, but I do want the specs of the 6 plus so now I am not sure which iPhone to get. What do you guys think about Apples decision to make the 6 plus their flagship?
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iPhone 6 Plus being the new flagship?
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Aside from screen size, it's really not that different.
The camera is the biggest upgrade. The battery is really just barely big enough that you can't knock it for being less than the 6. For all screen-based uses, you get like 1 hour more - whoopdedoo.
The camera is the biggest upgrade. The battery is really just barely big enough that you can't knock it for being less than the 6. For all screen-based uses, you get like 1 hour more - whoopdedoo.
I think the landscape features, which are only in the 6+ are important to mention, at least for me.
Apple is wise to make the 5.5 their flagship.
However there's one very noticeable shortcoming that Android bashing iPhone lovers are ignoring in an effort to not be embarrassed.
This iPhone has a smaller display, but it's housed in a larger heavier chassis, making the iPhone 6 Plus quite the monster, as compared to the sleek Samsung Note 3 with its 5.7" display.
Yet this is just an example of Apples well known hypocrisy. Nothing out of the ordinary for them.
The iP6+ is a good solid phone for Apples first effort.
However there's one very noticeable shortcoming that Android bashing iPhone lovers are ignoring in an effort to not be embarrassed.
This iPhone has a smaller display, but it's housed in a larger heavier chassis, making the iPhone 6 Plus quite the monster, as compared to the sleek Samsung Note 3 with its 5.7" display.
Yet this is just an example of Apples well known hypocrisy. Nothing out of the ordinary for them.
The iP6+ is a good solid phone for Apples first effort.
The "flagship" features you talk about are only possible because it is a physically larger piece of equipment, so it can take a physically larger battery and so forth. If you want the benefits of the larger device then buy the larger device. If you want the smaller device, then live with its "limitations"?
Like it or not, 5.5" will soon be the norm, and 4.7" screens will look super tiny, like how people currently view the small 4" screen on the iPhone 5.
Next year, most Android flagships will be 5.5". Today the new crop of Android's are already 5.5" like the LG G3, OnePlus One, the new Note 4 is 5.7". The next Nexus 6 coming in October is rumored to be large screen.
Point is, in a year or so, 5.5" smartphones will be common place and considered standard size.
Next year, most Android flagships will be 5.5". Today the new crop of Android's are already 5.5" like the LG G3, OnePlus One, the new Note 4 is 5.7". The next Nexus 6 coming in October is rumored to be large screen.
Point is, in a year or so, 5.5" smartphones will be common place and considered standard size.
Cant say I agree with this. The average iPhone user (not us fanatics on this website) in my opinion will be turned off from the size of the 6 plus. I think its a bad move on apples part to make customers compromise on portability or specs.
Perhaps, based on Apple's research, there is a bigger market for the 6+ over the 6. Apple will cater to this market share because it will bring in more revenue.
I doubt it. I think the so-called "phablets" will continue to be something of a niche market. I anticipate the 6 being more popular than the 6+, as many people see phones larger than about 5" to be too large.
the 6+ may be the considered the flagship because it has more features, but I really think that the 6 will be the more mainstream device.