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iPhone 6 Plus - Can it replace an iPad?

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giraffeboy27

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Hey guys, just looking for some advice regarding the plus version of the iPhone.

So, my current situation is a 5S, iPad Air, and Macbook Pro. Find myself using iPad for media, or when my iPhone has run out of charge (literally all the time nowadays).

I'm 6'6", and can easily reach the top corner of the plus with my thumb, so size is no issue.

What I'm wondering is whether it's worth going for the 128Gb model, and shunting all my media onto the iPhone and getting rid of my iPad?

Has anyone else done so, and if yes, how well did you get on and how optimised are the apps for the larger screen?

Cheers

Ali
 
Yup, You can easily do it and honestly the 6+ is almost like a mini-mini-ipad. Now, it comes down to what you use the iPad for. For example, email, videos, music, games etc all work for the phone or ipad. But if you like watching movies on a larger screen, then of course, you wouldnt want to do this. Personally I find myself only playing my golf game on the iPad due to more screen available. Most other use now is on the phone.
 
It all depends what you want to do with it. For creative things like art etc then the iPad is still better as it really is still a fair bit bigger.

For photos and video and browsing then the 6 Plus is really good.
 
If you have a macbook i could see why people think the plus and macbook is all you need. I use my iPad and macbook together and use them equally. Will be the same i feel when i get my iPhone 6S plus.
 
I leave the iPad at home and the 6plus becomes my total media device .i surf the web and listen to music and check my diff social accounts on it
 
In my opinion no it can't at least not a full size iPad. Maybe it can replace a Mini but as I haven't used one extensively I can't say for sure. Whilst I use my iPhone 6 Plus at work because it's more discreet then an iPad it would never be able to replace my iPad Air 2 completely.
 
It depends what you use both your phone and your iPad for. I have the 6 Plus, I love it but it could no way replace my iPad Air. For me I see it as a phone, not a tablet or phablet or whatever people want to call it. I use it for all the same things I used my older iPhones for and I still use my iPad for all the same tasks. The bigger screen, longer battery and different versions of the apps are just too big a difference than the 6 Plus.
 
Thanks for all the responses, appreciate you guys taking the time to reply. Had a quick check in the Apple store today, got told my iPad would only get £150 traded in. So looks like I'll just keep it for videos and books.

I guess what's driving me to ditch the iPad from my daily usage is that it just doesn't seem that useful. Nothing about the OS is optimised, and multitasking is a right joke. In my opinion it just isn't the amazing productivity tool that apple claims it to be. Kinda regret buying it now.

As far as usage goes, looking at the stats on my devices, my most used apps are the same. None of them seem to require a larger screen, except maybe Pinterest and YouTube? Can anyone post a screenshot of what those two are like on the plus? ;)
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More or less. It depends what's your iPad usage. iPhone apps and iPad apps are different.

For me, yes it could, because I use very simple apps most of the time and Safari predominantly.
 
I had iPhone 5, iPad Air, MacBook when I upgraded to 6 Plus. I found myself using my iPad less and less. I preferred to just use the 6+ as it fitted in one hand. The Air just felt a bit cumbersome, pretty much on the only time I used the Air was when I was sat at my desk and had it stood on the smart cover as a video player.

So I sold it. But then found myself missing having an iPad, yes I didn't use it much, but apparently I used it enough for me to 'miss' it. After becoming used to the size of the 6+ I couldn't go back to sitting on the sofa with another air (it was too big), so I went for a mini. I used £90 apple vouchers and purchased myself an iPad mini retina from the refurb store, 32GB so I could load it with films for a road trip. Only cost me £150!

The mini is perfect, when I'm in bed I don't want my MacBook and my iPhone is normally on charge.

So I tried to consolidate my iPad use into an iPhone 6 Plus but it didn't work and I needed that tablet form in my life!

Edit, just going to add to this.

My tablet use really is just watching videos and web browsing/social media. Nothing too intensive.

My Air was a 3G iPad and I did manage to consolidate my data usage into a bigger bundle on the iPhone. So now my mini stays at home as my iPhone handles all the mobile data that I need before.

I see above that you will probably keep your iPad, this is a good thing as I don't reckon you can completely cut it out. After all, it is nice to put your 'phone' down and pick up a separate device!
 
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Completely replaced my iPad mini. I do find myself switching between the MacBook Pro and the 6 Plus while kicking back on the couch but I don't ever miss the iPad.
 
One thing to consider is that there are apps that are iPad exclusive. If you're going to replace your iPad with the Plus, make sure you don't depend on an app like that! Also, little things like the Apple Photo kit (lightning to USB female or SD card adapter) does not work with iPhone. Just things to keep in mind.
 
My iPhone 6 Plus is my go to device even though I have iPads mini and Air. In my case everything I like the size and supreme portability even though iPads easily tuck into my laptop bag, after the newness where's off, an iPad isn't that appealing
 
based on your usage you could probably get away with replacing it. Watching videos and browsing Safari is a LOT more comfortable on the 6 Plus than on the smaller iPhone models. Like others have said, just make sure that there are no iPad only apps that you need from time to time and that there's nothing you use that really requires the bigger screen. For example I use my iPad for displaying/reading digital sheet music while I play my Piano so there's no way my 6 Plus screen could replace that feature.
giraffeboy27 said:
Thanks for all the responses, appreciate you guys taking the time to reply. Had a quick check in the Apple store today, got told my iPad would only get £150 traded in. So looks like I'll just keep it for videos and books.

I guess what's driving me to ditch the iPad from my daily usage is that it just doesn't seem that useful. Nothing about the OS is optimised, and multitasking is a right joke. In my opinion it just isn't the amazing productivity tool that apple claims it to be. Kinda regret buying it now.

As far as usage goes, looking at the stats on my devices, my most used apps are the same. None of them seem to require a larger screen, except maybe Pinterest and YouTube? Can anyone post a screenshot of what those two are like on the plus? ;)
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I don't think so. I wouldn't buy an iPad Mini to carry alongside a 6+, but the iPad Air 2 is a great device, with iOS 9 you can finally have two apps side by side and you have plenty of screen real estate for web pages.
I use the iPad 90% of the time at home so the size of the Air is not an issue and I find iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 to be a really good fit for my needs.
I might change my mind if 6s+ will support some kind of multitasking, but is unlikely.
 
giraffeboy27 said:
Thanks for all the responses, appreciate you guys taking the time to reply. Had a quick check in the Apple store today, got told my iPad would only get £150 traded in. So looks like I'll just keep it for videos and books.

I guess what's driving me to ditch the iPad from my daily usage is that it just doesn't seem that useful. Nothing about the OS is optimised, and multitasking is a right joke. In my opinion it just isn't the amazing productivity tool that apple claims it to be. Kinda regret buying it now.

As far as usage goes, looking at the stats on my devices, my most used apps are the same. None of them seem to require a larger screen, except maybe Pinterest and YouTube? Can anyone post a screenshot of what those two are like on the plus? ;)
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Had a look for you but on sellmymobile.com you could get £206 for your iPad air 128GB

if that increase matters?
 
I still like my iPad, but I'm not in any rush to upgrade it like I would with a phone every couple of years. It's great (quite a bit better than my 6 Plus) at web browsing and watching videos, which are the two main things I use it for. My iPad Air will probably last me another good two or three years.

It's not essential though, and if I had a smaller laptop the iPad would probably be used a lot less. It's brilliant for content consumption but still doesn't rival a computer for content creation, so as other content consuming devices get larger and more capable (iPhones), the need for an iPad lessens somewhat.
 
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