Oh yah touch ID is also way improved. I noticed it when I use my GF touch ID on her 6.
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iPhone 6(S)/Plus Iphone 6...still good ?
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Oh yah touch ID is also way improved. I noticed it when I use my GF touch ID on her 6.
Again? You seem to like taking select snippets of my posts to disagree with - look here:
My suggestion that a 6s would be better if it can be found for around the same price.
In my opinion, buying a 6 at this point is almost a waste of money, for the reasons pointed out above.
The 1GB of RAM is a permanent limitation that will affect the user's experience significantly.
The battery almost certainly needs replacement, which is turning out to be a PITA in the US (multiple visits, extended waits).
THe rest of the hardware is relatively slow, especially the gen 1 TouchID hardware.
If you have to keep costs down, a 6S will provide a much better user experience and give you a year or two more in terms of future use. There's a big difference between the 6 and the 6S.
The 1GB of RAM is a permanent limitation that will affect the user's experience significantly.
The battery almost certainly needs replacement, which is turning out to be a PITA in the US (multiple visits, extended waits).
THe rest of the hardware is relatively slow, especially the gen 1 TouchID hardware.
If you have to keep costs down, a 6S will provide a much better user experience and give you a year or two more in terms of future use. There's a big difference between the 6 and the 6S.
I have a 6 and it runs fine for basic use, email whatsapp, Facebook etc, I bought it second hand and for the price its OK, I would not buy one new though, as mentioned above the 6S is a big leap forward and more future proof.
Want to add - 6S and SE have basically the same internals, so although you said the SE is too small, you can read user comments on the two basically interchangeably.
Also - Waze on a 6 may be really frustrating. My wife insists on continuing to use her 6, but in addition to general comments on how slow it runs, she specifically finds Google Maps frustratingly slow to load and update. Waze might well be worse, and the nature of those two apps is such that running slowly can really be a PITA. Are you going to pull over and wait for the thing to update...?
SO what do you do if you were on ios 9, like me, and phone accidentally updated to 11.2.5, I swear I didn't click yes to update. I've been hitting no for over 1 year. Now I need a new phone since updating - it's that slow and lagging. Is this anything else I can do? This is wrong.
No. I wanted to make my 6+ last 3 years, but it became so frustratingly slow after iOS 10. Apps and safari tabs refreshed constantly due to only 1GB of RAM. Definitely get the 6S or SE instead. The performance improvement is very noticeable and very necessary.
iPhone 6 is still good, if it runs iOS 11 then expect to experience how it's like to run an iOS 9 on a 4S. So you will know how the 4S users are so excited for the latest update but eventually dissapointed. iPhone 6 is slower than 5S with iOS 11 on almost every task due to MORE PIXELS to push since both phone are the same hardware.
Very, very few people are going to have an acceptable experience with an iPhone 6, especially on iOS 11. Most of them need batteries at this point, and even those that don't are crippled by the 1GB RAM. No one, absolutely NO ONE, purchasing an iPhone at this time should be buying anything older than a 6S. People who already own a 6 may or may not be unhappy enough to upgrade - it's a different question if you already own the phone than if you are looking at buying a new (new to you - which could be new, refurbished or used) iPhone.
My launch day iPhone 6 still is running OK with iOS 11. Some app's do hesitate at times. But otherwise, it's not a horrible experience. I have had no battery issues. And it still functions fine despite some of the occasional slowdowns.
That all being said, I would get an 6S if I were the OP. It is faster and has more RAM. And I believe it gets the 3D Touch as well.
I myself am still undecided if I will upgrade to a new phone this year, or wait it out until September. Anyway, even though my iPhone 6 is working OK, I'd get a newer phone if I were the OP.
That all being said, I would get an 6S if I were the OP. It is faster and has more RAM. And I believe it gets the 3D Touch as well.
I myself am still undecided if I will upgrade to a new phone this year, or wait it out until September. Anyway, even though my iPhone 6 is working OK, I'd get a newer phone if I were the OP.
My wife's iPhone 6 works okay with iOS 11, but she is a very light iPhone user. She uses her iPad a lot more. I think her only usage is phone call, calendar, iMessage, takes a few photos/videos every now and then, and some Web browsing and maps/directions. I think her biggest frustration is when the camera doesn't respond right away and she misses an opportunity to capture a photo of our kids. We are going to replace her battery to see if it helps, but it's not nearly as slow as my iPhone 6 was.
I also had an iPhone 6 but upgraded to the X in December. I use my iPhone a lot more than she uses hers. My battery had degraded to the point where it was definitely being throttled as her iPhone 6 is faster and more responsive than mine was before I replaced it. A battery replacement would have resolved that issue, but I wanted a new iPhone anyway.
I would try to get the 6s if you possibly can. Yes, the iPhone 6 will suffice for light use if one does not expect it to be super fast, but the 6s has a much better chance of providing a decent experience with iOS 12. She could avoid iOS 12 of course, but app updates are also going to mean slower apps regardless of the version of iOS used.
I also had an iPhone 6 but upgraded to the X in December. I use my iPhone a lot more than she uses hers. My battery had degraded to the point where it was definitely being throttled as her iPhone 6 is faster and more responsive than mine was before I replaced it. A battery replacement would have resolved that issue, but I wanted a new iPhone anyway.
I would try to get the 6s if you possibly can. Yes, the iPhone 6 will suffice for light use if one does not expect it to be super fast, but the 6s has a much better chance of providing a decent experience with iOS 12. She could avoid iOS 12 of course, but app updates are also going to mean slower apps regardless of the version of iOS used.
It’s not just about pushing the pixels, One GB of Ram limited the performance on the iPhone 6 more than anything.
True, is just like the iPhone 4S in iOS 9. Or even the 6 on iOS 11 is worst than 4s on iOS 9. So slow like a turtle Except for the battery tho.
Get a new battery install it and bam your phones like new again. I have a 6 replaced my battery last month and it’s amazing lasts forever now definitely all day.
Ok, at the suggestion of many people on here, I bought a used iphone 6s (2 gig of ram, 128 gig ($225) and now the phone runs as fast as my iphone 6 did on ios 9, actually it's much QUICKER! Unreal. What crazy is, iphone 6 has 1 gig of ram, iphone 6s has 2 gig, iphone 7 2 gig, iphone 8 2 gig, and iphone x has 3 gig. All the difference was in the ram! Also, 6s adds 3D touch, and adds the raise to wake feature, not on the 6, that works great with "hey siri".
So, if you have an iphone 6 on ios 11, get a used iphone 6s for cheap and the phone will FLY!
(some things I noticed with the 6s vs 6 is the vibrate isn't as strong, I'm assuming apple may have changed the vibration to be less than the 6, which was crazy loud)
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The 6s doesn’t have a water resistance rating and it’s not even close to being waterproof. The difference between the iPhone 6 and 6S, the 6S actually uses more adhesive, which made it appear more water resistant without the actual rating.
Correct, last week I read all about this and I've seen and read countless articles that compared to the 6, it is. I've also seen videos of 6s under water for over 30 min and nothing happens to it, but if the 6 would even get near water or a few rain drops, it would turn off and get messed up instantly. I know this because I had a 6, and that thing couldn't even get close to moisture before it flipped out. It was kinda sad, pathetic actually. Those gaskets added in the 6s around the IC chips, and inside case are awesome. I think apple did this and really told no one until they were sure and maybe could have people do beta testing, or did it for those that traded in without water damage like many many have had if it were a 6. If you drop a 6 in the toliet, it turns off, or will get screwed up asap, but not the 6s. That to me is night an day difference. Just an added bonus you get with the 6s that many don't know about.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a17602/iphone-6s-waterproof-ifixit/
https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-is-the-new-iphone-6s-secretly-water-resistant
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