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iPhone 6s Plus Opens Apps Slightly Faster Than iPhone 6 Plus
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I think these responses are jokes, really.
It isn't as if tooling around in iOS needs 100% of an A8 to function. And animations will just be smoother, not faster because that's how they're defined. But doing anything that actually does is going to be much faster (3d games, applying complex filters in a photo app, more simultaneous audio instruments, etc).
This is like saying a sports car is the same speed as the economy model because they both get to the grocery store around the corner and back in about 3 minutes. Now take them to the racetrack (e.g. an engine/CPU intensive situation).
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Just got the Iphone 6s+ (upgrading from 6) - I am hoping I will get used to the size before the return period. I am having a hard time operating the phone one handed which I had expected but every time I get the phone out my pocket I feel I am going to drop it (even with a case)I expected the 6S to be much faster. It's actually just as fast as my 6 on 8.4.1.
For the folks on 6+, how long did it take you to get adjusted?
Its really not a good tool if you want to use it single handed. I have a 6 plus and I'm looking to downsize when the opportunity presents itself.
Congrats mine was saying 0ct-15-Oct-21 and it arrived todayGot mine around 12:15 PM EDT in South Florida. via UPS
Understood...I will give a shot. My phone is on do not disturb 24/7 and only my wife and kids will go thru. Anyone else voice mail or text (yea real social guy)
I am very interested in the camera features and the much longer battery life.
App launch speed is very important. When people are scrambling with limited time they need to get work done. Besides it's just plain annoying when apps or programs take long to launch. Just starring at the splash screen forever gets old fast.
Also, did you mean, that you COULDN'T care less? If not then you're counteracting your own point.
Yes, I meant couldn't. Thats what happens when I type fast while working
As I said with the launch time, unless its something really long, does it matter if something launches in 1 second vs 1.5 seconds? If something takes 5-10 seconds to launch, then I can see a problem, but the larger question is then why does whatever it is take so long.
I would imagine that for most apps, especially ones that take a while to launch you'd be spending more time in them then they take to launch. How much time would you really be saving if the launch time is a second or so faster?
AdblockWhy do people keep comparing the 6 and 6s when upgrades are most likely coming from a 5/5S/5C? Dumb dumb dumb.
Those are the two major advantages that I do enjoy
Many iPhone 6 users are seemingly upgrading as well. In terms of the plus, its more about an apples to apples comparison since there was no plus for the 5Why do people keep comparing the 6 and 6s when upgrades are most likely coming from a 5/5S/5C? Dumb dumb dumb.
Weren't those two phones also using different carriers?...... meaningless results.
Considering the Iphone doesn't throttle much at all, compared too... Well, you know who (and will also not kill your battery doing those speeds), those scores are even more spectacular.
Look at background apps, spotlight indexing, transfering things... That's almost always the problem initially.
Aren't the packets interleaved, those packets are mighty small, don't interupt things more than a microsecond... You'Re not receiving the whole thing and having everyone wait or you couldn't stream more than one video stream at a time on the same network.
I always liked phablet phones since getting a note 2 back in 2012.
Honestly it will take you about 5 days to get use to it. You just have to find your own comfortable ways to hold it.
If I need to answer a call with one hand, I find its easier to cradle it from the bottom.
Also tpu cases provide the best grip. Hard cases just keep the phone slippery. I currently have a clear tpu case on my 6+.
Well you certainly make a very good point here. Mostly how I am feeling about the situation is if launch times on the new product can be significantly faster than the predecessor iPhone or Mac then it may make sense to upgrade. With these slight differences between the iPhone 6S Plus and the 6 Plus it's really not worth the upgrade unless one wants the new gimmicks that come with the 6S Plus.
You're right that most likely the applications that take far longer to launch (iMovie being the prime example) that I will end up being in them far longer but then again for me that can make or break me wanting to buy a new Mac or a new iPhone if it can't solve application speed concerns that I have with my current hardware.
I'll be honest, this video doesn't show you what's important: normal use. No one is opening an app just to dip to home and close it a moment later.
I've had mine for a few hours now. Previous 6+ now on 6s+.
Just opening apps, yeah, it's a bit snappier. Going between apps? Functions within apps? Multiple safari tabs? It feels like an improved experience across the board.
This is what I was saying earlier. The iPhone experience is not opening one app and closing it. In the space of a few minutes, I could have checked FaceBook, played some Words with Friends, replied to some messages in Google Hangouts, checked some mail, and replied to a few messages in the Messages app. That sort of thing was starting to drive me NUTS on my 6 Plus as it refreshed all my tabs in Safari, was generally slow to re-load Hangouts etc etc.
Seriously, the whole user EXPERIENCE is not about ONE app.
*shakes head...*
For those luddites upgrading from a 5S or earlier... you're going to love this thing. I just retired my 4S -- which I still enjoyed (up until an hour ago). The 4S already feels like a slow, tiny brick, and this thing feels, well, like buttah!
Now I want TouchID and force touch on my MBP's Magic Trackpad.
Edit: FWIW, my biggest reason for not upgrading earlier is that I still liked the 4S' small size. An hour in, and I must admit: I was wrong.
Now I want TouchID and force touch on my MBP's Magic Trackpad.
Edit: FWIW, my biggest reason for not upgrading earlier is that I still liked the 4S' small size. An hour in, and I must admit: I was wrong.