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iPhone 6s Reviews: 'Performance Beast' with a 'Truly Great' Camera Gives Enough Reasons to Upgrade
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Nilay review is the example of "the opposite is also true." One can also be dishonest and negatively bias. Just read his review on the watch.
I much prefer reviews in layman's terms. I don't need a bunch of benchmarks and tests. Just use the phone like a normal human being uses the phone and tell me if its good, bad or so-so.
I haven't seen any wifi benchmarks yet or range tests over 5Ghz. That's one of my biggest issues with my 6 Plus - it sucks over 5Ghz AC connected to my AC Time Capsule. I have to leave it on 2.4Ghz for range/speed. My iPad Air 2 has no issues over 5Ghz AC due to it having a 2x2 antenna system (like the 6s/6s Plus). So, I'm hoping the 6s/6s Plus is much improved!
So with 3D Touch you can turn the iPhone keyboard into a trackpad and use it to more easily select text. And that clown Nilay Patel says 3D Touch is "cool" but "not useful". 
https://twitter.com/panzer/status/646424443405729792
Matthew Panzarino @panzer
3D Touch on new iPhones: Push to activate touchpad, move your cursor and select text. World changed. Via @BenBajarin
https://twitter.com/panzer/status/646424443405729792
Matthew Panzarino @panzer
3D Touch on new iPhones: Push to activate touchpad, move your cursor and select text. World changed. Via @BenBajarin
All these reviews always note at the end that its not worth upgrading from the most previous model, which I would take as a given as most people would be on 24 month contracts or would tend to upgrade every two years. But for people like me who upgrade every 3 years and are still rocking an iPhone 5, this seems like a no brainer. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
I agree with you I upgrade yearly plus we get a 50% discount from our jobs if we upgrade every s cycle. So it's not that bad secondly, we have the jump program. Buy it outright this year. Use the jump program next year. Buy it outright for the 7s. I like the improvements this year. I think it's a great upgrade. people have to realized that we are going to incremental updates every year. Like boost of ram, camera, etc we are past that point. My two top wishes for the iPhone 7 though would be better battery and a 256gb option since we travel a lot for our jobs and don't always have internet connection to use icloud.
So with 3D Touch you can turn the iPhone keyboard into a trackpad and use it to more easily select text. And that clown Nilay Patel says 3D Touch is "cool" but "not useful".
https://twitter.com/panzer/status/646424443405729792
Matthew Panzarino @panzer
3D Touch on new iPhones: Push to activate touchpad, move your cursor and select text. World changed. Via @BenBajarin
Big one for me. Never can he damn cursor where I want. Hope more apps get onboard with Touch quickly.
In a number of the reviews I read they kept referring to 3D Touch as a "power user" feature. I'm not exactly sure how you define a "power user" but I'm sick of hearing that phrase thrown around. It just comes across as techies being condescending. Anything that makes tasks quicker and easier is something that will benefit everyone not just "power users".
You seem to have issues with accuracy or understanding.
I did not say the iPhone used H.265. I rejected your statement about "most computers" not supporting H.265. It's just not true. If you want to discuss 4K H.265 playback then we could debate the percentage of currently extant computers that could handle the workload. But 1080p @ H.265? H.265 support at some level? Well, how many computers can you VLC run on? I think the answer would be "most."
As I said.
And I'm not your "dear."
One of the selling points, for me is the new casing, that is supposed to be much stronger. The reason why, it is because I had in issue with my screen with a clicking pop sound, an I suspect is because the casing bended just slightly. I hadn't had this issue reoccur , since the screen was replaced, but since that incident occurred, I always fear it might reoccur, also that extra 1GB of RAM, might help, because my phone tends to become unresponsive too often.
I think those are probably the two biggest selling points right now for me. 12 Mp sounds nice, but I don't take a ton of photos. 3d touch, might be cognitive overload, I will probably forget to simply use it anyhow.
I think those are probably the two biggest selling points right now for me. 12 Mp sounds nice, but I don't take a ton of photos. 3d touch, might be cognitive overload, I will probably forget to simply use it anyhow.
The 'speed' of the home button is negligible in the daily use of my iOS devices. Could you possibly think of something more ridicules to complain about?
Yep. And actually paying $1 per day isn't just not that terrible. It actually seems like a pretty good and affordable deal. I can't think of much else in the world that is the "best" you can get that also costs $1 per day.
I'm not so excited about this update, even though I believe 3d touch has some potential, but it depends what the developers will do with it and I will wait for some real world experience. All the other features like 4k, higher performance, better touch id, etc are not so important for me right now and I'm still very happy with my iphone 6 and will wait till next year when the iphone7 will be released...
So with 3D Touch you can turn the iPhone keyboard into a trackpad and use it to more easily select text. And that clown Nilay Patel says 3D Touch is "cool" but "not useful".
https://twitter.com/panzer/status/646424443405729792
Matthew Panzarino @panzer
3D Touch on new iPhones: Push to activate touchpad, move your cursor and select text. World changed. Via @BenBajarin
This is what I'm saying about this guy, clearly things are useful and he doesn't acknowledge it. I mentioned earlier how someone should ask him about his view on pinch to zoom which is widely used on touch screens in different applications. I'd love to know what he say about that.
I'll end up getting it because I sell my phones every year and get about 50% of the value back. Which I use towards next years phone. Do I need an upgrade...no! But why not!!!
Also, I take alot of pictures with my photos. 2000 last year alone. The best camera is the one in your pocket so I'm always down for upgrading photo quality if possible.
Also, I take alot of pictures with my photos. 2000 last year alone. The best camera is the one in your pocket so I'm always down for upgrading photo quality if possible.
And one giant reason not to - still too big!
There's a lot of intriguing stuff, especially the 3D touch, but I tried a 6 out at the store again tonight and the things are just too big. Normally I upgrade ever 2 years, but I'm going to skip this year and stick with my 5S.
Apple, you need to get it right next year and bring out a version with a 4" (better still a 3.5") screen. Not some compromised version either, but the latest model with all the latest features and maximum memory and battery, just with a smaller size than the phablets. I'll gladly pay top dollar if you do, but will almost certainly keep on with my old phone if you don't.
There's a lot of intriguing stuff, especially the 3D touch, but I tried a 6 out at the store again tonight and the things are just too big. Normally I upgrade ever 2 years, but I'm going to skip this year and stick with my 5S.
Apple, you need to get it right next year and bring out a version with a 4" (better still a 3.5") screen. Not some compromised version either, but the latest model with all the latest features and maximum memory and battery, just with a smaller size than the phablets. I'll gladly pay top dollar if you do, but will almost certainly keep on with my old phone if you don't.
The battery on my 6 plus is excellent. I don't worry about battery life anymore it's that good. So the fact that the 6S plus has the same battery life as the 6 plus makes me happy.
A little because blue tooth is constantly on but not enough to make it an issue. I can still get a day and a half with heavy usage and 2 days with medium usage.
Good to hear
With 6S plus I'm not expecting to worry about battery so hopefully not issues with my watch
What? I haven't mentioned anything about favouritism. People were saying that the review wasn't by him, I was just saying it was!!!