Hi everyone!
I'm pretty much team android and Windows pc, but I love technology so this is one of my favorite sites to frequent.
Anyway I am not super impressed with the Android phones lately. I was about to get note 7 and then the whole battery recall happened. I am thinking about trying an iPhone. I will likely wait and see what happens with Google and the rumored pixel phone, but haven't been impressed by what I've heard so far.
I am on the fence about whether to get 6s plus or wait for 7 plus. Is the difference huge? I can survive without headphone jack so that's no issue for me.
Also, I have no feet at all in the Apple ecosystem. Is iPhone still a good choice for those like me who have windows pc and Android laptop?
I know this is an iPhone forum, so no need to talk me into an iPhone. I'm set on trying one. Just getting opinions on if the 6s plus is what I should get, or if the 7 is so much better that it will justify the wait to find one and the extra cost.
Thanks!
[doublepost=1474564573][/doublepost]Sorry I meant android tablet, not laptop. Oops!
6s is more than good enough
Some people prefer it to the 7, others prefer the new hotness that is the 7
the A9 is still powerful and still one of the best chips on the market. The A10 is like a turbo charged A9 (same process, sam, 7 has the same RAM, same resolution screen, both have a taptic engine (though a slightly older but similar feeling one in the 6s), battery life that gets you through a day (with my usage anyway it is fine), very similar cameras save for relatively better low level lighting in the 7, similar design and same feel in hand, both have 2nd gen touch ID and both have very fast WiFi and LTE speeds....7 has better speakers and water resistance but no headphone jack which is subjectively worse or better, and a home button that is either subjectively worse or better....
Its really up to you; you're getting 90-95% the same experience with the 6s as you will with the 7, unless you foresee yourself submerging you iPhone for long periods of time. 6s has some basic water resistance as well, for what its worth (it is much more water resistant than any previous iPhone was, but limited compared to the iPhone 7)
Both run identical on iOS 10 as well, from my usage....identical.
So keep that in mind...since a "slower" experience is generally the main reason people update their phones...I have been running tests side by side since a few days after the 7 launched and it is remarkable how identical they run and how quickly they both open up majority of the apps. You won't notice any difference in the apps that most of us use our phones for: Phone calls, text messages, checking mail, checking weather, Safari, social media apps, calendar management, etc...
iOS 10 also has faster animations which helps make the 6s "feel" faster than it did on iOS 9, and it ran buttery smooth on iOS 9 this past year.
If you're just getting a new phone to tide you over until next year, I say go with the 6s, but if you're going to keep it for a while, might as well go with the latest model especially if the loss of a headphone jack doesn't mean diddly squat to you.
If you go with the 7, give the home button about a week to get used to...I didn't like it at all initially but now I have come to like it.
I still prefer a mechanical button to it though but I cannot deny how much faster it is than a mechanical button.
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iPhone 6s is a very fast and capable phone but main improvements with the 7 are:
-Water resistance (6s has some unofficial water resistance, but the 7 will survive a dunk in the pool/sink/toilet)
-Camera improvements (better low light performance plus optical zoom and other effects in the plus thanks to dual cameras)
-Improved battery life (more of a big deal in the non plus models though)
-Faster processor (although the A9 in the 6s is already super fast, so unless you are a heavy gamer or like running benchmarks all the time you probably won't notice the difference).
-Brighter wider gamut screen
-Stereo speakers
-Improved aesthetics thanks to the antenna redesign, plus new black color options
If I needed a phone at the moment I'd pick a 7 over the 6s, but since I already have a 6s the improvements aren't really enough for me to justify the upgrade this year (especially with what we pay for iPhones up in Canada).
Fantastic post right here.
