I'm pretty sure the iPhone 3g has this title already. It was practically the same phone as the first, but with a 3g antenna now.
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Is the iPhone 7 the weakest non S model released ?
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Technically and even realistically speaking that alone is a rather big/important change.
Nearly everybody I come into contact with uses an iPhone. See the last sentence of my post to answer your question.
The 7 sucks in so many ways that it's hard for me to remember them all.
I cannot say anything bad about the iPhone 7. The battery life works for me it delivers 1-2 days of use. The design is okay - I do not miss the headphone jack nor the old home button - the new one suits me better.
Surely this is a thread for those that wake up screaming "My phone isn't the latest, I must upgrade".
To me the iPhone 7 is a great bit of kit. Perhaps it's because I've never owned an iphone 3G or a 6 or a 6S. I did own a SE which was also a really nice bit of kit but in my dotage I found the screen too small to see anymore without my glasses on.
The 7 is quick, looks good, does everything I want it to do at the moment. I don't see the lack of a headphone jack as a problem and I like the dual speakers. What's not to like?
To me the iPhone 7 is a great bit of kit. Perhaps it's because I've never owned an iphone 3G or a 6 or a 6S. I did own a SE which was also a really nice bit of kit but in my dotage I found the screen too small to see anymore without my glasses on.
The 7 is quick, looks good, does everything I want it to do at the moment. I don't see the lack of a headphone jack as a problem and I like the dual speakers. What's not to like?
Yeah, the people that you come in contact on your daily life is not such a broad representation of people that use Plus iphone models obviously.
Exactly my point. I just stated I don't see that many about in my part of the world yet it's pretty dominated by iPhones in general.
It was just a baseband/radio frequency added.
Back then it was pretty big to get the 3G speeds that we all raved about going up from the Edge
But in reality the rest of the device wasnt much improvement at all
I know you mentioned you're from the UK and the iPhone 7 (4.7) is the more popular choice over their. Why would that be?
I really don't know. It could just be it's size doesn't fit in with current trends maybe? For me it's too big for portability and I've never entertained buying it, but I can't speak for a general consensus.
Imagine an iph 6 Plus on iOS 11. Holy crap ! I can't even imagine it . My mom has an 6 Plus and it's laggy since iOS 8.
The ip7 has some tangible benefits...maybe not totally worth the upgrade from 6s+ to 7+, but I'll let each decide on their own.
Apple did finally give us a 32gb base...for the segment that always bought the base model, it was long overdue.
I consider the ip7 to be a better buy than the ip6 (when it first came out)...funny that no one wants to mention that.
In fact, the ip6 was IMO the worst non-S iPhone ever.
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I hated my iPhone 6 Plus. To this day I believe it's a failed product with 1GB ram
Agreed. Historically I've mostly stuck to the S models, but I REALLY wanted a bigger screen so bought the 6 Plus. Was the least stable, most sluggish and unreliable iPhone I've had, including the 3G, which was fine until iOS4.
Same applies to the iPad Air 1. 64bit iOS devices never should have shipped with 1gb ram, eesh. Garbage. Barely used the Air 1 after the first few frustrating months.
Was yours a Lemon?
Because I had a 6 Plus 16GB for almost 2 years and never had any issues.
I keep hearing 1GB of ram? Yes, safari reloaded pages sometimes but besides that it ran good.
What does the physical ram memory installed have to do if the OS handles that and you dont have to worry about it?
Seems like 5s has been a good phone for many. The 6 has been quite good for many as well.
Weakest non-s, yes. I would even say it's the weakest year over year upgrade i think (this or the 4S).
Weakest non-s design? No. The iPhone 6 is the weakest non-s design (or 3G), because the 7 has the waterproofing it is superior. If the lack of headphone jack is included in the remit of design (as opposed to functionality) then I the 7 is the weakest.
Personally my favourite design was the 5. It has been the pinnacle of iPhone design to date in my opinion.
Weakest non-s design? No. The iPhone 6 is the weakest non-s design (or 3G), because the 7 has the waterproofing it is superior. If the lack of headphone jack is included in the remit of design (as opposed to functionality) then I the 7 is the weakest.
Personally my favourite design was the 5. It has been the pinnacle of iPhone design to date in my opinion.
If you research 6 plus memory issues it's well documented , slow performance , crashes, reboots etc. Feel free to google it .
I visited the Apple Store 4 times to have it checked, each time I was told the phone was fine, twice the genius made it clear from the logs that memory was the culprit.
It will vary from user to user , we use our phone in different ways. With the same identical restore on my 6S plus, issues went away.
Some people also blamed the actual storage modules used.... anyway , worst phone I owned.
When the device runs out of Ram and the OS does not handle it gracefully, it becomes an major issue
Do you think apple fixed the major failings of the 6 plus in the 6S plus cause they were just generous? Nope they recognised that the phone had structural issues and 2GB ram was needed.
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I was lucky with my 6. I had app reloading but that happens on my 6S too. My old phone went to my mother in law and is still going strong.
Well, by that logic it sounds like any newer model with newer and better components and other improvements implies that the previous models with components that are no longer as fast or as good are flawed simply because of that.
I think every iPhone is better than its predecessor but the difference varies. For me the 7 wasn't significantly better than the 6S so I jumped to that from the 6 and saved a lot of money. Every other phone before it has been night and day better but I felt this release was disappointing to say the least.
It wasn't like that when it first came out. The 6 plus was speedy and smooth. It was only after a year or so that it started to show its age with subsequent OS updates. The same with the iPad Air 1. I owned both and were perfectly fine for the first year.