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Is there still reason for an iPad if you have an iPhone 6+?
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Agreed. I think the iPhone 6+ pairs really nice with a powerful laptop like the rMBP. The iPad falls in between the two in terms of portability and power and feels unnecessary as a result, provided your specific use case doesn't require a giant portable touchscreen.
I'd just take the Plus when lots of power and productivity isn't needed, and bring rMBP when it is. There's just so much functionality that OS X offers but iOS does not.
Having all three seems needlessly burdensome because of the setup and maintenance of each. I'd save the money and perhaps upgrade either the phone or laptop on a more regular basis. That said, the Haswell rMBP's are so powerful and have such great battery life that they'll be overkill for most people for many years to come.
Now, Apple... How's that shorter iPhone 7 Plus that cuts out the home button and integrates it into the touchscreen coming along for 2016? With at least 2-3GB of RAM, of course.
This is why they're making an iPad Pro - gotta fill that new hybrid laptop/tablet market.
As cool as the iPhone 6+ is as a "phablet" it simply can't compete with the immersive experience of a full size iPad Air due to the lack of screen real estate.
I think the 6+ has spoiled me with the 1080p display since when I look at my Air now I can see pixels.
I think the 6+ has spoiled me with the 1080p display since when I look at my Air now I can see pixels.
I don't see the Plus as being an iPad replacement, unless you only used your iPad for relatively limited things to begin with. Obviously, the iPad can run iPad software, which is often better and more feature rich than the iPhone versions, or at least better optimized to a large touch screen. Safari on the iPad defaults to desktop sites and displays them well. The iPhone defaults to mobile sites in most cases, and even when you force display of the desktop site it is not a great experience compared to the iPad.
But the other thing to consider is the difference in aspect ratio. If you're viewing widescreen movies, the Plus is nearly as good as the iPad mini.
In fact, if you hold the Plus up to the iPad mini's screen, the letterboxed video on the iPad is only just a bit bigger than the video on the Plus.
But if you're watching older TV shows in the 4:3 ratio, the iPad mini is considerably better.
Also, I found the Plus to be much worse than the iPad mini for reading things like comics. The text is just too small on the Plus to be comfortable, so you have to view only one page at a time, and even then it doesn't seem as nice.
I also use the iPad a lot for gaming, and the difference in screen size there is considerable. Basically, the iPad gives the better user experience in just about every case, but is obviously way less portable. So I generally use the iPad while at home and the iPhone everywhere else, or when I just want to check something quickly.
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I should probably add that if I was buying everything from scratch today, I would likely go with the iPad Air combined with the Plus, to make the difference in screen size a bit more meaningful.
But the other thing to consider is the difference in aspect ratio. If you're viewing widescreen movies, the Plus is nearly as good as the iPad mini.
In fact, if you hold the Plus up to the iPad mini's screen, the letterboxed video on the iPad is only just a bit bigger than the video on the Plus.
But if you're watching older TV shows in the 4:3 ratio, the iPad mini is considerably better.
Also, I found the Plus to be much worse than the iPad mini for reading things like comics. The text is just too small on the Plus to be comfortable, so you have to view only one page at a time, and even then it doesn't seem as nice.
I also use the iPad a lot for gaming, and the difference in screen size there is considerable. Basically, the iPad gives the better user experience in just about every case, but is obviously way less portable. So I generally use the iPad while at home and the iPhone everywhere else, or when I just want to check something quickly.
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I should probably add that if I was buying everything from scratch today, I would likely go with the iPad Air combined with the Plus, to make the difference in screen size a bit more meaningful.
I'm not sure what app you're using for the comic books, but if it hasn't yet been updated for the 6 plus, the text should get a lot clearer when it is updated
It's iBooks, actually. So it should be updated. It's not a matter of blurriness, just size. And I have relatively good eyes. It might depend on the comic in question though.
Keeping both
My iPad 3 serves as my home & away entertainer; gets better with the thin form factor of the Air
Besides i digest quite a lot of Whitepaper articles which are far better presented on the Pad.
Long & short; getting 6+ & upgrading to Air 2, hence I have endless reasons to keep both
My iPad 3 serves as my home & away entertainer; gets better with the thin form factor of the Air
Besides i digest quite a lot of Whitepaper articles which are far better presented on the Pad.Long & short; getting 6+ & upgrading to Air 2, hence I have endless reasons to keep both
I can see everyone's point where they wouldn't replace the air for a 6+. I have an iPad air and I'm waiting for my 6+ to come. I have a T-Mobile 32gb air(free 200mb data per month) and I 100% plan on selling my Air along with my 5s and using it towards the MacBook Pro.
For me, the screen size is big enough for browsing the web at home or even away from home. Plus when I'm home, I would just use the macbook. So in essence, I could get a MacBook for only around $3-400
For me, the screen size is big enough for browsing the web at home or even away from home. Plus when I'm home, I would just use the macbook. So in essence, I could get a MacBook for only around $3-400
My partner thought he could get the 6+ and leave his iPad at home, but he found it was too big as a phone. (He has small hands) He's now back on his 5S. I didn't think the 6+ had a chance of replacing my iPad Air, but surprisingly, when I got the 6 (yes 6, not 6+), I found that the screen was crisp enough, especially in zoomed mode, that I could do a lot of things I used to do on my iPad Air, like reading ebooks and surfing the internet, on the 6. So while I still use the Air at home, I've taken to leaving it at home when I go out and just bringing the 6. In the meanwhile, my partner is considering getting the iPad mini, whereas before his experience with the 6+ he was never interested in smaller tablets. But the 6+ did convince him that a smaller tablet might be useful, even though he still needed a pocketable phone.
So basically, while not as simple as one device completely replacing another, the 6 and 6+ are shaking up our device usage patterns. Looking forward to see how the next iPads will fit or not fit in to our usage...
So basically, while not as simple as one device completely replacing another, the 6 and 6+ are shaking up our device usage patterns. Looking forward to see how the next iPads will fit or not fit in to our usage...
Agreed. That's what I have. They both compliment each other and go very well with my 27" iMac.
