My complaints with the iPhone (and iOS)

So what do you like?

 

Why did you upgrade to the new iPhone if you don't like these things? It's not like any of these things that you mentioned weren't covered by reviews and others online multiple times already..... Also, I disagree that the iPhone hasn't seen any innovation over the past few years. I think some people are just too blind to notice.

 

I hate iOS 7, 8 and 9 too.

Never understood why Apple allowed NC widgets in iOS 6 but killed them in 7.

 

I totally agree about today/notifications, compared to android notifications its a joke

 

Please say Good Bye to Apple. Obviously not living up to your expectations.

 

Things you gained by upgrading:
Touch ID
3D Touch
NFC payments
Larger screen 960x640->1334x760(which I guess you don't like)
Always on Hey Siri
Dual core CPU at 800MHz to Dual core at 1.85GHz
Dual core GPU to 6-core GPU
Wireless n 150Mbps to wireless ac with MIMO 866Mbps
8MP -> 12MP back facing .3MP -> 5MP front camera
LPDDR2 512MB RAM to LPDDR4 2GB ram
Over twice as fast flash
140g->143g (pretty surprising for how big it is)
Live Photos (up to you if you like/don't like)

On the camera: almost all current cameras protrude. The glass is sapphire, so you're much more likely to shatter it than scratch/scuff it unless you keep it in your diamond-carrying pocket. (I'm not judging)

Price and size: if you don't like the size at all, the best iOS alternative by far right now is to just get a 128GB iPod touch for $400 and carry a flip phone. It has the same internals as the iPhone 6, but with the screen of an iPhone 5s. (No Touch ID or NFC)

I think one of the best things about iOS upgrades that I find amazing about your oppinion is Apple's ability to bring the iPhone 4s to the level of polish that you'd even consider the difference to be remotely small. That kind of value over time is what makes iPhones great devices to have.

 

really?

I'm very happy with my notifications widget.

gives me everything i need, scores, football and NBA news, tech news. I thought i would miss android widgets but i don't as the notifications widget does everything i need

 

my only serious complaint with iOS is the intrusive volume display.

the only time i ever press it is when i'm watching a video to adjust the volume, and what does it do? block out the entire video. should be less noticeable (maybe put it all the way at the bottom in a small bar?

 

There is some level of interaction as far as being taken to the app for more details of something. Personally that's enough for me. I can see someone else wanting something else/more, which really applies to many things in life, but that doesn't mean that many others find what's already there to be just fine if not better than that for them.

 

Interesting Points. I also owned a 4s and a 5s but was using the 4s for 4 years (the last two in a certain work environment) so I'm still recent on how the 4s handles.

1. Size - If my wife can get used to a 6, you can as well. Just give it a bit more time.

2. Surely the battery is better on the 6s? It has to be. Plenty of sites on how to get the best bang for your battery in settings.

3. Protruding camera... Yeah. I hate that too. Bloody ridiculous. This is my biggest gripe with my 6s+.

4. Price... With you on this as well. I was shocked when I learnt the price of my new 6s+.

5. i0S 6 - the Holy Grail for some... for many. Personally I thought it looked average and wasn't very functional in most situations. In saying that, iOS6 was more stable, but when you barely change the OS in 4 years and the biggest change was folders, that's going to happen.

6. Notifications center - Apart from calendar and weather, I don't use it. Ultimately it's full of info that isn't vital. It's part of the conspiracy to keep you glued to your device, using data, increasing advertising revenue and paying for services you really don't need. I'm not a special snowflake so all the social media stuff doesn't affect me. Twitter/Facebook is a drug and people don't even know they are addicted. Delete them, my friend, and never look back because (and I'm now residing in Pete and Bernie's Philosophical Steakhouse) in the end it just doesn't matter [rant over].

7. Real innovation? I don't know if you'd call it innovation but my phone today is infinitely more functional than it was 4 years ago with the 4s. Personally, my world changed when apple seamlessly introduced iMessage and FT audio calls over cellular. I contact various peoples overseas almost daily and what a massive difference it makes to have these options integrated seamlessly into phone. Continuity and Handoff are also important for me.

8. Storage? Yeah, what a joke. Cheap baastards they are.

 

I can't say I hear about battery life gripes with the 6 series devices too often. Is this just a matter of knowing that Apple could have given you a thicker phone and increased the battery? Or are you actually in dire need of a longer lasting battery?

I'd say that we received some very nice attachment management features since iOS 6 as well as some speech to text features (added languages at the very least). We also have Touch ID now which many have said actually increases unlock speeds for them as well as makes things more secure. Let's not forget Apple Pay (and hopefully future uses for nfc). Those are just a few things I can think of without actually looking at a list.

As far as widgets, I think Apple should've called hem something else. I think people were expecting android style widgets (including myself here) and that's simply not what it was ever supposed to be. Some
Widgets I find useful (like yahoo weather, phenomenal) and some are just pointless wastes of space. We can also quickly get access to flashlight, calculator, etc, which I do appreciate, but would
Love to be able to add my own desired functions.

Your comments on price I basically agree with, but Apple has never been competitive with price. They also have the best customer care in the business, so you're sort of buying that too. The counter argument might be that you don't care about customer care, which is a fair point. It's something that I consider value added, and is actually one reason I don't insure my iPhone's.

Storage is a problem, a lot more so than it has been in the past. Sort of goes hand in hand with price. I'm still expecting a 32 gb base for next year, though I've been saying that for over a year now.

I guess I don't necessarily disagree with your overall feelings about iPhones in general, but I also don't necessarily see what it is you want from these devices. The 6 series was the most disappointing for me, performance wise,
Particularly the plus. The 6s series fixed all of that. I would be shocked if that phone doesn't last 3+ years for most users needs (needs not wants lol).

 

See my comment on Apple widgets. But to expand on that, and respond to what you've said here, you've described an Apple widget exactly, it's meant to give you a quick glance at information, especially from the lock screen. While it may be a way to open apps, another bonus is it makes multitasking faster. I can open, say, calculator, do a quick calculation, tap "back to (insert precious app here)", and I'm back where I was without ever opening multitasker.

Not earth shattering, but a nice little festure. I guess what I'm saying is I don't personally want to interact with my widgets much. I want them to display quick info. Weather and my calendar/schedule are the two key components of my widgets that I'm happy to have available at a moment's notice.

 

Some widgets can be interacted with, ex. a Calculator.

 

The context for this is that at the time, Apple was AT&T only, and Droid/Android was(and still is) Verizon only.

 

I think day-long battery give or take will be the norm for Apple.

For a multitude of reasons but one quickly is this lowers the device inertia so people upgrade more often.

There are diminishing returns with newer models. iPhone 4S and 6S have little apart in terms of actual usability but that is in large part because 4S still receives updates. The apps define a lot of what you can do with your phone and I haven't really changed the apps I use since I got a 3GS, 4S, 5, 6+, and then 6S+.

 

You click on the widget for said news and it launches to that story. what more do you need than that?

 

I think you'd have been happier with a 5s. The biggest feature gain to me is touchid, and the 5s is still pretty snappy with iOS 9. My wife just went from 4s to 5s and is quite happy.

 

Huh?

All those things you mentioned all have widgets

I have widget that combines

My data,wifi, location services, music, contacts, messages, phone, clock alarm

There are Twitter widgets where you can post a tweet as well