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Wow, you weren't kidding
One of the nicest looking reviews I've seen. (can't comment on the actual review yet as I haven't read it, just skimmed through it)
Several reviews note that the A8 in the iPhone 6 Plus runs at a higher frequency, as reported by certain benchmarks. Of course, the iPhone 6 Plus has more pixels to push to the screen, so, as you suggest, it would have to run at a slightly higher frequency to deliver comparable performance.
The CPU and GPU frequencies of the A8 in the iPhone and iPhone 6 Plus could be different, or the frequencies could be different under different load scenarios, which could explain why the iPhone 6 is slower than the 6 Plus in some benchmarks and faster in others. For example, when only a single core is being used, the A8 in the iPhone 6 Plus could run at a slightly higher frequency. However, when all cores are used, the A8 in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus could run at the same frequency. Apple could also be doing something similar to Intel with respect to the integrated GPU; Intel has different model processors with the same CPU frequency, but which have different GPU frequencies.
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All the reviews I read just have praises for the camera, for the 6. I presume 6+ will be the same. This makes me happy.
Yea, iPhone's camera has always been one of it's strong suits. Glad to see the trend ongoing. Also glad Apple didn't succumb to megapixel wars like SS and Sony, instead choosing to perfect their 8mp. Willing to bet this 8mp shooter shoots better pictures than Xperia's 20mp shooter. Yes, megapixel aren't everything.
Wow, you weren't kidding
One of the nicest looking reviews I've seen. (can't comment on the actual review yet as I haven't read it, just skimmed through it)
It is. It's different. Not just walls of text followed by a picture followed by more text, they added a really nice twist to it.
Anandtechs iPhone 5 review was around 20 days after the release day.
Anandtechs iPhone 5s review was 3 days before the release day.
I'd assume that since they have to review two different versions this time (6 and 6+) that it will take on longer side, given how thorough they are.
Fine by me as I'm willing to wait for quality
Fine by me as I'm willing to wait for quality
Yes same here.
Didn't know about that.
EDIT: I think Jon Rettinger (from TechnoBuffalo) is waiting for the units he pre-ordered to be able to write a review.
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I thought iPhone owners didn't care about specs and everything was ok provided the phone works? So why are you comparing benchtest results? Surely so long as the phones work and run smoothly none of you care?
Thanks for the link. Nice read! Im excited for the screen. The claims on how great the screen is are a real plus for me
There are 6 vs. 6 plus picture quality comparisons in techcrunch review
I didn't notice difference..
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/17/life-is-tough/
I didn't notice difference..
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/17/life-is-tough/
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Don't worry, if you still can't decide by the 19th it will sell out and you will have lots of time to decide then!
Don't worry, if you still can't decide by the 19th it will sell out and you will have lots of time to decide then!
Already got both ordered in 128GB Silver flavours for delivery on the 19th. Just can't decide which one to keep. <smug>
I'm in the same boat as you are. Not sure which to pick. I was leaning towards the plus, but now I'm having doubts.
My own impressions from the reviews I saw were:
1) go 6plus if you are concerned about battery
2) go 6 if you are concerned about size
I have an iPhone 5 and have no issues with the battery life on that. I'm guessing that I'd have no problems with the iphone 6.
1) go 6plus if you are concerned about battery
2) go 6 if you are concerned about size
I have an iPhone 5 and have no issues with the battery life on that. I'm guessing that I'd have no problems with the iphone 6.
I'm seeing a consensus around the 6 being the best daily driver for most people. Gotta agree. 6+ is more of a smaller tablet than a larger iPhone, but the better battery gives it some merit in my eyes.
Reviews summary: both are fantastically designed, with great cameras, brilliant screens, fast chips, and solid battery life. Don't get too caught up in anything else.
Reviews summary: both are fantastically designed, with great cameras, brilliant screens, fast chips, and solid battery life. Don't get too caught up in anything else.
One thing of concern, and I've heard it several places now (excerpt from Gruber's review):
"(There is one thing Ive seen where animation on the iPhone 6 Plus sometimes gets jittery: the animation in Safari when you hit the Show Tabs button, and all open tabs glide into a scrollable 3D view. Sometimes, but not usually, this animation has jittered slightly on the 6 Plus. I havent seen the same thing on the regular 6.)"
While the plus has a higher clocked GPU and possibly CPU as well, clock speed does not mean performance is better. It may score better on a benchmark, but actual performance may not track that result.
For Apple to have bumped the clock speed, there is something that needs compensating for, and that something is the larger display and things like OIS when the camera is live. Otherwise, why not leave the clock speed along and have even better battery life?
In the real world, other things will be going on other than a single application testing the GPU/CPU performance. For example, does the benchmark test do things that games and apps actually do while testing GPU performance? I.E. play high quality audio, pre-render in the background, background data access, database access, other I/O? Not likely, and if so, it's likely not going to be a real-world scenario analog.
This will likely be worse with apps that have to be scaled up until they are updated.
In any case, it's still a fine device. It will still perform better than most of not ll Android hardware.
In my humble opinion, the time to get an iPhone Plus will be the 6S Plus. GPU and CPU advancements, as well as hardware design advances that will make the phone itself smaller while retaining the larger screen size.
I develop apps for a living, so I will test these devices real-word... however personally I went with the iPhone 6 over the plus the second the hands-on guys started mentioning animation issues.
"(There is one thing Ive seen where animation on the iPhone 6 Plus sometimes gets jittery: the animation in Safari when you hit the Show Tabs button, and all open tabs glide into a scrollable 3D view. Sometimes, but not usually, this animation has jittered slightly on the 6 Plus. I havent seen the same thing on the regular 6.)"
While the plus has a higher clocked GPU and possibly CPU as well, clock speed does not mean performance is better. It may score better on a benchmark, but actual performance may not track that result.
For Apple to have bumped the clock speed, there is something that needs compensating for, and that something is the larger display and things like OIS when the camera is live. Otherwise, why not leave the clock speed along and have even better battery life?
In the real world, other things will be going on other than a single application testing the GPU/CPU performance. For example, does the benchmark test do things that games and apps actually do while testing GPU performance? I.E. play high quality audio, pre-render in the background, background data access, database access, other I/O? Not likely, and if so, it's likely not going to be a real-world scenario analog.
This will likely be worse with apps that have to be scaled up until they are updated.
In any case, it's still a fine device. It will still perform better than most of not ll Android hardware.
In my humble opinion, the time to get an iPhone Plus will be the 6S Plus. GPU and CPU advancements, as well as hardware design advances that will make the phone itself smaller while retaining the larger screen size.
I develop apps for a living, so I will test these devices real-word... however personally I went with the iPhone 6 over the plus the second the hands-on guys started mentioning animation issues.