No, but it's by far most noticeable on video since your device is constantly showing movement "real time" as opposed to a fast shutter speed single frame.
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Seriously, Try the 6s Before Buying the Plus
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No, but it's by far most noticeable on video since your device is constantly showing movement "real time" as opposed to a fast shutter speed single frame.
I'd say get the 6S plus due to its advantages, and only get the 6S if the plus size is not workable.
Personally I love the form factor of the 5S. Though I use the 6S plus for battery advantage alone.
Personally I love the form factor of the 5S. Though I use the 6S plus for battery advantage alone.
I've been quite torn on the sizes. Both feel like excellent devices. I spent a year with a 6 Plus. Amazing feeling device, gorgeous screen. Using it for photos and camera is what sold me on it last year. However, quite often I got very annoyed when attempting to do something with one hand and then needing to free my other hand to finish a task.
Trying out a 6s this year, man does it feel small after using the Plus. Definitely miss the screen real estate and battery of the Plus, but after 3-4 days theres been so many instances where I was typing or doing something and was pleasantly surprised that I could do it all with a single hand. Also a bummer about no OIS.
Looking forward to using it this year and making more use of an iPad again.
Trying out a 6s this year, man does it feel small after using the Plus. Definitely miss the screen real estate and battery of the Plus, but after 3-4 days theres been so many instances where I was typing or doing something and was pleasantly surprised that I could do it all with a single hand. Also a bummer about no OIS.
Looking forward to using it this year and making more use of an iPad again.
I agree that many Plus users might switch if they gave the 6s an honest try. It's my opinion that many jumped on the larger size last year either out of curiosity or because it was the trendy thing to do. I used to have a Plus and now love using my 6s. It's good to have a phone again and not a phablet. I've come to realize that, at least for me, certain tools are better for certain tasks. The iPhone 6s is a great phone. The iPad Air 2 is a great tablet. The iPhone 6/6s Plus isn't great at being either. It's not bad, but for me it's just not ideal.
I really have to question anyone who says the Plus is like a tablet. I used it for a year and rarely used the landscape modes that were built-in. They just aren't all that useful on a phone. Furthermore, I've hardly seen any third party apps that are updated with any sort of split column views or "tablet-like" functionality. The apps that have been updated are just bigger. The extra landscape keyboard buttons were never used either. I was really disappointed in the additional software functionality. The greatest benefit of the size was for video—which was still far from ideal when compared to an iPad or TV.
I really have to question anyone who says the Plus is like a tablet. I used it for a year and rarely used the landscape modes that were built-in. They just aren't all that useful on a phone. Furthermore, I've hardly seen any third party apps that are updated with any sort of split column views or "tablet-like" functionality. The apps that have been updated are just bigger. The extra landscape keyboard buttons were never used either. I was really disappointed in the additional software functionality. The greatest benefit of the size was for video—which was still far from ideal when compared to an iPad or TV.
I was purposely looking to get away from a 4.7" screen when I upgraded to the S Plus, so I'm not really interested in trying the 6s.
I agree that the Plus is no replacement for a tablet. The few concessions made to its larger size are not enough to replace the iPad, but I would argue that if one has a Plus, an iPad Air will be a better companion than an iPad Mini.
I heartily disagree that the Plus is a bad phone though. It does everything the 6 does and more, especially in this year's s line. Yes, sometimes it's tricky doing things one-handed, but I quickly adapted to the size of the phone and wouldn't consider going back down to a smaller size at this point. It's great for gaming, reading, web surfing, all sorts of things. The 6s is very good at those things too, but the larger size of the screen and higher resolution make the Plus even better for those applications, and the increased battery life is fantastic.
The great thing is that Apple isn't forcing us into one or the other, the only people who feel unhappy are the ones who don't want a screen larger than 4". Everyone else can take their pick and decide what's most important to them. To me, the Plus fits in my pockets fine, it works as a one-handed device fine the vast majority of the time, and when it has to be used two handed, the many benefits outweigh the few cons for me. For someone else, portability and one-handed use may be key, in which case the 6s is the phone for them.
Do you have some magical battery? I barely average 6 hours of usage/10 standby and that's with background refresh off.
This is good advice for any phone. Too many things I love about the 6s plus though. I also had the opportunity to try the 6s (and 6) plenty at home. The thing I didn't like about the 6 plus was
Performance. I told myself I'm giving apple another shot with the 6s plus and if it didn't work out,'possibly rethinking my smartphone decision. Glad they came around and made a great phone.
Performance. I told myself I'm giving apple another shot with the 6s plus and if it didn't work out,'possibly rethinking my smartphone decision. Glad they came around and made a great phone.
Yes. Many not aware of this, including myself until it was correct about the 6plus last year.
It does feel heavier when compared side to side, slightly, but I certainly don't notice a difference in the every day, personally. To each his own I guess.
Exactly why I went with the 6 last year and jumped to the 6S Plus this year. To prepare myself. I'm very happy with the Plus model. It also rids that want for an iPad for me. The pocket stuff isn't so much an issue as I wear cargo shorts pretty much every day of my life...but for work, it is a little awkward but you get used to it. I'm happy with my Plus, but yes, it is a good idea to go with the 4.7" first if you're unsure.
The OP has a really great point: you can't tell until you try it. As for me, I just went from a 5s to a 6s Plus even though the 6s felt great in my hand. But I'm not too worried...if I don't like the larger screen, I'll just switch to the 4.7 inch screen in 11.6 months when the iPhone 7 comes out. Believe it or not, its right around the corner!
Downsized from the 6 Plus to the 6s and I've never been happier. We all know about the screen and battery life, but the 6s, along with my bamboo case, feels perfect. Feels great to have a 'phone' again and not a phablet.
The bezels on the 6 Plus, over the course of a year, did a number on the muscles in my hand. If Apple shrinks the bezels, I'd gladly reconsider. Until then, the 6S and iPad Air 2 is a great combo...+1 for the great sale that that netted me an Air 2 for $150 off.
The bezels on the 6 Plus, over the course of a year, did a number on the muscles in my hand. If Apple shrinks the bezels, I'd gladly reconsider. Until then, the 6S and iPad Air 2 is a great combo...+1 for the great sale that that netted me an Air 2 for $150 off.
I had to use a 6 for a bit and couldn't wait to get rid of it for 6 Plus. 6 just seems way to small, horrible battery, and it's not even 1080P.
EXACTLY my thoughts. Used the plus last year for 10 months and switched to the 6. Now on 6s. Thought the plus was not great at either being a phone or tablet and I would rather have an iPhone and iPad
Apple is asking developers to design apps that can run on any device, no matter what the display size is. With multitasking on iPad an app can take a portion of the screen in slide over than half of the screen in split view so a developer shouldn't think about the display size and ought to design apps scalable to every possibile resolution.
So a well designed app should take full advantage of the 5.5'' screen and be able to run on an iPad as well.
The problem is many apps are still designed for iPhone only and developers tend to base their tests on the 4.7'' display
Where did you read/hear that apple wants developers to create apps that just scale up or down to whatever device they're running on? Designing apps that specifically for phones and versions specifically for tablets is what seperated apple tablets from android tablets.
Phone apps are designed to be used generally with one hand. I think most 6+ users are using the + with two hands which is why iPad apps on the + would make sense.