My tablet sounds rubbish and previous phones have sounded rubbish. The 6+ was uncannily good for listening to music though, so why should Apple considerably downgrade the 6S+ loudspeaker? I was expecting exactly the same speaker.
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The 6S plus is what the 6 should have been
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My tablet sounds rubbish and previous phones have sounded rubbish. The 6+ was uncannily good for listening to music though, so why should Apple considerably downgrade the 6S+ loudspeaker? I was expecting exactly the same speaker.
Except the 6S/Plus is slightly larger. It doesn't fit perfectly into my old 6+ case. It fits, but the top right corner sits a smidgeon proud and allows dust in.
I've no idea, I don't have either phone. Sucks that it happened though but oh well it's not the end of the world.
Are you sure it wasn't something as simple as having a different equaliser setting on? May be worth trying? Settings --> Music --> EQ
Except that engineering doesn't work that way. When the engineers at Apple know the form factor of the iPad way in advance, this gives them more leeway to properly optimise the arrangement of the parts inside.
When you shove the innards of the iPhone 6S into a new form factor, you get the same problem as with the iPhone 6. Even as we speak now, I am sure the design of the iPhone 7 has already been decided, and the team working on the 7S will have an edge over the team working on the iPhone 7 simply because they have more time to "get it right".
I don't get what you mean. The 6S displays are the same as with previous years. I listen to music via Bluetooth headphones, so I haven't really paid attention to how the speakers sound.
The EQ only works with earphones/the audio jack. It's not the end of the world for people who never listen to music through the loudspeaker. At a time when other manufacturers are providing stereo speakers and concentrating on improving their phone's sound quality, for Apple to massively downgrade theirs on an expensive device is pretty crap. Not a dealbreaker, sure, but a letdown and one that shouldn't have been allowed to happen.
QC issues with the 6S+ screens this year. Bigtime. More so, there is a strange colour temp change that occurs in certain ambient lighting. You can suddenly get a very cool, blue tint to your device in certain lighting. I've seen it on numerous devices, and others have commented too. It must be to do with the 3D Touch tech baked into the displays.
Can't say I have noticed it. I will read up on this issue and keep an eye out for it. I guess my use case simply hasn't resulted in the problems you highlighted above. Either that or I am just plain oblivious.
