iPhone 6(S)/Plus Thoughts on a used iPhone 6(6S)

[Pakaku]

They seem pretty cheap, so I'm looking into upgrading from my 4 and getting either a used iPhone 6 or 6S.

I was wondering how up-to-date those phones still are? Any drawbacks or things I should be mindful of before buying? Any thoughts about how far down the road they will still be supported by Apple at the OS level, if that even matters?

Maybe some thoughts on the process of buying used phones, too? Chances are it'll be through a trading website, not anything involving meeting someone in person.

My major uses for it will mainly be for music, some photography with the Camera+ app, and some chat apps Discord. Maybe I'll try out ProCreate on it, too. So I don't see myself needing a ton of performance, just storage space.

 

[marioman38]

6s will be fine for another year or 2. The 6 is starting to show its age.

If you have posted enough on MR to access the Macrumors Marketplace section I highly recommend it. I’ve purchased many iPhones, iPads, and Mac laptops here and it has always been a good price and smooth transaction.

 

[Freakonomics101]

6 or 6+... no no no no no. I recommend the 6s.

 

[johny328i]

I'm currently on a 6s and it's holding up pretty good so far. I've bought a 2200mAh li-po battery from Baseus, and battery life is now around 25% better. Camera is showing its age.

For casual daily use its fine.

 

[aFlockaCgulz]

For a budget option I would skip the 6 and even 6s and get the 7 instead, especially since you hand on to phones a while.

 

[GumaRodak]

I have bought now new 6s for just under 300$..its handling emails, messages, calls, photos and all things just so good as a new 1000$ latest model will do...

 

[NewUsername]

The 6s should be fine, I have an iPhone SE which is basically the same and it runs everything just fine.

I don't know so much about the 6, but the difference in performance between 6 and 6S should be quite considerable. Also, iOS 13 won't run on the 6, so you would be stuck on iOS 12.

iOS 13 supports the 6S, perhaps iOS 14 won't but we'll know that in June 2020 (WWDC).

 

[Steve121178]

Forget the 6s, go for a 7 instead. You can pick them up for great prices & the superior build quality & camera is worth the little extra cost.

 

[EugW]

Since people are suggesting the 7, I suggest looking at the 7 Plus too.

Better screen, bigger screen, dual lens camera, portrait mode, 3 GB RAM

Definitely do not look at 6 or 6 Plus. Bare minimum is 6s.

 

[Freakonomics101]

Since people are suggesting the 7, I suggest looking at the 7 Plus too.

Better screen, bigger screen, dual lens camera, portrait mode, 3 GB RAM

Definitely do not look at 6 or 6 Plus. Bare minimum is 6s.

I loved my 7+. Was definitely a great device and still is.

 

[Mojo1]

My wife and I upgraded our 5 year old 5S iPhones in January. Our old iPhones were still going strong with the original batteries still holding a good charge. But we wanted a slightly larger display, the better camera and a headphone jack before the 6S is no longer available new. We see no reason why we cannot expect getting at least 5 years with our new iPhones but we are shooting for 7 years.

We got our brand new 6S iPhones 32GB for $200 each from Consumer Cellular. When I was looking for 6S iPhones all I could find were refurbished, with the lowest price being $240. CC has a no interest payment option ($25 minimum monthly for the 6S). It's a no-contract cell carrier (which qualifies for the 5% auto pay discount on my American Express card) but buying a phone requires a 180-day contact.

Other phones: 6S+ 32GB $300. 7 32GB $300. 8 64GB $450 They also sell RFG certified returned iPhones at a discount.

We switched to CC when we lost our ATT discount after my wife retired last year. Our experience with CC has been terrific, particularly the excellent customer support that makes ATT's disservice look as bad as it really is. We now pay between $35-$40 a month for both phones. At ATT we were paying $90/month. CC uses the ATT or T Mobile network, customer preference. Calls/data are a la carte; there are no "bundles."

Fact is, you will probably never need to contact customer service. You can make buy phones, add lines and make plan changes on the CC website with no "service charges" or penalties of any kind. Example: We go for the 250 minutes shared plan. If we happen to go over, it automatically bumps up to unlimited calls ($5 month more). We then switch back to the cheaper plan, which takes effect at the start of the next service month. Changing data plans is just as easy.