Well my iPhone 6S+ battery has failed today in that it will not hold a charge unless plugged into the power. If I unplug it the battery plummets down literally before my eyes.
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To iPhone 6s/6s+ Owners - What are You Planning To Do?
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If I had a 6S and battery was the only issue with the phone, I'd actually strongly consider a $50-100 battery replacement instead of buying a new iPhone.
Yep, if your battery needs changing out...it's not very expensive.
My 6s is under 250 cycles...not bad to a 2 yr phone. Capacity is 94%.
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How long does that take as I need a phone at all times for family reasons?
I wonder if there is something else going on as my phone will not let me turn on mobile data. Keeps switching it off when I turn it on?
That’s what I’m going to do. Hold onto the 8 and see what next year brings. Worst case I sell my 8 after having it for one year and then I can upgrade to the 2018 model.
It seems to be behaving now after being turned off & on after wiping it & reinstalling. I seem to remember having this kind of issue before, it’s when I was using low power mode a lot. That said I think this battery is on its last legs & I don’t trust it now.
Getting the X next year after the hype dies down and availability isn’t an issue. I don’t adopt too early. Let them work the kinks out first.
This is a super interesting poll, even if it's not scientific at all. Presumably, you folks are not early adopters of the newest Apple stuff. Interesting to see how many people would go for the 8/8+ over the X.
I got a 7+ Product Red 128gb instead. Weighs less than 6S+ & 8+, is a gorgeous color, less money, perfect GB size, still on iOS 10, limited edition (discontuing) and I didn't want to give up the 1080p larger screen. Will hand down the 6S+ to my son. We will see how goes
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There are several models of which I'm an early adopter because the new features appeal to me (e.g. retina display, TouchID). The heavier reliance of iPhone X on gestures doesn't appeal to me at the moment and neither does the "look-at-me, look-at-me" notch. In this case, I'm more than happy to wait for bugs to get ironed out.
I replaced my battery last week on my 6S+ and returned the 8+. I wiped it clean did a fresh install of 11.02 and 6s+ runs great now. No lag or battery running to empty in half a day now easily I get 8 hours a day on LTE with screen on. No reason for me to have the 8. Will wait till next year to see if they come out with X+. Replace the battery for 100 bucks and save the other 900 for next years iPhone +.
Another reason why I didn’t feel like buying into the “X” hype.
Maybe half an hour to an hour? Sounds like there might be something else wrong with your phone, though.
I went from 6s to 8+ for the primary reason that a family member was desperately in need of an upgrade from a 5s. That allowed me to upgrade to a newer device and give them an upgraded device. Win-win situation. The 6s was a great phone for me, battery was replaced under the Apple Battery Replacement Program so it's still got plenty of usefulness left in it. For now it stays on 10.3.3 as that was rock solid. I will be keeping a watchful eye on the forum on 6s owners who are upgrading to 11.x to get a feel for how well it's working. I prefer to keep phones current, but not at the risk of performance.
I concur, this is a very interesting poll to watch over.
I concur, this is a very interesting poll to watch over.
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I usually love newer tech but not this time around. I might have felt different about upgrading if the reduced bezels meant a smaller handset overall in comparison to the 4.7 inch phones we have now. Also I'm not keen on operating my phone using only gestures with no home button. While I don't care for the notch at all, I could perhaps get over that in timel Also I prefer touch ID.
My iphone history is 4s, 6, SE (for 3 days) then a 6s.. I was planning to upgrade this year but will hang tight.
ETA: The current prices for the new iphones also raises a concern for me... I think the prices are too high.
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Well said... totally agree.
Regarding the poll... I already upgraded from the 6s Plus to the 8 Plus. The battery life was beyond horrid on my old phone... not holding a charge but for 4-5 hours at a time.
Sure, I could have replaced it... but Verizon gave me $275 for it in trade which for a 2 year old phone (with a dying ear speaker that forced me to bluetooth my calls) is a good offer and I jumped on it.
No complaints here... even though it's just a hardware bump the 8 Plus is still an amazing upgrade.
Lol, my iPhone history is:
iPhone
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 7
I was actually looking forward to the X originally simply because it's the 10th anniversary phone. Alas, wasn't a huge fan of what I saw in the keynote. Had the iPhone 8/8+ incorporated FaceID tech in addition to TouchID (maybe on 256GB models only and increase the price gap?), though, I might have upgraded to that.
You certainly have me beat. I do tend to keep my phones longer but am eager to buy most things Apple ie..ipods, ipads, mbp, imac, appletv, airpods etc. This was supposed to be my year to upgrade (sighs). Maybe an 8 in my future.
Not that it matters to anyone but you, but I'd have done the same if I were in your position. Even the old 5S I traded in to Verizon got me $100, which was at least something. My monthly phone payment actually decreased by a whopping $.01 by going to the 8+. Also agree, the 8+ has been an amazing phone thus far.
I thought it very interesting that Apple's phone lineup this year still included the 6's and 7's in addition to the 8 and X. This tells me they must be confident in software working on them going forward and it allows us all to have many great choices to select from. Personally, I think it's great.
I had an iPhone 6S, but came across a flawless 4 month old iPhone 7 Plus 128GB black on Craigslist for 500 which include a Zagg glass screen protector and original items. I just couldn't pass it up.
I’d never buy an iPhone from Craigslist. Too many things that could go wrong with it.
Mine is:
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5
iPhone 6
iPhone 6S (got an early upgrade from AT&T after they started getting rid of two year contracts)
I was looking forward to upgrading this year but since the 8 is an afterthought (minimal upgrade) and the X is intentionally overpriced (along with an unproven user interface), I'm actually happy to skip two generations and wait for next year. People used to make themselves feel better about getting an S phone because it reused the same body and didn't feel like a "new" iPhone. But I'm really okay with waiting for the iPhone "XS" this time around.
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I got a 7+ Product Red 128gb instead. Weighs less than 6S+ & 8+, is a gorgeous color, less money, perfect GB size, still on iOS 10, limited edition (discontuing) and I didn't want to give up the 1080p larger screen. Will hand down the 6S+ to my son. We will see how goes
Where did you get hold out of that out of interest?
My 6S+ is still playing up battery wise though not as badly.