To iPhone 6s/6s+ Owners - What are You Planning To Do?

[vipergts2207]

I'm not saying you should upgrade the hardware, but as long as your device supports it, you should definitely upgrade iOS... it's just basic security practice, not hyperbole.
I'm a 6S Plus owner myself and consider skipping the hardware upgrade too. But I'll always keep my devices up-to-date in terms of software, as long as they support it.

Ok, I thought you were talking about the hardware.

 

[xmonkey]

At least the 8 got OIS! Really, I think that would be the only thing that would make me get an 8 over the 7.

In all honesty to all 6/6S owners, the 7 looks like a great value if you feel you have a failing/outdated phone. The 8 IMHO is a complete waste of time if you do not need wireless charging. If you don't mind buying pre-owned you can get a great deal as many people are upgrading!

The 7 has OIS on the camera as well, you may want to rethink your decision for the 8.

As an owner of a 6S I can't say the incremental jump to a 7 is worth it. But, I have a strong attachment to a 3.5mm headphone jack so that's part of it.

First time I'm not upgrading my smartphone every 2 years... feels bad man.

 

[mguzzi]

I pulled the trigger today on a Jet Black 7 Plus in 256GB, my local Apple Store still had a few left. I'm going to pick it up tomorrow. Better now than never, since 256 is going away.

I'll probably sell the 6S, it's too tiny for me to be honest.

I bought the 7 Plus 128GB in Jet Black and I love it. I also did the Next 24 Plan so I can just pay it off and keep it or upgrade next year. I have a 64GB 6s that I am going to sell as well and put that money toward the 7 Plus.

 

[azpekt]

The 7 has OIS on the camera as well, you may want to rethink your decision for the 8.

As an owner of a 6S I can't say the incremental jump to a 7 is worth it. But, I have a strong attachment to a 3.5mm headphone jack so that's part of it.

First time I'm not upgrading my smartphone every 2 years... feels bad man.

Isn't 6+ also have OIS for video?

 

[Aydy]

6s is very old now with outdated tech, people are kidding themselves if they think they don't need to upgrade.

If you can afford to upgrade to either the 8 or the X, do it. It is really that simple.

Comments like this just do not help and are completely false.
Apple still feature the 6s on their itinerary, its still on their lineup of iPhones for sale on the apple website.

There is no way Apple would be currently selling a device if they had any doubt of its ability to perform consistently within iOS11 (remember you can still buy the 6s at Apple) even at entry level costing it would be a logistical disaster if apple were to be 'currently' marketing a device that didnt perform suitably & adequately on point on their current iOS.

Also note, the 6s runs on 2gb ram alongside a 64 bit architecture which IMO should see the 6s going forward with future updates till at least iOS13. The shift from 32-64bit alone is a gamechanger (albeit under the hood) and means going forward, app support is guaranteed for the foreseeable future.

Personally i have the 7+ but my GF has a 6s+ and has no intention of upgrading yet, and i fully support that decision, there literally nothing between our devices, they run, side by side practically identical.
Mine has the ever so slightly better camera and added bonus of water resistance. Other than that, its arguably the same phone. Oh, and hers can charge and play tunes via my bose wired headphone. My 7 requires an adapter to do this but sadly can't charge simultaneously

 

[Vundu]

The 7 is the first iPhone I have skipped. My 6S runs perfectly so I realised it was a total waste upgrading every year so changed to every two years.

I pass my old iPhone down to my wife who passes hers down to our daughter.

Updating from my 6S 128GB to a X 256GB. Plan to keep it for two years.

 

[Larrupin]

I want the X but my logical side says to give it a year for the bugs to be worked out. I've gone back and forth between keeping my 6s plus or getting an 8 plus and (possibly) trading it in when the 2018 version of the X comes out. Right now I'm leaning towards getting the 8 plus and just keeping it two years if for some reason the 2018's are not what we hope them to be. Maybe I'll just flip a coin - lol!

 

[gurase]

I want the X but my logical side says to give it a year for the bugs to be worked out. I've gone back and forth between keeping my 6s plus or getting an 8 plus and (possibly) trading it in when the 2018 version of the X comes out. Right now I'm leaning towards getting the 8 plus and just keeping it two years if for some reason the 2018's are not what we hope them to be. Maybe I'll just flip a coin - lol!

What benefits do you think make upgrading to the 8 plus worth it? Why not keep the 6s+ another year and see what the 2018 models are like? If you're not sure whether to upgrade, I would err on the side of keeping what you have. You can always decide later to upgrade; despite the hype now, there's no rush.

 

[Ebru]

Getting the 8 256gb.. Don't want to be an early adopter for the X. As part of the upgrade program the wireless charging itself I was sold on. We'll see what next year brings.

 

[Larrupin]

What benefits do you think make upgrading to the 8 plus worth it? Why not keep the 6s+ another year and see what the 2018 models are like? If you're not sure whether to upgrade, I would err on the side of keeping what you have. You can always decide later to upgrade; despite the hype now, there's no rush.

Absolutely agree, the 6s is still a good phone and should do well for another year or two - to be honest, mainly I lean towards it because I have a friend going through an illness and she needs a new phone but they really cannot afford upgrading right now. Otherwise it is just me being "shiny" about new Apple products.

 

[dogslobber]

I just bought an iPhone 6s on Tue when the price was reduced so the answer is No.
[doublepost=1505585343][/doublepost]The iPhone 6s I bought has a monster 64GB of space. Not sure what anybody would need more than that for.

 

[sinar]

I have a 6s, I've been wanting a larger screen so I've ordered an 8 plus, if I'd have been happy with the smaller size I'd probably have kept the 6s another year.

 

[GoingDark]

I upgraded every year since the 3gs, but there was always reasons for me to upgrade until the 7.

Same situation here. I upgraded yearly ever since the iPhone 4. Last year was the first time I didn't. I had a 6S which I loved, but wanted to move over to the Plus sizes for the battery life, better camera and bigger screen, so I pre-ordered the Jet Black 7 Plus, and even though I was there right at 3AM EST it was still sold out and backordered for six weeks.

That gave me some time to think about it, and I ended up getting a 6S Plus (used) for half the price of a new 7 Plus, and available right away instead of waiting six weeks.

Turns out I absolutely despise the Plus size. Yes, the camera, battery life and screen size are better, but for my hands, the phone is nearly unusable with how huge and clunky it is. It barely fits in my jeans pockets and I have to put it in a case just to be able to handle its unwieldy body without it slipping out of my hands (I usually left my iPhones caseless).

I've been toughing it out for an entire year waiting for the next phone and reasoning that it would be an even bigger upgrade for me since I'd be moving up two generations, but this iPhone X fiasco has me very conflicted. If they had just released the 8 and 8 Plus, it would be a no-brainer - I'd have pre-ordered an iPhone 8 in a heartbeat and even been happy with the new features, which I consider a significant upgrade (wireless charging, faster chip, etc.) but knowing that the iPhone X is coming out a month later makes the 8 already look long in the tooth.

The other problem is the fact that the X isn't coming out until November, and knowing how bad Apple is at matching supply and demand, it'll likely be sold out until January...which means I'd have to keep my hated 6S Plus for another 5-6 months.

Now I'm leaning towards doing what I did last year and just picking up a used iPhone 7.

In a year when Apple should have been getting even more money from me than ever, now they probably won't be getting anything, two years in a row, because of their inability to competently manage their supply chain.

 

[nouveau_redneck]

Pre-ordered the 8+, looks like a sweet upgrade from my 6s+. **** the iPhone Notch.

 

[riverer]

I have no idea. I have a 64gb 6 and my main reason for upgrading is the camera as its my only camera and with young kids those pictures will still be being looked at in 20+ years time, so I want them to be as good as I can reasonably get them.

Camera means 8plus or X for dual lenses, but I've never had a + phone, not sure if I really want one that big? Cant really imagine running with it etc. So that leaves the X, which I *could* afford, but honestly having a mortgage and kids spending that kind of money (UK so £999) on a phone doesn't really feel good. It feels like it crosses the line from happy 'you work hard and deserve it..' to guilty 'this is an irresponsible amount of money..'.

That leaves the 8 standard which doesn't have the dual camera, so it seems like thats not a great option either.

Considering the SE for a year then looking again. I'd switch to android but I have an Ipad pro I use constantly for work with an app thats IOS only, apple watch I love, apple TV, wife has an iphone and ipad... so its not really an option.


I expected to be really excited to get a new phone and I've been looking forward to it for 18 months or so, but now I feel pretty meh about it.

 

[duckson]

Just bought a 5 day old 7+ 128GB to replace my 6s+ 128GB, should work out a £250 cost to upgrade.
With the money saved by not going to an X I've upgraded my Air 2 to a 2 month old iPad Pro 12.9 2nd gen.

 

[alpi123]

I will keep my two years old 6S 64 GB and wait until next year's iPhone X.

 

[macbanjo]

I'm on the 6s+ considering the 8+, but at this time I'm going to wait till reviews and real world use start
coming out on if I will upgrade to the 8+ or consider the X.
The only thing I miss or wish for is a 128gb model, to me that is the sweet spot.
most of what gets me to upgrade is the camera and why I go with the + models along with screen size
The bezels don't bother me and the x's notch don't bother me, glad they went with black white would of looked
bad and they put the area to good use with the software.
I may wait till next year to see what they do on refining the x as my 6s+ runs fine and in good shape

 

[brgjoe]

Still on the fence. But unlike last time when my 4+ year old Android phone was starting to get extremely unreliable, my iPhone 6 is still functioning just fine. So really I am in no hurry to decide.

About the only thing I have made up my mind about is I am going to pass on the X this time around. I really, really wanted to like it. Same form factor (basically) as the regular iPhone. But with that large, fancy screen. But "Notchgate" and no TouchID (or Home button) makes me pause. It looks more like a beta product than one that is fully developed for widespread use. I'll let the early adopters be the beta testers.

Am leaning towards the 8+. Still not sure if I want a phone that big though. But I do like the dual cameras, fast processor, good battery life, and 3GB RAM. Not quite sure about the glass body, but I will put it in a case anyway.

I will probably wait and see how well my iPhone 6 runs the new IOS. If it turns out to be very slow and clunky, that might hasten my decision. We shall see.

 

[MacCheeseLai]

I have a 6+ and I felt that it was time to retire it and get a 8+ because honestly the old phone was running out of memory. I don't really put a lot of music or videos on the phone (save that for the pads and pods) but I've had to delete a lot of apps and just keep the photos in the cloud to save memory.

I thought about the X but I want to see how it performs in the real world. If it's a success perhaps I will buy it during a later generation.

 

[millerj123]

I have a 6s for work, and a personal 6s. I'm going to cross-grade to an SE. I want to be able to comfortably slip my phone in a pocket and not worry about it.

 

[mbhforum]

I have a 6s right now and passed on the 7 since it was probably the smallest upgrade in IPhone history. I have been torn since the keynote between upgrading to a 8+ or getting an X. I decided today to get the 64 GB 8+ And I will be picking it up on launch day and here is my logic why:

• Going from a 6 base to a + model will feel like a huge upgrade out of the box. I have been hesitant moving to a larger phone as I like to operate with one hand, but all my friends who have switched love it and say they wouldn't look back. I realize people already on the + model will not consider this an upgrade. I use my iPad Air 2 all the time, and I am hoping now with the +, I will use the iPhone more than the iPad. The obvious battery benefits are huge as well.
• FaceID is a way to unlock the phone and to me, is not a new feature. I already have that feature with TouchID and it works flawlessly and I just can't imagine FaceID working as well especially at night when I grab my phone in the middle of the night, or in the car while stopped at a red light, etc. Yes, it's more secure, but I will take my chances that I don't come across someone who has similar fingerprints than me grabbing my phone.
• It's $200 cheaper.
• I can't get over the notch on the X. I think I will find it distracting. I would feel a lot differently if it was a true edge to edge device like some of the mock ups we've seen.
• I like to know my battery % which apparently is not possible on the X.
• I think the best feature announced on X and 8 line was wireless charging, so I am excited about getting that, especially for nighttime bedside. OLED definitely sounds great, but I've always found the iPhone displays very crisp and sharp and never thought to myself "I wish the display was sharper". Just like at home when I watch on my 4K 65" TV, I don't wish I had OLED.
• Finally, I have 14 days to try the plus and if I don't like it, I will return it and wait for the X.

I found myself trying to convince myself I really wanted the X, and perhaps I will feel differently after trying the +, but for now, I am giving the 8+ a shot.

 

[digitalexplr]

Going from 6s 64gb to 8+ 256gb. Would have liked to have had a 128gb option, but oh well!

 

[MaciMac100]

I'll keep my 6s, but ordered Apple Watch S3 GPS.

 

[supaman]

It's interesting that there has been so little talk about the wireless charging in this thread. It is the main "upgrade" it seems to me. I am probably going from my 6s+ to the 8+ because I really want the wireless charging, it just seems to be more convenient to me.

Already preordered the AW3 as I had been waiting for cellular to come to the watch and it finally did.