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Tried 6s Plus for a week...I give up!!!
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You can always get those finger straps too, alot of people seem to like them and say it makes it way easier to use the phone.
I like this one because it's not attached, with an adhesive, to your phone
http://www.amazon.com/TFY-Security-...qid=1443732256&sr=8-18&keywords=finger+straps
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Just doing too much to make a product usable IMO.
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I have small hands and have struggled a bit with the large size. Went from the 6 to 6S Plus, but overall do not want to go back to the smaller display. Too many advantages of the Plus that make it worthwhile. I imagine after a month of using it, I wont even notice it anymore. It's not even been a week guys, you have to give yourself time to adjust.
I'm been using the 6+ for almost a year, and I absolutely hated carrying it around in my pockets.
So I bought a 6S last week, it makes my pockets very happy. However, while I don't hate the smaller 4.7" screen, I absolutely missed the larger screen of my plus.
Tried going back to my 6+ today, after a week with my 6S. I found that I loved the big 5.5" screen even more, but hated the feeling of it in my pockets also more.
I'm really torn here
So I bought a 6S last week, it makes my pockets very happy. However, while I don't hate the smaller 4.7" screen, I absolutely missed the larger screen of my plus.
Tried going back to my 6+ today, after a week with my 6S. I found that I loved the big 5.5" screen even more, but hated the feeling of it in my pockets also more.
I'm really torn here
I am a female that is 5'2" and 104lbs. Small hands. I LOVE my 6+. Every time I see a smaller phone I wonder how I functioned before. The screen is so small. I can no longer hide it away in my jeans pocket, but it does fit in them. It feels solid in my hand. I can one-hand a lot of things, but some do require two. I'm okay with that.
Thanks for the link. I just placed an order for 2 of these. This looks like if would be perfect for runs. I prefer to hold my 6 Plus when running.
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Handling the 6 Plus got easier for me after getting a case with grip on the side. I bought some ZooGue Social case while they had a promotion. I had Apple's case before and returned it.
I'm Venting? It's called advice Pal. Put your specks on and read my posts before you sound off
Wait till you get older and have to squint at everything. My plus with large fonts is a godsend
You post was clearly slanted. Funny how you dont see it that way.
Having had the 6+ for a year...its not pocketable. Yes it fits in a pocket, but its uncomfortable in the pocket...thus not pocketable.
Honestly, if I look very hard I can see the difference between 1080 vs 720p when looking at images in that resolution but the 6S screen size makes the 720 image look much better.
I cannot see the 4.7 or 5.5 screens clearly without glasses so no advantage to the 6s+ from my perspective. With my glasses the 4.7 is clear and very readable.
Who says I didn't see it that way ? Obviously my post favors the Plus which I clearly state in the second half where I start the paragraph with "For Me" which implies that I'm about to give a subjective analysis of personal preference.
My advantages comparison list though that I started off the post with was just a black and white objective comparison of technical differences. It simply showed the differences that you could find in a tech sheet. That's where I gave you criticism when you tried to quote and respond to me with your "how about" new list that was clearly taking a different and biased approach from mine.
When you state things like "not pocketable" , " 720p that looks good as 1080p", "great display & battery life" , "allows one handed use", etc. then you're clearly trying to take a much more subjective approach and hide your preference in there. I didn't do that, I just gave objective specs in my list. Not pocketable for who ? I pocket mine and know plenty of others who do. 720p looks as good as 1080 p ? to who ? because most people I've heard from can clearly see the difference. Great display and battery ? This clearly looks like an attempt to make-up for the Plus's advantages in those areas. My list was an advantages/pros list. I dont see the need to add things that aren't advantages or else we can start naming the entire spec sheet. What's great to YOU may not be great to someone else. One handed use to an extent is subjective too as well. I know people with bigger hands that can use it one handed and personally I myself can also manage it with one hand, maybe not as easily but I still do it. I also had the 6+ for a year and a wear normal fit jeans. It's definitely pocketable and didn't cause me any type of discomfort.
This is what I'm talking about , you're trying to take your own personal opinions and preferences and push them as more than that. I clearly marked the section of my post "for me" as a indicator of my own preferences. You're here trying to pass off your preferences as universal truths.
OP, you're right the Plus isn't for everyone, but one thing you're very wrong about is this difference in battery life between the 6s and 6s+. See the post I quoted below.
This is accurate. On my 6 I would unplug it at 9AM and when I got out of work at 3PM it'd be at like 20-30%. By 5PM it was basically dead. That was a relatively easy schedule. Now that I'm back in school it's a lot more tasking and my 6 never made it past 3-4pm at the latest. With my 6s+ I unplug by 7:30-8AM and plug back in at 1AM with 30-50% left. Currently my 6s+ has been unplugged for about 18 hours and has 7 hours of usage and I just hit 40% battery about a minute ago. So yeah, battery life is massively better than it is on the smaller model. That's one thing that cannot be argued.
This is accurate. On my 6 I would unplug it at 9AM and when I got out of work at 3PM it'd be at like 20-30%. By 5PM it was basically dead. That was a relatively easy schedule. Now that I'm back in school it's a lot more tasking and my 6 never made it past 3-4pm at the latest. With my 6s+ I unplug by 7:30-8AM and plug back in at 1AM with 30-50% left. Currently my 6s+ has been unplugged for about 18 hours and has 7 hours of usage and I just hit 40% battery about a minute ago. So yeah, battery life is massively better than it is on the smaller model. That's one thing that cannot be argued.
It's certainly not going to be a one handed device for the vast majority of users. I don't mean to be antagonistic, but I've never heard an argument for one handed tablet use. People
Seem to organically understand that a tablet requires two hands to operate. A very large phone, I would think, would fit that bill perfectly. Apple really should have given us split screen multi tasking too. And just called this thing the iPad micro.
Seem to organically understand that a tablet requires two hands to operate. A very large phone, I would think, would fit that bill perfectly. Apple really should have given us split screen multi tasking too. And just called this thing the iPad micro.
Respectfully, and seriously,'you didn't try doing some tasks single handed on a 6 plus display? I can see not knowing how well it will do in a pocket, or in some other scenarios, but one can pretty easily pick up a display and conclude they aren't going to type up a resume with the phone testing in one hand, no?
You were slanted and I slanted it back. What's so hard to understand?
If it's easier. Your opinion then my opinion.
You obviously dont comprehend what I'm saying.
There was a non-slanted objective black white factual list in my post and after that a separate statement of personal preference that clearly stated it was just that by saying "For Me". You tried to give your own list made up with numerous personal preferences that you tried to pass off as factual advantages with no indication saying otherwise.
"Unpocketable, no difference between 720p/1080p, only one handed use, GREAT screen, GREAT battery life." These are all personal opinions that you seemingly tried to pass off as fact.
That's the difference, my personal preferences (separate from my list) were clearly stated as such, yours weren't, you tried to pass off your personal preferences as universal truths. You still dont get it ?
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I'm Venting? It's called advice Pal. Put your specks on and read my posts before you sound off
"Lol...there are like 100 I tried the 6s plus threads with people venting about how big the phone is. Flash News Alert::: Yes it's BIG!"
This part above
Maybe ranting then? anywaysAs far as your advice you gave, it was nice, but he already answered it well before your post, so technically your advice for the OP, wasn't needed so no, YOU check your specks, pal.....
i mean, .Peace
I used the 6 Plus for a year. Got a 6s this year instead. Much happier.
The 5.5" size did nothing beneficial for me. It was too large for its primary purpose, and none of the supposed benefits of having a larger phone were realized. 4.7" is the perfect size. Still usable with one hand, yet not too small for content.
The 5.5" size did nothing beneficial for me. It was too large for its primary purpose, and none of the supposed benefits of having a larger phone were realized. 4.7" is the perfect size. Still usable with one hand, yet not too small for content.
I can use my iPhone 6 with one hand, I'm not sure why you're suggesting the 6S wasn't meant to be used with one hand.
This is true. I was contemplating going to the 6S instead of 6S+ this year for that very reason. In fact I have a 6S+ now and I'm still considering it before my 14 days are up. The 4.7" is easily usable with one had.