Why am I more inclined to buy an iPhone 5 than an iPhone 6?

[TacticalDesire]

I am not sure that is the case. If it is, I think most developers do it for money first and love second. Perhaps people on older OS don't buy apps as often as people on newer OS.

I think if there is money to be made, developers would support PalmOS still.

That's my point though. There is less and less of a reason for developers to support iOS7 with each passing day. It may be to the disdain of others but that doesn't change the facts.

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Yes, yes it is. Not everyone wants to upgrade and those customers choosing not to, should not have to suffer for it. Besides, updates are doing nothing but making older devices slower and laggy. All of more reason NOT to upgrade. Best to leave that iOS device with its original software on it.

Its funny how an iPhone 4S running iOS 5.1 seems much more responsive and fluid than an iPhone 6 huge running 8.1.2. Hmmmmm....

It's fine that people choose not to upgrade. There are however, consequences for choosing not to and losing app support is one of them. I can completely understand why someone wouldn't want to update their OS on an older device, however, I would not expect or demand that a developer still write apps for aging software.

It's all about opportunity cost. If writing apps for iOS 7 benefited the developer more than it hurt it, then they would surely be writing apps for it. However this is not the case.

 

[vikingjunior]

I think some are in denial I watch women on the bus and you can tell it's awkward for them to hold the 6 with one hand and pocketbook in other but heck it's new, shiny and all the cool
people have one.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I think some are in denial I watch women on the bus and you can tell it's awkward for them to hold the 6 with one hand and pocketbook in other but heck it's new, shiny and all the cool
people have one.

My wife is 5'0" tall with some of the smallest hands I have seen on an adult and she has adapted to the size of the iPhone 6. She complained for about the first week but this sort of thing is quickly forgotten. If it was the size of the 6 Plus with obvious portability disadvantages I would be inclined to agree. The 6 is still smaller than many of the Android flagship devices and this is the way the market has been dictated. The desire for larger phones has been pushed onto us by consumer demand. I don't believe tens of millions of people are in complete denial.

 

[MattMJB0188]

I think some are in denial I watch women on the bus and you can tell it's awkward for them to hold the 6 with one hand and pocketbook in other but heck it's new, shiny and all the cool
people have one.

Anybody can eventually adapt to a larger screen phone, even the iphone 6 huge. It's the fact that the phone's design isn't very appealing (protruding camera, ugly antenna bands, rounded edges, ect... OH and lagy software, even on 8.1.2 due to the 1GB of ram.)

 

[Septembersrain]

I think some are in denial I watch women on the bus and you can tell it's awkward for them to hold the 6 with one hand and pocketbook in other but heck it's new, shiny and all the cool

people have one.

I'll be honest, the 6 still feels just a little too big and a tad too flimsy. I sincerely miss my 5c all the time but realize I'm accustomed to the finger print scanner and more storage. However, if they made a 6c with 64GB, finger print scanner, and had a 4" screen... I'd be in heaven. Don't need Apple Pay or NFC.

I'm a minority in my sentiment, I know. I can wish all I like in one hand, doesn't mean it'll fill it up though.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

It's the fact that the phone's design isn't very appealing (protruding camera, ugly antenna bands, rounded edges, ect...

But that is just a subjective opinion that will differ from person to person, not issues as such. I don't think there is a product on this planet that will have 100% satisfaction and that doesn't mean it won't enjoy unprecedented success. Some like the design and some don't which means there is plenty of opportunity to jog on in all seriousness. For me the design of the actual phone is a bonus as its the OS that really gets my money.

OH and lagy software, even on 8.1.2 due to the 1GB of ram.)

In practice though this isn't a problem for many people. Mine isn't laggy by any stretch of the imagination, but then again I'm not in the business of making youtube videos and trying to open 46 applications in under a minutes and a half. Horses for courses.

 

[BlueMoonForever]

Anybody can eventually adapt to a larger screen phone, even the iphone 6 huge. It's the fact that the phone's design isn't very appealing (protruding camera, ugly antenna bands, rounded edges, ect... OH and lagy software, even on 8.1.2 due to the 1GB of ram.)

When I played with my friend's iPhone 6 Plus, I noticed things weren't as responsive. Sometimes there would be hiccups or delays when tapping an app. So your right on that. I guess most people just pass it off as normal?

 

[yjchua95]

When I played with my friend's iPhone 6 Plus, I noticed things weren't as responsive. Sometimes there would be hiccups or delays when tapping an app. So your right on that. I guess most people just pass it off as normal?

The reason why the 6+ lags is not because it actually lags, but because it suffers from some frame drops.

This is because everything on the 6+ is actually rendered at 2208x1242, before being down sampled to 1920x1080. Downsampling eats up a ton of GPU power, and the A8's GPU struggles a bit.

 

[blueroom]

I bought an iPhone 5s over a 6 because it was much cheaper as were the accessories such as a battery case & belt clip.

 

[MattMJB0188]

I love how everyone on this site always tries to convince me black is white, by defending the iPhone 6/6 huge and its HORRIBLE OS. The 6 huge freaking LAGS, I know what lag is. Its not optimized.

 

[AppleTech22]

Just bought an iPhone 5 on swappa and am selling my 6. If I can make $500 and go back to my favorite design of the 5/5S, why not? Big screen combined with the rounded edges makes the phone very hard to hold unless you have larger than average hands. Plus, screen replacements for the 5 are only at $40 now. Peace of mind galore!

 

[Tthomas612]

One thing I will agree on... The iPhone 6+ is a lagging device. It should have 2 GB of RAM.

However I will not agree on buying an iPhone 5 now. Buying it now would be the same as buying an iphone 4 when the 5 was launched. It's just not something I recommend. The one thing the 5 had was a black color option, but it still isn't enough to keep me on the iPhone 5

 

[Booji]

My personal phone is a 6+, and I have a company provided 6.

Still have my 5. I loved it when I first got it, but now it feels like a toy. For the most part, it sits in my desk drawer for a backup.

Yes, I love the small size and easy to handle with one hand, but wow the larger screen options open up so many more possibilities.

 

[JHUFrank]

Yeah, I wouldn't want an iphone 5. I've used my wife's 5 and my 6+ blows it away in my opinion. I actually switched from a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to come back to iphone and I love it. Last iPhone I had was a regular old 4.

 

[cwwilson]

Except when the 5s debuted, Space Gray wasn't that popular compared to Black and Slate and many people opted for Gold. This year with the 6/6+, the least popular kid of the block (Space Gray) is now the most popular, as more people are put off by the white antenna bands and the more saturated gold color (compared to champagne in last year's Gold).

Heck yeah. I loved the gold on the 5S which is why I picked it over the other colors. It wasn't too gaudy or too feminine. It looked classy. I had also grown accustomed to white faced phones so it was a natural fit.

However, the gold on the 6 series phones was too much for me and got me to switch back to the dark side which I had sworn off years ago. The Space Gray on the 6+ looks so smooth and elegant. I hadn't had a black iPhone since my 3G back in 2008.