Which iPad? Most likely cause of the 1080p resolution on the Plus that's why. It's been discussed that the GPU can't handle the higher resolution therefore games like Zen Garden stutter and lag while on the 6 it runs buttery smooth
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Why I sold my iPhone 6 Plus
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Which iPad? Most likely cause of the 1080p resolution on the Plus that's why. It's been discussed that the GPU can't handle the higher resolution therefore games like Zen Garden stutter and lag while on the 6 it runs buttery smooth
I agree dude - I remember how excited I was about metal and zen garden installed it as soon as it came out on my plus and alas stutter galore! I thought hmm may not be optimised for the plus but it was used in the KEYNOTE to promote the plus!!
Whether or not it's a lack of RAM it definitely proves that the specs on the Plus are inferior for such a high resolution screen. Most likely GPU related.
... our it proves the app to be an example of bad programming.
Synthetic benchmarks proved iPhone 6 plus gpu to be a very good performer, both onscreen and offscreen....
When I had the 6+, pressing the home button to multitask was delayed by a second. Animations were very choppy. The iPhone 6+ I played with at Best Buy, Apple Store, and AT&T ALL experienced the exact same. If you are new to the iPhone and iOS 8 is the first ios version you ever have used, then yes, you will think it is super fast and zippy. I guarantee you my 1 year old iPhone 5S running iOS 7.1.2 is way faster and more fluid than your 1 month old iPhone 6+. My iPhone 5 running iOS 6 is probably even faster than that. The 6+ needed better specs. That is a fact.
Now the iPad 2 is an amazing device and performs quite well.
You know what Zen Garden is right? It was at the Keynote to show the graphical performer of both 6s. It runs beautifully on the 6 but on the Plus it runs horrid. If we are talking benchmarks, the 6 has beaten the Plus in every GPU benchmark test I've seen. It's all cause of the higher resolution, so many pixels for an inferior GPU.
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I still have my 5 running 7.1.2 and it flies. So fluid. Even the regular 6 runs so smooth. People just don't want to admit that the same specs used on the regular 6 just aren't enough for such a massive phone in the Plus.
I didn't know people "needed" to always use their phone one-handed. I was using two hands when I had my previous devices.
I'm not experiencing too much lag over here but I agree that to bring out higher specs a month after launch does seem to show that they were shamming on this device.
Did you take your device in for a diagnostic check to see why the apps were crashing? You could have even did a chat session with Apple and done a diagnostic test. You probably could have fixed what ever issues you were having.
I love the construction and think the phone is slippery. There are ways to add grip to it. I'm using ghost armor and a clear case now.. Now I have to force my fingers to slide up and down the sides.
When it comes to this lag issue, it's hard believing what anybody says. A lot of it sounds like people justifying their purchase. And I'm skeptical of people saying it's the hardware's fault, as if they have any knowledge- i.e. the 15 inch retina mbp, people were saying the lag was because the hardware couldn't push all the pixels. Then Mavericks was released and the lag was completely gone, and so were the "experts."
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I just downloaded it (again) and played with Zen garden. If that's your idea of a slideshow, I need to show you a true slideshow game. Just try playing any of the latest Battlefield games on high detail with a 2 generation old card.
Zen Garden ran perfect on my 6 Plus. Fish were swimming, leaves were blowing and butterflies were flying with not a single bit of lag.
I use a 6 and 6+. I love the 6+ but it has a lot more problems than my 6. Almost all apps will crash on the 6+. Weird rotation issues, music stutters while browsing, if I search something it takes a good second just to populate the icons.
On the 6 it all works. Did I get a defective 6+? 8.1 fixed the wifi "no connections" issue on the 6+ but that's it.
On the 6 it all works. Did I get a defective 6+? 8.1 fixed the wifi "no connections" issue on the 6+ but that's it.
That's odd because every Plus I tried at the Apple Store including mine would stutter transitioing from each section to the Zen Garden. The leave and butterflies animations ran good it was just the movement from section to section where it would show clear stutter
why don't you just wait for the 7s? Or the 8s?
I personally find my 6 to be the just the right size, though I do miss the easy 1 handed use of my iPhone 5, the 6+ in my view is just way way to big.
As for crashes and lag, I can't recall experiencing any of this on the 6, but my friend's 6+ had many glitches and weird stuff happening, so I can't speak for all iPhone users obviously.
As for crashes and lag, I can't recall experiencing any of this on the 6, but my friend's 6+ had many glitches and weird stuff happening, so I can't speak for all iPhone users obviously.
Man, it is your opinion of course, based on what you need. I have 125 installed apps and no crashes, no lags. Who wants a phone buy iphone 6, who wants a phablet buy 6 plus. There's no secret in there.
Just responses to your points:
1. You know what else is a struggle? playing a game or watching a video on a 4" screen. (one of the main reasons why I ordered 6+). I'm willing to give up 1 handed use in exchange for a better experience of a larger screen.
2. I'm not sure why you had this type of experience because every iPhone 6+ I've had the opportunity to play with is super smooth. iOS 8 even runs smooth on my iPhone 5 so I'm not sure what the cause of the lag is that you reported. I'm also 99% sure by iOS 8.1.2 it will be at its best ever.
3. iOS 8 is new. Developers are still updating their apps so blaming the hardware for app crashes is a premature evaluation.
4. Yes, it is slippery. That is why I ordered a leather case from Apple for mine and also purchased a Spigen Slim armor one as well so I can prop it up using the kickstand to watch videos/movies on that beautiful screen.
Do tell what us what phone you purchased instead.
Do you guys spend all your time in Zen Garden or something? Obviously it's not giving you the zen you need.
I'm still waiting for my 6+, but 99.9% of my use cases will be email, web, text, and social media. The phone should hopefully be able to handle that without any lag; which I'm sure it will.
I'm still waiting for my 6+, but 99.9% of my use cases will be email, web, text, and social media. The phone should hopefully be able to handle that without any lag; which I'm sure it will.
I agree!. Don't really understand why people need to tell us stuff like this. I think it's to make themselves feel better about their choice. I love mine too and can care less who doesn't like it.
You know, I've just bought a regular 6 and my apps are crashing too. Just updated to 8.1 in hopes that'll help alleviate this. My 5c rarely crashed. My 6 has crashed more in 2 hours than my 5c has in 6 months....
I don't agree. I have a 64gb 6+ and I just tested out Epic Zen Garden and it was beautiful and ran completely smooth with no lag or stuttering. Not sure why yours does. I only had a few other apps running in the back ground at the time.