You Can't show off the 6s or 6s Plus

[Surf Monkey]

Unfortunately there are people out there who are insecure enough that they need to buy the latest iPhone to show it off, most people will buy it because they want it though.

Agree.

I bought the first gen iPod way back when and I was virtually mobbed by friends and even strangers every time I took it out of my pocket for a solid 6 months. The same thing happened to a far lesser extent when I bought the first gen iPhone. iPad? No one cared. Apple Watch? Didn't get one.

Personally, I've never liked the attention from anyone except a couple of my closest friends, and they're more excited about the hardware than they are impressed that I own it. They're usually just waiting for me to get it so they can handle it before buying their own.

The whole idea of brandishing an Apple product as a sign of "cool" or "cutting edge" went the way of the dinosaur many years ago.

 

[bueller1]

When I got my first smart phone (iPhone 5s) it was right after we had upgraded our desktop computer. It was criminally obsolete. Single core cpu, either 1 or 2 gigs of ram (that's a generous estimate though), 32 gigs of storage, it ran XP. Then we upgraded to a more base-line system. Windows 7, 4 gigs of ram, dual core, nothing special but typical.

It amazed me that I had bought a phone that outclassed my previous computer in many ways and ran circles around it. Not even considering that I could use it to take pictures or use GPS with it, but the fact that I could easily edit photos with it or watch YouTube Videos with ease let alone HD videos. It's still astounding to me. My girlfriend's iPad Air 2 smokes my desktop.

I've been itching for a macbook retina since my last pro sh,t the bed after 5 years. Got an air 2 and that itch no longer exists. This thing on 9.1 especially with split screen and copy paste buttons on the keyboard... Whole new level

 

[Surf Monkey]

Black bezels are actually only good for editing. White is better for viewing. Just ask any respected top magazine editor or anyone who professionally looks at or judges images all day long for lots of money (again top of the industry people) This mostly applies to the actual software than bezels. But on something small like an iPhone, the bezel colour applies.

They all say the same. Black is best while editing and white is best for viewing. This is why all professional editing software like Photoshop, Lightroom use dark UI's. Even Photos app in OS X swap to black UI when you enter the edit mode for this reason. Same applies to video editing.

Right, but read my comment again. I'm a graphic artist. I use all these screens for content creation and editing.

 

[allprologue]

lol what status. iPhones are absurdly common and easier to get your hands on than ever. Nowadays with no money upfront as often as you want if you have reasonable credit.

I want it because I always want it and I have no self control 😛 capitalism comes for us all.

 

[aesc80]

lol what status. iPhones are absurdly common and easier to get your hands on than ever. Nowadays with no money upfront as often as you want if you have reasonable credit.

I want it because I always want it and I have no self control 😛 capitalism comes for us all.

Quite true! While "showing off" is subjective (as I've witnessed for myself in the same post), what matters most is the reasoning behind the owner. I buy because I enjoy the product and what Apple offers as a backbone. Unlike OP, who clearly posted for sheer vanity. But yeah ... pretty darn sure it's a troll post.

 

[bueller1]

Ferrari 458 - "status"
iPhone 6S - no one gives a flying f unless you're 12

 

[aesc80]

Ferrari 458 - "status"
iPhone 6S - no one gives a flying f unless you're 12

mmmm .... Italia ... *droll*

 

[flur]

Black bezels are actually only good for editing. White is better for viewing. Just ask any respected top magazine editor or anyone who professionally looks at or judges images all day long for lots of money (again top of the industry people) This mostly applies to the actual software than bezels. But on something small like an iPhone, the bezel colour applies.

They all say the same. Black is best while editing and white is best for viewing. This is why all professional editing software like Photoshop, Lightroom use dark UI's. Even Photos app in OS X swap to black UI when you enter the edit mode for this reason. Same applies to video editing.

Curious about this. Editing is by definition viewing and then making changes based on what you view. So... the idea that viewing and editing of the same content would be best done in different environments defies logic.

 

[leenak]

Actually most people I know can't tell the difference between android, iphone let alone the various iphones.

 

[Supermallet]

Curious about this. Editing is by definition viewing and then making changes based on what you view. So... the idea that viewing and editing of the same content would be best done in different environments defies logic.

I'm curious about this as well. What makes white bezels better for viewing?

 

[AJsAWiz]

I don't think he is pranking us, I think you are being sarcastic. Obviously the iPhone 6 is sufficient. I know he is right (to an extent) because there are people on this board who bought the Rose Gold for that very reason... which in itself is lol worthy.

Yes, the Rose Gold does, visually, set the 6s series apart from the 6. I didn't order the rose gold because I just don't like the color.

 

[KittyKatta]

Its social filter, you flaunt it, its new bling, you get a new swagger. same way people with alot of tattoos hang out with people with alot of tattoos. Or people show off new Jordans or a nice designer suit. Ladies you know you drool over new handbags to flaunt.

Not sure if you're serious but I disagree.

I haven't seen a person "impressed" by a new phone in years. Now that everyone has one then nobody is jealous.

I think its Apple's way of pranking people.

Now that statement you got right. I don't think anyone at Apple is actually ROFLcoptering over it, but I'm sure they do smirk when they see the online community lose it over the launch of a device that they intentionally withheld features from.

 

[0000757]

I'm upgrading to the 6s because of Band 12 and the better camera, and because the T-Mobile deal gives it to me for $15, so why not?

 

[flur]

I don't think anyone at Apple is actually ROFLcoptering over it, but I'm sure they do smirk when they see the online community lose it over the launch of a device that they intentionally withheld features from.

The feels very tinfoil hat.

 

[AJsAWiz]

Actually...

In my case, as a graphic artist, I always buy displays with black bezels. White makes the screen look washed out (to my eye.) Black isolates the screen more and doesn't interfere with the eye's perception of black depth in the image. Laptop, desktop, iPad and iPhone all have black bezels in my case.

Personally, I wish they made a deep blue or maroon colored case with a black bezel.

You are right. One of a couple of reasons why I've always gone for the black bezels in my iPhones. So, that left Space Gray for me. Oddly enough I initially wanted the gold with white bezel when the 5s launched. Fortunately, for me the gold was sold out (they only had a couple of them in the Apple Store so the first few people in line gobbled them up) by the time I made it in the store. Now, I'm glad I didn't get it and have been happy with the space gray.

 

[AJsAWiz]

Agree.

I bought the first gen iPod way back when and I was virtually mobbed by friends and even strangers every time I took it out of my pocket for a solid 6 months. The same thing happened to a far lesser extent when I bought the first gen iPhone. iPad? No one cared. Apple Watch? Didn't get one.

Personally, I've never liked the attention from anyone except a couple of my closest friends, and they're more excited about the hardware than they are impressed that I own it. They're usually just waiting for me to get it so they can handle it before buying their own.

The whole idea of brandishing an Apple product as a sign of "cool" or "cutting edge" went the way of the dinosaur many years ago.

I understand and agree. Even though I don't flaunt my Apple Watch, I'm still stopped and asked about it. I'll welcome the cooler weather and long sleeves (to mask my watch).

 

[lagwagon]

Curious about this. Editing is by definition viewing and then making changes based on what you view. So... the idea that viewing and editing of the same content would be best done in different environments defies logic.

It's just something I've heard over and over again while watching some web shows dedicated to photography and images. From my understanding placing black around an image is mostly for getting perfect colour balance. And once the colour balance is spot on, it's best to view finished work on white vs black. This is coming from professionals who's job it is to stare at photos all day long.

 

[bandrews]

Why do we get a new phone every year ? Heres a hint its not because you Need one. Its not doing anything significantly different.

(and if you get a new one every 2 years this does not apply to you)

So why do we get a new phone every year ?

Its social filter, you flaunt it, its new bling, you get a new swagger. same way people with alot of tattoos hang out with people with alot of tattoos. Or people show off new Jordans or a nice designer suit. Ladies you know you drool over new handbags to flaunt.

Its your way of telling people, hey my phone is the best and newest you can buy.

Unfortunately, you can't do that with the new 6s or 6s Plus (they look the same as last years)unless its Pink.

I think its Apple's way of pranking people.

Actually, I'm usually embarrassed to have the latest phone because I hate people thinking I'm showing off. I'll tell people it's the old model if they ask. I get it for me. No one else.

 

[madsci954]

Where's TheFakeAlex? Now that guy was funny!

 

[Supermallet]

Eh, well since I'm not a professional photographer or filmmaker and I'm not using my phone for professional creative work, I'm not going to worry about it. 🙂

 

[bruinsrme]

I order the new version, lock my self in a room walled with mirrors and ogle at my latest purchase.
I have already prepared some questions I will be asking the guy in the mirror.

Q - Is that the new iPhone 6 plus S
A - Pishhh no, but it is the newest iPhone 6S+

Q - Did you have to work out to handle the extra weight?
A - yes but as you can see these guns could easily handle 5 maybe 6 more grams

Q - Did you like get the 16GB
A - Pahleez only the kids on mommy and daddy's plan get that

Q - Did you like camp out the night before?
A - No I had one on my assistants do that for me, he is really weak and had to bring a cart with him.

Q - is it really that much heavier? Can I feel?
A - Feel? I am not sure you have the strength to hold it, it's very heavy.

Q - What does it do that the other iPhones dont.
A - Hold on a second, I have the list right here.

 

[flur]

It's just something I've heard over and over again while watching some web shows dedicated to photography and images. From my understanding placing black around an image is mostly for getting perfect colour balance. And once the colour balance is spot on, it's best to view finished work on white vs black. This is coming from professionals who's job it is to stare at photos all day long.

I can see this from a print perspective - the white background frames a bit better and level-sets the white balance for the image to the naked eye. This is one of the reasons that photogs often leave a border on a print rather than going edge-to-edge - it lets you control what the edges of the image look like, because otherwise the image is framed by whatever you place it on. But with digital, I'm not so sure, especially when you're talking about bezels. The thing that's interesting about human vision is that we effectively process our own light balance, and both the ambient light and the image we're viewing are part of that. So with a print, we balance the light in the room with how it hits the print (and the border around the print), and that affects how we see the image. With digital, the calibration of the screen becomes a larger factor than the ambient room light. As the color temperature of the screen will often differ from that of the ambient light that's hitting the bezel, you may be throwing yourself off in this situation.

Also, FWIW, when I do my editing, I use both a black background and a white one, because sometimes with the black background the image looks nice and bright, and when I switch to a white background I realize that the image is a tad too dark.

 

[lagwagon]

I can see this from a print perspective - the white background frames a bit better and level-sets the white balance for the image to the naked eye. This is one of the reasons that photogs often leave a border on a print rather than going edge-to-edge - it lets you control what the edges of the image look like, because otherwise the image is framed by whatever you place it on. But with digital, I'm not so sure, especially when you're talking about bezels. The thing that's interesting about human vision is that we effectively process our own light balance, and both the ambient light and the image we're viewing are part of that. So with a print, we balance the light in the room with how it hits the print (and the border around the print), and that affects how we see the image. With digital, the calibration of the screen becomes a larger factor than the ambient room light. As the color temperature of the screen will often differ from that of the ambient light that's hitting the bezel, you may be throwing yourself off in this situation.

Also, FWIW, when I do my editing, I use both a black background and a white one, because sometimes with the black background the image looks nice and bright, and when I switch to a white background I realize that the image is a tad too dark.

Colour correcting an image on black gives you a more accurate judgement. If you colour correct an image on black and the same image on white, you will get different end results. Doing it from on black is far more accurate.

On a small screen like an iPhone the bezel plays a bigger role than say a computer screen or tv. There is less room for UI on an iPhone, so it "acts" more like the UI since the image is probably edge to edge on the smaller screen.

The white border on prints is because that's the correct way to view images when they are a finished product (on white) after they have been corrected (on black)

Again, editing on black, viewing finished photos on white is advocated by all respected top image curators. This assumes screen calibration is correct to a standard.

 

[flur]

Colour correcting an image on black gives you a more accurate judgement. If you colour correct an image on black and the same image on white, you will get different end results. Doing it from on black is far more accurate.

On a small screen like an iPhone the bezel plays a bigger role than say a computer screen or tv. There is less room for UI on an iPhone, so it "acts" more like the UI since the image is probably edge to edge on the smaller screen.

The white border on prints is because that's the correct way to view images when they are a finished product (on white) after they have been corrected (on black)

Again, editing on black, viewing finished photos on white is advocated by all respected top image curators. This assumes screen calibration is correct to a standard.

Re-read what I wrote. Originally I said I was curious because it defied logic, but then in my response, after you named white balance as the reason, I AGREED with you. I then gave the reason that white would be "correct" for viewing (in quotes b/c realistically, there's no correct way, just a better way) - that the white border helps your eye to process the correct white balance for the image.

Also the reason color correcting on black works better is the same reason in reverse - because the black does not influence your perception of the colors in the image.

Again, I'm not disagreeing with the experts, I'm simply applying my knowledge of science and photography to the discussion and giving the reasons behind this white v black recommendations. Once you mentioned that white balance was the reason, it was clear why, for prints, that would be the absolutely correct choice.

All that said, the "white is better" logic fails when you're talking about bezels, as the white balance of the image on the phone (controlled by the screen's color calibration) and the white balance of the bezel (controlled by the ambient light - a mix of screen light and ambient light, to be specific) will often not be the same. So your brain is using the white bezel to set the color balance for the image, which is less than ideal.

TL; DR - While the experts are correct, the rule given is not for bezels, and reasons are better than "because X said so."

 

[mzengr]

Well ok...LOL