Do you think the iPhone six and six+ are good phones?

[estojodemucho]

It really all comes down to the OS, when it comes to hardware Iphones are a bad value but there's really no other alternative to android other than IOS. The biggest complain about Iphone six i got it's that it looks ugly (at least for my taste) and design (both software and hardware design) has always been a selling point of Apple products.

[s3ns3]

 I've seen photos floating around the internet on how it compares with Android and the Nexus 4 already has the technological capabilities the iPhone 6 has.. I'm sorry Apple.. I'm gonna go buy the Nexus 5. 

yeah and one more thing for the nexus 4. its has 2gb of ram compared to 1gb on the iphone 6

 

also don`t buy the nexus 5 2013 the nexus 5 2014 is around the corner. 2k screen and stuff

[Builder]

Personally I was let down. The specs of the iPhone 6 are similar to that of a nexus 4, which is a few years old already. I'd of been okay if it was at about $400 off contract but the price tag is quite hefty considering there are phones cheaper that are QHD and the iPhone 6 is only 750p.

See here's the problem though: everyone here is caught up in the whole "bigger numbers are better" ordeal. There's no point in having a QHD display on a screen of that size, in fact I'd rather have the 1080p and be able to watch HD movies 1:1. The QHD displays so far have not been very color accurate either. The display in the 6 is sRGB compatible and it also uses dual domain pixels for better viewing angles.

[Nineshadow]

My 5s consistently lasts three days on medium usage, but by "lasts" I mean it's dead by the end of the third day.

Yeah,that's the same for me.

About 3 days of medium usage.

[NeilFX]

yeah and one more thing for the nexus 4. its has 2gb of ram compared to 1gb on the iphone 6

 

also don`t buy the nexus 5 2013 the nexus 5 2014 is around the corner. 2k screen and stuff

You mean the Nexus 6 right? Rumors are saying that it'll cost around $540 off-contract. I only have about $350 to spend, so yea. I'd be better off buying the Nexus 5. The 1080p screen is already a major selling point for me compared to any of the iPhone models.

[ImBleu]

I'm not saying they are better, I have a 1440p laptop and personally wish it were 1080p myself as its scaled nicer.

 

I'm saying that the option is there for More at a cheaper price, not that it's better than the iPhone 6 but that it is higher specs for less, and that apple should maybe reconsider pricing.

[Builder]

I'm saying that the option is there for More at a cheaper price, not that it's better than the iPhone 6 but that it is higher specs for less, and that apple should maybe reconsider pricing.

But in this case, I'm suggesting that more is worse because it draws more power and isn't very color accurate, both of which are important.

[Dude]

The iPhone 6 is unacceptable. Apple have yet again produced an overpriced and dated phone that now less people will buy because consumers are becoming much more aware that Apple are essentially hustling their customers with "brand new" features that were around on other phones many years before the announcement of the iPhone 5, even the iPhone 3GS.

 

I seriously do hope that the iPhone 6 flops because it proves a point to Apple that at some point you have to try as opposed to letting a half-eaten fruit symbol on the back of your products do the talking for you.

 

And if this awareness of Apple's lazy rehashing and straight-up plagiarizing of old shit continues with their other products then some of us might be old enough to see the end of Apple. An exaggeration? No. Because Apple can't maintain relevance forever and the response to the iPhone 6 shows it.

[ruitti99]

My S3 lasted a week once.

No idea how.

My S4 mini's battery lasts like a 1 day with technically no use

[s3ns3]

You mean the Nexus 6 right? Rumors are saying that it'll cost around $540 off-contract. I only have about $350 to spend, so yea. I'd be better off buying the Nexus 5. The 1080p screen is already a major selling point for me compared to any of the iPhone models.

every nexus costs under 400$ at launch so idk. well then get the lg g2. better camera and battery life.

[AlexGoesHigh]

IMO apple hardware has nothing bad going for it, since they made their software specifically to work on it, or vice-versa, this isn't like android or windows where they are designed to work with all diferent kind of hardware, there's nothing wrong with 1gb of ram or a dual core as long as the system works on it, the only reason i don't like their stuff is purely on the software, iOS is pretty damn basic in functionality for my needs, no expandable storage is deal breaker, also iTunes on windows is a POS, the only good thing iOS does have IMO is that its pretty easy to use, you can give an iphone to anyone that isn't tech savy and the get used to it faster that anything else

 

lastly i'm never going to spend 700$ on a phone where i can buy something cheaper and still get the same functionality expect for apple service which i don't use anyways

[NeatSquidYT]

 there's really no other alternative to android other than IOS.

Windows Phone... Oh wait, nobody uses that apart from hipsters.

[Nomy]

Windows Phone... Oh wait, nobody uses that apart from hipsters.

Oi! Don't you dare call ma mommah a hipster!

 

I don't find the iPhone a bad phone at all, but it's simply not for me. I don't like the iOS, I don't like certain programs apple forces me to use and the price is just pulled out of thin air. I'm fine with companies making a profit on a product, but Apple.. that's just a bridge too far for me.

[hammerslap1]

That's what their numbers say, and they generally underestimate. My 5s gets around 8-9.

 

 

But in this case, I'm suggesting that more is worse because it draws more power and isn't very color accurate, both of which are important.

 

 

See here's the problem though: everyone here is caught up in the whole "bigger numbers are better" ordeal. There's no point in having a QHD display on a screen of that size, in fact I'd rather have the 1080p and be able to watch HD movies 1:1. The QHD displays so far have not been very color accurate either. The display in the 6 is sRGB compatible and it also uses dual domain pixels for better viewing angles.

so your telling us that they intentionally used old tech and less resolution so that they could get 1 extra hour of battery life? yes i would call that a craptastic battery. why not do themselves a favor ... make the whole phone the same thikness as that pimple of a camera lense so they could put a larger battery in it... that way they could have better life without sacrificing on the specs.

[Builder]

so your telling us that they intentionally used old tech and less resolution so that they could get 1 extra hour of battery life? yes i would call that a craptastic battery. why not do themselves a favor ... make the whole phone the same thikness as that pimple of a camera lense so they could put a larger battery in it... that way they could use have better life without sacrificing on the specs.

But they don't want it to feel large in your hand with the bigger screen, that's why they made it thinner.

 

What about it is old?

[seiny]

I think even though it's the latest from apple, it's still behind time by today's standards

[hammerslap1]

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/09/11/big-screen-small-battery-iphone-6-plus-shortcomings/

[hammerslap1]

But they don't want it to feel large in your hand with the bigger screen, that's why they made it thinner.

 

What about it is old?

i know they were trying to make it feel smaller in the hand but seriously they could have done great for themselves if they were able to put a bigger battery in it.

[jezza39]

In the past, iPhones have featured big advancements that the industry then followed, ie 'Retina' or high pixel density displays, fingerprint scanners, app stores. But this doesn't really have anything like that, maybe mobile payments will take off and pass Paywave/Paypass.

[hammerslap1]

In the past, iPhones have featured big advancements that the industry then followed, ie 'Retina' or high pixel density displays, fingerprint scanners, app stores. But this doesn't really have anything like that, maybe mobile payments will take off and pass Paywave/Paypass.

mobile payments is already a thing

[Builder]

i know they were trying to make it feel smaller in the hand but seriously they could have done great for themselves if they were able to put a bigger battery in it.

I agree with that, but by the same token I'm not sure how much battery life those extra 2mm would have offered.

 

But this doesn't really have anything like that, maybe mobile payments will take off and pass Paywave/Paypass.

Mobile payments is a big thing. Also the incredible camera they put on it, dual domain pixels, sRGB, etc.

[Easy To Pronounce Name]

The "new" iPhone 6 has comparable specs to a potato so I would say that you should try to get really anything else. If you want the same look get an HTC One.

 

In all seriousness tho it is not a very good phone especially when you compare it to even its own predecessor. It's essentially the same thing.. but hey, to be fair it is thinner and lighter.

 

I truly am hoping for Apple to release something that will sweep us off our feet, but this isn't it.

[NeatSquidYT]

Oi! Don't you dare call ma mommah a hipster!

 

I don't find the iPhone a bad phone at all, but it's simply not for me. I don't like the iOS, I don't like certain programs apple forces me to use and the price is just pulled out of thin air. I'm fine with companies making a profit on a product, but Apple.. that's just a bridge too far for me.

I personally like iOS, but agree that it's annoyingly restrictive. The most annoying thing is the lack of downloadable apps from the browser (apk's).

[jezza39]

Mobile payments is a big thing. Also the incredible camera they put on it, dual domain pixels, sRGB, etc.

 

They are, but mobile payments won't fully take off until transport cards and identification can also be stored on the phone, In the mean time, most will not bother and stick to Mastercard and Visa's stuff. The camera is nice but the features don't blow everyone away, it's not a shake up the way the retina screen was, when that dropped all of a sudden seeing pixels was a huge knock on a phone, and everyone raced to place hi res screens on their phones.

[Admiaczking]

Not by a long shot.