iPhone 6 and 6 PLUS release

On Friday September 19^th, the iPhone 6/ 6 Plus were released.  There are a lot of pros and cons to the newest releases.

I myself have an iPhone 6 and I upgraded from the 4s.  I haven’t experienced any problems and I actually like the bigger size better, but I can’t speak for all.

The 6 and 6 plus are known mostly for their size difference from previous iPhones.  The 5 was already noticeably bigger, and it doesn’t stop!  The 6 is 4.7” and the 6 plus is 5.5”.  Bigger is better may not be the case for most customers.  The thinness of the phone is concerning.  Recent stories tell that the phones are bendy!  Who would want to spend that much money to have it bent because you put it in your jean front OR back pocket?  I have found if you put a good case like an otterbox or zerolemon, you won’t experience any bending.  The iPhones are getting hit hard along with the “biggest release” of the iOS 8 software update.  The new program requires about 5.5 GB of data and many people were deleting their lives for the new update just for disappointment.  Videos, music, and pictures seem to take up most of the storage on iPhones, and for good reason, so shouldn’t those be the things you want to keep on your phone and not delete?  The 4s and iPad 2 were also experiencing a lot of glitches after installing.  It has been said that it may be due to the age of the device and how it might not have the capacity for the update.  People have also found it to have frozen while updating or have taken hours.  I don’t know about you, but I don’t have that much time to wait.  A lot of people don’t like the lock-button placement change on the new models.  They’re sure causing a lot of trouble…

Some of the better features of the phones are things like the display.  When you activate the phone, they give you the option to have your screen display be standard or zoom. On the standard screen, you get a 6^th row of apps rather than the usual 5 and the zoomed screen has the 5 rows of apps and since the screen is bigger, the apps look bigger.  It’s nice they give you the option.  The camera quality is so much better and clearer.  It has faster autofocus and a new addition called optical image stability that helps when your hand is shaking and you’re trying to take a picture  Some could say it’s definitely selfie-worthy (again, some).  The resolution of the phone is higher in quality and display.  The screen is just so much better and I like the bigger screen.  The battery life is one of my favorite parts.  I personally use my phone a lot throughout the school day and at home and I find at the end of the day I’m at around 50-40% battery.  It’s a lot longer and I don’t find the need to bring my phone charger in my bag.

What do you think about the new phones?