I don't think you can JR...as soon as a page is empty, the iPhone removes it, since the dock is considered and independent element.
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This is mostly how I feel about the iPhone 6/6 Plus
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I don't think you can JR...as soon as a page is empty, the iPhone removes it, since the dock is considered and independent element.
When one company sells 4 phones and all other companies sell hundreds, market share is pretty obviously skewed....
Point is, Apple sells the most popular handset in the world every year. I'm not sure how you discount that.
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Just did it. Definitely possible.
Well, Apple just made $750 off of me today. Add +1 to Apple's US marketshare numbers. LOL
What model and specs? Seems like a LOT of people are going 6+.
64gb space gray 6.
I know better than to get a 6+. After owning the Lumia 1520 (a 6" phone that is the same length of the 6+), I'll never ever get a phone that big again! Trust me, the returns of the 6+ is going to be massive. People just don't grasp how big that phone is.
The 4.7" is identical in length and width of the Nexus 5. That is as big of a phone that I can go and still use comfortably with one hand.
P.s. only concern for me is 1gb of ram. I can live with a 750p screen and the lack of ois. I don't take a lot of pics.
I'm sure they don't mind. Like Cook said, Apple's entire product portfolio can fit onto a medium sized desk. Yet that portfolio rakes in 100s of billions of dollars. Apple competes with multiple OEMs every year but still makes more money than many of them combined despite the 'lower' marketshare.
On another note, i'm personally looking forward to playing with the 6+ thats coming to me, although i might revert to the 6 when all is said and done. I'm already ok with the One+ as a phablet. The fact that the 6+ is bigger still, doesn't sound appealing to me but we'll see when i get my hands on it.
My primary phone will still as usual remain an iPhone because of the after-sales support and ecosystem. But i like tech in general which means i'll always be keeping tabs on the other platforms via secondary devices.
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I think alot are going for the 6+ just to see what the larger screen experience will be like. I think most will love it.
I figure most iPhone loyalist don't want to miss out on even the smallest hardware and software features that come with the 6+.
6+ selling more than the 6?
surely OIS shouldn't mean that much as really thats the only difference right? it's just an oversized iphone 6 no real phablet features.
The iphone 6 and 6 plus only has the "specs of a 2 year old iphone" and honestly, android needed those specs so that they could have their software "actually work" with their phones...
Apple doesn't just throws specs on their devices.. It mentions that the samsung and LG make quad HD displays.., obviously they make! They MANUFACTURE THEM!!! If apple goes to integrate them, Samsung and LG will charge a way toooo high price for it cause it's damn hard to make those!! Apple arnt manufactures!!! And besides at some point, no matter how many pixels are there in such a small device, it won't make difference to the human eye.. And u think a 500 Billion company hasn't thought of it???
NFC- android had it for 2 years .. And it mentions the banks will support NFC payments because it's all iphone compatible.. Well yeah! Bevause it's "iphone compatible" where the hell is google wallet??? No news for it in the previous years... Having it in your phone is one thing, but using it is another...
Samsung came out with a good feature for NFC with s3 about sharing a large file in seconds... That's it...
Design- why do u need a completely new design when the current design beats the hell out of every single phone??? Making a new design isn't easy.. At some point again, they are all going to look the same! U have to have a little common sense!
By changing the back of the phone, samsung isn't doing anything great! So y does apple need to change the design so often...
And thin besels are part of designs too so probably apple will come our with one when they think it matches their design target...
Ram- you don't need to increase the ram if it's not required! 1 GB matches every part of the iphone users usage.. Some may want more, but if u don't require it y do u need just adding 4gb ram to a phone is useless cause 2 GB will be unused.. So adding 2 GB may not be such a use...
Camera - everyone thought it will have a 10mp camera but if 8 mp is there on a phone then there probably a reason! Putting 2 photos in comparision on 2 phones , and if the difference is negligible then y do we need those extra mp??? Again apple isn't mad of not thinking about it!
Apple doesn't just throws specs on their devices.. It mentions that the samsung and LG make quad HD displays.., obviously they make! They MANUFACTURE THEM!!! If apple goes to integrate them, Samsung and LG will charge a way toooo high price for it cause it's damn hard to make those!! Apple arnt manufactures!!! And besides at some point, no matter how many pixels are there in such a small device, it won't make difference to the human eye.. And u think a 500 Billion company hasn't thought of it???
NFC- android had it for 2 years .. And it mentions the banks will support NFC payments because it's all iphone compatible.. Well yeah! Bevause it's "iphone compatible" where the hell is google wallet??? No news for it in the previous years... Having it in your phone is one thing, but using it is another...
Samsung came out with a good feature for NFC with s3 about sharing a large file in seconds... That's it...
Design- why do u need a completely new design when the current design beats the hell out of every single phone??? Making a new design isn't easy.. At some point again, they are all going to look the same! U have to have a little common sense!
By changing the back of the phone, samsung isn't doing anything great! So y does apple need to change the design so often...
And thin besels are part of designs too so probably apple will come our with one when they think it matches their design target...
Ram- you don't need to increase the ram if it's not required! 1 GB matches every part of the iphone users usage.. Some may want more, but if u don't require it y do u need just adding 4gb ram to a phone is useless cause 2 GB will be unused.. So adding 2 GB may not be such a use...
Camera - everyone thought it will have a 10mp camera but if 8 mp is there on a phone then there probably a reason! Putting 2 photos in comparision on 2 phones , and if the difference is negligible then y do we need those extra mp??? Again apple isn't mad of not thinking about it!
Well some of the default apps are more of a tablet UI on the Plus, also I've heard that tapping the home button twice to bring the the top down is also only on the Plus.
Pretty much my point on the sales. You have your choice of a iPhone 6 4.7 or 5.5. And again, not that i care. They could sell a billion and it just isnt for me til the other phones outsize themselves and i have no choice.
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LOL.......sounds a lot like your making excuses.
What if cars manufacturers never changed the design of their models? There are many refutes ii could use but why? I know what side of the fence your on.
Besides not having a built-in stylus, a replaceable battery, a uSD slot or more than 1 GB of RAM, the iPhablet hardware seems primo. It's always been the OS that makes these appliances worthless to me, but Apple herds enough consumers into their mobile fold that I don't see them becoming tinkerer friendly anytime soon. It's a dystopian kind of sad when geeks have to jailbreak an otherwise decent product. And people still wonder why Android became so dominant in such a short time.
When do you think the next Apple law suit will be? Or does Apple realize they're so far behind now that they'll finally give that up?
I agree. A lot of people are getting the 6+ because they want the iPhone with the larger battery, higher ppi, better camera without really thinking about how massive it'll be to carry around and use as an everyday device.
Apple should've gone with one 4.7" phone with all the features the 6+ has.
Concur. I really wish Apple had done this. I see zero reason they even needed to enter the phablet market at this point in time. Once screen tech evolves to bendable/foldable displays, then Apple should have created a phablet.
Now I think they are gonna cannibalize the iPad mini market.
I wouldn't be so sure.
I'm telling you, the overall size of the 6+ is much smaller than the 1520, and even the Note III. Once this thing hits the streets I can already predict the overwhelming mindset will be "its big but feels smaller than it really is and manageable"
You're going to hear a lot along those lines.
Time will tell, but I'm convinced it is going to be the opposite after printing out the 6 and 6+ outlines and comparing sizes to all my other phones.
The 6 is almost identical to my Nexus 5, just thinner, so I am extremely happy with my choice.
I think it all comes down to what the user wants from their device at the end of the day. There is one point I see repeated in this thread and that is that the iPhone lacks functionality. To me for my usage it isn't the case. After 4 years using Android I traded my Samsung Galaxy S3 for an iPhone 5 at the end of 2012 and I will be honest here and say I do all the same things I did on Android, on the iPhone. I think when I got tired of playing around with customisation and filling 7 pages with widgets I decided to go for a device that was solid and simple. Admittedly the iPhone can't do some of the things others have demanded but I'm not sure that is vital for everybody.
The examples you gave are very valid and to me it's just another area of choice in the market place. Android is hugely popular for very good reason and the iPhone has it's spot too. My upgrade was due this month and before the iPhone was unveiled I did check out what Android had to offer. I've spent evening watching hands on videos and played with colleagues phones. However for me they don't feel as good, now that is a very personal opinion I accept. I think it's great to have so much choice. Certainly beats the days of deciding which colour Nokia to go for! lol
I know. The iPhone is the highest selling phone every year. Hell the 5s was outselling the s5 and it's almost a year old.
