iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus announced

[Hamish McPanji]

Was reading an article on Anandtech a few weeks ago and Anand praised the knock on feature and even said the buttons on the back of the G3 were so much more comfortable. I thought his comments were quite interesting as he's very thorough...

And he just joined apple a few days ago:
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/31/6...-shimpi-retires-from-journalism-to-join-apple

 

[cerebus]

That knock on feature is the best invention to come out from LG. I can't live without it and now I've developed this habit of tapping all touch screens.

Can't agree more. It's become indispensable to me. Knock off is useful but knock on is revelatory.

 

[Rickster]

$950 in the US for the 128GB, I wonder what you losers will pay.

 

[cerebus]

$950 in the US for the 128GB, I wonder what you losers will pay.

About the same as the Note4 then. Sounds about right.

 

[WaxLyrical]

$950 in the US for the 128GB, I wonder what you losers will pay.

$950 is damn cheap compared to the R10 000 plus its going to cost here.

going to fly out to the States to pick up one.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

$950 is damn cheap compared to the R10 000 plus its going to cost here.

going to fly out to the States to pick up one.

Err, you know it's like R11 to the dollar at the moment, right?

$950 x R10.98 = R10431. So no, it's not 'damn cheap'.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Err, you know it's like R11 to the dollar at the moment, right?

$950 x R10.98 = R10431. So no, it's not 'damn cheap'.

 

[Hush9300]

I doubt it will ever happen. The bottom home button is also a big branding area for iPhones. It's the top bezel that puzzles me though. Then again, I guess phone height is actually less of a factor than width and thickness. I hardly ever reach to the top of my G2 and my hands spend probably 80% of the time skimming the bottom except for the notification bar.

Tope bezel will always be equal to the bottom bezel. Ive is a designer and they're obsessed with symmetry...

 

[ajules]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/12/6140793/apple-iphone-6-plus-pre-orders-set-new-overnight-record
Hardly surprising.Cant wait!

 

[Viva]

Tope bezel will always be equal to the bottom bezel. Ive is a designer and they're obsessed with symmetry...

I expect that to change in the future, just like they eventually decided to make bigger phones. The competition is only getting stronger and huge bezels will only be tolerated for so long.

 

[Dave]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/12/6140793/apple-iphone-6-plus-pre-orders-set-new-overnight-record
Hardly surprising.Cant wait!

I saw this graph which really puts the launch into perspective.

@asymco
Launch performance for iPhones and iPads and some Galaxy smartphones. pic.twitter.com/QjVCevnbHC
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[faniebraai]

I saw this graph which really puts the launch into perspective.

@asymco
Launch performance for iPhones and iPads and some Galaxy smartphones. pic.twitter.com/QjVCevnbHC
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The only thing this graph tells me is that there are more idiots than I initially thought.

How many different phones runs iOS?
How many different phones runs Android?
Do you understand the difference between a concentrated and a distributed market?

Once you understand those figures, you'll understand why you can't read into those types of graphs to much.

And I'm not trying to say anything bad about Apple, but seriously just use half your brain power to realize that graph makes no fscking sense.

 

[ajules]

Interesting review.Very undecided between the 6 and the Plus!
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6155009/apple-iphone-6-plus-review

 

[sand_man]

Yeah. Too big but the camera and superior battery make it appealing. Local pricing is going to be key for me.

 

[ajules]

What to do what to do....
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6154975/iphone-6-review

 

[bwana]

What to do what to do....
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6154975/iphone-6-review

I see they gave it a marginally better score than the 6+.

 

[ajules]

I see they gave it a marginally better score than the 6+.

Yep and the bad stuff I can live with although I still can't wrap my head around those stripes.At least a case will deal with that.

 

[GreyBush]

What to do what to do....
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6154975/iphone-6-review

I was waiting to see a review on the camera, sounds really good.

 

[cerebus]

Do you understand the difference between a concentrated and a distributed market?
Once you understand those figures, you'll understand why you can't read into those types of graphs to much.

Absolutely; also why the marketshare arguments are fairly groundless.

 

[PostmanPot]

I was waiting to see a review on the camera, sounds really good.

Oh boy. Competitors may in recent times have been able to reach the image quality levels of the iPhone, but the consistent results under any conditions, UI, and tap to focus speed has always gone to the iPhone. The iPhone 5s camera really blew me away, and by the review, the 6 is sure to leave nothing desired.