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> In light of these factors, I would give the iPhone 6s line the Editors’ Choice Gold award. I believe that the criteria for this award is such that a product i
by jbk 11y ago
> In light of these factors, I would give the iPhone 6s line the Editors’ Choice Gold award. I believe that the criteria for this award is such that a product is not only one of the best in its category and an extremely good product in a vacuum, but pushes the smartphone user experience forward in significant ways.
That's quite an endorsement, that is quite rare from Anandtech, if I've been following correctly.
I'm not always a huge fan of the iPhone, but I have to say that, after testing the 6S, it's really tempting.
- glasshead969 11y ago> That's quite an endorsement, that is quite rare from Anandtech, if I've been following correctly. The last smartphone to get a similar endorsement was HTC One M7.
- massysett 11y agoI had a One M7. I bought it largely because it promised good low light camera performance. My phone was one of many with a flaw that cast a purple haze on low light photos, rendering it nearly useless in low light. Foolishly I waited awhile in hopes that a software update would fix it. HTC offered some sort of replacement program but that would require me to go without a phone for weeks. Eventually Verizon sent me a replacement unit whose camera was even worse. I decided my next phone would be an iPhone. I now have the 6 Plus and it's the best point and shoot camera I've ever had, period (even counting standalone cameras.) If something goes wrong with the phone I know I can go to an Apple retail store and get it fixed or replaced immediately, not in weeks.
- tw04 11y agoI've got an iphone 6 for work, and an S6 edge for personal use. I can say with confidence that the Samsung camera is better. However I will say they're close enough, and they're both so far ahead of the pack, that you could flip a coin.
- acchow 11y agoI have the Galaxy S6. Camera is wonderful. Battery life is crap. Going iPhone next.
- tw04 11y agoI agree, the battery life is shockingly poor. I blame touchwiz as much as anything else. I would take a slightly thicker phone for a battery that consistently lasts all day.
- willtim 11y agoSamsung TouchWiz with KitKat 4.4.4 had awesome performance and battery life on my Note4, then they destroyed it with a Lollipop update (after constant update nags) and forced me to downgrade probably voiding my warranty in the process, anyone sane would have returned the phone. I don't know if Samsung or Google is to blame for the serious battery and performance regressions, but I do blame Samsung for pushing it out to its users. Many people have been burned by this and will never buy Samsung again. What were they thinking? It's not as if Lollipop offers anything much for the average user (developers are another matter). It's such a shame, as the hardware is top notch.
- MichaelGG 11y agoHow about the silly OEMs that ship tiny batteries? The Huawei Mate 2 lasts 30-40 hours easily. The Blu Energy Studio lasts around 3 days.
- AdmiralAsshat 11y agoI was pretty happy with my HTC One M7 until a month ago when I saw that it wouldn't get Marshmallow. I went out and got an M9 on the after market and all I can say is, I'm glad I didn't pay full price for it. 2 years later and the only definite "improvements" I can cite between the M7 and the M9 is the inclusion of an SD slot and the tap-to-wake option on the screen. I understand that both of these were in the M8, so I probably could've saved myself $200 and grabbed that.