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Besides removing a few features, there's little difference between an iPhone 6 plus and the current model.

JumpCrisscross 8y ago
> there's little difference between an iPhone 6 plus and the current model Upgraded to XS after wading into a pool with my 6. Biggest hidden feature is the electronic SIM card. I can buy international data with GigSky for much cheaper than AT&T would let me.
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- overcast 8y ago
  The dual electronic SIM is awesome, I agree. I haven't used GigSky before, but their prices are super cheap in comparison. Definitely using that on my next trip overseas. How do you differentiate which data plan you'll use though?
  - JumpCrisscross 8y ago
    > How do you differentiate which data plan you'll use though? I was in Iceland for a week, so 2GB for 15 days and $30 worked well. (I was on the fence about 5GB for 30 days and $50, but in the end didn’t need it.)
    - overcast 8y ago
      Nice! Meant more in the phone. How does the phone differentiate which data plan to use?
tobyhinloopen 8y ago
What feature is removed from the latest iPhones compared to the iPhone 6 plus, except for the 3.5mm port?
- raesene9 8y ago
  For me the annoying one is the loss of TouchID. I find it a convenient system and I'm not super keen on the use of FaceID as a replacement. My hope is that now other phones have introduced touch sensors under their screens, that Apple will add that back in.
  - matwood 8y ago
    I don't think that is going to happen. FaceId is so good on my X, I forget I have phone locking turned on at all. Now that they have it working in all orientations on the iPad, I assume the next iPhone will also work that way. Supposedly the iPad also unlocks in a wider field of view. Both of those items are the main complaints I see about FaceId. After using FaceId for over a year, going back to TouchId really does feel like a step backward anytime I have to use it on test devices or my iPad.
  - wlesieutre 8y ago
    Doesn't seem likely, but expect FaceID to get faster and more reliable. The recent version of TouchID was much better than when it was first introduced.
  - votepaunchy 8y ago
    > My hope is that now other phones have introduced touch sensors under their screens, that Apple will add that back in. Apple could have been first to support an in-screen fingerprint reader but stopped development when FaceID was greenlit. It's doubtful they would follow others in including a redundant, inferior technology (their perception).
    - vezycash 8y ago
      >It's doubtful they would follow others in including a redundant, inferior technology (their perception). They said 4 inch was the perfect screen size. And now? They shunned wireless charging, dual sim, multi-tasking and many other things. Give it time. Apple will soon invent in-display finger print.
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chapium 8y ago
Thats kind of an odd statement. Its being criticized because its the same as the previous gen phone if you subtract what they added. Of course it is! What they took away from iphone 6 is interesting however. The home button, headphone jack, earpods, and rectangular display.
- robin_reala 8y ago
  Earpods are still included?
  - ubernostrum 8y ago
    iPhones without headphone jacks still come with a pair of earbuds; they just have a Lightning connector on the end of the cable instead of a 3.5mm audio plug.
    - ollie87 8y ago
      Yeah, EarPods.
danieldk 8y ago
There are a lot of differences (improved camera, edge-to-edge display, Face ID, much better SoC). However, SoCs and cameras are already so good that the average consumer does not notice the gaps as they did with e.g iPhone 3G -> iPhone 5. This will be a term problem for many phone manufacturers, the market does not grow as fast anymore + people keep their phones for more cycles. Anecdotically, many of my friends and family members would upgrade their iPhones every two years. Now most of them are still using the 6s, SE or even 5s.

> there's little difference between an iPhone 6 plus and the current model Upgraded to XS after wading into a pool with my 6. Biggest hidden feature is the electronic SIM card. I can buy international data with GigSky for much cheaper than AT&T would let me.

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overcast 8y ago
The dual electronic SIM is awesome, I agree. I haven't used GigSky before, but their prices are super cheap in comparison. Definitely using that on my next trip overseas. How do you differentiate which data plan you'll use though?
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago
  > How do you differentiate which data plan you'll use though? I was in Iceland for a week, so 2GB for 15 days and $30 worked well. (I was on the fence about 5GB for 30 days and $50, but in the end didn’t need it.)
  - overcast 8y ago
    Nice! Meant more in the phone. How does the phone differentiate which data plan to use?

tobyhinloopen 8y ago

What feature is removed from the latest iPhones compared to the iPhone 6 plus, except for the 3.5mm port?

raesene9 8y ago
For me the annoying one is the loss of TouchID. I find it a convenient system and I'm not super keen on the use of FaceID as a replacement. My hope is that now other phones have introduced touch sensors under their screens, that Apple will add that back in.
- matwood 8y ago
  I don't think that is going to happen. FaceId is so good on my X, I forget I have phone locking turned on at all. Now that they have it working in all orientations on the iPad, I assume the next iPhone will also work that way. Supposedly the iPad also unlocks in a wider field of view. Both of those items are the main complaints I see about FaceId. After using FaceId for over a year, going back to TouchId really does feel like a step backward anytime I have to use it on test devices or my iPad.
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  Doesn't seem likely, but expect FaceID to get faster and more reliable. The recent version of TouchID was much better than when it was first introduced.
- votepaunchy 8y ago
  > My hope is that now other phones have introduced touch sensors under their screens, that Apple will add that back in. Apple could have been first to support an in-screen fingerprint reader but stopped development when FaceID was greenlit. It's doubtful they would follow others in including a redundant, inferior technology (their perception).
  - vezycash 8y ago
    >It's doubtful they would follow others in including a redundant, inferior technology (their perception). They said 4 inch was the perfect screen size. And now? They shunned wireless charging, dual sim, multi-tasking and many other things. Give it time. Apple will soon invent in-display finger print.
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chapium 8y ago

Thats kind of an odd statement. Its being criticized because its the same as the previous gen phone if you subtract what they added. Of course it is! What they took away from iphone 6 is interesting however. The home button, headphone jack, earpods, and rectangular display.

robin_reala 8y ago
Earpods are still included?
- ubernostrum 8y ago
  iPhones without headphone jacks still come with a pair of earbuds; they just have a Lightning connector on the end of the cable instead of a 3.5mm audio plug.
  - ollie87 8y ago
    Yeah, EarPods.

danieldk 8y ago

There are a lot of differences (improved camera, edge-to-edge display, Face ID, much better SoC). However, SoCs and cameras are already so good that the average consumer does not notice the gaps as they did with e.g iPhone 3G -> iPhone 5. This will be a term problem for many phone manufacturers, the market does not grow as fast anymore + people keep their phones for more cycles. Anecdotically, many of my friends and family members would upgrade their iPhones every two years. Now most of them are still using the 6s, SE or even 5s.