iPhone 6 Plusby Apple

TECHWALLA

VERDICT

Clearly above average. Only a couple of issues keep this from being best in class.

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PROS

The optical image stabilization added to the device's camera makes it one of the best smartphone cameras available.
Software customizations can take advantage of the large screen to turn the device into landscape mode and view two-column apps.
The battery life of the iPhone 6 Plus is more than sufficient to get through a busy workday.

CONS

The device is awkward to hold in one hand, leading you to feel like you're going to drop it.
The lines across the back of the device (which function as the antenna) don't do the device any favors in the looks department.
Android devices have been this size for a while, giving Android makers an advantage over Apple when it comes to leveraging the screen.

Apple’s biggest iPhone to date is the iPhone 6 Plus. With a screen measuring 5.5 inches, the iPhone 6 Plus is undoubtedly a phablet, boasting an 8 MP camera with optical image stabilization, a 2915 mAh battery, and Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint reader. The iPhone 6 Plus is available in gray, silver, or gold across the major U.S. wireless carriers.

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Price Watch

LIST PRICE

$650
$493.00Buy
$494.95Buy


Name	iPhone 6 Plus	iPhone 6S Plus	G4	DROID Turbo 2	G Flex 2
Manufacturer	Apple	Apple	LG	Motorola	LG
Techwalla Score	86^%	89^%	84^%	81^%	79^%
List Price	$650	$750	$550	$624	$399

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There's no doubting the fact that the iPhone 6 Plus is a premium device, it oozes class and style - and so it should considering its lofty p…

There's no doubting the fact that the iPhone 6 Plus is a premium device, it oozes class and style - and so it should considering its lofty price tag.

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It feels like a premium product – no-one can quite match Apple’s superb build quality – although Samsung has come a whisker away with the Ga…

It feels like a premium product – no-one can quite match Apple’s superb build quality – although Samsung has come a whisker away with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.

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Reachability is the easiest, best way I’ve seen a phone maker deal with this common phablet problem. Double tap (not a press, just a touch t…

Reachability is the easiest, best way I’ve seen a phone maker deal with this common phablet problem. Double tap (not a press, just a touch tap) on the Home button and the entire top of the screen pulls itself halfway down.

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While [Touch ID] is no longer as novel as it was when it debuted, Touch ID remains quicker and more reliable than the fingerprint detection …

While [Touch ID] is no longer as novel as it was when it debuted, Touch ID remains quicker and more reliable than the fingerprint detection capabilities we've seen on other smartphones.

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The iPhone 6 Plus camera is the best smartphone camera I’ve ever used.

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The iPhone 6 Plus is difficult to use one-handed, not to mention more uncomfortable than similar-sized phones. In exchange, though, you get …

The iPhone 6 Plus is difficult to use one-handed, not to mention more uncomfortable than similar-sized phones. In exchange, though, you get more of an iPad-like user experience on a much smaller device.

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Where LG and Samsung's phablets tend to revolve around multitasking and note-taking, Apple's phablet differentiator is dual-paned apps.

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That being said, the iPhone 6 Plus is unlike any iPhone before it. Not quite a phone, not yet an iPad, it’s a tweener of a device that’s goi…

That being said, the iPhone 6 Plus is unlike any iPhone before it. Not quite a phone, not yet an iPad, it’s a tweener of a device that’s going to be fantastic for some people and completely wrong for others.

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Excellent camera quality produces amazing images. Almost impossible to shoot blurry video, even of uncooperative toddlers.

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...but you know what you get when you have a thin, wide, tall, expertly polished aluminum phone with beautifully rounded edges? It slips rig…

...but you know what you get when you have a thin, wide, tall, expertly polished aluminum phone with beautifully rounded edges? It slips right out of your hands.

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I've had it for just over a week and am completely smitten with it.

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90^% Said they'd buy it again.

Positive Reviews

Great Phone! Dropping It Less!

by Vivian Van10/21/2015

I love it! I can see the screen and the camera is amazing compared to the old 5 I had. I wish the plastic on the back of the case was all metal. But really, I love the phone. I loved the square edges on the 5, but I think I cracked the screen twice on that one and dropped it a lot. Surprisingly, I don’t drop my 6+ anywhere near as often even though it’s bigger, feels thinner, and has slippery curved edges.

Tablet replacer

by Sean Knight9/3/2015

I love my iPhone 6 Plus. The battery life is better than any phone I've every had, I only need to plug it in when I sleep. The picture quality of the camera is excellent. I said for a long time I would never buy a 6 or 6 Plus because of how big they are. I bought the 6 Plus anyways and hardly use my iPad anymore because the 6 Plus screen is big enough to play games and comfortably browse the web. The main downside is that the phone is pretty big, and even though it surprisingly fits in my pants pocket, it's kind of difficult to pull it out, especially when sitting down, but I solved that problem by buying an Apple Watch.

Love the camera quality!

by Lauren Henderson10/27/2015

At first it was very awkward to use because the size is so much bigger than all of the other iPhones, but once I got used to it I don't think I'll ever go back to a smaller screen! The camera is awesome and takes better pictures than my little digital cannon camera! I love it! The only problems I've had so far were sensitivity issues with the screen but I've gotten used to it.

Negative Reviews

Oversized screen, optical image stabilization, massive battery

by Ben Nunemaker 9/11/2015

The 6 plus really offers everything you could want in a phone. It gives you all the battery life you could ask for, beautiful optical image stabilization on the camera, and more real estate than you should be entitled to 24/7 in your pocket. The problem is that it really doesn't fit like I would like in my pocket. I value the screen increase in the 6 but cannot justify the added challenge of toting around that extra screen size or battery weight at all times. It is not the right choice for me but some really appreciate the size. I want my phone small, my tablet large (not the mini size), and my computer has lately been shifting towards the desktop direction of being biggest.