Besides, the screen size of the model is also increased to 4.7 inches, which is a golden size for smartphones in my opinion. The screen size is not too big to handle and it also can improve viewing experience. The 4-inch iPhone 5S is just too small. Although the iPhone 6 has bigger screen, I still can hold it quite sturdily and comfortably because it is quite thin and lightweight.
The power and volume buttons are also redesigned to be suitable to a the bigger size. Unfortunately there are still some issues with this design that can’t make us satisfied. The first problem is the huge plastic white lines on the back which houses phone antennas. Secondly, the rear camera slightly protrudes out of the back, so the phone won’t be able to sit still on flat surfaces.
You won’t notice the protruding camera lens in daily use and the sapphire lens might not get damaged, but I still hate the imperfection. Phone 6 runs on the new iOS 8. It looks almost the same as iOS 7 but there are some important upgrades underneath. In terms of tech specs, the iPhone 6 is powered by the 1.39GHz dual-core 64-bit A8 processor and 1GB of RAM. It is not the best processor on the market but obviously Apple did a great job optimizing iOS for the processor.
The iPhone 8 operates very fast and smoothly, I didn’t expect any lag at all. I didn’t expect iPhone 6 would have any issue in this area. Recent iPhone generations have had good reception, unfortunately, the antennagate happens again on the newest iPhone. If you are living in areas with strong Wi-Fi and cellular signals, you might not notice the problem.
However, when I tested the phone with weaker Wi-fi networks, the iPhone 6 performed so poorly that it couldn’t detect any nearby signals. Even when I connected to a stronger Wi-fi network, I still experienced interruption very often. It had been a long time I had to wait for Youtube to buffer videos every 10 seconds, ironically it happens on the most anticipated smartphone of the year. I also tested cellular reception on T-Mobile and again the iPhone 6 failed to impress.
The phone always have worse signals as compared to my other Android phones, moreover, I had some dropped called occasionally. You can check out the video below for more details. There is nothing bad or great about the bigger screen on iPhone 6. Apple has increased the screen size to 4.7 inches and the resolution is also greater at 1334 x 750 pixels.
This is still the same Retina display with the pixel density of 326ppi. A couple of years ago, this could be an amazing screen but now it pales as compared to competitions from Samsung with Super AMOLED displays. This is not even a full-HD display, probably Apple had to sacrifice the screen a little to make the device more power efficient. Anyways, this is still a good display with accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angle.
The text on the web and eBooks is still very crisp and clear. I also love that the display seems to be much closer to the front glass, so it makes everything look so real. The only problem is that the screen is not so clear when I view it under bright sunlight, although the brightness was set to maximum.
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