There's no doubt about the fact that many people love the iPhone 6 Plus. Since it's release it's become one of Apple's hottest products ever. But as popular as the iPhone 6 Plus is, it might not be the right smartphone for everybody. Some users just can't adjust to a phablet when coming from smaller phones.
A recent thread on Reddit underscored just how hard it can be for some users to get used to the 5.5-inch size screen of the iPhone 6 Plus. One redditor even stuck with the iPhone 6 Plus for six weeks, and ended up very unhappy.
I have an iPhone 6 Plus, and I'll share my thoughts about using it below. But first check out the thread on Reddit to see just why the iPhone 6 Plus might be too big for some users.
TeslaModelE shared his difficulty adjusting to the iPhone 6 Plus:
After 6 weeks with the iPhone 6 Plus, I can say I've made a terrible mistake......I Should have gotten the 6.
As much as I love this phone it's always awkward to hold. No way to use one handed. I got it because I thought it would be great to watch movies and TV Shows on but I found out I hate watching video on this "tiny" screen. I prefer the full sized iPad.
I'm 6'0 tall and have HUGE hands and I miss being able to comfortably type in landscape. I'll be getting a 6 probably whenever I can afford to buy both the phone and the full sized iPad. I'll withhold judgement on an iPad Pro until I see and use such a device.
Phablets like the iPhone 6 Plus require a different mentality
One of the biggest problem for some users is that they approach phablets like the iPhone 6 Plus with the same mentality and usage habits that they had with their smaller phone. And it just doesn't work most of the time because phablets require certain adjustments by the user for successful use.
For example, take one-handed use. You can actually hold an iPhone 6 Plus with one hand and use it for certain things. I do it all the time while reading in Alien Blue or the Kindle app. But most people cannot do all the things with one hand that they did with their smaller phones, it just doesn't work with a screen as large as 5.5 inches.
I suspect that some of the folks who dumped the iPhone 6 Plus just couldn't adjust to using it in a way that is different from smaller phones. That's very unfortunate since the iPhone 6 Plus has some real advantages over smaller phones.
So if you're considering getting an iPhone 6 Plus, or any other phablet, make sure that you understand in advance that you will have to change how you do things on a smartphone. If you can make the adjustment, you might be very happy with your new phablet.
I got the iPhone 6 Plus shortly after it was released. The first day I had it I immediately realized I was not going to be able to use it the same way I used my iPhone 5. My hands aren't all that big, and even if they had been larger, I still had to adjust how I held the phone and how I used various applications.
It took me about four or five days to fully adjust to the iPhone 6 Plus. If I'd given up before then I probably would have returned it and gotten the iPhone 6 instead. But I'm glad I stuck it out and stayed with the 6 Plus.
Games, for example, are an absolute delight on the iPhone 6 Plus screen. If you've ever played games like Sonic Racing Transformed, Marvel Pinball or Marvel's Contest of Champions then you know what I mean. Games look amazing on the iPhone 6 Plus screen, and it's hard to envision playing them on the screen of a smaller phone.
Netflix videos also look superb on the iPhone 6 Plus. I can comfortably view a series like Supernatural on my iPhone 6 Plus, and it looks and sounds terrific. The viewing experience is significantly better than on my old iPhone 5, and I wouldn't want to go back to that size phone again.
Reading ebooks is also a much more pleasant experience on the iPhone 6 Plus screen than on any of the smaller iPhones. You get more text on each page, and it's quite comfortable to hold the iPhone 6 Plus with one hand while turning a page.
I also do some journaling and other writing on my iPhone 6 Plus. The bigger screen makes it easier to see what I'm writing. The only problem I've noticed with writing on the iPhone 6 Plus is the lack of a split-screen keyboard and that's Apple's fault. The company should have already provided a split-screen keyboard for landscape mode on the iPhone 6 Plus, but for some reason it still hasn't done so.
Overall, my experience with the iPhone 6 Plus has been terrific. I don't even use a case for it any more, I prefer toting it around without one (and no it has never been bent or otherwise damaged). It has literally become my little mobile computer, and I can do almost everything on it in a way that I couldn't with a smaller phone. So I'm very glad I made the jump to the iPhone 6 Plus.
The iPhone 6 Plus is not too big. In fact, I'd actually argue that a 6.5-inch screen might be even better than the current 5.5-inch one on the iPhone 6 Plus. I know that that might freak some people out, but if you're going to use a phablet, you might as well get the biggest screen possible on it and I would love a slightly bigger iPhone.
But I totally respect the feelings of those who have returned the iPhone 6 Plus, or who have opted out of buying it altogether. One size definitely does not fit all when it comes to smartphones. So the real answer to the question of whether or not the iPhone 6 Plus is too big is this: it very much depends on the user and what they want for a phone.
For some of us phablets like the iPhone 6 Plus add an enormous amount of value to our mobile computing experience. We need or want the bigger screen, and the bigger battery that goes along with it. And some of us cannot imagine going back to a smaller phone after using the iPhone 6 Plus.
For others, however, a smaller phone is a much better option. And that's why Apple has wisely offered two different sizes in the iPhone 6. Nobody is forced to use the iPhone 6 Plus, it's very much an opt-in kind of situation for those who want the iOS phablet experience.
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