Apple iPhone 6 review: Scaled to order

26 September 2014
This is Apple like we’ve never seen before. Apple like we never thought we’ll see. To begin with, there’s supposed to be no better iPhone than the iPhone 6. That’s the sort of thing you’d expect of Apple. Come September every year, the world grabs a bag of...

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  • mimie
  • 7Xa
  • 27 Sep 2014

xperia z3 compact and samsung galaxy alpha will kill this phone period.

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    • AnonD-45523
    • X}8
    • 27 Sep 2014

    adreno 420 spits on powerVR 6450
    GPU in apple iphone produces a mere 115 GFLOPS.
    Its mainly a GPU designed for low power consumption.
    either ways iphone doesn't need a powerful GPU since the stone age OS cannot handle (or utilize ) it.
    GFX benchmarks are better in some cases since it has to push less pixels (750p) and no 2k like oppo 7.

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      • AnonD-302151
      • 9GP
      • 27 Sep 2014

      In my opinion the disadvantages list should be like this:

      •Has unimpressive screen to body ratio (the Nexus 5 fits a 5-inch screen in this size of a body)
      •We would take a bigger battery than a thinner phone any day
      •No 4K video and video sound is still mono
      •Lacks the optical image stabilization of the iPhone 6 Plus
      •No enhanced resistance to liquids or dust
      •NFC functionality limited to Apple Pay only
      •No wireless charging

      I think the other things are useless and i bet that nowadays doesn't exist an Android device with all those things

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        • AnonD-45523
        • X}8
        • 27 Sep 2014

        SDKforLumia, 27 Sep 2014Sir, all your arguments 1-8 are invalid because 1. Gionee... moresorry bro...we don't agree with you.
        disadvantages are disadvantages.
        perhaps apple releases one phone in a year and claims it to be the best...so they better put in everything or they gonna get scrutinized.

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          • AnonD-312928
          • gJ4
          • 27 Sep 2014

          How many points get iphone 6 on linpack benchmark?

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            • edyl
            • 7Xm
            • 27 Sep 2014

            Wow! too many disadvantages!

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              • AnonD-312753
              • rJA
              • 27 Sep 2014

              SDKforLumia, 27 Sep 2014Can someone please explain to me why I shouldn't buy an Xpe... moreThere is no reason why you shouldn't buy XPERIA Z3. IPhone 6 is just a waste of money. Z3 has better battery, camera, 3gb ram, micro SD slot.

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                • AnonD-251095
                • i5S
                • 27 Sep 2014

                Good and funny to read review even if i don't plan on buying a new device soon. Also didn't know that mouse beast could move by himself!

                  SDKforLumia, 27 Sep 2014Can someone please explain to me why I shouldn't buy an Xpe... moreYou better buy the Z3 than the Iphone6. That is bigger, waterproof, it has a better camera. It has stereo speakers(if you care), it has a much better battery life and so on.

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                    • AnonD-265341
                    • gx}
                    • 27 Sep 2014

                    Sd to see that Crappy battery. To bad, such a waist of engineering. Almost apple, almost.

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                      • SDKforLumia
                      • PB2
                      • 27 Sep 2014

                      Can someone please explain to me why I shouldn't buy an Xperia Z3c or Z3 oinstaed of iP 6? I mra seriously, fanboyism and negative criticsm apart, iPhone 6 is really a good device but the truth is, Z3c and Z3 are just better( except for 16 gb only versions )
                      So please i am open for any arguments, but please no harsh ones.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • bCk
                        • 27 Sep 2014

                        The LONGEST main disadvantage list I've ever seen from a GSMArena review. Lol haha

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                          • SDKforLumia
                          • PB2
                          • 27 Sep 2014

                          AnonD-298939, 27 Sep 2014Ok I've never owned an iPhone but I really feel GSMArena wa... moreSir, all your arguments 1-8 are invalid because
                          1. Gionee E 5.5 costs 1/3rd of an iPhone 6 16gb, and it by no means ever claimed itself a worldwide best seller.
                          2. Xiaomi Mi 4 64 is almost half the price of iPhone 6 16 gb, so again. SORRY.....

                            Might be well built or whatever.
                            But iOS.. Old, outdated and boring. It looks the same as it did in 2007. Really? a non-customizable homescreen to suit your usage and needs gotta go. All those icons on one screen is a cluttering mess. And changing the GUI does not really help does it?
                            Thank god there is a Jailbreak, without that iPhone wouldn't be that popular

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                              • Anonymous
                              • iiH
                              • 27 Sep 2014

                              I would like to see this kind of vigorous camera testing applied to other phones as well.

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                                • AnonD-142922
                                • mx9
                                • 27 Sep 2014

                                Please Please GSM Arena make fight Huawei Honor 6 VS this, which is cheapest on the market and this most expensive thing (even plus you can) and OPEN peoples eyes where truth is ..
                                Thank You

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                                  • AJK
                                  • 2Tw
                                  • 27 Sep 2014

                                  I might be a tech geek, for me gliches on the premium devices are a worst nightmare, and this is the reason I shifted from feature rich Android ecosystem, but everyone is not same, some normal users dont complain of glitches and they are perfectly happy with it and prefer more features on android, rather than user experience.

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                                    • AnonD-259545
                                    • ij2
                                    • 27 Sep 2014

                                    Anonymous, 27 Sep 2014Let's see you fandroids bash Apple dual core chip now beati... moreIts like buying a single seater really fast and expensive car which has a mile per gallon mileage rather that buying a four seater car which has somewhat the same power very much better mileage and half the price

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                                      • AnonD-259545
                                      • ij2
                                      • 27 Sep 2014

                                      tic tac, 27 Sep 2014This is your oppinion i don't relly care i have the iPhone ... moreNot all of us can afford that....why go for an iPhone,spend double the price if you get a better phone at half the price...im not an android fan but at half the price of iPhone I can get a z3 compact with 2gig ram sd801...it will b fluid...with a gig of ram u cant multitask properly and that's very important.

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                                        • AnonD-80227
                                        • utb
                                        • 27 Sep 2014

                                        Lol "that" disadvantages list the highest in a long time :D