Picking up an iPhone 6 Plus from my local Apple Store this morning. Like most people, I hadn’t seen it ‘in the flesh’ before I reserved it (let alone before I paid for it) but I thought it was notable enough a device to spend some quality time with over the next year, seeing how Apple and its ecosystem of developers adapt to the phablet form factor.

I’m taking the 6 Plus on a European road trip (well, an air and rail trip really) next week where I’ll try to make it my only device, replacing even my laptop. But for now I thought it was worth sharing the intial thoughts when I opened the box, set the phone up and started to use it. If you’re an iPhone owner wary about upgrading to the 6 Plus, read on.

Having never owned a phablet before (my Nexus 5 with its 4.95-inch display is the closest I’ve got), I was honestly a little wary that I’d get instant buyer’s remorse and pine for a smaller device, but here’s what actually happened…

As soon as I took the iPhone 6 Plus out of its box, I compared it to my Nexus 5, which fits comfortably in my pockets. For all the people talking about how ‘enormous’ the 6 Plus is, it’s really not that big.

Next I held it in my hands. Although my hands aren’t small, I wouldnt say they were enormous either and the 6 Plus is comfortable for me to hold in one hand.

I can even type one-handed and in initial tests, it actually feels just as comfortable to do so as on the iPhone 5s with its much narrower display. In fact, as I don’t have to bend my thumb as much, it’s maybe a little more comfortable.

I don’t think people with small hands, like our own Jackie Dove, will be quite so happy, but I can’t see the 6 Plus forcing me to change my routines at all.

I’ve seen the iPhone 6 Plus described as “a computer” rather than a smartphone. I wouldn’t go that far on first impressions, but it’s a happy medium between a normal iPhone and an iPad. I’m not convinced you’d need both (even a full-size iPad) unless you have very specialist apps you need the extra screen space for or you’re using an iPad as a laptop replacement.

The display is beautifully crisp and while apps that haven’t been reworked to take advantage of the space yet have a very slight ‘fuzz’ to them, it’s not a problem at all, and they’re perfectly usable. In fact, the only thing I’m not immediately comfortable with is the repositioned power button, on the right-hand side of the device, but that’s only because I’m used to reaching to the top on my old 5s. The button’s new location makes a lot of sense for this form factor.

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Yeah, I saw one in the flesh today in an Apple Store and I'm quite surprised... It doesn't seem as big as I thought it would be

Oh please, just like apple has done a research and it has shown that people's hands have gotten bigger since the I phone 5
No lie... Only truth

Sounds like Apple imitated Samsung this time around and not the other way round.

Herrmes: Oh please, just like apple has done a research and it has shown that people's hands have gotten bigger since the I phone 5
No lie... Only truth

No mind them. I remember how they used to make fun of the Note series, talking trash about how mobile phones are for single hand operations. Nonsense and ingredients.

LordReed:

No mind them. I remember how they used to make fun of the Note series, talking trash about how mobile phones are for single hand operations. Nonsense and ingredients.

Where I am Apple fans say the above and hang their neck on it, one other guy told me he's going to buy it because apple made it, these guy are so jealous and insecure, you see them constantly mocking the size, OS( they claim fluidity and no crashing but the truth is all smartphones crash but Iphones "used to" recover better, Just take a look, the 6+ is outta stock, tells you how long they've been waiting and envy ripped them apart, lol long essay, but I hate people blind to the truth

texazzpete: Yeah, I saw one in the flesh today in an Apple Store and I'm quite surprised... It doesn't seem as big as I thought it would be

You guys sound like a disappointed bride on wedding night

"as" not has!!

texazzpete: Yeah, I saw one in the flesh today in an Apple Store and I'm quite surprised... It doesn't seem as big as I thought it would be

Ah so 4in is no longer the sweet spot for mobile phones yeah?

Billyonaire: Sounds like Apple imitated Samsung this time around and not the other way round.

icopy for a reason

LordReed:

No mind them. I remember how they used to make fun of the Note series, talking trash about how mobile phones are for single hand operations. Nonsense and ingredients.

i tire ooo




U can't blame them. They have a lot of isheeps who follow dem like mumu

LordReed:

Ah so 4in is no longer the sweet spot for mobile phones yeah?

dont mind the hypocrites




Lol

texazzpete: Yeah, I saw one in the flesh today in an Apple Store and I'm quite surprised... It doesn't seem as big as I thought it would be

I wasn't expecting it to be so big based on the resoulution..