iPhone 6 Plus Review: Do You Need a Super-Sized Device?

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Sam Grobart reviews Apple's new iPhone 6 Plus. The smartphone is Apple's biggest yet, which makes for a sometimes uncomfortable phone experience. But do all the new features, from the viewing modes to the camera, make this super-sized device worth the purchase? (Source: Bloomberg)

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[Juiccy_]

Why are people hating on the iPhone 6+ so much?

[Brettstv]

Best review yet! Thank you. Very well done!

[miamitreasurehunter]

This is a very nice and balanced review.

Well done!

[JerTheGeek]

For someone coming from an older iPhone, this is the perfect way to look at the 6 plus. It really is like a super portable tablet. Android users have had these big screens for a few years now and are used to it, but for us iPhone users, it makes sense to think of the 6 plus as a small tablet.

[KevinNielsen]

Definitely the best, most thought out review I've seen of the 6 Plus. Great job.

[JohnSmithTheExplorer]

The iOS home screen just did not look right at 2:55. The icons should not change their position based on the orientation of the phone. If it is an iPad, then it is fine if the icons on the home screen change their position based on the orientation of the device. But for an iPhone, it is just not right.

[Benseven]

Yes I need a Super Sized device for my video gaming addiction.  Gotta love the better battery life of the 6+ now only if they'd have given the regular 6 a larger battery instead of a thinner bezel which no one needed.

[Cinemafreak]

What guy is putting their phone in the back pocket?

[HeyRay]

People expect Apple to just come out with a new device every time Android does? They come out around the same time every year, not whenever they want. Whereas there are multiple companies working on Android. It's not really fair when you all of a sudden have ten other smartphones come out between the timeframe of two iPhones and then people gang up on Apple because "they took too long". Besides, people who want iPhones are going to want iPhones, Android users want Android, it's a personal choice. So when Android fans start cussing out iPhone fans or even vise versa, you just look like an idiot. Parents, kids and grandparents aren't gonna care if their iPhone doesn't have a quad core processor. iPhones are for both crowds, they handle gaming just fine and they handle normal every day usage just fine. I for one have had an LG G Flex and I think this looks great, I'm making the switch come Friday. Sorry my personal opinion doesn't match yours. Because that's all that this comes down to.

[fahmidmoin]

what camera and lens you used to shoot this video, the output is fantastics

[PaulETRoniX]

Best review on the web... I have been going back and forth between plus or not, white or black, blah or blah... driving me nuts!!!  I work 24 7, and not on my iPhone so i use my iPhone for most things like apps email Facebook.. I mean obviously phone calls but i'm usually my headset anyway.. That plus would def look nice mounted on mica since I have no gps or touch screen radio.. Im just going to stop thinking of it at a pocketable iPhone since I usually don't carry it in my pocket anyway and think of it as a small tablet that I can use for phone calls... IM GOING WITH THE BLACK IPHONE 6 PLUS... YEAHHH....

[Phillies]

Ok so have Note 3 now. Just recently got a new macbook and have had an iPad 2 since launch in 2011. I had iPhone 5 but screen was too small so switched over to android. Thinking about completing the ecosystem with the 6 Plus. Make sense right? 

[TheKellybella]

Yeah you're right I didn't think of that

[seancc]

I love your verdict at the end. I was cracking up when you said, "guess what! It'll even make some phone calls." That was the best verdict I've ever heard. Lol

[dukkerd]

Does the Iphone 6 also have the slow-motion modus?

[MrKingman]

0:24 I thought he said batman not fat man

[leoncampa]

I own the 6+ and I absolutely love it. I was tempted by the larger phones for a while now, but I never really liked the Android interface. 

The first question I get from most people when they see me with it is how I handle it with one hand, and the general answer is: I usually don't, but when I do, I generally resort to dictation, which is very accurate.

Typing with one hand is a nuisance, but it is feasible, albeit being slower and taking longer.

Once we get past the "it must be possible to text with one hand" requirement, all the rest is just... perfect. Videos are full HD and a beauty to watch, websites are nicer to read, the OS is blazing fast, and that camera... my oh my.

Reception is top notch (unless you downloaded that faulty update a few days ago) and the finger print sensor makes accessing the phone and purchases extremely simple and convenient. 

I have not had a single bending issue, albeit having the phone in my pockets. It actually does fit a general pocket, unless you wear some of those super tight jeans, in which case I would recommend a belt case.

[joec]

I like it. I watched a YouTube video on it and it was just stunning. I want to buy it now because I want that feeling every time I go on YouTube.

[angiestonehouse]

Does the 6 and 6 plus have the same quality camera???

[RitaGreen]

Well said.  Thats why Im getting one. And thats how I use my 4S as it is, so I know I'll enjoy the Plus.