iPhone 6S/Plus (or 7 or whatever...) NZ launch... who's going to buy one???

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#1384796 10-Sep-2015 09:57

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chiefie: Actually thinking more and more so... with iOS 9 App Thinning, and the reduced monthly subscription of iCloud Storage plans, I think 16GB would be sufficient - I've been using 16GB iPhone 5, and with 20GB iCloud Storage for Photos and Backups etc... I've taken the hard and fast discipline on keeping what really matter to me with me and not every little things. So I think it is possible to get along just fine with 16GB.

I have a 64GB 6 Plus and have only used a fraction of the storage. I have photos set to go to One Drive (1TB) and I delete them off my phone on a regular basis. I also think 16GB is probably enough.

not enough when you're on a 1 week holiday in the middle of nowhere :) ....

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#1384797 10-Sep-2015 09:58

all i'm interested is 4K video ... does the 6S (non plus) get 4K video too?

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#1384799 10-Sep-2015 09:58

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MikeB4:
chiefie: Actually thinking more and more so... with iOS 9 App Thinning, and the reduced monthly subscription of iCloud Storage plans, I think 16GB would be sufficient - I've been using 16GB iPhone 5, and with 20GB iCloud Storage for Photos and Backups etc... I've taken the hard and fast discipline on keeping what really matter to me with me and not every little things. So I think it is possible to get along just fine with 16GB.

I have a 64GB 6 Plus and have only used a fraction of the storage. I have photos set to go to One Drive (1TB) and I delete them off my phone on a regular basis. I also think 16GB is probably enough.

not enough when you're on a 1 week holiday in the middle of nowhere :) ....

I have an SLR for that .

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#1384803 10-Sep-2015 10:06

joker97: all i'm interested is 4K video ... does the 6S (non plus) get 4K video too?

It does , do you want it in only in Portrait

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#1384804 10-Sep-2015 10:08

Any news on the rules around launch day here in NZ? The fiasco for the 6 has almost put me off ordering from Spark this year, kind of considering buying direct from Apple.

I'm keen to sign up for open term with deferred payment but contract is out of the question. Keen on the 6S+ in that rose gold but that price is gonna sting a little bit!

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#1384811 10-Sep-2015 10:16

tardtasticx: Any news on the rules around launch day here in NZ? The fiasco for the 6 has almost put me off ordering from Spark this year, kind of considering buying direct from Apple. I'm keen to sign up for open term with deferred payment but contract is out of the question. Keen on the 6S+ in that rose gold but that price is gonna sting a little bit!

I think day-one pre-order is most likely from Apple directly - date mentioned in Apple's website.

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#1384831 10-Sep-2015 10:48

Yeah I don't think I'll be upgrading from iPhone 6 Plus 128GB.

I paid $1450 for mine, they increased the price later to $1599 which was fair given how bad NZD was, didn't think they'll increase it by another $200. $1799 for 6s Plus 128GB feels like daylight robbery to me.

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#1384931 10-Sep-2015 12:38

Krishant007: Is it me, or are the phones heavier as well now. I am still semi keen on the 6s+ 64gb. That price is quite high. But the weight of the phone is also a concern now. Where did all that weight come from!

Why are people so obsessed with the weight these days?? I would rather have a heavier phone with a bigger battery rather that a feather weight device with a low capacity one..

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#1384933 10-Sep-2015 12:41

joker97: all i'm interested is 4K video ... does the 6S (non plus) get 4K video too?

How are you going to show 4K video on your 4K TV?? Not with the new Apple TV and it's a complete waste viewing it on a phone screen..

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#1384935 10-Sep-2015 12:42

old3eyes:
Krishant007: Is it me, or are the phones heavier as well now. I am still semi keen on the 6s+ 64gb. That price is quite high. But the weight of the phone is also a concern now. Where did all that weight come from!

Why are people so obsessed with the weight these days?? I would rather have a heavier phone with a bigger battery rather that a feather weight device with a low capacity one..

Oh i would be perfectly fine if the weight came from the battery - but the size of the phones seems to be the same (maybe a bit bigger - 0.1mm or so and the weight has increase by a sizeable amount (20g and 14g). This weight is not from the battery.

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#1384936 10-Sep-2015 12:42

old3eyes:
Krishant007: Is it me, or are the phones heavier as well now. I am still semi keen on the 6s+ 64gb. That price is quite high. But the weight of the phone is also a concern now. Where did all that weight come from!

Why are people so obsessed with the weight these days?? I would rather have a heavier phone with a bigger battery rather that a feather weight device with a low capacity one..

Totally... phones these days aren't that heavy compare to yesteryears...

It won't even break your wrist - if it does, you best do more wrist strengthening... ;-)

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#1384938 10-Sep-2015 12:49

I've just realised my current phone (a 5) is only 64GB, and I'm only using just over half of it. My photos automatically back up to my Mac (and from there to several other backup solutions) so I don't need to keep masses on the phone, and most of my music is streaming now. It's really just the apps taking up space. I was going to get a 128GB rose gold but now I think I'll stick with 64GB. If I get extra storage it'd be on my next iPad, which I have way more stuff on.

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#1384945 10-Sep-2015 12:54

My second hand 4 still works, and fits in my car. I think I can get another couple of years out of it.

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#1384956 10-Sep-2015 13:06

wellygary:
Behodar: Yikes! Even the 64 GB 6S is $1399... that's more than the 64 GB 6 was (I think it was $1249).

To be honest I was expcecting it to be worst than that.

NZD was 80c USD a year ago, today its 64c, thats a 20% fall, the price increase is only 12%...

But the price also increased in between releases.

iPhone 6 128GB on release was $1299, iPhone 6S 128GB is $1599. That's a 23% increase if comparing to a year ago.

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#1384957 10-Sep-2015 13:06

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mdooher: My second hand 4 still works, and fits in my car. I think I can get another couple of years out of it.

My 6 Plus fits in my car too... :-)

Does it get its own seat?

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