The iPhone X is now the rave (though not in stock anywhere). But it didn't take too much time to see the flaw for me.
It is smaller than the 8 Plus.
Now, you could say "but it fits more screen into a smaller phone." Well yes and no...considering the cutouts. But that's not actually the issue for me.
Back when I had a Samsung Galaxy 4 I struggled to pull it out of my pocket, or putting it back in, without pressing the side buttons, which could do things I didn't want done.
So I didn't want another phone with a side mounted on/off button. I almost decided upon getting a iPhone 4 which still had the top button. But I didn't like the sharp beveled edges either. They felt dangerous to my hands.
But after much handling in the store, I found that the 6S Plus was so much larger than the other phones, I could wrap my hand around the bottom end of the phone (which is on top, inside my pocket) and pull the phone out of my pocket without accidentally pressing any of the side buttons. I was sold on the 6S Plus from that moment onwards.
I had to read a lot of rave reviews of the iPhone X without discovering this issue that it's smaller and likely a full hand grip would actually press buttons by accident.
After having the Galaxy phone, I also wasn't necessarily convinced OLED made for a better phone screen either. In bright daylight, the Galaxy S4 screen was totally washed out. My iPhone 3 was better in bright sun, and it was more than 3 years older. Now, it could be this isn't a problem with the newest OLEDs.
I'm also suspicious of the "feature" of having to look at your phone to turn it on. I like having a dedicated button.
Actually I wish I could disable the finger authentication and have the bottom button just turn the phone on and off without any "security" (because the finger authentication still only works about 60% of the time...quite often I have to press it several times to get it to work). But...if you disable all security, the bottom button won't turn the phone on or off at all anymore. Funny, the bottom button does work without security--very nice--until you finish the "setup" process (which is only the beginning of your troubles, but a nice milestone anyway). Then you're back to the bottom button which only works with one finger and doesn't always work.
I especially hate "swipes" to turn the phone on. With the Samsung, it never turned on with the first swipe. I had to swipe again and again to get the swipe just right. What is this, some kind of "test"? It was almost easier to enter the numbers, at least that's fairly predictable.
It is smaller than the 8 Plus.
Now, you could say "but it fits more screen into a smaller phone." Well yes and no...considering the cutouts. But that's not actually the issue for me.
Back when I had a Samsung Galaxy 4 I struggled to pull it out of my pocket, or putting it back in, without pressing the side buttons, which could do things I didn't want done.
So I didn't want another phone with a side mounted on/off button. I almost decided upon getting a iPhone 4 which still had the top button. But I didn't like the sharp beveled edges either. They felt dangerous to my hands.
But after much handling in the store, I found that the 6S Plus was so much larger than the other phones, I could wrap my hand around the bottom end of the phone (which is on top, inside my pocket) and pull the phone out of my pocket without accidentally pressing any of the side buttons. I was sold on the 6S Plus from that moment onwards.
I had to read a lot of rave reviews of the iPhone X without discovering this issue that it's smaller and likely a full hand grip would actually press buttons by accident.
After having the Galaxy phone, I also wasn't necessarily convinced OLED made for a better phone screen either. In bright daylight, the Galaxy S4 screen was totally washed out. My iPhone 3 was better in bright sun, and it was more than 3 years older. Now, it could be this isn't a problem with the newest OLEDs.
I'm also suspicious of the "feature" of having to look at your phone to turn it on. I like having a dedicated button.
Actually I wish I could disable the finger authentication and have the bottom button just turn the phone on and off without any "security" (because the finger authentication still only works about 60% of the time...quite often I have to press it several times to get it to work). But...if you disable all security, the bottom button won't turn the phone on or off at all anymore. Funny, the bottom button does work without security--very nice--until you finish the "setup" process (which is only the beginning of your troubles, but a nice milestone anyway). Then you're back to the bottom button which only works with one finger and doesn't always work.
I especially hate "swipes" to turn the phone on. With the Samsung, it never turned on with the first swipe. I had to swipe again and again to get the swipe just right. What is this, some kind of "test"? It was almost easier to enter the numbers, at least that's fairly predictable.
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