iPhone 6 and 6 Plus review: bigger and better, but with stiffer competition

8 years ago

To say that Apple's doing things differently would be an understatement. With the 4.7-inch iPhone 6and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, the company introduced two new high-end phones at the same time, both with a complete redesign and a much larger screen size than any iPhone that came before. Gone are the days of 3.5-inch and 4-inch phones that, at one time, seemed to provide more than ample amounts of screen space.

Now, the new iPhones make their predecessors look like the tiny handsetBen Stiller used inZoolander. The market has changed, and it was high time Apple did the same.
Even though this is Apple's first attempt at building large phones, it's not breaking new ground -- in fact, it feels more like the company is catching up than innovating. To be fair, finding a fresh take is a difficult thing to do in this crowded space: Samsung's Galaxy Note series, which started out at 5.3 inches and is now up to 5.7, is selling by the millions, and most competing flagships aren't much smaller. Basically, Apple would be leaving money on the table if itdidn'taddress this segment of the market. So how did the company do on its first try at large phones? Pretty well -- mostly.