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the iPhone 6 plus is arguably Apple's biggest debut to date but what the release came a little controversy and some questions of how it would hold up over time so I'm here to share with you my experience of living with the iPhone 6 plus so what's up guys Jonathan here with TLD hope you guys are doing well it's good to be back I think it's safe to say that I've been using the iPhone 6 plus for quite some time now it actually dates all the way back to October 9th 2014 so you fast forward 4 months and here we are now I'm mistakingly and undeniably the biggest factor revolving around the 6 plus is of course the size you cannot ignore it it is a big-ass phone and for the first 30 days I used it without a case now you combine that giant ass form-factor and the fact that it is slippery as all hell that equals drop city but for the amount of hell that I put it through it's actually held up surprisingly well so I was washing dishes I get a call and rather than wait table was done my dumb ass decided to answer the call and splash there goes the iPhone six-plus needless to say I was not happy but an f-bomb here an f-bomb there after drying off the iPhone six-plus surprisingly it worked a hundred percent now I'm not saying to go throw your six-plus in a pool but it was relieving to know that it did survive that now even after that close call I've lost count of how many times that I've dropped the thing and if you look closely there are pretty much a battle scar or battle scars on every single corner of the phone but considering the amount of torture that I put it through I think it's held up fairly well point-blank though it is a big phone and if we're solely talking about form factor I would choose the six over the six plus any day of the week but there are two very awesome things that have kept me on the six plus and that is the screen size and battery life the display is 1080p and yes I know there are higher resolution screens out there but I'm talking about the big picture and overall package here I really don't ever use my iPad Mini anymore because of the six plus and it's become my go-to device for reading and catching up on YouTube videos super enjoyable typing on the 6 plus is solid because of that added screen real estate and I've been using SwiftKey which for the most part is awesome but it can definitely be a little buggy and just sometimes straight out not show up sometimes which is extremely annoying because I'll have to close and then reopen the app and that's something that I've never had to deal with using SwiftKey on android landscape mode is something you don't get on the 6 but honestly I didn't find myself using it as much as I thought I would have absolutely no idea why the screen can rotate literally 360 degrees sometimes it'll actually glitch out and get stuck upside down which to me is unacceptable shame on you Tim Cook jumping back to the battery though it's not game-changing or revolutionary but compared to any iPhone that I've ever used it smashes all of them all day is no problem for me with a 6 plus and I'll even fall asleep without charging it and then have some juice to spare aim to the next morning so for traveling especially on a plane I loved having the six plus with me and a battery life is important to you I think it's something you should heavily consider so obviously both the display and battery those are on point but I think my next favorite feature after those two is hands down the camera hands down it is one of the best on the smartphone market you combine that with solid video and awesome slow-mo it is a killer package if you're big into Instagram the 6 plus is killer I'd say 95% of my shots have been using the 6 plus lately and I'll have a link to my Instagram as well as my new food project nom City down below which is a sweet way to follow my diet for those that have been asking so after those initial 30 days and many drops and battle scars later I decided to explore the case route and I'll actually post a link to a few my favorites down below just in case you missed that video but the simple answer is add in a case helps with grip and for me significantly reduce the amount of times that I dropped it now regardless of reducing drops or adding grip to the 6 plus I cannot deny I still really enjoy the minimalist element of not rocking a case on the phone so recently I decided to throw a skin on there which as you can see is pretty dope I posted a teaser on Instagram last week and a ton of you were asking what it was so this particular skin is part of slick wraps wood series for six plus they do also have a few different series and styles have a link to this one and all the other options posted down below for those who are interested but thus far the skin has been a nice medium between a naked phone and a case obviously it's not going to be as much protection as a case but the grip has helped me drop it less so I'm happy with this route right now so overall though 4 months later what do I think of the iPhone 6 plus it is not a perfect phone by any means but it does offer a lot of good touch ID works great and is really just becomes second nature Apple pay while it's super limited I love and cannot wait for more retailers to take advantage of this because it is super convenient reach ability is a nice idea and it helps but ultimately doesn't fix the awkward size of the six plus I have average-sized hands and 100% one-handed use really isn't possible for me with the six plus especially for typing and messaging if you're like Mike and you can palm a bball in your sleep then it's probably not going to be an issue for you but I think for most people out there the six plus in terms of form factor isn't ideal again I wish the iPhone six had better battery life because for me that is the perfect size but it'll just have to come down to whether the awesome screen and stellar battery life on the 6 plus is enough to push you in that direction