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well the only thing you really need to know about the iPhone 6 plus is that it's a big iPhone really big iPhone after years of mocking Samsung and others for putting out giant phones Apple's finally caved the clear demand for enormous screens and it turns out the knife owned with a huge screen is pretty great the iPhone 6 plus is enormous although it's a similar size to the Galaxy Note 3 it feels bigger than the Samsung when you hold it it's taller and thinner and getting your hand all the way around it isn't easy between the size and the slippery curved aluminum edges I prefer using it in Apple's leather case this might be the first iPhone that's better in a case actually I'm not a big fan of the weird antenna lines and protruding camera lens in the back of the phone and a case hides all those things nicely of course the reason this thing is so big is the 5.5 inch 1920 by 1080 retina HD display which looks fantastic it's the highest pixel density screen Apple's ever shipped on a phone and it's definitely brighter and sharper than the previous Retina displays it's not as supersaturated as samsung screens but it looks far more accurate and especially when you're taking photos until apps are updated to support this bigger screen you'll definitely see some fuzziness since the phone just makes everything about old apps bigger even the menu bar gets bigger which makes it feel like you're using a phone for old people blown-up apps look fine for the most part but some get pretty fuzzy looking Gmail is particularly bad but I'd expect most software developers to update their apps relatively soon but you don't need these updated apps to appreciate the screen right away it's just so big and gorgeous and browsing the web and watching videos on it is a joy video in particular is terrific I watched a Packers game for a couple hours in the 6 plus and never thought about switching to a TV it's that good of course watching video and any big screen phone is great so it's up to Apple to figure out how to take better advantage of this new size it's in between an iPhone and iPad it's starting slowly apps that are updated for the bigger screen to take advantage of some new features that make the iPhone 6 plus almost like a smaller iPad there's a new two column view in landscape that shows you more information in various apps at a new landscape keyboard that includes arrow keys and dedicated cut copy and paste buttons it's all very useful even if the icon this paste button is terrible seriously this is awful come on once there are apps to take advantage of this new size properly I can't see ever using my iPad Mini again the iPhone 6 plus is almost big has an awesome screen and is also my phone which is a huge advantage and iPhone six-plus battery seems to last forever if you're a frequent traveler the six plus is a no-brainer the six plus also has a killer new camera which is now so good I can't imagine ever using a point-and-shoot camera ever again it's still eight megapixels but apples added what it calls focus pixels for faster focusing it really works this thing takes picture is fast you can also take 240 frames per second slow motion videos which is awesome and the 6 plus has optical image stabilization which makes it even better in low light than the iPhone 6 it's just an amazing little camera but apart from the huge screen and terrific camera upgrades the iPhone 6 plus is still very much an iPhone iOS 8 offers a wealth of new improvements to the basic experience of using an iPhone but there's nothing drastically new here Apple pay looks like it will be the first successful mobile payment system ever but it's not rolling out for another month or so and new features like Wi-Fi calling and voice over LTE might finally bring voice calling into the modern era but the carrier's have to support them first so right now the iPhone 6 plus is really just an iPhone with a huge screen if that's what you're looking for you should get one you won't regret it but eventually the iPhone 6 plus has a potential to be much more after being on the road for a few days I found myself using it for everything my laptop and my iPad remain safely tucked away in my bag this is the future of phones and it's a future Samsung and others have been chasing for a while the iPhone 6 plus might be late to the game but it's off to a great start you