iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?
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While I have music on my phone I really don't use headphones to listen I connect my phone to my car stereo or speakers here in the house. Music via any phone = not great quality.
I have a couple Echo's in my house as well as an amazing sound system in my living room oh and don't forget the full PA system.
Now @Mike-Ralston has an amazing set of headphones, but not willing to spend $400 plus on headphones. Anything under that stinks and sounds bad
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Got a 7+ and I guess I'll be the third to recommend it. A huge plus was to get the 256GB phone. I never have to worry about space again!!
Not sure if this is a feature reserved for the Plus (too lazy to look), but the slow motion video is a lot of fun to play with!!
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@JaredBusch said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@RojoLoco said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
If you like music, remember that a bluetooth connection doesn't sound anywhere near as good as a physical (1/8") connection. That is the issue with the whole "no headphone jack" thing.... fidelity.
Completely not true. The music you are listening to is already digital. The analog jack is a gimmick in that respect.
If you want good quality, buy good headphones. wired or wireless does not matter.
Nope, an analog connection is superior because it is not using a compression scheme like BT.
https://www.earbudsaddict.com/knowledge-base/wired-headphones-vs-wireless-headphones/
From the article: "The digital compression which Bluetooth uses is by far the main issue, and the compressed audio simply cannot replicate its wired counterpart."
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
Got a 7+ and I guess I'll be the third to recommend it. A huge plus was to get the 256GB phone. I never have to worry about space again!!
Not sure if this is a feature reserved for the Plus (too lazy to look), but the slow motion video is a lot of fun to play with!!
I really haven't played with that yet.
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@Minion-Queen said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
While I have music on my phone I really don't use headphones to listen I connect my phone to my car stereo or speakers here in the house. Music via any phone = not great quality.
I have a couple Echo's in my house as well as an amazing sound system in my living room oh and don't forget the full PA system.
Now @Mike-Ralston has an amazing set of headphones, but not willing to spend $400 plus on headphones. Anything under that stinks and sounds bad
Got a couple of Echos as well. Good buy there too!!!
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@Minion-Queen said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
Got a 7+ and I guess I'll be the third to recommend it. A huge plus was to get the 256GB phone. I never have to worry about space again!!
Not sure if this is a feature reserved for the Plus (too lazy to look), but the slow motion video is a lot of fun to play with!!
I really haven't played with that yet.
OMG so much fun!!! I went into the White Mountains and had people throw leaves in the air. It was a blast!!
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The point is the lack of headphone jack really isn't an issue if you only use it for Phone needs (such as talking on the phone only).
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@RojoLoco said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@JaredBusch said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@RojoLoco said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
If you like music, remember that a bluetooth connection doesn't sound anywhere near as good as a physical (1/8") connection. That is the issue with the whole "no headphone jack" thing.... fidelity.
Completely not true. The music you are listening to is already digital. The analog jack is a gimmick in that respect.
If you want good quality, buy good headphones. wired or wireless does not matter.
Nope, an analog connection is superior because it is not using a compression scheme like BT.
https://www.earbudsaddict.com/knowledge-base/wired-headphones-vs-wireless-headphones/
From the article: "The digital compression which Bluetooth uses is by far the main issue, and the compressed audio simply cannot replicate its wired counterpart."
I found an article talking about the compression too. If you use BT to transfer a FLAC file, of course it just transfers the file. But BT doesn't have enough bandwidth to stream high quality audio, so for real time audio it has its own compression scheme that is "BlueTooth Audio" and it isn't very good.
https://www.lifewire.com/what-to-know-about-bluetooth-3134591
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@scottalanmiller said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@RojoLoco said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@JaredBusch said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@RojoLoco said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
If you like music, remember that a bluetooth connection doesn't sound anywhere near as good as a physical (1/8") connection. That is the issue with the whole "no headphone jack" thing.... fidelity.
Completely not true. The music you are listening to is already digital. The analog jack is a gimmick in that respect.
If you want good quality, buy good headphones. wired or wireless does not matter.
Nope, an analog connection is superior because it is not using a compression scheme like BT.
https://www.earbudsaddict.com/knowledge-base/wired-headphones-vs-wireless-headphones/
From the article: "The digital compression which Bluetooth uses is by far the main issue, and the compressed audio simply cannot replicate its wired counterpart."
I found an article talking about the compression too. If you use BT to transfer a FLAC file, of course it just transfers the file. But BT doesn't have enough bandwidth to stream high quality audio, so for real time audio it has its own compression scheme that is "BlueTooth Audio" and it isn't very good.
https://www.lifewire.com/what-to-know-about-bluetooth-3134591
Exactly. And a copper wire has more than enough bandwidth to carry 24/192k audio and then some.
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I would suggest that if you're happy with Apple, stick with them. If you want to try Android out, the OnePlus 3T may be worth the wait.
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Well.... after reading your comments... I will give iPhone another chance (also because Oneplus 3T is 3 weeks away). I believe Apple has 14 days refund policy or sometime so it doesn't hurt my wallet that much.
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I think for most people the iPhone is a really good phone. I got an Android because I wanted something I could put Ubuntu on, but I never actually did it. Best laid plans
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@stess said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
Well.... after reading your comments... I will give iPhone another chance (also because Oneplus 3T is 3 weeks away). I believe Apple has 14 days refund policy or sometime so it doesn't hurt my wallet that much.
If you have the $$$ go with the highest amount of memory you can afford.
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@stess said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
Well.... after reading your comments... I will give iPhone another chance (also because Oneplus 3T is 3 weeks away). I believe Apple has 14 days refund policy or sometime so it doesn't hurt my wallet that much.
If you have the $$$ go with the highest amount of memory you can afford.
I switched from 16GB to 128GB. SO much better!!
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I take so many pictures & videos for band gigs and GS stuff that I went with the 256 gig. LOVE IT>
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@scottalanmiller said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
@stess said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:
Well.... after reading your comments... I will give iPhone another chance (also because Oneplus 3T is 3 weeks away). I believe Apple has 14 days refund policy or sometime so it doesn't hurt my wallet that much.
If you have the $$$ go with the highest amount of memory you can afford.
I switched from 16GB to 128GB. SO much better!!
Totally agree!! I went all the way to 256GB. No more worrying about deleting songs, or pictures.
