“When Apple announced the iPhone 6 Plus on Sept. 9, I entertained the idea that it might be a replacement for my iPad mini,” Jason Snell writes for Six Colors. “Then I used the iPhone 6 Plus. And while it will have its fans — in fact, I’ll wager that the iPhone 6 Plus will have rabid fans — it’s just not for me, because I wasn’t seeking a bigger iPhone. I was seeking an iPad nano, and that’s not something the iPhone 6 Plus is willing to be.”
“Apple also seems to have decided that some iPad features simply won’t fit on the iPhone 6 Plus, even with the larger screen. The four-finger gestures that let you navigate around an iPad without clicking the Home button aren’t there. Nor is the iPad’s split keyboard, which might be a helpful option to make it easier to type on the iPhone 6 Plus without really streeeeeetching your thumbs,” Snell writes. “And let’s not forget the ultimate iPad litmus test: You can’t buy a Smart Cover for the iPhone 6 Plus.”
“I’m not saying the iPhone 6 Plus is wrong for not being an iPad. Not at all,” Snell writes. “What I’m saying is, it’s not an iPad — and that I think people who expect it to be one are going to be disappointed. If the question is, ‘Big iPhone or small iPad?,’ the answer is clear: The iPhone 6 Plus is called iPhone for a reason, and it’s not the Phone app.”
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