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And the not so good:
Memory is still 1GB (or at least benchmarks I've seen show 1GB). Come on Apple it's 2014...
Battery life is (again) a disappointment. I don't get why they can't put a larger battery in...
No Sapphire screen. I understand Apple wasn't able to get their supply chain ready for this in time. Oh well. iPhone 6 + S
1- 5s deja vu. More doesn't mean better
We just ran benchmarks on Apple's new iPhone 5S, revealing that, yup, this is the dopest smartphone silicon ever made. This thing freaking churns, crushing every other smartphone out there on both computational power and graphics.... the traditional "specs" distract us from what a gadget's guts actually do, and from a technological point of view, they distract us from the advancements that are actually making a product better.
2 - batteries aren't magic, they take up space. More so than almost any other component. The 6 Plus has a bigger battery with the larger form factor. I'd understand wanting more life in exchange for a bigger size, but not understanding why it can't have better battery life seems odd.
3 - I suspect it's more a cost than an ability. They're using it for the watch and the touch/phone components, so the suppliers know how to work with it. But it's pricy. We'll see how the "ion treatments" work. My kids's devices will still get the insurance plan.
We're in the same "locked into the ecosystem" situation, and I have no real concerns about it. Phones are so converged today, I'd find it hard to believe anyone has a real burning need to move in either direction (other than BB/MS diehards moving away).