
I don't personally know anyone today who uses a phone as old as mine. Other than those problems and the 2019 repair and battery replacement, the phone more or less serves my needs just as reliably as the day I bought it. Depending on what Rogan is talking about, it could be the end of my career. One time I walked into the office in the morning and the phone speaker just started playing an episode of Pod Save America, which is embarrassing enough, but I live in fear of the day that the same will happen with an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. When I drop it now, sometimes the screen pops out of the frame a bit, and I push it back in. Sometimes I'll take the phone out of my pocket after walking the dog and find that it'll be locked because it's been entering the wrong security pin in my pocket dozens of times. Ever since the repair shop replaced my screen, the touchscreen has been a little screwy, leading to more butt-dialing and butt-texting. That's not to say it's not worse for wear: There's a visible dent in the upper right, back corner of the phone. I often joke about shoving the phone up my ass, but have not, because I am a coward. Sometimes I hold my phone out in front of my dog and ask him to eat it, but he refuses because he's a good boy. I have, on several occasions, used the phone in the shower. (I'm sorry, but if you've owned a phone for a significant period of time, research shows that's probably true about your phone as well.)
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I don't want to be gross, but it's fair to say that every form of waste that my body produces has at least made contact with my iPhone 6S Plus at some point, which I do try to clean regularly with an antibacterial or alcohol spray and a microfiber rag.


I've dropped it hundreds of times and downloaded iOS updates designed for phones four or more generations ahead of mine. Given the disposable nature of modern electronics, it's remarkable that a complicated piece of technology like my iPhone 6S Plus lasted this long. The company does everything it can to push users to buy new phones, or take their phones in for repair at Apple stores, but I persevered. It lobbies against laws that would make it easier for repair shops to access parts, sues repair shops, and fearmongers about the mostly non existing risks of repair. As Motherboard has reported for years, Apple has gone to great lengths to make it difficult for me to repair my phone. That's exactly what Apple didn't want me to do. At that point, the phone's battery also couldn't hold a charge for more than a few hours, so I replaced the screen and battery at an independent repair shop for $185.09. In April of 2019, I dropped the iPhone 6S Plus on the concrete floor at VICE's office, without the case, and shattered the screen terribly. Most of those falls were with some kind of case on, but I abandoned all cases in 2018 after an argument that ended with me foregoing the case in order to make a point I no longer remember. Since I got it, I probably dropped the phone from sitting, standing, or table height once a day on average. Less often, I've used it to play games, take pictures, and record interviews. I've used it for several hours a day, every day, for years, mostly to text, read articles on the internet, watch videos, and use various messaging apps.

The best thing I could say about the iPhone 6S Plus is that the price almost makes sense given how long it's lasted. The phone itself was $850, meaning the final price after taxes was $1,009.27, which is less painful to write today than it was to pay in 2015. I got it along with a black leather case ($50) and a Lightning cable ($30). A new icon on the camera status bar makes it easy to take Live Photos, just as you take traditional photos, he said.The short version is that it's a good phone, and in a better world it could be the last phone you'd ever own, but the world is not as good as we want.Īccording to an email receipt, I bought my iPhone 6S Plus on March 11, 6:17 p.m. Press on any photo and get a short video, because the camera records 1.5 seconds of video before and after the picture is taken. Using 3D Touch, Schiller introduced "Live Photos," allowing details in the photos to move, such as a moving waterfall with the sound of rushing water. The flash on the camera offers TrueTone lighting, which matches the light with the ambient lighting. There is also a new 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera for more detailed photos. Apple vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller said iPhone users can take video with better resolution. The new iPhones have a 12-megapixel iSight camera, 50 percent more pixels than before, with the ability to take larger panorama photos and, for the first time, 4K HD video. The new devices also have a faster 64-bit A9 processor and a sharper camera. In the Notes app, you can draw by pressing lightly for finer lines or deeply for thicker ones.
