iPhone 6 v 6 plus v 7

adonis10

I've just looked at costs and concluded that I won't be upgrading until my iphone 6 physically no longer works. Currently on sim only £23.40/month with 16gb data and free spotify v cheapest iphone 6 plus on Vodafone of £58/month with 4gb data. No thank you.


What do others pay? Where did you get a decent deal?

d123

adonis10 wrote: »

I've just looked at costs and concluded that I won't be upgrading until my iphone 6 physically no longer works. Currently on sim only £23.40/month with 16gb data and free spotify v cheapest iphone 6 plus on Vodafone of £58/month with 4gb data. No thank you.


What do others pay? Where did you get a decent deal?

I bought my iPhone 7+ outright using a 0% card, I was also lucky enough to get a discount on the price when I bought it.

I still have my old 6 that’s become my spare phone that I try the beta firmware on, I put a new battery in it (£10 from Amazon) and it still works very much like it did new.

adonis10

d123 wrote: »

I bought my iPhone 7+ outright using a 0% card, I was also lucky enough to get a discount on the price when I bought it..

That's a good idea as means you can keep your (presumably) low contract. How much did it cost you?

d123 wrote: »

I still have my old 6 that’s become my spare phone that I try the beta firmware on, I put a new battery in it (£10 from Amazon) and it still works very much like it did new.

Again, good plan. Did you replace the battery yourself? Tempted to get a new battery but get someone to install it.

Mabr

My iphone 6 is now out of contract and also fell down the toilet a few weeks ago! It's working fine now but for a few days I faced buying a new phone and the costs involved were an eye opener. I've moved to SIM only with ID Mobile - £10 per month, 5gb of data (which roll over if unused so this month I'm starting with 8.6gb of data). I will use this phone until it dies and then look again at that point.

Sambella

The 6s and 7 iPhone models are faster than the 6.

The 6 model also doesn’t have force touch.

adonis10

Sambella wrote: »

The 6s and 7 iPhone models are faster than the 6.

The 6 model also doesn’t have force touch.

I'd expect them to be as they are newer and more expensive.


I think the 6 is a great phone, so much better than the 5 and I doubt the difference between it and the 7 is as great.


What is force touch?

adonis10

Mabr wrote: »

My iphone 6 is now out of contract and also fell down the toilet a few weeks ago! It's working fine now but for a few days I faced buying a new phone and the costs involved were an eye opener. I've moved to SIM only with ID Mobile - £10 per month, 5gb of data (which roll over if unused so this month I'm starting with 8.6gb of data). I will use this phone until it dies and then look again at that point.

I also find the 6 to be very resilient. Admittedly it is the first phone I've had with a case but have dropped it 3 or 4 times without the case and not a hint of a cracked screen, compared to my previous 2 (3gs and 5) which cracked as soon as they hit the floor.

d123

adonis10 wrote: »

That's a good idea as means you can keep your (presumably) low contract. How much did it cost you?

I was lucky, I only paid £499 for a 128GB 7+.

Again, good plan. Did you replace the battery yourself? Tempted to get a new battery but get someone to install it.

I did it myself, but I have previous experience with phone repairs. Having said that it was remarkably simple to do.

The battery was “PowerBear” brand, and is still reporting full capacity around 5 months after it was fitted, so I’m happy with the quality of the cells.

adonis10

Really surprising how expensive contracts are on the Vodafone website compared to carphone warehouse etc. Although the VEA 15% helps.

Also, there is no difference in price between the 7 and 8 which is frustrating.

Where do you all get your contracts from?