Keep in mind that these flaws only come amid heaps of generalized praise. TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington calls the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 the "best smartphone currently available," offering "improvements in almost every way that matters." The Verge sings similar praises for the oversized 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, arguing that you could easily replace your older iPhone and iPad Mini with
this oversized smartphone device.
But hidden within these torrents of praise are some pretty substantial flaws; indeed, some big enough they might just give some pause to someone with a perfectly good iPhone 5s or an Android phone. Here's what Apple needs to fix in the next version:
The camera lens sticks out
The iPhone 6 Plus’ camera lens protrudes from the backside of the device. It appears that Apple has even taken steps to hide this in its marketing materials — blogger Ben Brooks writes that it’s by way of “clever lighting and placement [that] Apple hides that bump in profile view where it clearly would ruin the clean line and sleek looks.”
The lens design also means that the phone doesn't sit level when you lay it on a table, as seen below:
Antenna lines are unattractive
On the reverse of the iPhone 6, you'll notice two gray lines that run boldly across the device. These lines are where the phone's antennas are, and Vikas Shukla at ValueWalk says that the result is an Apple iPhone that looks “less disciplined” than others. He's not alone in his thinking.
Ugh you don't see the antenna lines on the black iphone 6. Should have thought of that.
— yessica eats pho (@yessica) September 16, 2014
I'm
excited for my 6+. But a few things: Those antenna lines are still bad.
Look unfinished. And it's looking like the 6+ is too tall.
— Joel Johnson (@joeljohnson) September 17, 2014
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