I don't yet have one, but in preparation for upgrading, I wanted to see how the Plus would fit into my life. I have a cardboard cutout of a Plus, with some popsicle sticks taped to the back to give it structure. I carried it for a day, then attached my iPhone 5 to it for the next day. Both days, I was amazed to find that the cardboard Plus felt large in my hand, but small in my pocket. It's very thin and light, and is longer and narrower than you might imagine. Not being a more boxy shape lets it rest in my pocket better, and I had no problems with it the two days I tested it with my model. While not an actual phone, this gave me confidence that the Plus will be just fine, which is good as it's the one I was leaning towards. The better battery life, larger braille input area, landscape mode for apps, and image stabilization are all things I'm looking forward to.
You can easily print out the same template I used, and carry around a cardboard version of a Plus, to see how it'll work for you. Yes, it might require minor adjustments in position or grip, but there are definite advantages and I encourage you to consider the change to a Plus as just that: a change, rather than looking for something the same size as the 5S but with better internals. Of course, if the plusses don't outweigh the minuses for you, there's nothing wrong with the 6S, that's why Apple makes both sizes. Give the Plus a shot though; you might be pleasantly surprised. > On Sep 26, 2015, at 15:15, Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > Whether something is too big or not is obviously subjective, but I do wonder > how the size of the 6Plus and 6S Plus phones makes a difference in every day > usage for VoiceOver users. On the plus side, perhaps for folks who use > Braille screen input, the larger screen real estate you have to work with > might make typing easier. On the other hand, are folks finding the phones > easy to carry when out and about? Do they fit comfortably in your pockets? I > use my iPhone 5S on my commutes and often I don’t even need to take it out of > my pocket to use the touch screen. I have a transit widget that I check to > monitor bus departure times, and I use apps like BlindSquare and Google Maps > as well. And of course, I can listen to music or audiobooks while commuting, > too. If I couldn’t carry the phone in my pocket and had to carry it in a > backpack or briefcase, that would be quite a bit less convenient for me. How > do you folks feel about this—for those who’ve used the larger phones for a > year now, do you eventually adjust to the larger screen size? > > Grant > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
