The title says it all.

Neither phone is superior. The 6s trumps in portability, one-handedness, and utility. The 6s Plus decisively dominates usability, processing power, and immersiveness. I find myself in the one-handed camp, while I consistently myself wishing for the two-handed camp.

I deduced why I insist on an iPad or a MacBook at the office for communications. Typing long emails or quick messages with a full keyboard is vastly better than thumb typing on an iPhone screen. But it’s not that much better. Proper corrective thumb typing and a bigger keyboard make for less errors, less cramped hands, and faster communications.

Unfortunately, the iPhone 6s’ smaller keyboard has become the bane of my work day. I hate typing on the iPhone 6s. The jump from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 6 keyboard is half as good as the jump from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 6 Plus keyboard. They are two entirely different experiences, and the iPhone 6s’ keyboard is just horrible in comparison.

Battery life is a misnomer. I’m just not one of those people who is capable of killing a phone battery in a given day. With all my computing done on an iPad or a laptop, the iPhone 6s sits idly by. If it was an iPhone 6s Plus, battery life would be more important — the phone wouldn’t sit idly by and would likely return to being my communications device. By returning to a Plus-sized iPhone,¹ I think I could largely eliminate the need for an iPad.²

The camera on the 6s Plus is technically superior to the 6s, so that would be an improvement too.

And iOS, as a whole, is just more fun to use on the Plus-sized iPhone. There’s more room for reading, more room for typing, more room for enjoying photos or videos. iOS is a very pretty operating system, and it’s at its best on the iPhone 6s Plus.

I bought the iPhone 6s as an experiment. I wondered what it would be like going backwards. Turns out, I made the wrong decision.

Now I know.

Speaking of which: If you or someone you know regrets going with the larger Plus-sized iPhone 6s and wants to make a trade, you should tell them know you know someone who may be interested in making a trade. ↩

I’d still want one, of course. ↩

And it’s not because of the quality of the gear. If anything, quality is Sony’s saving grace.

If there is one utterly terrible thing about Sony, it’s their customer service. I’m glad to see a high(er) profile name tear them to shreds over this.

Credit is due though: Sony has made it very clear they are listening to their customers. Customers ask for fast zooms, and Sony delivered. Customers ask for wireless flash systems, and Sony delivered. Customers ask for improved customer service, and Sony delivered.

Baby steps. But it’s a start.

(Via Marius Masalar)