Look and feel
Gone are the flat edges and sharp angles of the iPhone 5s. The iPhone 6 feels smooth and slick, with a lovely dark glass front that looks like a pool of ink. The glass is raised above its rim and is curved at the edges so that it meets the metal in a smooth curve. It seems as though the glass could shatter very easily if this phone is dropped and lands on a corner, which is just one of many reasons to invest in a case of some sort.
Another good reason is that the rear of the iPhone 6 is one of the least attractive designs we’ve ever seen coming out of Apple. The plastic antenna lines intersecting the metal body are just too prominent. There’s a bunch of regulatory text and logos which we wish could have been less prominent, and then of course there’s the infamous camera bulge. The little nubbin really does stick out prominently, and we couldn’t help fidgeting with it when holding the iPhone 6 in our hands.