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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus: Fantasticly Boring

A little more than a week ago, Apple made some new things. The usual new iPhone came out, but it was also accompanied by a much larger iPhone and the long anticipated Apple Watch. Apple has always made great products, and that has not changed much with the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, and the Apple Watch. The 6 and 6 Plus have bigger and higher resolution 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch displays, faster processors, improved cameras, and come optimized for iOS 8. The Apple Watch works seamlessly with the iPhones, the 5 and newer, and has a "Digital Crown". There's nothing wrong with these products, and they work quite well. Everything's fast, improved, and just works. Two big iPhones are nice, but they are just that. Apple made a good phone, but why didn't they make a great  phone? Apple has been making gorgeous, intuitive, and fantastic products for quite some time. There's no argument about it. Save for the 3G and 3GS, every iPhone has been a beautiful engineering feat