So as each day passes a few more experiences that make me happy or frustrated occur with the new iPhone 6 Plus.

So in no particular order here goes the good and bad experiences –

1) Headphones. I’ve said it before the audio quality output via the headphone socket is outstanding. Even bluetooth quality seems top notch.

2) Apple Photos app. Apart from it now having excellent editing options, I love the way I can now edit a photo in the Photos app, using features from another Photo editing app, without ever leaving the Apple Photos app. At the moment, I have 2 apps that work with this feature – Camera360 and Camera+. Talking about photo and video editing having the larger screen of the Plus makes a world of difference. Update. Camera 360 in app editing just stopped working. Deleting and reinstalling didn’t help.

3) iMovie – provided free of charge and a superb and easy video editing app to create a new home movie on the fly.

4) GarageBand – again a free app and a highly polished one too. I don’t need this app, but it is fun to use occasionally.

5) Games – I have a massive iOS games catalogue. Some of the games I’ve installed don’t work properly. Some examples – Alpha Wave graphics are weird at times, many of the Sega Sonic games when playing the actual game reduce to a much smaller size and look really odd. No zooming whatsoever. However, out of about 66 games I installed, I only had to remove 8. This is impressive as many of these haven’t been updated for ages. Some of the older games have black vertical strips on the left and right as they don’t stretch all the way to fill the Plus screen. I imagine the 6 (4.7 inch) will have no such issues. Metal. Apple have promoted games that work without going through any layers so work closer to the chip called Metal. I’ve played a few of these. Beach Buggy, Zen Garden and Asphalt 8. This new method of coding has a superb benefit to games and I can’t wait to see more games updated.

6) iCloud Drive – seems an oversight that the Mac has not been updated in time to take full advantage of this yet. I’m curious as to whether 5gb will be enough. Based on my calculations I will definitely need the 20gb per month allowance.

7) FaceTime, iMessage. They just work really well. My son is in hospital and just being able to do a no hassle video call along with sending media via iMessage has been something I don’t think would have happened if I had been on an android handset. But this experience then extends to other friends and family and my wife too. And one FaceTime call was when I was walking the dogs on Dartmoor and had a crystal clear video and audio. So cool.

8) Battery – the Plus has a vastly better battery life to my previous iPhone , the 5S. Bluetooth and wifi are left permanently on too with no obvious impact on battery life. But even with such a big improvement I wish Apple had pushed the boundaries even further.

9) Bluetooth range – I’ve been using my bluetooth headphones and have a perfect connection. Not one odd drop for a split second just a clear sound. And the range is nuts. I’ve walked into different rooms and the audio is still transmitting.

10) Handoff. This is a fabulous feature and again just works. This is one of my favourite features.

11) Reachability – not really found this helpful and haven’t got the the hang of it as to activate one handed feels like the iPhone 6 Plus weight is off balance and I feel like I might drop the iPhone.

12) Over zoomed apps. Apps like Hangouts and Whatsapp look dreadfully over zoomed. I can’t wait to see these updated properly.

13) Bugs – Pocketcast badge showed 3 podcasts when the folder it sat within was opened. When I closed the folder no badge number showed. I had to switch the phone off and on to resolve.

14) Touch ID – it’s the best implementation for a finger print sensor unlock. So smooth and seems very quick to unlock.

15) Health Kit – I’ve not had much time to explore this but I have set up my Medical ID which allows for certain information to be displayed on the lock screen. For example my ICE (in case of emergency) contact (wife) is displayed along with her number. The phone would allow a person to call my wife only without unlocking my iPhone. It could also display vital information eg blood type, organ donor yes or no, weight, height, list of medications, allergies or reactions, medical notes or conditions and date of birth. So if for example you were involved in a major accident a paramedic could obtain vital information to assist in treatment. The iPhone has a pedometer built in so my steps and altitude climbed are recorded without impacting battery life. I’ve also installed myfitnesspal which links into the Health kit. By granting the respective permissions, the Health app updated myfitnesspal with my weight and height. Working in the other direction as I record my food intake with myfitnesspal it’s updating the Health app. This is so neat and the potential is enormous.

16) AirPlay. This is not totally working. None of the slow motion videos will play via Apple TV that have been recorded on the Plus. Ones recorded on the 5S are fine.

My final thoughts are that the Plus could replace my iPad and be my standalone device. iOS 8 allows for a few more developer options that make this possible. But at the moment apps need updating and Apple need to pull their finger out and fix the bugs. Far too many really.

Anyway, that’s where I am at the moment. What about yourself?