Not to be blunt but why get the phone if it’s going to make your life miserable in a sense?

Miserable? I don't think that's likely to happen. It's only a phone. I'm speaking about convenience.

I'm not certain I'm getting the phone. But if I do, it'll be for the camera. It's my number one use case of my phone, and it seems like it's got a great camera. I know there are good alternatives from Android, but I'm largely married to the Apple ecosystem.

If you're an Apple user, you don't really get a choice over whether to adopt this new stuff. You'll either buy it now, or you'll have to buy it anyway the next time you upgrade because there won't be any other options. Or you switch to Android.

Often this is fine because the new stuff is unambiguously great. Sometimes it's miserable. That's life as an Apple customer.

I bought an iPhone 6 on eBay about a month ago after another one broke. It's good as new, works perfectly, was super-easy to purchase.

So don't worry: the Apple upgrade cycle really isn't that bad.

Do you think you'll still be using a 6 in two years' time, though?

> It's innovation

Microsoft SP4 have had that for 2 years (unlocking with 3D scanning of the face), so I'd not call it innovation. But regardless, a sensor on the back would be better IMO.

…which would not help in that gentleman's case. How good is a fingerprint scanner in the back of a phone when it's lying flat on a desk and the user doesn't want to lift up the phone?