Not gonna lie. The lack of iMessage is a drag. The fact that you need to kill iMessage for six weeks before switching if you want MMS from Apple users to work is a bigger drag. I went from about four different Windows Mobile devices to an iPhone 3G to an iPhone 4S but the iPhone 6 broke my head.

It's huge and expensive. I was planning on switching from AT&T to T-Mobile so the day the 6 came out I realized "fuck it, we're all Phablets now" and priced out a fully loaded 6 on T-Mobile. They wanted $59 a month.

Then I got home and Nissan was offering me a Versa for $79 a month.

Granted - the Versa was with a $2000 downpayment and it was a lease... but after two years, a 2-year-leased Versa and an iPhone 6 were both gonna be worthless. And I couldn't quite reconcile "car" and "phone" being in the same ballpark financially.

It took me about a week to go Android, particularly as the OnePlus is like $350. There are definitely things I miss... but like you, the 6 (and the watch) were an "apple has lost its way" moment for me.

BTW - switch plans. I get a 20% discount on AT&T just for being Union and I'm still saving $90 a month with T-Mobile.