Like any other Apple release, when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus came out a couple months ago, the tech world went wild. With the buzz comes every blog or website offering up their reviews of the device. To sum them up, the phone was met with generally good reviews. I had an iPhone 5 that I got in February of of 2013. After seeing that I was eligible for an upgrade and the $200 trade-in deal Verizon was offering, I put my order in for an iPhone 6 16GB. Within a week, it was at my door ready for use.

I could just write my review of the phone, but why would you want to read that? You could find 300 of those by just searching “iPhone 6” in Google. It’s a great phone with a big screen and it’s faster. Instead, here are the smallest but most tedious faults of the phone.

#1 The Curved Screen and Case Problem

One of my favorite new features of the phone is that instead of a flat panel of glass for the screen, the glass is curved around the edges. This makes it extremely easy to hold and swipe from the sides. Also, for a reason I can’t explain, the display just looks a lot nicer. While the iPhone uncased is beautiful, sleek, and modern, it’s just too risky to leave it that way. Like many other owners, I purchased a case with a raised lip to protect from dropping it face down and shattering the screen. The problem is that when the case is on, the comfort and ease of the curved display vanishes and you’re left with a sort of clunky swiping and awkward screen display. To make this clear, it’s not a case issue but a problem with the phone. This is because it is impossible to make a case without affecting the screen, making this problem unsolvable.

#2 Tips and Podcasts

This one’s more of an IOS 8 problem, but two built-in apps are installed when the new software is installed, Tips and Podcasts. Tips is just a how-to guide on IOS 8. Podcasts is an iTunes store for podcasts. These are two things many people would rather not have on their phone. Just like many other apps Apple makes themselves (iMovie, Pages, etc.) these two should be available on the App Store, not pre-downloaded.  The bigger problem is that these apps cannot be deleted. They are just taking up space and clogging up my home screen. Ugh I know, what can possibly make my life worse?

#3 Memory problems

It’s just a guess, but I’m guessing the majority of iPhone users are holding a baseline $200 16GB model. If Verizon is giving me $200 to trade in my iPhone 5, I’m not missing out on the opportunity to get a free iPhone 6. The problem here is that I try to use my phone to the fullest: I put apps, photos, and music on the device. The way the iPhone is advertised suggests that you can put all of this on your phone. Not at all is that true. A 16GB iPhone will hold about 200 photos, 500 hundred songs, and a moderate number of apps. After this, you’re maxed out. If you want music and photos, there’s no room for big apps such as FIFA or Real Racing. If you want those games and photos, say goodbye to all your music. If you want to try and balance it all, it’s a constant battle of managing and deleting to keep it under 16GB. Here’s my solution: right now, there is a 16GB model, a 64GB model, and a 128GB model. On Apples next release, make the baseline model 32GB. Unfortunately, we have to remember that Apple’s goal is to make money. So for the same reason that your iPhone battery dies after about a couple of years, making the 16GB the baseline product forces people to spend more money on more memory.

In conclusion, it’s a great phone. If you’re on the fence about getting one, get it. These problems shouldn’t affect your decision to get the iPhone 6. I’m complaining about not having enough room for all my music and games while people don’t have running water. If you are complaining about the same things that I am, I guess we’re lucky that these are the only issues that are keeping us up at night.