United has exceeded expectations, not that they were particularly high. I paid for upgrade to economy plus, it is a long long distance from AirNZ premium economy. I would put United's economy+ in the same category as AirNZ economy.
My cabin was only about one-third to one-half full, and therefore most people got to stretch out across at least two seats. I am in front of cabin, with a plethora of legroom, and have chosen not to change.
The meals were fine, I was most impressed to see vegetarian was a standard option off-the-cart. I mentioned this to one of the attendants and she did inform me it's not always, and I should book next time to be sure.
Desert afterwards was an ice cream, this stuck out in my mind because it had clearly been kept very very cold. Very very cold. I could not get at it for at least 10mins.
A Single 10Ahr USB battery was enough to keep my laptop at 100% and recharge my phone when needed.
In about 2hrs I should be on the ground in SFO, and ready to brace the other side of the airline travel experience (see previous entry). Normally I'd not expect too much trouble, but being US immigration, it could be days.