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Like the article says: its for a certain niche of people who just get stuff done. I have owned iPhones(6+, SE), Blackberry (9700, Z3, now DTEK60), several Andr

Like the article says: its for a certain niche of people who just get stuff done. I have owned iPhones(6+, SE), Blackberry (9700, Z3, now DTEK60), several Android devices. None of them hold a candle to the 9700 for getting work done. For play its hopeless, but for email, spreadsheets, reviewing docs, it was brilliant because of one single hardware device - the optical mouse 'pad'. I dont understand why other devices cant do something like this (other than patent protection). Life is some much easier when one can navigate quickly without smudging the work, obscuring the work. There is a reason there is a whole bunch of folks out there that like the IBM/Lenovo trackpoint nub (I hate it but others love it). These devices allow a certain style of working that can be productive beyond belief. But history shows us the spoils dont go to the 'best' as far as consumer devices go. They go to the flashiest, most convenient, lowest resistance (lowest common denominator), that gets enough of everything right to be easy for masses. iPhones get it right for everything just works and 3 year olds can figure it out. Android is a whole lot better but appeals to the engineer in people - 3 year olds less so. Blackberry is for getting work done or those who communicate in written form far more than anything else. I hope the KeyONE (i like the name because its not boring like 6, 7 or childish like Galaxy, Moto) is a success. Plan to get one near end of the year because i need to break the habit of wishing for progress by buying a new phone phone every 6 months! For the curious why did i give up on Apple and go back to Blackberry. because iOS would not allow me to set size of system fonts. App vendors decided that everything should be in unreadable 8pt so for a long sighted person that made most apps unusable as my eyes got worse over last year (Im 50+) from programming and aging. End of rant.

pdimitar 9y ago
I am really drooling over the OLED iPhone which will supposedly release around the end of the year, but truth be told, I have some reservations for iOS and not being able to change the font size is one of them. I am very tempted by the much better battery life of the Plus iPhones because I am sick of having to optimize my battery usage on my Androids, plus iPhones are objectively quicker at single tasks... but some of the lack of customization is making me hesitate. (Though I do admit, if Apple introduces a dark theme -- and I am 90% sure they will, based on rumours/leaks -- that will seal the deal for me and I'll absolutely get the OLED iPhone.) As for getting work done on the go, I seriously think a MacBook (the original one from 2015, with the 12" screen) is a much better deal. I can't understand people who need to text 24/7, even if it's for work. And if you really do need to text so much, can't a small laptop like the MacBook or a tablet with a good BT keyboard do a better job? If you're a business person you're already carrying some kind of briefcase or a laptop bag anyway. So if you're on a train, in a car or a bus and if you're not the driver, why not just pull out a laptop or a BT keyboard for a tablet and get your work done even faster?

pdimitar 9y ago

I am really drooling over the OLED iPhone which will supposedly release around the end of the year, but truth be told, I have some reservations for iOS and not being able to change the font size is one of them. I am very tempted by the much better battery life of the Plus iPhones because I am sick of having to optimize my battery usage on my Androids, plus iPhones are objectively quicker at single tasks... but some of the lack of customization is making me hesitate. (Though I do admit, if Apple introduces a dark theme -- and I am 90% sure they will, based on rumours/leaks -- that will seal the deal for me and I'll absolutely get the OLED iPhone.) As for getting work done on the go, I seriously think a MacBook (the original one from 2015, with the 12" screen) is a much better deal. I can't understand people who need to text 24/7, even if it's for work. And if you really do need to text so much, can't a small laptop like the MacBook or a tablet with a good BT keyboard do a better job? If you're a business person you're already carrying some kind of briefcase or a laptop bag anyway. So if you're on a train, in a car or a bus and if you're not the driver, why not just pull out a laptop or a BT keyboard for a tablet and get your work done even faster?