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I hope so badly they build a phone that actually fits the human hand. This used to actually be a selling feature that they produced TV ads around. All the argu

I hope so badly they build a phone that actually fits the human hand. This used to actually be a selling feature that they produced TV ads around. All the arguments for large screens on phones are always so lame. Use a laptop if you need productivity or watch an actual TV for video, I want a real mobile device that fits in my pocket.

dpark 8y ago
Buy an iPhone SE. It's got a 4-inch screen, barely larger than the original. There are phones made with small screens still. Stop complaining that large-screen phones don't have small screens and just buy a phone that has the small screen you want.
- wilsonnb3 8y ago
  > Stop whining that large-screen phones don't have small screens and just buy a phone that has the small screen you want. But the small screen phones pretty much never have the same features as the large screen phones. The person you're responding to wants a 2018 phone with a small screen, not a 2016 phone with a small screen.
  - dpark 8y ago
    Shrug. Some people want a small screen. Some people want an iPhone X without a notch. Some people want a headphone jack. The repetitive complaints are pointless. The market has moved on. Claiming that arguments in favor of large screens are "so lame" is itself extremely lame and tone deaf. Clearly most people want a large screen. Clearly most people will still buy a phone without a headphone jack. Personally I want an iPhone X with a fingerprint scanner, but no one cares, and Apple isn't reading these threads anyway.
    - andrewmcwatters 8y ago
      Shrug. Some people want a professional laptop with professional ports. Some people want a reliable laptop with a keyboard that doesn't have defects. The repetitive complaints are pointless. The market has moved on. Clearly most people want a thin professional laptop. Clearly most people will still buy a professional laptop without ports.
      - dpark 8y ago
        I’m not sure what your point is. The fact that people buy thin laptops without ports is exactly why Apple makes them. To the extent that Apple has changed their direction (e.g. fixing the keyboard), it’s because it cost them more to not. Apple in general makes things people will actually buy rather than the stuff people claim they will buy.
sxp62000 8y ago
There are a lot of people who can only afford one "computer" and so they choose to buy a smartphone with the largest screen. It's their laptop, phone, tablet, tv and gaming console.

dpark 8y ago

Buy an iPhone SE. It's got a 4-inch screen, barely larger than the original. There are phones made with small screens still. Stop complaining that large-screen phones don't have small screens and just buy a phone that has the small screen you want.

wilsonnb3 8y ago
> Stop whining that large-screen phones don't have small screens and just buy a phone that has the small screen you want. But the small screen phones pretty much never have the same features as the large screen phones. The person you're responding to wants a 2018 phone with a small screen, not a 2016 phone with a small screen.
- dpark 8y ago
  Shrug. Some people want a small screen. Some people want an iPhone X without a notch. Some people want a headphone jack. The repetitive complaints are pointless. The market has moved on. Claiming that arguments in favor of large screens are "so lame" is itself extremely lame and tone deaf. Clearly most people want a large screen. Clearly most people will still buy a phone without a headphone jack. Personally I want an iPhone X with a fingerprint scanner, but no one cares, and Apple isn't reading these threads anyway.
  - andrewmcwatters 8y ago
    Shrug. Some people want a professional laptop with professional ports. Some people want a reliable laptop with a keyboard that doesn't have defects. The repetitive complaints are pointless. The market has moved on. Clearly most people want a thin professional laptop. Clearly most people will still buy a professional laptop without ports.
    - dpark 8y ago
      I’m not sure what your point is. The fact that people buy thin laptops without ports is exactly why Apple makes them. To the extent that Apple has changed their direction (e.g. fixing the keyboard), it’s because it cost them more to not. Apple in general makes things people will actually buy rather than the stuff people claim they will buy.

sxp62000 8y ago

There are a lot of people who can only afford one "computer" and so they choose to buy a smartphone with the largest screen. It's their laptop, phone, tablet, tv and gaming console.