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A friend and his wife both have iPhones X (do you pluralize that as iPhone Xs even through that's the new model?) and they both gripe about the size. He commen

A friend and his wife both have iPhones X (do you pluralize that as iPhone Xs even through that's the new model?) and they both gripe about the size. He commented that it's a nice iPad Mini, but not great to carry around like a smartphone. Apparently Apple disagrees.

macintux 8y ago
> do you pluralize that as iPhone Xs even through that's the new model? I'd have to go digging, but there was a Twitter thread in which I participated about this that Phil Schiller chimed in on. Apple's official(?) stance is that you never pluralize iPhone; instead, you use the word "devices". "A friend and his wife both have iPhone X devices" (or, more likely, "A friend and his wife both own the iPhone X").
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  Found it via MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/29/phil-schiller-dont-pluralize-product-names/ https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/29/phil-schiller-dont-plur... Interesting to know, but nobody's gonna do that. Like how you're "supposed" to say "LEGO bricks" insteado of "LEGOs."
  - binomialxenon 8y ago
    I often see sticklers for the "official" Apple terminology fighting losing battles on forums and comment sections trying to tell everyone to pronounce it "iPhone Ten" rather than "iPhone eX". Also, I think Apple prefers it to be called "iPhone" rather than "the iPhone". Who knows.
    - wlesieutre 8y ago
      Related thing, I remember some people (probably me included) making fun of Microsoft for skipping Windows 9, and now here we are with iPhones.
matwood 8y ago
I find the X small. It's tall, but certainly not large. And the iPad mini comparison is obviously a joke, but really: https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Apple-iPad-mini_id7523/size/Apple-iPhone-X/phones/10414 https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Apple-iPad-mini_id7523/siz...
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? It's one of my most commonly used features and when I tried one in the store it was impossible for me. (EDIT - try this left handed, it's even worse) Walk outside Glance at my phone Want to turn the brightness up because the sun's out Set down whatever I'm carrying in my other hand Turn up the screen brightness is not how I want to use my phone. I guess you get used to not being able to do that, or you get one of those adhesive grip nubs on the back of it, but "Can not be used effectively one handed" is basically my threshold for whether a phone is large or not. I guess the workaround for this is Homescreen Launch Settings app Display & Brightness Increase slider Change back to the app you were using Works, but that sounds like a huge nuisance.
  - matwood 8y ago
    > Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? I can, but usually I swipe down inside the launcher bar which pulls the top of the phone down. Then I can perform all the normal actions. Admittedly that shortcut is not very discoverable. https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachability/#_csOgqolRiqW https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachabi...
    - wlesieutre 8y ago
      I actually tried that in the store (the employee didn't know what reachability was, I had to google the gesture) and still couldn't reach it. That might be because I use phones left handed, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm left handed and my car keys live on the right side where my car's ignition is.

macintux 8y ago

> do you pluralize that as iPhone Xs even through that's the new model? I'd have to go digging, but there was a Twitter thread in which I participated about this that Phil Schiller chimed in on. Apple's official(?) stance is that you never pluralize iPhone; instead, you use the word "devices". "A friend and his wife both have iPhone X devices" (or, more likely, "A friend and his wife both own the iPhone X").

wlesieutre 8y ago
Found it via MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/29/phil-schiller-dont-pluralize-product-names/ https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/29/phil-schiller-dont-plur... Interesting to know, but nobody's gonna do that. Like how you're "supposed" to say "LEGO bricks" insteado of "LEGOs."
- binomialxenon 8y ago
  I often see sticklers for the "official" Apple terminology fighting losing battles on forums and comment sections trying to tell everyone to pronounce it "iPhone Ten" rather than "iPhone eX". Also, I think Apple prefers it to be called "iPhone" rather than "the iPhone". Who knows.
  - wlesieutre 8y ago
    Related thing, I remember some people (probably me included) making fun of Microsoft for skipping Windows 9, and now here we are with iPhones.

matwood 8y ago

I find the X small. It's tall, but certainly not large. And the iPad mini comparison is obviously a joke, but really: https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Apple-iPad-mini_id7523/size/Apple-iPhone-X/phones/10414 https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Apple-iPad-mini_id7523/siz...

wlesieutre 8y ago
Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? It's one of my most commonly used features and when I tried one in the store it was impossible for me. (EDIT - try this left handed, it's even worse) Walk outside Glance at my phone Want to turn the brightness up because the sun's out Set down whatever I'm carrying in my other hand Turn up the screen brightness is not how I want to use my phone. I guess you get used to not being able to do that, or you get one of those adhesive grip nubs on the back of it, but "Can not be used effectively one handed" is basically my threshold for whether a phone is large or not. I guess the workaround for this is Homescreen Launch Settings app Display & Brightness Increase slider Change back to the app you were using Works, but that sounds like a huge nuisance.
- matwood 8y ago
  > Can you hold securely in one hand and pull down Control Center from the top right corner with your thumb? I can, but usually I swipe down inside the launcher bar which pulls the top of the phone down. Then I can perform all the normal actions. Admittedly that shortcut is not very discoverable. https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachability/#_csOgqolRiqW https://mashable.com/2017/10/31/how-to-use-iphone-x-reachabi...
  - wlesieutre 8y ago
    I actually tried that in the store (the employee didn't know what reachability was, I had to google the gesture) and still couldn't reach it. That might be because I use phones left handed, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm left handed and my car keys live on the right side where my car's ignition is.