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I’ve just never understood the value proposition of how I’m better with a $1000 phone than a $100 phone, $500 cellular iPad, and $400 in cash left over. I buy

I’ve just never understood the value proposition of how I’m better with a $1000 phone than a $100 phone, $500 cellular iPad, and $400 in cash left over. I buy a $50-100 phone every 12 months though! (At the low end, specs are still rising quickly.)

Dylan16807 8y ago
The iPad doesn't fit in your pocket.
- manicdee 8y ago
  Neither does the X or any of the “plus” model face slabs.
  - photojosh 8y ago
    Now I'm confused as to how I carried around my 6 Plus all that time and now the X... (and I'm not a big guy, small pants size).
    - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
      ...I'm legitimately not sure how you comfortably fit that thing in your pockets. I can make it go in, but it's not comfortable; I can't imagine walking around with it all day. You're somehow either wearing very pants from me, or you have a very different comfort tolerance. (This is very reminiscent of the discussion I have with people who tell me they can fit a Nintendo Switch in their pockets...)
      - flyingpenguin 8y ago
        While I agree almost all phones are to large, I don't know they are that bad. I recently overheard a conversation where someone was amazed by a colleagues small phone and wanted to know what it was. "Wow, what is that phone its so small!" "uhh, it's just a pixel." "Aren't pixel's huge?" "Those are pixel XL, this is a normal pixel..." The pixel 3 is 37% larger in volume than the iphone 5. It is only 15% larger than the iphone 7... gosh but I wish phones release normal+ xl + compact.
      - Dylan16807 8y ago
        The front pockets on my jeans are 8x7 inches, or 7x7 if you want some margin to keep things from poking out. Anything up to about 4 inches wide is perfectly comfortable when I'm sitting, so let's say 7x4 for a device, minus a bit for thicker devices. A switch without the joy-cons is a good example of something that's right about at the limit. An iPhone XSMax is 6.2x3 so it fits very easily. It's only a quarter inch larger than my own phone. An iPad on the other hand is 9.4x6.6, way too big. An iPad mini is 8x5.3, which lets it be crammed into the pocket but not be comfortable while sitting.
    - manicdee 8y ago
      Do you never sit down or pick things up?
rusk 8y ago
WhatsApp doesn’t work on the iPad. That is the one thing keeping me from the situation you describe.

Dylan16807 8y ago

The iPad doesn't fit in your pocket.

manicdee 8y ago
Neither does the X or any of the “plus” model face slabs.
- photojosh 8y ago
  Now I'm confused as to how I carried around my 6 Plus all that time and now the X... (and I'm not a big guy, small pants size).
  - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
    ...I'm legitimately not sure how you comfortably fit that thing in your pockets. I can make it go in, but it's not comfortable; I can't imagine walking around with it all day. You're somehow either wearing very pants from me, or you have a very different comfort tolerance. (This is very reminiscent of the discussion I have with people who tell me they can fit a Nintendo Switch in their pockets...)
    - flyingpenguin 8y ago
      While I agree almost all phones are to large, I don't know they are that bad. I recently overheard a conversation where someone was amazed by a colleagues small phone and wanted to know what it was. "Wow, what is that phone its so small!" "uhh, it's just a pixel." "Aren't pixel's huge?" "Those are pixel XL, this is a normal pixel..." The pixel 3 is 37% larger in volume than the iphone 5. It is only 15% larger than the iphone 7... gosh but I wish phones release normal+ xl + compact.
    - Dylan16807 8y ago
      The front pockets on my jeans are 8x7 inches, or 7x7 if you want some margin to keep things from poking out. Anything up to about 4 inches wide is perfectly comfortable when I'm sitting, so let's say 7x4 for a device, minus a bit for thicker devices. A switch without the joy-cons is a good example of something that's right about at the limit. An iPhone XSMax is 6.2x3 so it fits very easily. It's only a quarter inch larger than my own phone. An iPad on the other hand is 9.4x6.6, way too big. An iPad mini is 8x5.3, which lets it be crammed into the pocket but not be comfortable while sitting.
  - manicdee 8y ago
    Do you never sit down or pick things up?

rusk 8y ago

WhatsApp doesn’t work on the iPad. That is the one thing keeping me from the situation you describe.