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You're talking about a company that bitterly clung to the 3.5 inch screen for years before capitulating to the demand for larger screens. I'm sure Apple does m
by cloakandswagger 12y ago
You're talking about a company that bitterly clung to the 3.5 inch screen for years before capitulating to the demand for larger screens.
I'm sure Apple does market research, but they've proven to be very susceptible to their own dogma.
- r00fus 12y agoBitterly clung - quite amusing. I have a 4S still around as my "iPod touch" and it does fine compared to my 5 in terms of usability for apps and music. Remembering back, I didn't somehow feel when I got the iPhone5 and later my Nexus5 that my 4S was "inadequate". I did feel that it weighed a lot compared the iPhone5 however, and was very glad for that. When thinking about a smartphone, I care more about it's usability as a phone, then as a music/podcast player, and only finally as a media device. Am I out in left field here?
- sergiosgc 12y ago> Am I out in left field here? A bit, yes. My phone (n5) is used more as a web browsing device and video consuming device than it is as a music player. It is definitely the screen size. My previous phone (HTC Desire, about the same screen size as an iPhone <6) was pretty much a phone plus ipod.
- 2muchcoffeeman 12y agoI think the demand for screen size is also due to the fact that we probably have some ways to go before getting good at designing things for small screened devices. I am still in 2 minds about my iPhone 6. It is much nicer in most ways than the 5. The extra screen real-estate really helps but at the cost of single-handed operation and comfort when bending at the hips.