Amazed? 3 people are complaining out of about 10 million phones sold. Yeah, maybe there is a handful of complaints, but I think the sales figure shows that most are happy with it. I sure am.
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Amazed? 3 people are complaining out of about 10 million phones sold. Yeah, maybe there is a handful of complaints, but I think the sales figure shows that most are happy with it. I sure am.
I'm going to try one out tomorrow but I've felt all along that they should have increased the screen WITHIN THE SAME form factor as we had in the 4/4s.
THAT would have been something.
You'll note that half the initial video ad on the apple site for the iPhone was about how it was still usable with one hand and the other half about the manufacturing.
The size of display no longer matters. Apple builds what Apple wants. They've got most of their buyers programmed to believe only Apple knows best. No discussion needed. It's set in stone 
I don't think they could have done that this generation, not while also doing LTE. It looks pretty packed in there:
I do think that we may see an iPhone in the future though that comes closer to the height of the 4/4S while keeping the larger screen.
I actually love the size! The screen is just so much more useful. It's amazing how just a few millimeters of height make the whole screen feel wider and bigger!
I think it was also a necessary evil because like other have said, LTE would've been impossible or delayed another year in the old 3.5" format.
I think the taller screen is awesome. More email, more messages ... I'm on board!
I think it was also a necessary evil because like other have said, LTE would've been impossible or delayed another year in the old 3.5" format.
I think the taller screen is awesome. More email, more messages ... I'm on board!
I must totally agree to the topicstarter.
I was blinded by the looks and reviews of the iPhone 5 series, and when I finally bought one today (coming from a 3.5" product) I was hugely disappointed. Really, I couldn't be more disappointed... I checked everything, but the size... and the smartphone being "handy" is the most important thing ever. I totally forgot that.
I can't grip and touch anymore comfortable with one hand. Touching and working around in with the thumb from bottom to top and then comfortable reaching the standby-button... not possible anymore. If I could I would return it for a fresh iPhone 4s, but unfortunately I can't.
The developments with bigger=better are a joke. Considering that they want to create a 4.7 inch device or even 5.5 it's even more retarded, when you think about it. Steve Jobs was totally right in trying to stay at the 3.5" design. The 4S was indeed the perfect size.
I was blinded by the looks and reviews of the iPhone 5 series, and when I finally bought one today (coming from a 3.5" product) I was hugely disappointed. Really, I couldn't be more disappointed... I checked everything, but the size... and the smartphone being "handy" is the most important thing ever. I totally forgot that.
I can't grip and touch anymore comfortable with one hand. Touching and working around in with the thumb from bottom to top and then comfortable reaching the standby-button... not possible anymore. If I could I would return it for a fresh iPhone 4s, but unfortunately I can't.
The developments with bigger=better are a joke. Considering that they want to create a 4.7 inch device or even 5.5 it's even more retarded, when you think about it. Steve Jobs was totally right in trying to stay at the 3.5" design. The 4S was indeed the perfect size.
Not some women I know, they're holding onto 6" and even bigger- them saying on our lunch breaks.
How does it compare to the volume of an A3 sheet of paper, though?
/snappyretort20monthslater
You use Maps but you think the screen is to big?? How do you even see it when driving?
Edit. Just saw that this thread is 2 years old. Doh
Edit. Just saw that this thread is 2 years old. Doh
Lolz, the i5 is tiny. It did look a bit weird when first released, too tall for the width, but it really is the maximum size that can be comfortably used in one hand with a thumb. Next up, the iPhone 6 will be much bigger and I'm glad. Smartphones need bigger screens.
Yes!
I don't think Steve Jobs had girl's hands.
Either it's a phone that is handy to use and can be controlled with very little effort / without changing grips to reach *all* buttons, or it's a phablet hybrid already. Obviously it belongs to the latter one. If I had known that 1cm larger in length could have such huge impact on the comfort... it's almost unbelievable no one ever mentioned it.
And how do you control it then? With 1 thumb? I doubt it. And when you are required to use both hands to use it efficiently then it's a tablet and therefore should be categorized as tablet or phablet - in order to not mislead people.
I would have to shift my grip a little here and there, some skill would have to be learned to use the device fully with one hand. It's the way things have gone, the market has spoken and Apple can't afford to get left behind. A 4.7" screen contained within a device with a slim bezel can pull off the task.
No one is talking about the size of the 5 anymore as it was introduced years ago.
Few people, two years later, are going to say, "WOW, are you sure you want that big honker of a iPhone"!
LOL.. I am not sure this is against rule of something.
Came from a thread discussing iPhone 12/13 mini was the dream small phone, how time has changed people's opinions
Came from a thread discussing iPhone 12/13 mini was the dream small phone, how time has changed people's opinions
You could have linked to this 12-year-old thread from the other tread, rather than resurrecting it.
Good read, fascinating how opinions change.
I remember myself when the 5 came out and I felt a need to get a thumb extension surgery done.
I remember myself when the 5 came out and I felt a need to get a thumb extension surgery done.
Man, the iPhone 5, those were the days...
I was 12-13 years old at the time and there was a phase where I really wanted it as my first phone but I knew my parents would never get me one. Ended up getting a BlackBerry Z10 instead
Honestly, I think the 5 and 5s remain the prettiest iPhone models to this day. Shame about the 5c coming and ruining what could have been a great mid-range purchase.
I was 12-13 years old at the time and there was a phase where I really wanted it as my first phone but I knew my parents would never get me one. Ended up getting a BlackBerry Z10 instead
Honestly, I think the 5 and 5s remain the prettiest iPhone models to this day. Shame about the 5c coming and ruining what could have been a great mid-range purchase.
Man, the iPhone 5, those were the days...
I was 12-13 years old at the time and there was a phase where I really wanted it as my first phone but I knew my parents would never get me one. Ended up getting a BlackBerry Z10 instead
Honestly, I think the 5 and 5s remain the prettiest iPhone models to this day. Shame about the 5c coming and ruining what could have been a great mid-range purchase.
Man. My parents used to work at BlackBerry during its heydays. I was carrying all kind of different BlackBerry devices, such as BlackBerry Bold or BlackBerry Q10.
I really would hoped BlackBerry being the worthy third mobile platform, which could give Apple or Google more competition. But I guess it is history now.
I still feel the 4 and 4S design are the better one.
