I understand how you feel. However there's massive numbers of buyers that are used to Apple premium pricing and brag about it. Constantly trashing Android as a cheap phone for cheap buyers, Apple elites happily pay the price.
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If you didn't care about what I thought, you'd not have replied your little arrogant reply like you did.
So fat there has been no good reason as to why Apple should be producing a iPhone phablet. If this is to happen I am waiting to here Apple's justification as to why we should buy it.
This is now about what anyone thinks. This is what is better for Apple. We all don't want Apple to make this ****. Apple avoided the netbook market with the iPad. Smart move. Netbooks are good for nothing. Same deal with phablets, good for nothing, whether you accept the truth or not.
Can Apple turn a good for nothing concept (phablet) into something people want (apart from the ooohhhh it's Apple, gotta have)? That I want to see.
Why do you say that Android phones are cheap phones for cheap buyers? Many of the flagship Android phones are not that cheap.
I happily pay the Apple price because I have been more than satisfied with most Apple products. When I buy a new Apple phone or computer, transferring my information to the new one is almost hassle-free.
I don't have anything particular against Android phones. I just don't want the hassle of changing to a different ecosystem. I've yet to see an Android phone with features that I craved enough to make the transition worth it.
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Mainly they are for looking at pictures of cats and for getting into arguments with strangers.
If certain people really really desperately feel that they need to have an Apple phablet
then $100 is not going to stop them.
Myself I'd stick with the the 4.7" version.
Myself I'd stick with the the 4.7" version.
You shouldn't care what others think of your personal choices.
For the record, a person isn't a "narrow minded douche" because they think something looks riduculous. It's their opinion, and they're entitled to it as much as you are entitled to yours.
Because they think there is a demand for them which will translate into large sales at high profit, without to much cannibalizing iPad Mini sales, to be worthwhile doing.
Nothing more complicated than that.
I'd be willing to spend $100 less on a 5.5 inch. Seriously, just buy an iPad mini.
From my experience that after using my 5.7in Note 3 my ipads are gathering dust.
Some of you may scorn at phablet but you will change your mind once you use it.
I asked for specific examples which you gave me none of. I learned in argument and debate to never use all encompassing words like "everything." Now all I have to do is find a single example where a smaller phone works better and you are flat out wrong. I use an app called map my run that does just that. Since I literally have to carry my phone on my run this app works better with a smaller device. I can't wait for the iWatch to do this in a similar fashion. This person below did give some specific examples...
What you have just described are the functions of a tablet. In literally every example that you mentioned the iPad or the iPad mini would do these tasks better.
The issues that you give are price (which I addressed earlier) and mobility. To recap, I basically said that I can understand if you are creating some kind of compromise that you realize you are compromising on. Not everyone has money to have both devices. Or even if they do have the money they may not want to spend it on having two separate devices. I get that, but don't try to pretend like its a better experience. Small TVs (around 20-25in) are generally better for gaming. Larger TVs (50+) are generally better for watching movies. I bought a 38in to try and do both on. I saved some money but I don't pretend like watching a movie is as good as it would be on a 50in and I don't pretend that playing a game is as good as it would be on a 22in.
The second issue, mobility, is solved much better by the smaller devices between 3.5 and 4.5in. I'm a guy, I'm 6'6, and I have relatively large hands. I still find the larger devices to be cumbersome when I'm driving down the road changing music, when I'm on my cell phone and another phone trying to relay information, when I am taking a selfie, when I am talking on the phone, when I am being active, basically any time I am "mobile" and can't stop and get two hands on the device. And the point is, that when I can actually stop and get two hands on the device a tablet is almost unanimously a better option. I don't believe you can just tell me "well you find it 'cumbersome'" but that doesn't mean that everyone does. I'm saying that if there was data on the number of people who dropped their phones we would find a very real disconnect between larger devices and mobility.
I can agree that old age and eyesight are a notable exception to what I'm saying. Hell it's hard enough for my grandma to use a smartphone at all, much less while she's moving. Everything she does is while she's stopped and it's all very deliberate.
I don't think you're making the argument that the phablet is better than a tablet at the tablet tasks (gaming, movies, reading, email) or that a phablet is better the a phone at phone tasks (mobility). You are saying that the phablet is the perfect compromise between the two for you for how you use your phone. Although it's a little large you can still carry it, you can still talk on the phone, and can awkwardly attempt to take a selfie, etc. Although it's a little small you can still game on it, browse the web, check emails etc.
What I'm saying is that I understand that my phone isn't as good as my tablet for the things a tablet does. I have to compromise on that end when I'm out and about. I don't understand why you would choose to compromise on both ends?
lol that would be cool, but I don't really think because Apple needs a response to the Moto G.
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Depends on their and your definition of "good".
The first iPhone, and even the current ones have some deficiencies and are surpassed in those respects by some alternatives. Everyone compromises on some respect. I'd actually like a larger phone, and so will you once your eyes get above a certain age. I'll buy a 4.7 iPhone 6 in a heartbeat. So would many others. Others would do the same for a 5.5 though I wouldn't, but I wouldn't wish to stop someone else having one, why would I?
I genuinely don't understand why so many people here would actively prevent so many who want something they don't, for example a larger iPhone, from having one. Whats it to them? (And you, if you fall into that fascistic mind set? )
I currently have the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and love it as i could never get on with 2 devices, i.e phone and tablet as i hate duplication, the extra real estate as mentioned before is great for what i use it for il.e web, email, videos etc. do i look a **** if i make a call yes, but luckily there's two solutions, bluetooth or if your like me and have no mates then you rarely have to worry about it
The great thing about apple offering a larger screen is user choice which is ultimately what everyone wants
The great thing about apple offering a larger screen is user choice which is ultimately what everyone wants
We want everyone to have the best. And phablets are the best at nothing.
And if you're eyes are bad, go get glasses. I did.
Apple should keep making good products, not just cater to the bottom of the barrel because a segment of the population want a phablet. Some people wanted netbooks before the iPad came around. But the iPad changed all that. The leaks are saying Apple will make the phablet mistake. Well Apple can afford to make the mistake financially. But the smart customers will know better.
I want an iPhone 6. I'm going to buy one. If no iPhone 6 is released and only iPhablet 6 is released, Apple has lost my business (and the business of many other people as well). Whether I stay with my iPhone 1 or upgrade is 100% up to Apple if the release an iPhone 6 or skip it in favour if the phablets.
I don't think people here are "actively trying to prevent..."
The issue is that there are some people that still want a 3.5in screen. There are others who are happy with the current 4in screen. There are those, such as myself, who want something around 4.3in. There are also those who would like a size of 4.7 and 5.5. Still further some people would like a 6in device.
Obviously Apple isn't going to, and probably shouldn't, develop a phone for all those sizes. I think that's the bigger issue here.
I use Android and iOS, they both interface fast and easy with my Mac ecosystem. MBPr, MBA & Mac Pro, OS X NAS equipped network and 100% fiber smart home. Each mobile OS has their strengths, I enjoy them both. Fast reliable and stable, only those who fail to educate themselves find Android a challenge. I interchange iPads and Nexus tablets easily. Same for my smartphones.
This is a pretty safe bet since every iPhone always outsells its predecessor. Screen size is not going to make it sell 90 million in one qtr.
Itll simply sell better than previous ones, doesnt mean screen size is the reason though.
i'm sorry you inferred that I thought Android was incapable of integrating with OS X.
I do think you're overstating how fast and easy it is, since you also stipulate that it requires "educating" to make it work.
I'm comfortable with iOS, and pleased with it. iOS 8 promises new features like handoff and other "Continuity" features, and I'm looking forward to them. Android may eventually provide ways to do similar things with my Mac, but they'll likely not be as deeply integrated as the Apple ecosystem features. They'll probably need special Android drivers running on my Mac and they'll require even further "education".
As I said before, Android would have to have some proprietary features that I couldn't live without before I would consider switching. So far, I haven't seen any features like that. Yes, each has their strengths, but you haven't convinced me to switch. And you certainly haven't come close to convincing me to carry around one of each.
You're assuming and overthinking the points I brought up. Nor am I advocating for one platform over the other. To clarify, just like when a person switches from a PC to a Mac, they must learn about the Mac. The same can be said for those who switch smartphone platforms.
I choose to carry two phones for several reasons. First and foremost I work in a cross platform environment within the tech sector, I'm a hard core enthusiast, and prefer to have one line for personal and one for business. Highly mobile I require lots of resources while traveling internationally. Android and iOS fill my workflow requirements very nicely.
Who is "we" ?
I don't think "bottom of the barrel" applies here. Not only will a phablet likely bring Apple even more profit margin, but the "segment" wanting it is pretty darned big.
I understand. If I switched from iOS to Android, I would have to learn more about Android. Some of that learning would be about which things were easier on the particular Android platform I chose, and which things were more difficult, or not worth the trouble.
But that would take time and effort, and that's something I'm not willing to do without a very compelling reason. I haven't found that reason so far.
About the only time I would be willing to consider that with my phone is when my two-year contract is up. And that's when Apple also has a shiny new iPhone ready, with new features I'm excited about (this is going to be my year for TouchID among other things). Upgrading couldn't be simpler on an iPhone. During the setup process, I enter my iCloud information, and practically everything I had on the old phone gets transferred to the new one, no education required. In every good way, it's just like my old phone, but with the new features added.
Their are many similarities between the two platforms. Each time I buy a new Android, simply entering my gmail username and password is all it takes, the rest of it happens automatically. Apps installed, contacts, calendar, notes, etc. Therefore just like iOS it couldn't be simpler. The only case for not using and enjoying the many features of Android is for those who are set in their ways and have no desire to learn and grow. Or are afraid of change. Apple has been extremely successful in programming people to believe theirs is the only way. In Apple land complacency is a badge of honor.
I just hate with Android games and app data isn't backed up. For example Injustice Gods Among Us game. With IOS every in app purchase I made is there on my phone, iPad and iPad mini. With Android all different. Phone has some. Tablet others and that sucks LOL