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iOS 5 differentiation

guyh

guyh

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Just been thinking, do you think iOS 5 for iPad will be like, a different OS, rather than an upscaled+glorified version of the iPhone one?

Personally I think widgets would work well on the larger iPad screen, but not so well on an iPhone with a 3.5" screen, maybe a 4" one perhaps...

Tell me what you think below! :D
 
Apple wants to keep the user experience the same between all iOS devices, so the iPad may get a few optimizations for the larger screen, but I dont think it will be very different from the iPhone.
 
guyh said:
Just been thinking, do you think iOS 5 for iPad will be like, a different OS, rather than an upscaled+glorified version of the iPhone one?

Personally I think widgets would work well on the larger iPad screen, but not so well on an iPhone with a 3.5" screen, maybe a 4" one perhaps...

Tell me what you think below! :D
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I certainly hope they revamp the home screen as of right now it's a gigantic waste of space. I think the apps are fine though and already a lot different than their iPhone versions.

iPad:
Home Screen = waste of space
Apps = great use of space
 
mrkramer said:
Apple wants to keep the user experience the same between all iOS devices, so the iPad may get a few optimizations for the larger screen, but I dont think it will be very different from the iPhone.
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I see what you mean, apple like the simplicity and uniformity, but I really do think it is a lost opportunity, the icons on an iPad screen are way too spread out IMO.
 
QuarterSwede said:
I certainly hope they revamp the home screen as of right now it's a gigantic waste of space. I think the apps are fine though and already a lot different than their iPhone versions.

iPad:
Home Screen = waste of space
Apps = great use of space
Click to expand...

You couldn't be more right!

Android does make a better use of space, but the whole experience when using it is laggy and crap IMO, I would liken it to the experience when using windows
:)
:apple: FTW!!!
 
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