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iOS Simulator Shows Possibility of iPad-Like Landscape Apps on 5.5-Inch iPhone 6
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They're going to tell us "this is the biggest step forward since the introduction of the retina display in 2010"
I'd hope that would be a user preference, possibly per application. Some people would find a 5.5" iPad impossibly small, others would be quite happy with it, but there will always be apps where the larger iPad screen is more useful or less useful and it would be great to choose.
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Old saying: "If you don't cannibalise your own products, someone else will. "
I'm sorry to say this but yes.
Well, maybe not the only one, but definitely part of a very VERY small crowd of people. You're in the room with people that wanted the 3MB diskette and the faster horse.
I hear you.
I've been using an iPad mini with cellular as my main and only mobile device since the original mini came out, and it feels great to have a superior device, pay less for my mobile plan, and not care about the social stigma.
You're a maniac! But hey, if you like it, I love it.
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Social backlash...
Hmm, anyone who judges people by their choice of smartphone screen size doesn't deserve my time.
Adios!
Great friend filter!
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Agreed!
My plan too! Well I already sold the rMini and grabbed a MacBook Air but I'm hoping the 5.5 inch can do everything that I need while on the go.
Edit: that's what she said.
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My response was to someone wanting an iPad app to run on the large screen iphone. Presumably if you download an iPad version of an app that is your user preference right there, no?
On iPad I can choose to download the iPhone version (should one exist) and the iPad version. User preference is based on which I want to download.
Oh and today, I tried to get an iPad Mini in my jeans pocket for a laugh. It fit!!!
These are Trevor Cinch 32x38.
Never thought Id say this but Ill reserve judgement about which to purchase until I get both in my hands.
I also have a Nokia 625 which is the same size as the iP6 will be. After getting used to that over the last few months the jump to the 6+ wont be so large.
How is wanting a smaller screen that just better fits into my hand anything like that? It's not.
Tech trends my friend tech trends.
There was a time when people thought the 3.5" iPhone was a huge brick of a phone.
The industry changes with the consumers. People want bigger phones and the more people that want them the more likely the companies making them will cater to them.
Well, that explains why they aren't making 3.5" versions, but it's not like I have antiquated views like you suggested. I just have different preferences. I want a phone that I can comfortably use one-handed more than extra screen space.
But it is an antiquated view. Nothing wrong with that though.
Mac Pro users are going through the same thing. The Mac workstation has changed and folks like me that want giant towers are "old school"
Imagine how the people that still want physical keyboards feel.