This is also the way I see it. Some things are too much of a compromise and while it may seem like it has a place, it doesn’t really seem to add value in the end. Of course, this is different for different people and the way they work, but this is one of those devices that seems to big to be a phone and too small to be much use for more. Previously, I traveled often for work and spent most of my time going to meetings in conference rooms. I was always looking for something light, portable, that could do everything I needed. At the time, the iPad Air2 ended up being the device I found worked best for meetings after trying the Surface, other windows tablets, laptops, and the laptop was my primary device. I think the new iPad Pro with keyboard cover and trackpad would be my choice if I were still doing that worK.I can see how people feel more productive but... are they, really?
In places where I need productivity I always have a much, much better device with me, like a laptop. If I have to do light stuff while laying on the sofa, I have an iPad. For those saying ”then you don’t need two devices”: this has the screen area of an iPad mini, and you can’t even go full screen (technically it’s possible, but you know...). If I‘m on the go and I have to check an email, it’s far more easy and faster on an iPhone: I don’t have to open it, it’s too wide to use it one handed, etc.
When you think in specific day to day situations, and not in abstract use cases, this is worse than any competitor device in 99% of the time. In productivity environments, too.