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FilmIndustryGuy

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May 12, 2015
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what are the productive benefits going with the MAX size? I dont mean being able to swipe through more instagrams or watching more YouTube. Is there some writing benefit or how the productive apps are laid out? feel free to share your experience. thanks
 
If you have large hands then a Max is for you.

I have an XS Max from work and don't like it - I have small hands and I need to use it as a tablet.
 
Small screens are ok for little fingers, little hands, perfect young eyeballs and little pockets. Big screens are better for just about everything else.
 
The dual screen landscape apps like email and messages are likely a bit more productive. Other than that it was just a bigger screen to watch videos, for me anyways.
 
You don’t actually get more room to work right? Everything is just bigger.
I think you have the option of either more space (the default view) or a zoomed view where the regular Pro screen elements are enlarged to fit the Max screen size. That’s how it worked on the Plus phones. Haven’t owned a Max (yet).
 
Yes, I'm pretty sure you can view more. You should be able to see more on a web page at at time as well.

Other than that, if you have small hands, it might actually be harder to type on the Max because the phone is wider.
 
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