Other What little things do you like about the iPhone?

[Ctrlos]

Sick of the constant negativity from a loud corner of the community about just about everything Apple seem to do I thought it might be nice to have a sound off (and spread a little cheer) about what we actually like about the iPhone. Now I know somebody is about to post 'its not Android' underneath somewhere so I thought it might be nice to concentrate on the little details that Apple always sweat rather than bigger things.

One recent thing that never gets any praise is the spatial scenes. This has really influenced my photography, to the point that I try to think about the image layers in parallax when I'm out with my camera or even using the phone one. With the right images you can do all sorts of clever stuff with merging the clock into the background. It does it all on-device too in a surprisingly quick amount of time even on an iPhone 12.

The haptics for the iPhone are always so spot on as well. The little bit of feedback from the shortcut button is incredibly cathartic to just press and fiddle with.

 

[eyoungren]

I am with iPhone largely because of iOS. As a professional graphic designer I have long appreciated the design of icons and the interface. This was made clear to me for the nine months I was on Android and is largely what made me come back.

The perfect aesthetic for me would the a much larger iPhone in the form factor of the iPhone 5. The 5 is initially what drew me in to iOS/iPhone. Largely, what I mention above has allowed me to overlook the myriad of details about customizing my iPhone that still today bother me.

I don't use my iPhones for anything other that basic tasks like calls, email, texts, and some light web browsing or music streaming. The camera does not interest me because photos for me are largely about the stuff on store shelves that I send to my wife so she can tell me what to bring home. The rest are screencaps and stuff I post here. So there are going to be a number of details everyone else likes that have no relevance to me and how I use my phone.

So, that's really it for me. The design of iOS and the little details built into it. I am going to have to exclude most of iOS 7 though. Unicorn puke.