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iPhone 16 Pro Who is happy with larger phone or going smaller? --...

As a Pro Max user I like the larger display candy bar phones, i cannot downgrade to a smaller screen.

Given i have no tablet, and consume a-lot of media content on my phone more than my big screen TV.

Although I am not sure if my pocket can handle the size and weight of an iphone fold.
 
I went larger with the iPhone 13 Pro Max. I liked the longer battery length and bigger screen but for me it was a pain to carry around in my front jeans pocket and even worse when wearing shorts. So I decided I would go back to the smaller size when upgrading which I did when I purchased my iPhone 16 pro. I didn't really miss the screen size reduction but I do miss the longer battery life. However, overall I am glad I went back to the smaller phone size.
 
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I have a 16 Pro Max and if they made a larger one, I’d have it.

As time and entropy march on, my eyesight does not improve.

This is also driving the choice of my next MacBook Pro - it will be a 16”, rather than another 14”.
 
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aihpcfl said:
I don't know . . . I like the size of the 16 Pro (and my XS before that). When it mattered, I thought this size fit well in the inside breast pocket of a blazer. Maybe I'm just accustomed to this size now, but the Max size doesn't appeal to me at all.

My wife, FWIW, has an XS now and is in the market for a new iPhone. She wants a Max size because she thinks it will be easier to type on. That, so far as I can tell, is her sole criteria for the size choice.
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Exactly that point plus some (for me) important others have been the reason why I chose a 14 PLUS in 2023.

I think apple permanently underestimated that part of their customers who make their decisions in a very rational way…
For me, as an example, I need and purchase a smartphone which is just…

- reliable
- NOT overequipped and overpriced
- but has the option of large scale SSD inside
- has a high ergonomic level for users (as much self-explaining functions as possible)
- has an excellent function also in regions with critical quality of the network-cell
- has a damn long battery life (at least 24h) without charging (= big battery)
- has a screen not too large, but big enough to be able to read and write in a comfortable way…
- but is still easy to put in your pocket
- a good photo-sensor and app, but…
- one or at most two lenses are far enough
- not all the useless electronic bling-bling of the expensive iP versions which…
- just need more energy and therefore often present shorter battery life and risk more hardware/software problems (for example: The (max)pro versions have a shorter battery life than the PLUS versions of each iPhone generation. apple doesn’t tell you that, so most people didn’t realize yet… )


I purchased the first and second gen. iPhone SE because this was the best compromise at that time, had to accept as downside that the screen was too little.

I remember the discussion in this forum BEFORE the SE came even up, if a reduced but comfortable iPhone would even have big enough market and if there are even people who would like an iPhone like that?

I said „YES !!!“ and was absolutely sure that there is a much greater potential and many millions of customers who are looking for an iPhone like something we discussed…

After the SE hit the market, they could not even produce enough SE since the demand was nothing but overwhelming…

And I was perfectly happy as apple just understood that a (technically inside) „SE“-type of iPhone with a bigger screen and more battery life is a perfect product for customers with rational buying-decisions…

They want efficient iPhones - technically and economically and also reliable ones.
This market will grow further since everything that is worth to use already exists in the basic versions of the Smartphones.
And because worldwide the economy as such and the will to buy more and more expensive Smartphones has reached its limitations for more and more customers.


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MarkX said:
The thread is about going from large to smaller iPhone hence the you’re going the wrong direction statement!
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The thread title is literally “who is happy with larger phone or going smaller?”

I am happy with a larger phone. I would be happier with a largerer phone.

Just be thankful I didn’t respond with “My going the wrong direction what?” 😉
 
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redcarian said:
I have a 16 Pro Max and if they made a larger one, I’d have it.

As time and entropy march on, my eyesight does not improve.

This is also driving the choice of my next MacBook Pro - it will be a 16”, rather than another 14”.
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No one stops you from using iPad instead, while people who want smaller phones have no option.
 
geta said:
No one stops you from using iPad instead, while people who want smaller phones have no option.
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I’ve got an iPad. I’ve also got an iPhone. They’re different devices with different form factors having different functionality.

Look, it’s dirt simple. If Apple smelled money in smaller phones, there’d be smaller phones. But the problem for small-phone-enjoyers is two-fold: firstly, that they keep buying the larger phones anyway, so their small-phone-enjoying is unnoticeable in the quarterly sales figures, and secondly, they’re wildly outnumbered by large-phone-enjoyers, so their small-phone-enjoying would be unnoticeable in the quarterly sales figures, even if they did stage a co-ordinated non-large-phone-buying event.
 
redcarian said:
I’ve got an iPad. I’ve also got an iPhone. They’re different devices with different form factors having different functionality.

Look, it’s dirt simple. If Apple smelled money in smaller phones, there’d be smaller phones. But the problem for small-phone-enjoyers is two-fold: firstly, that they keep buying the larger phones anyway, so their small-phone-enjoying is unnoticeable in the quarterly sales figures, and secondly, they’re wildly outnumbered by large-phone-enjoyers, so their small-phone-enjoying would be unnoticeable in the quarterly sales figures, even if they did stage a co-ordinated non-large-phone-buying event.
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I agree, and I think it comes to a combination of three factors:

-What you mentioned: Small-phone-enjoyers are vastly outnumbered by their larger-enjoying counterparts

-Apple stopped producing smaller iPhones, so all they have are Minis

-The battery life to price to size ratio isn’t great. The Minis (12 and 13) were priced just like regular iPhones, with a mediocre battery life. I think users today are very heavy users with heavy usage patterns, so they partly like the idea of the Mini, but can’t tolerate the battery life. There are no savings to be made either, so no advantages there. iOS updates eat into the battery life, so an originally mediocre one may not be usable a few years in. People don’t like that. What was considered decent for the 6s is considered mediocre at best today. Small phones can’t cope.
 
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kp98077 said:
I have bad eyes, show me a pro screen = MUCH more clear, a non pro = fuzzy not crisp, no surprise, same on the MacBook pro, vs. air.. pro is obviously more clear and crip overall!
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I didn't know what pro motion had to do with it. How does it help with blurriness? I don't know that much about it. Can you explain?
 
Whan I purchased my 13 Mini I took advantage of Apples 24 months interest free credit offer. I had a letter earlier in the week advising me that the final payment had been taken. I really like the 13 Mini size so I have been looking to see what other manufacturers offer that might fit the bill.
 
redcarian said:
I’ve got an iPad. I’ve also got an iPhone. They’re different devices with different form factors having different functionality.

Look, it’s dirt simple. If Apple smelled money in smaller phones, there’d be smaller phones. But the problem for small-phone-enjoyers is two-fold: firstly, that they keep buying the larger phones anyway, so their small-phone-enjoying is unnoticeable in the quarterly sales figures, and secondly, they’re wildly outnumbered by large-phone-enjoyers, so their small-phone-enjoying would be unnoticeable in the quarterly sales figures, even if they did stage a co-ordinated non-large-phone-buying event.
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People who like small phones forced to buy big phones if they want to upgrade because there is no other option!

As much as I would like to upgrade to a new phone, the smallest option I have is a 6.1” screen which is too big for my needs.
 
geta said:
People who like small phones forced to buy big phones if they want to upgrade because there is no other option!

As much as I would like to upgrade to a new phone, the smallest option I have is a 6.1” screen which is too big for my needs.
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Nothing will send a message to Apple like you buying a smaller phone from a different manufacturer.

(I know moving to Android is bloody awful; I’ve been there)
 
redcarian said:
Nothing will send a message to Apple like you buying a smaller phone from a different manufacturer.
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Nothing will send a message to Apple like buying a phone from Samsung!

Samsung does run Android, but Android is anything but bloody awful - I love it. It is a different environment, and you do need to put a little effort into learning how to use it. It will reward that effort however - it is so much more open and flexible than iOS.
 
redcarian said:
Nothing will send a message to Apple like you buying a smaller phone from a different manufacturer.

(I know moving to Android is bloody awful; I’ve been there)
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Android aside, it’s not really an option because also other companies don’t make small phones. 🤷‍♂️
 
Well after going back and forth trying to decide which phone to use I made the decision to go with my little SE3 mainly for the feel of it in a pocket.

The samsung phone is good but what really bugs me with it is that it has multiple apps for the same thing and two store accounts needed so it's reset and back in it's box but I will keep it for future use.
And I won’t even mention the bloat that gets installed at first boot after you set it up for the first time otherwise I will go on a massive rant.

I will miss the quality of the screen though.
 
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