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Re: iPhone Pocket

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Post by masklinn »

fxtentacle wrote: post #107
crazygringo wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> they failed to make phones that are convenient to carry. I loved the iPhone SE and small phones generally, but at the same time I realize Apple's not failing at anything. They're giving the market the size people actually want. The smaller phones don't sell nearly as well. Most people prefer a bigger phone even if carrying it is less convenient. I've just accepted my phone will be bulky now, so I double down and at…

"iPhone 16e Sales Lag Behind SE Models" Ooops ? https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/03/iphone-16e-sales-lag-be... Looks like the market did like the SE size.

> Unsurprisingly, the primary reason identified for the iPhone 16e 's weaker debut is its higher launch price.

Adjusting for inflation, the SE (€479 in 2020) was €588 and the SE2 (€519 in 2022) was €567. The 16e is 699, a 25% increase.

Re: iPhone Pocket

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Post by gnarlouse »

As silly a product as this is, the fact that it made it to the front page of Hacker News makes it a bigger deal than it actually is.

It's not like it's sitting on Apple's frontpage. It's not some major product announcement. To get to the `/newsroom` page where the product was listed, you have to literally scroll to the bottom of https://apple.com and click a tiny link.

I will however comment on the price and utter lack of functionality. This product is utter garbage--a total niche for art goblins (said lovingly).

Re: iPhone Pocket

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Post by cael450 »

nathan_compton wrote: post #73
AEVL wrote: post #61

Just some trivia (and an aside): The collaboration is with Issey Miyake. Steve Jobs black turtlenecks was Issey Miyakes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2022/08/10/heres-... (As an aside, I swear by pants from the Issey Miyake Homme Plissé collection. Since investing in some pairs about 10 years ago, I have hardly worn anything else—no other pants match their comfort. The iPhone Pocket is of course ridicul…

The pants cost around 500 bucks? I don't necessarily believe that a priori spending $500 on a pair of pants is irrational, but I really struggle to imagine any pair of pants being worth that much money unless they are lined with gold or something. I usually buy cheap clothes and mend them and ten years for a pair of pants isn't unusual for me. I probably haven't spent $500 dollars on clothes in a year ever in my enti…

Yeah, that is wild. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on pants.

Re: iPhone Pocket

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Post by crazygringo »

Retric wrote: post #109
crazygringo wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> they failed to make phones that are convenient to carry. I loved the iPhone SE and small phones generally, but at the same time I realize Apple's not failing at anything. They're giving the market the size people actually want. The smaller phones don't sell nearly as well. Most people prefer a bigger phone even if carrying it is less convenient. I've just accepted my phone will be bulky now, so I double down and at…

While small iPhones don’t sell nearly as well as larger sizes, I suspect they are still a very profitable product as Apple keeps releasing them.

Not small like they used to be. Not like the original SE, nowhere even close. The options now are basically big, bigger and biggest.

Re: iPhone Pocket

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Post by stavros »

stetrain wrote: post #106
stavros wrote: post #95

This just screams that Apple has jumped the shark to me. First of all, they're selling a knitted scarf for putting your phone in, which... what? > Inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth” Groundbreaking. > iPhone Pocket in the short strap design retails at $149.95 (U.S.), and the long strap design at $229.95 (U.S.). Just... good luck, guys.

It's a high-end fashion partnership, like the Hermès watches. You could probably argue that high-end fashion is in a constant state of jumping the shark.

But the Hermes watch was at least an Apple watch with some Hermes branding and accessories. This is just... a sock.

Re: iPhone Pocket

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

fxtentacle wrote: post #63

Awww... I was so much hoping for an iPhone that will fit into my pocket. The 1st iPhone SE was the perfect form factor. But no, Apple's phones just had to grow and grow and grow like cancer ... In my opinion, the fact that Apple is now selling a bag to carry your oversized phone around in, is an admission that they failed to make phones that are convenient to carry.

I had a look for covers, and I could only find silicone (?) or plastic sleeves and the 'handbag straps'. I think / suppose a lot of people just have their phone in their hand or on a table all the time, so why make it pocket sized?
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