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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by hapticmonkey »

MPSimmons wrote: post #235

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

They tried mini iPhones. They didn’t sell well. Unfortunately the market is just not there.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by dmpanch »

MPSimmons wrote: post #226

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

I still think the design and size of the 6s - peak technology.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by smugglerFlynn »

mark_l_watson wrote: post #250

I am 75, and have a ton of computer gear. I can imagine myself as an old man later in life, not wanting to do any programming, and just wanting a single digital device like a future version of this product. Let’s see what Apple has available in 10 years.

If Apple continues like that, in 10 years it won’t exist

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by etchalon »

InsideOutSanta wrote: post #324

The people at Microsoft who made the Surface Duo must be feeling pretty weird seeing this. The name, the aspect ratio, the way the UI works, the gestures for setting up split-screen, the "use it as a tiny laptop" mode... It's all things they pioneered. Not that that's a bad thing. I absolutely loved the Surface Duo, it was my favorite phone until it stopped working correctly, and I hope other Android manufacturers ta…

The Surface Duo was a great idea with mediocre software and essentially no developer support.

The curse of doing anything interesting with Android.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by thih9 »

Krastan wrote: post #380

I'm surprised they weren't able to figure out face id and had to go back to touch id.

I'm surprised people like Face ID so much, it very often doesn't work for me. I frequently want to unlock a phone when I'm not looking at it or my face is not visible. Having Touch ID is a feature for me.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by zachlatta »

jazzpush2 wrote: post #627

I would legitimately purchase a 'smart' phone that's just basically a 15-year old flip phone with maps and a modern battery + software stack. Awaiting the inevitable analog trend to kick back up so there are solid options here.

I just got one of these (https://aiphor.com/products/bluefox-nx1-4-0-android-smartpho...) that I'm hoping to try and make my weekend phone. It's a small Android phone. It runs WhatsApp / Google Maps. I am going to set it up to forward my calls to it on the weekends. It just arrived, so I'm excited to try it out.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by pipeline_peak »

Total e-waste product.

Everyone knows how badly these things break with moderate use. You’re basically buying with the expectation you’ll have to replace it.

Boring company, lost vision.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by AceJohnny2 »

MPSimmons wrote: post #235

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

You are, I'm afraid, in the minority.

Apple produces a "small" phone (S or Mini series) only every few years because that's enough to saturate that market.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by pjmlp »

jazzpush2 wrote: post #627

I would legitimately purchase a 'smart' phone that's just basically a 15-year old flip phone with maps and a modern battery + software stack. Awaiting the inevitable analog trend to kick back up so there are solid options here.

There are plenty Symbian phones around on 2nd hand shops.
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