Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

iPhone Duo

apple.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

641–650 of 1001 posts

Re: iPhone Duo

#641

Post by kccqzy »

anonu wrote: post #577

As a recent Android foldable phone owner (Google Pixel), I'm excited that the Duo will get developers to actually design apps for foldables. Right now, some apps don't work at all and others are just stretched. I feel a better use of the screen space is around the corner for both Android foldable and Duo users.

It would depend on the sales volume. For a long time the iPad has been available and many developers simply are content to have a stretched version of their iPhone app on their iPad, because the sales volume isn’t sufficient. If foldable phones sell like iPads, this could very well happen to them too.

Re: iPhone Duo

#642

Post by nvarsj »

What's up with all the negativity? Apple is finally doing something radical (for them) again with the iPhone, their bread and butter. And I'm all here for it. 10 years of the same form factor was getting old. I'm gonna buy this on release, easiest decision ever.

Re: iPhone Duo

#643

Post by fragmede »

saberience wrote: post #608
ksec wrote: post #469

I think the Duo looks great. And from the few hands on video I have seen I think the Apple presentation actually doesn't do it justice. There is no crease at all! [1] On the note on this year's keynote. I can't be the only one who feels the whole vibe of the keynote changed. This isn't Tim Cook style keynote and John Ternus wasted no time to try and changed a few things already. I can't wait for John to further shake…

Personally I think it looks both incredibly ugly and also really non ergonomic. I can’t see it being comfortable to hold and type on at all. I predict the form factor will be gone within two years.

Given that it's basically an iPad at that size, and those have been around for 16 years, I wouldn't be so sure about that.

Re: iPhone Duo

#644

Post by kristianp »

hbarka wrote: post #591

There’s a standard for paper sizes called the ISO 216 international standard, aka A-series paper sizes. You may be familiar with it outside of the American 8.5”x11” letter size. The simplicity, for example, where an A3 sheet is exactly twice the area of A4. One A3 sheet folded in half becomes two A4 sheets. This is intentional: when you fold or divide an A-series sheet exactly in half, the resulting sheets have the s…

That's not far off the 4:3 of the Samsung Z fold 8. Around 4.24:3.

Re: iPhone Duo

#645

Post by ghshephard »

jazzpush2 wrote: post #611

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've been rocking out a Casio F-91W (Retails new for $23) for about 3 months now - And all the annoyance I had with with my Apple Watch Ultra (16 hour battery, constant annoyance to upgrade, endless and useless notifications) - is gone. The CR2016 battery last 5+ YEARS , replacements are And, I don't think I've once missed having the big annoying clunker of a watch.

Re: iPhone Duo

#647

Post by hinkley »

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…

At this point it's feeding screen addiction.

When I go for walks I only bring my smart watch. If I break an ankle or someone has an emergency we can talk. But I can't pull up a bench and doomscroll for an hour.

Re: iPhone Duo

#650

Post by tiffanyh »

I’m in a weird spot because my iPad is old and my iPhone old.

So I’m in the market to buy new ones of each.

So I’m now having to decide if I just buy the Duo … instead of a new phone and new iPad.

But seems like a worse phone and worse iPad - than standalone.

(it does look like the best foldable I’ve seen though)

Post reply on HN