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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by yoz-y »

4star3star wrote: post #903

I don't think I would want this device for $500, let alone what Apple is asking. What is the appeal? There are a few screen scenarios that make sense for my life: (1) Multiple displays at desk to work; (2) TV + couch; (3) laptop + lap or surface; (4) phone (anywhere). I'm never in need of a tablet. If I needed that screen real estate, I'd be reaching for my laptop.

I commute by train. I would never watch a tv show on a phone but watched plenty on my iPad. If the big screen gives you an actual access to “desktop” web, then suddenly more web starts working (the switch in Safari is perfectly useless)

Tmux does not work that well on a tiny screen, and I use it a lot.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by jbotz »

Apple killed the iPhone mini because it only had a 4-6% share of sales of all iPhone models. While some people may really want this, I can't imaging that it'll get more than 5% of iPhone sales (after maybe an initial higher novelty peak).

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by ncr100 »

4star3star wrote: post #903

I don't think I would want this device for $500, let alone what Apple is asking. What is the appeal? There are a few screen scenarios that make sense for my life: (1) Multiple displays at desk to work; (2) TV + couch; (3) laptop + lap or surface; (4) phone (anywhere). I'm never in need of a tablet. If I needed that screen real estate, I'd be reaching for my laptop.

Lease for $58/mo .. $1392 over lease life

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by unsupp0rted »

Lately I leave my MacBook Pro at home and Codex remote for everything. It’s a dream.

But what’s missing is manual in-browser testing, on the go.

This solves that.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by aryehof »

kvnhn wrote: post #809

PSA: Spoiler alert for the show Silo in some of the demo shots. Product demos spoiling TV shows… What a time to be alive.

Are the Silo shots too dark to see, like when attempting to watch it via an Apple sub?

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by ncr100 »

pier25 wrote: post #353

Foldables seem like Homer's car to me. It's a worse phone and a worse tablet all in one. For reference: https://media.wired.com/photos/593252a1edfced5820d0fa07/3:2/...

Mmm I have had two foldables .. 3 years daily usage ... and they're great phones and great tablets.

So, ymmv.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by seabrookmx »

jbotz wrote: post #952

Apple killed the iPhone mini because it only had a 4-6% share of sales of all iPhone models. While some people may really want this, I can't imaging that it'll get more than 5% of iPhone sales (after maybe an initial higher novelty peak).

They can possibly justify the lower sales volume if the margins are much higher.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by anshumankmr »

jbotz wrote: post #952

Apple killed the iPhone mini because it only had a 4-6% share of sales of all iPhone models. While some people may really want this, I can't imaging that it'll get more than 5% of iPhone sales (after maybe an initial higher novelty peak).

I think fold phones are not at least for most OEM manufacturers the bedrock of their business whereas the Mini was supposed to perform at least as well as the mainstay iPhones cause it did not do much beyond being a percentage smaller.

I on the other hand hope they kill the slim iPhone and/or bring back the Plus cause the 16 Plus was a solid deal.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by spockz »

jorisw wrote: post #933
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…

Me and my friends were naively hoping Ternus would switch back to the Jobs era format, or at least dial down from today’s. We all hate the over acted, over produced keynote format of today

Maybe next year. It is a bit of an ask for someone who is just in the job for a few weeks. (Of course he has been groomed to get there. But still.)

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by anshumankmr »

mmmmmbop wrote: post #697
stillpointlab wrote: post #586

These threads are often amusing with people obliviously asking: why doesn't Apple make exactly what I want? And then stating with certainty how well their custom requirements would sell. I'll probably wait and see how this phone does over the next few years. If it is still highly regarded by version 3 then I could imagine making the switch to a folding phone. For now I will remain conservative since my phone is such…

100%. It was so funny to see how for years, everyone on HN was harping on about how well a smaller iPhone would sell. Then Apple finally released the iPhone mini and nobody was buying it, so they had to kill it after a couple of iterations. Basically, try to do the opposite of what HN is saying and you might just create a successful product.

https://youtu.be/FJgTKx-rg18?si=LRWaCeOMC5z-dLOg very relevant video from almost 10 years back which was about Oneplus but says the same thing in much greater depth.
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