No... many more have chosen to live w/ the screen or switch to a smaller screen. They're selling more iPhone's than previously. They might be losing market share but they're also increasing sales (shipped if you'd rather have that) year to year.
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iPhone 5 is definitely too small...
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No... many more have chosen to live w/ the screen or switch to a smaller screen. They're selling more iPhone's than previously. They might be losing market share but they're also increasing sales (shipped if you'd rather have that) year to year.
I love iOS, but the same design year after year, just got old. Everyone else is moving forward with larger displays, and Apple is rehashing the same design but making it longer. The iPhone 4 was fresh in design, and packed a ton of new features over the 3G, and 3GS. But Apple with the iPhone 5 essentially took the exact same iPhone 4 design and decided that only making it longer but keeping the design the same would be good enough. It wasn't enough for me, so I switched to the SIII.
I like the iPhone 5's new height, but I wish it was a touch bit wider. I get why it wasn't done, but a bit more width would still be preferable.
I've been using the nexus 4 for a couple of days now and I wouldn't say that screen size matters that much. That is, not when it comes to surfing the web. IMO it's as follows: either the website you are on is optimised for mobile devices anyway and then it doesn't really matter how big your screen is, or its not optimised and you end up scrolling and zooming like a berserk anyway.
Only advantage of as bigger screen is if you're watching movies, but I'm not really a person who uses their handset to do that kind of stuff anyway.
Only advantage of as bigger screen is if you're watching movies, but I'm not really a person who uses their handset to do that kind of stuff anyway.
I agree with this.
We all have different tastes.I prefer a slightly larger screen but can see that others like smaller.
But isn't that the reason why options would be nice?
Just look at the iPad forum a year ago and an overwhelming majority claimed "9.7in is perfect and any smaller wouldn't be functional". Fast forward to now and the Mini is a huge hit and all those people claiming "9.7 is perfect" have either flip flopped their opinion or crawled under a rock.
You're pointing the finger at the guy by saying "Apple doesn't need to release one JUST TO SATISFY YOU" as if hes making a crazy selfish statement, but the reality is that a bigger size satisfies (potentially) more than half of the world and would win back many Android users who chose their phone based on screen rather than OS. So my opinion is that IF given a choice in phone sizes then a larger one would greatly outsell a smaller one because Apple (and its defenders) don't know best.
According to Apple, there is a "definite" size. And that's why they offer only one (or two, technically). It's "definitely" the right size because it helps prevent fragmentation with apps, allowing them to scale properly. Just like there's a "definite" correct mini tablet size. 7.9"
This is all got from Apple's own presentations, marketing campaigns, and philosophy.
And that's the problem, that they declare what size is right for their users. So while apps are more unified in the App Store, there are also caveats. Apple is very limited to certain screen sizes and they have no choice but to market those sizes to the best of their ability, which includes saying the sizes they've chosen are the only sizes that makes sense, while ridiculing OEMs that dare create other sizes.
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OMG, more or less what I just wrote.
This is all got from Apple's own presentations, marketing campaigns, and philosophy.
And that's the problem, that they declare what size is right for their users. So while apps are more unified in the App Store, there are also caveats. Apple is very limited to certain screen sizes and they have no choice but to market those sizes to the best of their ability, which includes saying the sizes they've chosen are the only sizes that makes sense, while ridiculing OEMs that dare create other sizes.
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OMG, more or less what I just wrote.
Apple stock is up $30 today, there must be a larger phone in the works.
Lol, nice one.
Apple really doesn't need to release a phone with a bigger screen just to satisfy everyone. It just needs to come up with an "optimum" screen size that will satisfy the "majority". Apple doesn't need to dominate the smartphone such that it releases several iPhones with different screen sizes to satisfy every individual out there, because there's no sense in that.
There are alot of people out there that are satisfied with 4". You may say that there also also people desiring bigger screens that have gone on to Android phones, but at the end of the day, it is really quite impossible for one company to cater to the entire consumer base.
I personally wish Apple had made two sizes of the iPhone 5, a 3.5" display and a larger display version for those who like big screens. Instead, they went with 4" 16:9, which in my opinion is too small to be a comfortable big screen phone and too large and long to be a comfortable small screen phone. The extra real estate for videos is nice, but I use my iPhone to watch tv shows maybe twice a year, I'd rather have a better screen size for everything else.
For me, the 3.5" display was perfect and as such I am disappointed in the iPhone 5. Sadly, there are no other phones on the market with such a display size, so iPhone 5 is still the best solution for me. I wouldn't want a larger phone. The screen size aside, I love the iPhone 5--I'd just love it more if it was 3.5" and still 3:2.
That said, trying to group everyone into a one size fits all scenario isn't going to work. iPhone normal size and iPhone super-size could have been a smart move.
For me, the 3.5" display was perfect and as such I am disappointed in the iPhone 5. Sadly, there are no other phones on the market with such a display size, so iPhone 5 is still the best solution for me. I wouldn't want a larger phone. The screen size aside, I love the iPhone 5--I'd just love it more if it was 3.5" and still 3:2.
That said, trying to group everyone into a one size fits all scenario isn't going to work. iPhone normal size and iPhone super-size could have been a smart move.
Yeah, I've come across plenty of people like you that prefers the 3.5" screen being the best and most comfortable for them. Maybe you can still get the 4S.
Unfortunately, the amount of people saying the iPhone 5's screen is too small and longing for Apple to release a phone with a bigger screen, number in the millions.
Not sure you saw the sarcasm in my post. I am perfectly happy with the 3.5 inch screen. The person I replied to stated that the only reason the stock was falling was that the screen size is still too small.
Yeah I knew that. Why do you think I said "Lol, nice one."?
Sarcasm is the way of humour in forums like this one.
Yeah I knew that. Why do you think I said "Lol, nice one."?
Sarcasm is the way of humour in forums like this one.
I use it a lot, sometimes it's hard to tell in writing if a person is being sarcastic though. Face to face you can usually tell.
Haha exactly. Most people's face just gives them away whenever they're sarcastic.
Btw, the iPhone 5 is not too small!!!!