Well people better get on board or get left behind then, because 6/7 inches phones aren’t even big anymore
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Other Anyone else miss the iPhones released under Jobs’ leadership?
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Between the first MacBook Pro in January 2006 and October 2011, there were 9 updates.
Only one of those updates, October 2008, was a redesign.
Even the original 2006 MacBook Pro was just the design of the previous PowerBooks, that design introduced in 2003.
So between 2003 and 2011, the MBP design was changed… once.
Meanwhile, between 2013 and 2021, the design of the iPhone changed massively.
Compare a 2006 MacBook Pro to a 2011 MacBook Pro, and then compare an iPhone 5S to a 13 Pro Max.
I've had the 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5s, 6, 6sPlus, 7, X, Xr, 12PM, 13PM, 14PM, and 15PM now.
With a larger case and more screen area comes the ability to pack more technology into a phone.
There is no way you could pack everything in a 15PM into a 4s case.
If you'd like something that small, purchase a small android flip or something. Maybe an old blueberry, idk.
Dismissing those of us who prefer small phones as "fanboys" is, quite frankly, insulting.
We live in a different time where more products are needed to reach as wide an audience as possible, especially in the high stakes of phone sales.
Well, not so much just because. One has to assume that Apple has large amounts of stock built up. By slashing the cost they still recoup on what would otherwise be dead product.
Jobs actually had passion and vision, current generic CEO types there have never had a original thought
Not particularly no. Jobs died 12 years ago and technology and innovation was way off what it is now. It is impossible to know whether or not the iPhone would be vastly different to what we have now. It’s not just the iPhone that drives the industry either and many manufacturers have pushed innovation into the direction it has gone.
The original iPhone launched at $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB) in the U.S. which is around $740 and $890 in today’s dollars, with a 2 year AT&T contact. The cheapest AT&T iPhone plan then was $59.99/month which is around $90/month in today's dollars but could go much higher.
You can get new iPhones today for as little as $429 without any carrier commitment, and various carrier "deals" can potentially bring down the price of iPhones hundreds of dollars. For example, a new iPhone 15 Plus can be had for as little as $215.64 ($5.99 x 36) through AT&T. That's far cheaper than the inflation adjusted launch prices of the original iPhone.
Nope, I was not a fan of most of the iPhones released in Steve’s era. Those iPhones were good in their own ways but I loved big screened phones, at that time all you had were 3.5inch screen iPhones, I already had Androids with 4.3inch screens and wanted more.
I loved the look of iPhone 4 and 4S but I hated how small their screens were.
I jumped on to iPhone with the Xs Max as we finally got an iPhone with a big AMOLED screen.
I loved the look of iPhone 4 and 4S but I hated how small their screens were.
I jumped on to iPhone with the Xs Max as we finally got an iPhone with a big AMOLED screen.
People have short memories. I still remember when Android users were touting their bigger screens. I admit I was tempted. When iPhones made the "jump" to I think 4" screens, that was a big deal. And again when the Plus phones came out.
Indeed. I think when the iPhone 5 arrived with a 4inch screen I had a Galaxy S3 with a 4.8inch screen. When the iPhone 6 Plus arrived with a 5.5inch screen I had a Galaxy Note 4 with 5.7inch screen 😂
Still Apple kept stubbornly going with the damn IPS LCD screens so I continued to hold off.
Finally in 2018 the Xs Max arrived with its glorious 6.5inch AMOLED screen, Apple had finally created the iPhone I wanted, iOS was also showing signs of it going where I wanted it to go.
Agree 100%. iPhone X was peak-iPhone in my opinion: it marked the transition from elegant, design-led, one-hand-operable Pro devices to bulky, engineering-led Pro devices. iPhones are still the leading premium phones, but the gap appears to have steadily narrowed starting with the iPhone 11 Pros.
I don’t begrudge the larger iPhones for those who want them, but am disappointed that those of us who bought-into Apple’s three-screens strategy have no option for a premium small phone and are now forced to either trade down to a non-premium mini to get a small device or purchase a bulky phone to get premium features and materials. 😞
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I cannot imagine going back to the Jobs era way of doing business.
Tim really made Apple a juggernaut of electronics.
Honestly, no?
They were usually massively underpowered in terms of RAM and as soon as the next year's iOS release would drop, they would become slow and laggy.
I think people look back on those times with rose colored glasses. Today's iPhone's are much more reliable and long-lasting.
They were usually massively underpowered in terms of RAM and as soon as the next year's iOS release would drop, they would become slow and laggy.
I think people look back on those times with rose colored glasses. Today's iPhone's are much more reliable and long-lasting.
Today's iPhone users want phablets and not iPhone mini, iPhone 5, iPhone 4, etc.
Right. No one likes to squint down on a little phone screen. I dropped down from a Max sized phone to a Pro sized, and I really don't miss the real estate that much, the tradeoff is that I can hold my phone easier, and it is a little more pocketable. I only got a couple of years with my 4S because of battery issues.. but I used my XS Max for nearly 5 years. I would still be using it now but my work environment had not taken its toll. I treat this one better.