Truly hilarious sentiment from the anti-case crusader.Its a matter of getting used to things, as well as also not being so closed minded.
For all the talk of how revolutionary* iOS was when it first launched - or how different iOS 7 is versus 6 - it's still a static icon grid home screen like any desktop system which came before it. It's not ideal for mobile devices, with tiny touch targets (though I know you can scale some things up with accessibility) and a lot of wasted space.
Windows Phone's live tile system, on the other hand, has it's advantages and disadvantages like anything else, but it's easier to use on mobile devices than either Android or iOS. Android has plenty of launchers, themes, apps, and other customizations (especially if you are rooted), though, whereas with iOS you are very limited with the UI. More display area might help iOS, but an uptick to screen size in order to play catch-up won't make the iPhone massively better than the competition.
Apple's hardware is pretty good, though, and I like the physical construction of nearly all their products. Not a fan of iOS or OS X, though.
* Apple does deserves credit for making capacitive, multi-touch displays on smartphones a success, though
Truly hilarious sentiment from the anti-case crusader.
No one's saying you must use a case. It's pretty obvious open-mindedness refers to your ability to understand that some people want and need to use a case whereas others. Accepting that phone use is about different strokes for different folks is open-mindedness.You are equating "using a case" as "open minded', which is not true.
Sarcasm failed.
The fact that you've spent your past posts trying to tell people a certain phone size is just fine for you and its a matter for them to be open-minded and how cases aren't necessary is the exact opposite of open minded.
Good job creating a failed strawman argument.
Oh noes, the Moto X might be too big for man-thumbs! *heh heh*Moto X vs iPhone 5
Make that the "You've made your phone look like a toddler's toy pointer-outer."Truly hilarious sentiment from the anti-case crusader.
Let's face it, there is a certain degree of fanboism at play here. Some will go to the extreme to defend a certain brand associated with certain size. Just the nature of the beast. I mean, seriously? Male thumb length?
Moto X vs iPhone 5
I'm not justifying the puny size. I'm pointing out there's a significant difference in size between an iPhone 5 and a Galaxy S4.Yeah iphone fans justifying its puny size is hilarious! What are you going to say when iPhone6 has a 5 inch screen?
Even Apple iphones are moving towards bigger sizes from what I have heard. I feel like bigger phones are more harder to hold. Combine that with putting a case on, it makes it pretty uncomfortable.
Ok, I may be exaggerating since the S4 is comfortable to hold without a case, but really a case is pretty much essential for such an expensive gadget.
I know that phone companies put out Mini versions of some of their flagship phones, but the specs of those phones are horrid compared to their main counterparts.
The OP posted his opinion on phones. Why can't people just let him have his opinion?
Its roughly the same size: bezels too big, screen too puny. Now, I know I didn't use 1,000 words, lots of exaggeration and a dissertation on male thumb size to say that, but there it is.On one hand we have openwheel who says the S4 isn't significantly larger. How can you say that and then at the same time claim the iPhone is puny? If it's not significantly larger, then there's no significant difference meaning you can't have one be significantly smaller either. So which is it? Is the iPhone too small or is it roughly the same size?
Yeah iphone fans justifying its puny size is hilarious! What are you going to say when iPhone6 has a 5 inch screen?
On one hand we have openwheel who says the S4 isn't significantly larger. How can you say that and then at the same time claim the iPhone is puny? If it's not significantly larger, then there's no significant difference meaning you can't have one be significantly smaller either. So which is it? Is the iPhone too small or is it roughly the same size?
Welcome it with open arms as long as its almost no bezel.
Show me where I said that?But according to delarium, iPhone 6 will be bigger than GIGANTIC and extremely uncomfortable to hold. Right delarium?
If you read the two posts carefully the OP made in this whole thread, you can see that he's not complaining about people who disagree with him. Both posts make it clear he's looking for a smaller phone and he wishes there were more options for people who want smaller phones. If anything the thread was open for discussion to begin with.It's fine to have an opinion.
It's not fine to air an opinion in public and complain if people disagree with it.
If he just wanted to have an opinion and not a discussion why bother posting?
(Not having a go at you OP, it's just I've always been a bit confused by the "I'm entitled to my opinion, don't disagree with me" posts)
Oh please. Most people toddler-proofing their phones from themselves aren't traveling internationally to the wilds of the earth with no access to resources all the time. Let's dredge up every extreme while we're at it.
If you're being jostled around in public- put the freakin' phone away, pay attention to your surroundings.
If you're with your kids: put the phone away.
if you're jumping out of a taxi in the rain, onto your 3rd flight in 3 days, etc- put the phone away.
Like I said, all most people need to do is stop trying to tweet or do whatever it is they feel is so damned important when they're engaging in activities that increase the likelihood of dropping the phone. (Or being the annoying jackasses I see people being who keep their minds/eyes glued to their damned phones all the time rather than engage in the real world.) When you're seated IN the taxi or plane securely- THEN use your phone- not while jumping out of it. No adult toddler-proofing needed.
Its a matter of getting used to things, as well as also not being so closed minded. Your perception quickly changes. My perception of phones shifted up with the Note 2... the Notes to me are just "normal" sized. Small phones look way too small to me. Today saw my friend's Lumia or whatever (one of the first Winphones I've seen in the wild) and that seemed to me positively ginormous- my N3 seems small next to it. But I can see where I could even get used to that size being 'normal'.
My Note 12.2 seemed to me like a realllly biiiiig tablet when I first got it. Now it doesn't seem big at all... its my new norm. I now look at a 10" tablet as slightly too small for me, and 7" feels really puny.
Let's face it, there is a certain degree of fanboism at play here. Some will go to the extreme to defend a certain brand associated with certain size. Just the nature of the beast. I mean, seriously? Male thumb length?
Face it, it's ridiculous for anyone to claim iPhone 5S as "forgets its there" while S4 as "gigantic". That's just wild exaggeration. We can chase chicken and egg all day, but at the end, the Apple boys will prefer 4 inch, and everyone else will prefer whatever they desire.
The optimal max size for a phone can probably best be described by taking the distance between the tip of your middle finger to your wrist and multiplying that number by 2/3. For me that means a 5.5" screen. For most people it probably means something more along the lines of an iphone 5, which is probably why apple stayed at that size for so long... I'm sure they had a whole team of people doing all sorts of ergonomic tests, and I bet they came up with a similar formula to the one above. For those with small hands, even the iphone is probably unconfortably large.