I am excited about getting my iPhone 5, which should arrive this week. I think its an improvement over the 4S by a long shot.
but I also think apple could have made the 5 twice as thick and it still would be easily thin enough to fit in a pocket but allow for a much stronger battery, and for more memory, and an even better camera.
I never found myself thinking, even of the 3GS, "damn this thing is just too thick!"
I have however found myself wishing I had a better camera, or that the battery would last longer. Even as stoked as I am about the 5, I wish it were even better. I'm jealous of the nokia 808 pureview camera, and I'd like a battery that you could use hard and it easily last 24 hours.
There's things apple does I don't agree with, but can understand why they did it that way. for instance the screen size. I would love a giant screen. but I understand apples reasoning behind why they chose not to go that route. Apple's right, giant screens are not meant for one handed use.
personally I'd be willing to trade one handed use for a larger screen, but I still get where apple is coming from.
Which it comes to thinness, I don't get that at all. I understand it to a point, thinness makes it fit the pocket better, but even two 5's would easily fit your pocket. Well unless you wear hipster skinny jeans or something. LOL
I can see it now. the iphone 10 will be able to double as a bookmark, and will be so light it can be blown away in a breeze.
Frankly I'd like to see a thicker iphone that throws in a giant battery, better speaker, more storage space, and a kickass camera that can compete with the nokia 808 pureview.
So why does apple insist on being so thin? I'd like to understand it from their point of view, even if I don't agree with them.
but I also think apple could have made the 5 twice as thick and it still would be easily thin enough to fit in a pocket but allow for a much stronger battery, and for more memory, and an even better camera.
I never found myself thinking, even of the 3GS, "damn this thing is just too thick!"
I have however found myself wishing I had a better camera, or that the battery would last longer. Even as stoked as I am about the 5, I wish it were even better. I'm jealous of the nokia 808 pureview camera, and I'd like a battery that you could use hard and it easily last 24 hours.
There's things apple does I don't agree with, but can understand why they did it that way. for instance the screen size. I would love a giant screen. but I understand apples reasoning behind why they chose not to go that route. Apple's right, giant screens are not meant for one handed use.
personally I'd be willing to trade one handed use for a larger screen, but I still get where apple is coming from.
Which it comes to thinness, I don't get that at all. I understand it to a point, thinness makes it fit the pocket better, but even two 5's would easily fit your pocket. Well unless you wear hipster skinny jeans or something. LOL
I can see it now. the iphone 10 will be able to double as a bookmark, and will be so light it can be blown away in a breeze.
Frankly I'd like to see a thicker iphone that throws in a giant battery, better speaker, more storage space, and a kickass camera that can compete with the nokia 808 pureview.
So why does apple insist on being so thin? I'd like to understand it from their point of view, even if I don't agree with them.
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