...the larger screen is better for their language's keyboard, it needs more room. But then surely the same would be true for Japan...
Although the kanji ideograms used in Japanese and Chinese may have a similar look there is a huge difference in the number of kanji characters that are used is overwhelmingly larger in Chinese than in Japanese.
I understand the possible use of the larger screen for the Chinese syllabaries (which are much more dense and complex) while the Japanese is much more airy.
Do you know what OS the Xiaomi Mi3 employs? Why is it with these tech writers that Apple (only) should be afraid? (I'm sure there is a reason, there always is.)
He has already established “never”. He couldn’t care less about the option. He doesn’t use the option.
No, it isn’t. All sales and use numbers show otherwise.
Gee, I don’t know, maybe because YOU’D HAVE TO CALL SOMEONE. ON THE PHONE. This is so fundamental a concept to comprehend that I’m having to define it using its own words since telephony has been such an integral part of human communication for so long. Because of this, I have absolutely no idea why your question even needed to be asked.
Lmao It's kinda cute that we are both arguing the same thing but you did your usual arguing style thing for it.
I would like to see a study of how many calls are made through smart phones compared to how many texts are sent. I know I send hundreds of texts a day, and don't make hundreds of calls....
Also I'm not sure how you would define "maybe" but yes maybe I'd like to make a call, and like I said the option is there on a phone, not on an iPad.
Plus you also know the other guy used "never" as an exaggeration.
I think - as has been pointed out by others many times - that in the the asian markets phablets are often the only computing device people own (or use?). As such an iPad is not portable enough and an iPhone too small. The sweet spot is probably a moving target but if this is what is happening it makes a lot of sense to me.
Do you know what OS the Xiaomi Mi3 employs? Why is it with these tech writers that Apple (only) should be afraid? (I'm sure there is a reason, there always is.)
Because to Forbes, Apple is a Dead Company Walking. Only Apple will be affected by mass extinction, a 10 earthquake, or global warming. Analysts don't get Apple.
Why is it with these tech writers that Apple (only) should be afraid? (I'm sure there is a reason, there always is.)
BecauseAppleisdoooooooooooooooomed…
Originally Posted by justp1ayin
I would like to see a study of how many calls are made through smart phones compared to how many texts are sent. I know I send hundreds of texts a day, and don't make hundreds of calls....
Oh, I’m 100% certain that people use data more than they call on smartphones. That’s why calling has moved to unlimited; they make money on the data. But since texting has moved to unlimited as well…
Also I’m not sure how you would define “maybe”...
In this sense, sarcastically, meaning ‘obviously it’s going to be used on a regular basis, otherwise why did you buy a telephone at all’.
…not on an iPad.
Well… An iPad can voice call any iOS device or Mac. It’s getting close.
Plus you also know the other guy used "never" as an exaggeration.
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Ugh..... horrible oversized phablets. Why would anyone want a huge 5.5 inch phone. Seriously, if all you want to do on your phone is take calls then buy an iPad mini and get a £10 dumb phone.
People look so stupid holding these massive brick like devices against their head, I thought we'd got past huge phones in the late 1990's
Considering how much you can do on an iOS device, and how much of it becomes easier with larger text/graphics and more real estate....I don't think this comment makes much sense, or is relevant in 2014.
The people who make these comments are the people that make PHONE CALLS all day long. If you're like me, and you're one of the overwhelming majority of iPhone users where an actual 'phone call' is one of the least used features....you're not so worried about the size of the device being held to your head.
Unfortunately, they are the world's largest economy and market for mobile phones. A case of the dragon's tail wagging the dog.
This may be driving the rumored 5.5 inch iPhonezilla. Someday, everything will be designed for the Chinese market, and local versions made for the Western world.
Yeah, the next step up in size is the original 1989 Motorola "Brick" phone that the cool kids driving BMWs were rocking in the 80s. Probably talking to their stock brokers on the way to the cocaine bar.
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On a related new, six out of every ten smartphones sold in China during the month of March came with a screen size smaller than 5 inches diagonally.
Lies, damn lies, statistics.
...the larger screen is better for their language's keyboard, it needs more room. But then surely the same would be true for Japan...
Although the kanji ideograms used in Japanese and Chinese may have a similar look there is a huge difference in the number of kanji characters that are used is overwhelmingly larger in Chinese than in Japanese.
I understand the possible use of the larger screen for the Chinese syllabaries (which are much more dense and complex) while the Japanese is much more airy.
Interesting piece, particularly juxtaposed to this:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2014/04/27/apple-be-afraid-chinas-xiaomi-going-global/
Do you know what OS the Xiaomi Mi3 employs? Why is it with these tech writers that Apple (only) should be afraid? (I'm sure there is a reason, there always is.)
Lmao It's kinda cute that we are both arguing the same thing but you did your usual arguing style thing for it.
I would like to see a study of how many calls are made through smart phones compared to how many texts are sent. I know I send hundreds of texts a day, and don't make hundreds of calls....
Also I'm not sure how you would define "maybe" but yes maybe I'd like to make a call, and like I said the option is there on a phone, not on an iPad.
Plus you also know the other guy used "never" as an exaggeration.
Use an iPad then
Still I don't see an iPhone > 5". Perhaps around 5", but certainly not Phablet size.
Bingo.
Because to Forbes, Apple is a Dead Company Walking. Only Apple will be affected by mass extinction, a 10 earthquake, or global warming. Analysts don't get Apple.
Why is it with these tech writers that Apple (only) should be afraid? (I'm sure there is a reason, there always is.)
Because Apple is doooooooooooooooomed…
Oh, I’m 100% certain that people use data more than they call on smartphones. That’s why calling has moved to unlimited; they make money on the data. But since texting has moved to unlimited as well…
In this sense, sarcastically, meaning ‘obviously it’s going to be used on a regular basis, otherwise why did you buy a telephone at all’.
Well… An iPad can voice call any iOS device or Mac. It’s getting close.
Did he? I’ve found plenty of people who don’t exaggerate here.
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Ugh..... horrible oversized phablets. Why would anyone want a huge 5.5 inch phone. Seriously, if all you want to do on your phone is take calls then buy an iPad mini and get a £10 dumb phone.
People look so stupid holding these massive brick like devices against their head, I thought we'd got past huge phones in the late 1990's
Considering how much you can do on an iOS device, and how much of it becomes easier with larger text/graphics and more real estate....I don't think this comment makes much sense, or is relevant in 2014.
The people who make these comments are the people that make PHONE CALLS all day long. If you're like me, and you're one of the overwhelming majority of iPhone users where an actual 'phone call' is one of the least used features....you're not so worried about the size of the device being held to your head.
Because Apple is doooooooooooooooomed…
Very nice, I must try that sometime. :-)
Maybe it's just a phad?
Then Apple can release a phablet-style device, make an enormous pile of money, and then exit the market before it collapses.
Not enough, apparently.
When has Apple ever been that form of opportunist?
Unfortunately, they are the world's largest economy and market for mobile phones. A case of the dragon's tail wagging the dog.
This may be driving the rumored 5.5 inch iPhonezilla. Someday, everything will be designed for the Chinese market, and local versions made for the Western world.
Look! One-handed use! Trolls win!
Yeah, the next step up in size is the original 1989 Motorola "Brick" phone that the cool kids driving BMWs were rocking in the 80s. Probably talking to their stock brokers on the way to the cocaine bar.
Plus you also know the other guy used "never" as an exaggeration.
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Did he? I’ve found plenty of people who don’t exaggerate here.
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I told you a million times, "don't exaggerate!"
Not so sure about this phablet thing.
If they were so popular (outside of fan forums) then why did Samsung have to mislead investors over their phablet sales.
And then there's the recent JD Power survey.
In the 'next phone must-have' round, big screens didn't even make the list. So how popular are they, really?
I think there's a big screen iPhone on the way, but 5.5"? I don't see it myself.
so why dont you just get an ipad mini?
makes no sense at all
Because I can be contactable by phone and in cases of emergency. Duh.so why dont you just get an ipad mini?
makes no sense at all
Because I can be contactable by phone and in cases of emergency. Duh.