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iPhone Thumb - remember this ad? (youtube.com)
over 8 years ago from Wade Muller
28 comments
Jeff Marshall, over 8 years ago
Introducing the iPhone 6. The first iPhone designed for the exclusive purpose of reducing Samsung's market share.
Pierre de Milly, over 8 years ago
Or meeting demand.
"People don't know what they want before they have it" only works for new lines of products, disruptive innovation. When you reached the 7th iteration of a product that billions of people use every day, you have to start listening to them.
Tierney Cyren, over 8 years ago
Am I the only one who remembers Apple fanboys lording it over Android fanboys because superior Apple products only had one (two, when the iPad came) screen size to develop for?
Milosz Falinski, over 8 years ago
While I personally prefer the smaller displays of iPhone 5 compared to the larger Androids.. this is what you get when you poke fun at competition for cheap laughs instead of minding your own business. They've done the same with the NFC chip in the past and suddenly now invented Google Wallet 3 years after Google.
George Chen, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )
Speaking of poke fun at competition for cheap laughs, I think Samsung is actually pretty aggressive by all count.
I don' think I need to remind you the series of ads where they portrait people that uses iPhone are either sheeps or just hipsters.... Not only they made fun of the brand, they actually made fun of the users too...
Wesley Haines, over 8 years ago
i'm sorry when was the last time you saw someone use Google Wallet...?
John Mauro, over 8 years ago
The 4 was the ideal screen size. The should have stuck to their guns and focused on reducing thickness.
Giulio Michelon, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )
They know what they are doing: http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/09/a-look-at-apples-reachability-one-hand-mode-for-larger-iphone-6-video/
wojtek w., over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )
That's the most disappointing thing I've seen during this whole keynote. It's like they're not even trying anymore.
- "Jony, I can't tap that button. The phone is too big."
- "Nonsense! It's a perfect 5.5" mini-tablet! Double tap the bottom of the phone so that the top will slide down to the bottom, so you can go back to the top to press that button. One tap simplified into 3 taps."
- "Brilliant! Innovation!"
Wade Muller, over 8 years ago
As a Nexus user I think it's about time they adapted.
Brendon Bigley, over 8 years ago
I was a long time iPhone kind of guy but decided to try out a Nexus 5 for about six months. Going back to the 5S made me wish I had a bigger screen. Couldn't be happier with the announcement.
Stefano Tirloni, over 8 years ago
The best ratio was the 4 but they've to do a new phone every two years and they're forced to change its screen dimension.
Marcelo Novaes, over 8 years ago This does not feels like a move that Apple would do. Times have changed for sure. The iPhone 6 and 6+ are catch up products, What happened to "leap ahead" ?
brian andrich, over 8 years ago
yep, time to abandon ship
Marcelo Novaes, over 8 years ago Not at all. I want Apple to succeed. the iPhone 6 is gorgeous.
Joel Califa, over 8 years ago
iPhone 5 - makes a lot of sense for left handed people
Jaime Selva, over 8 years ago
The iPhone 5 is an ergonomic phone, iPhone 6 not, tendinitis in coming...
iPhone 4 was an ergonomic phone. iPhone 5 is not.
Shamsher Shah, almost 7 years ago Appworld One Stop Shop for all your iPhone needs
http://appworldin.com/
Adam Selby, over 8 years ago
To be fair "Reachability" seems to solve this problem quite well.
Yes? What does that have to do with Apple's solution?
Javin Ladish, over 8 years ago
I wonder if the iPhone 6s will be slightly smaller to accommodate the people who love the iPhone 4 and/or 5.
We should also take a look at how Samsung tried to solve the same problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg7fGLApino
In my opinion Apple has a much more elegant solution to the problem (both visually and interaction).
Nice Shoes, over 8 years ago
Duh!
Break your thumb in two places and stretch it. Then let it set and viola; no more problems.
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