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Whirlwind Jones posted:I'm not going to measure my thumb but I can do all of those things and palm an NCAA basketball. Then Apple made reachability because....? And people have rightly complained about huge Android phones being hard to use one handed because....? No one is saying you can't hold it in one hand and scroll around on web pages. But you're being extremely silly arguing that a 5.5" iPhone is somehow totally easy to use one handed, just like a 4" iPhone! Or here, this seems somehow relevant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99m7lebirE Jmcrofts posted:I can't hit the top left corner, but I'm not sure why I'd have to, the back button is right by my thumb. iPhone doesn't have a back button right by your thumb, though. Navigation buttons in apps are by design all along the top. It makes the problem of a huge phone and one handed use somewhat worse in iOS than in Android. It'll still be totally fine to use two handed, better than smaller iPhones even.  
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RVProfootballer posted:Then Apple made reachability because....?
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Big City Drinkin posted:So what's the story with the "c" line? Is the idea that it only comes out in tandem with "s" releases, so the current 6 will be the 6c in a year? Maybe they'll just scrap the whole thing. It's meant to make producing an older phone cheaper; they haven't discontinued the 5s probably because of the nerd rage you're seeing now but I would expect it to make a reappearance with NFC chips and stuff next year.
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Radbot posted:Have the people bitching about the soft buttons in Android actually, y'know, used 4.4.4?
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Sep 10, 2014 17:42
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Whirlwind Jones posted:Because not everyone has frying pan sized hands?  Bah gawd.
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Whirlwind Jones posted:Because not everyone has above average sized hands? Please watch the video I linked, I think it will be helpful.
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Sep 10, 2014 17:45
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Considering how slowly Android updates get rolled out, probably not!  That was good but the disappearing soft buttons have been a thing since 4.0, so late 2011.
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Sep 10, 2014 17:46
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RVProfootballer posted:Please watch the video I linked, I think it will be helpful.
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RVProfootballer posted:iPhone doesn't have a back button right by your thumb, though. Navigation buttons in apps are by design all along the top. It makes the problem of a huge phone and one handed use somewhat worse in iOS than in Android. It'll still be totally fine to use two handed, better than smaller iPhones even.
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RVProfootballer posted:No one is saying you can't hold it in one hand and scroll around on web pages. But you're being extremely silly arguing that a 5.5" iPhone is somehow totally easy to use one handed, just like a 4" iPhone! Why do you hate people with big hands? Are you jealous? \/ They added reachability for people that can't operate it one handed. That doesn't mean that noone on the face of the Earth can reach the top of the screen without it. Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Sep 10, 2014 |
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Whirlwind Jones posted:That's a commercial. It's right, though. Big iPhone will be great for a lot of things, and I'm personally ok with not being able to use it one handed too easily because it'll be better for internet and reading and lots of other stuff. I just don't get the need to insist that there aren't compromises with making it bigger. Hah, anyway, I'll shut up now 
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Considering how slowly Android updates get rolled out, probably not! I'm not sure what you're talking about, I use a Moto G and I got 4.4.4 a few days behind the Nexus devices? I mean I guess you're trying to make a sick burn, but immersive mode existed years ago. Shouldn't you be making some sort of joke about jorts and Android phones? Or would that be a bit ironic now?
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Radbot posted:I'm not sure what you're talking about, I use a Moto G and I got 4.4.4 a few days behind the Nexus devices? Radbot posted:immersive mode existed years ago 
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Radbot posted:I'm not sure what you're talking about, I use a Moto G and I got 4.4.4 a few days behind the Nexus devices? Maybe that Jelly Bean is still a majority of Android devices and Ice Cream Sandwich + Gingerbread still make up almost 1/4 of devices?
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Bottom Liner posted:\/ They added reachability for people that can't operate it one handed. That doesn't mean that noone on the face of the Earth can reach the top of the screen without it.  Unfortunately they forgot to make a normal phone for people who aren't NBA hall of famers.
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computer parts posted:Maybe that Jelly Bean is still a majority of Android devices and Ice Cream Sandwich + Gingerbread still make up almost 1/4 of devices? What's wrong with cheap phones, anyways? Besides the fact that JB has soft buttons, if you're still using a Gingerbread phone, it's likely the only smartphone you can afford.
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I hope the iPad Maxi gets released soon cos my giant hands can't operate the Air.
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Does anyone know if the 6 uses the same sim as a 5s? Will make upgrading a lot easier for me if it does.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Does anyone know if the 6 uses the same sim as a 5s? Will make upgrading a lot easier for me if it does.
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BGrifter posted:
YOU try reach your thumb across a huge device while dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.
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What's the best way to prepare for placing your order right at 12AM PDT? Is there any way to have your order ready (color/size/account/payment/etc) and then hit "place order"? It always feels a bit frantic trying to punch in all my information right when orders open up. EDIT: I guess that did sound crazy. Thank you for the subsequent advice. a helpful bear fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Sep 10, 2014 |
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Obese FYAD Reject posted:What's the best way to prepare for placing your order right at 12AM PDT? Is there any way to have your order ready (color/size/account/payment/etc) and then hit "place order"? It always feels a bit frantic trying to punch in all my information right when orders open up. Take a xanax?
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Obese FYAD Reject posted:What's the best way to prepare for placing your order right at 12AM PDT? Is there any way to have your order ready (color/size/account/payment/etc) and then hit "place order"? It always feels a bit frantic trying to punch in all my information right when orders open up. But I guess if you want to prep, make sure your shipping address and credit card information are already associated with your store account, and maybe load up the Apple Store on one of your iOS devices (if you have one already).
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It's not like it used to be with Apple's website crashing and hanging. The last few years of ordering online from Apple have been super smooth.
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CoasterMaster posted:It's not like it used to be with Apple's website crashing and hanging. The last few years of ordering online from Apple have been super smooth.
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So as it turns out, I'd forgotten that I'm on AT&T Next now and am eligible for an upgrade if I lease the new phone for...I think either 12 or 18 months? So now I'm debating selling my 5S and using the money to upgrade to the 6. In some ways the 6 Plus seems pretty cool since I don't already own an iPad or any other tablet, but then I also don't know if I'd be able to operate it one-handed, so that kind of turns me off of that. Plus it may or may not fit in my pocket easily, so it's probably a better idea to just stick with the 4.7".
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Did anyone else see this mentioned on Apple's site?Apple posted:And silence incoming calls by covering Apple Watch with your hand. That's pretty cool and a lot of people's automatic reaction to something making noise.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:So as it turns out, I'd forgotten that I'm on AT&T Next now and am eligible for an upgrade if I lease the new phone for...I think either 12 or 18 months? BTW, you can just make 6 more months of payments and keep the phone. The guaranteed buyback is more of a bonus feature than anything else.
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Thread moved on without me while I was asleep. How rude. Resurrections from a couple pages back:Ragingsheep posted:From the WSJ article that BI sourced: Interesting; too bad they're not willing to go all-in on the pin part. But regardless, retailers still have to upgrade to support the new system. Hopefully that's good news for NFC. Boris Galerkin posted:But like Mr. Artisanal Mayo guy a few pages back, all this is moot for me (and I understand I'm an edge case as well) cause I only shop at farmers markets and small boutiques that are either cash only or use Square. I don't understand how this would work at restaurants either. Do I just give them my phone? Square has already announced they'll be compatible with Apple Pay (though they didn't say how; probably through an app on your phone, at least until they release their new chip+pin compatible dongle). I would expect NFC to work in restaurants the same way chip+pin does (non-US goon can confirm, but I gather they bring a portable reader to your table).
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smackfu posted:BTW, you can just make 6 more months of payments and keep the phone. The guaranteed buyback is more of a bonus feature than anything else.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Ah, so by default with AT&T Next, after the 12/18 month period of leasing the phone, you couldn't sell the phone yourself because you don't technically own it? You have to trade it back into AT&T? I'm not totally sure how the whole AT&T Next thing works, just that it said I'm eligible to get the new iPhone now. Yeah with a lease you're just renting it with an option to buy at the end of the period, just like a car lease.
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GutBomb posted:Yeah with a lease you're just renting it with an option to buy at the end of the period, just like a car lease.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Ah, so by default with AT&T Next, after the 12/18 month period of leasing the phone, you couldn't sell the phone yourself because you don't technically own it? You have to trade it back into AT&T? I'm not totally sure how the whole AT&T Next thing works, just that it said I'm eligible to get the new iPhone now. Next 12 works by splitting the phone cost into 20 monthly payments. After 12 months, you have the option to trade in your phone for an upgrade. Or you can continue making the last 8 payments, and keep the phone. Once paid off, you basically are on a month-by-month BYOD plan which is a low monthly rate compared to contract plans.
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So .. if Stevie were alive today, would he still use the "you're holding it wrong" line?
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Ah, so by default with AT&T Next, after the 12/18 month period of leasing the phone, you couldn't sell the phone yourself because you don't technically own it? You have to trade it back into AT&T? I'm not totally sure how the whole AT&T Next thing works, just that it said I'm eligible to get the new iPhone now. No; it's basically a 0% loan with a guaranteed buyback. AT&T doesn't care what shape the phone is in or who has it as long as they're getting paid. If you want to sell the phone, you sell the phone. You can either then continue making the installment payments and run the loan out (which is weird but perfectly allowable) or pay it off immediately and get a new loan. The added benefit is that, like some cars today, there's a guaranteed buyback written into your loan. If you decide you want a new phone in 12 or 18 months, AT&T says "No problem; bring back the phone and we'll say it's worth whatever's left on your loan." With iPhones, this will almost certainly be less than you would make on the open market, but you literally walk into a store and walk out with a newer model.
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Molten Llama posted:No; it's basically a 0% loan with a guaranteed buyback. AT&T doesn't care what shape the phone is in or who has it as long as they're getting paid.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:That owns. So basically now that I'm on this plan, I can get every new model iPhone as they come out (or not too long after they come out) instead of being tied to it until the next numbered/S model comes out?
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Endless Mike posted:Yes.  Guess I'm getting the 6!
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