• ZyQo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The mini seems useless, how so you even watch content on a screen that small?

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        1 year ago

        That is true. But having such a powerful computer using it for calls and texts seems unnecessary. No need getting such an expensive phone for that.

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          1 year ago

          Who are you to say what people need their phones for?

          You don’t need a good phone to watch videos at all, so I’m not even sure why that’s the example you chose to fight about.

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          1 year ago

          I take pictures. I use apps. I listen to podcasts. If I want to watch something I typically use my TV , laptop, or iPad. But I don’t want a monstrosity in my pocket. Insert penis size joke here

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          1 year ago

          Or they’re like multiple people in my family that will get a phone, use it for 5-6 years, and this just happens to be when they’re deciding to upgrade.

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        1 year ago

        Kirk Van Houten: “I watch content in a racing car! Do you?”

        Homer: “I watch content on a big TV with my wife.”

        Kirk: “… Oh. Yeah.”

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      It’s the perfect size for me. It actually fits in my pocket and it’s not my primary device for watching video.

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      1 year ago

      The first several iPhone models were even smaller. I say this as someone who misses my last 16:9 6" phone: 5.4" is definitely not useless.

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        1 year ago

        Well I too had the first iPhone just a few weeks after launch and the 4 before switch to various androids and now back to iPhone.

        Watching content back then wasn’t as widespread as today so in that sense it’s quite useless imo. Watching a 1080/4k on YouTube or watching a show on Netflix/Apple TV+ on such a small form factor seems like an annoyance.

        Besides, my phone is what I use for 95% of my computing needs. Banking, identification.