“Anyone who watches the NBA knows that to win it all, you need size,” Chris Matyszczyk writes for CNET. “Samsung wants you to know that it’s the same with smartphones.”
“Oh, Apple might think it’s a terribly pretty and clever Steve Nash. But, let’s face it, he should be called Steve Gnat when faced with the larger, extra-dimensional presence of LeBron James,” Matyszczyk writes. “So in its latest ad for the Note 3, Samsung begins to chuckle at just how tiny Apple’s device is.”
“he Note, you see, has 5.7 inches of HD,” Matyszczyk writes. “Apple, on the other hand, has 4 inches of non-HD.”
When Apple finally extracts their collective head from their collective ass and ships iPhone models with larger screens, they’ll do more damage to slavish copier Samsung than all of their endless, plodding patent infringement cases combined.
We believe that Apple became infatuated with the fact that only they could produce small, thin smartphones with an efficient OS that could work with the small batteries that these compact iPhones housed. “Nobody else can do such things.” Meanwhile, battery-hogging Android leeches like Samsung slapped larger screens on their phones to hide the fact that they needed significantly larger batteries in order to run for even a few hours (Android phones are notorious for running out of charge).
Far too many otherwise intelligent consumers saw little or nothing of Apple’s considerable engineering superiority (the iPhone 5s is simply the best smartphone anyone has ever produced), these otherwise intelligent consumers only saw iPhone’s smaller screens. They didn’t see Android’s inefficiency or inferior ecosystem, they only saw phones with larger screens.
If we’ve heard from one person who went with an Android phone for a larger screen who in fact really wanted an iPhone – “I’d have gotten an iPhone if only they had a larger screen” – we’ve heard it from a thousand. These are top tier, cream-of-the-crop customers (i.e. Apple’s target demographic), not low information cheapskates. They want to be Apple customers and participate heavily in Apple’s ecosystems, but, for a few years now, Apple has been blowing these sales by failing to deliver the product these high value customers desired. It’s inexplicable; any downsides (fragmentation, inventory management, etc.) are vastly outweighed by the vast sales potential to those who should be Apple customers, but are now carrying a plastic piece of crap from Samsung.
Bottom line: Apple screwed the pooch on this one. Shit or get off the pot, Tim.
I MDN’s take is saying, proving a larger iPhone will increase Apple sales.
If you want a small factor phone, great we have a 4 inch one for you. If you want a larger phone, great we have a 5 inch one for (or whatever size).
I don’t think there is anything wrong with providing the option for the customer. Why lose a customer or a potentially new customer to a competitor when you don’t have to.
I agree, providing a form factor similar to the form factor of android OEMs will be bad for android but good for Apple.
I too know people that have moved from Apple to android because of the screen size. I know people who would drop android in a heartbeat if Apple came out with a larger screen.
It is a fact that there are people (and plenty of them) that prefer a screen larger than 4 inches.
I myself, would prefer a screen of 5 to 5.5 inches, I am just not willing to switch to android for it.
Wait a sec, let me stop you righ there. Is this ‘corny as shit’ image of Lebron transposed on an image of clouds the best use you can come up with for your touchscreen/pen? Cuz what you’ve done there is make a janky meaningless PS job. It doesn’t actually look ‘cool’ or serve any purpose.
So, … all kidding aside, WTF is the point of the pen? As you tease/rib the iPhone for not having a pen.. um.. you’re going to make a case to the world as to why you chose to include something that reminds us of… you know.. the Newton?
Samsung is seriously flirting with the old ‘MSFT has no taste’ line. Cuz that ‘image’ looks like shite.
Okay, I get it. Older folks need larger screens to see the same thing because their eyes are aging and have difficulty with seeing things that appear small. The iPhone for the over-40’s.
Problem: Old Eyes: The UI provides magnification through the double-tap and pinch-to-zoom. That’s good enough for some. For the rest, there are dozens of larger screens for sale right now.
Problem: Leaving Money on the Table: Apple already has more money than they know what to do with.
Problem: Ignoring What We Want: Henry Ford didn’t do focus groups. Neither does Apple.
The only real problem I see is a runaway desire to dictate to Apple.
Phair’s phair. I laugh at Samsung’s BIG ASS phablet monstrosities every day and at the poor suckers who bought them. Why not just evolve the thing into a HELMET and totally hide yourself from the world.
What does this phablet phrippery remind me of? Oh yes: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Step out of ‘the box’ and notice the naked phool who phell for the phabulous phablet.
I’m 179 cm high with a targeted hand size iPhones is designed for. I know a friend with his hand size double of mine. I dunno how many of “him” are there but I guess just one bigger screen version of iPhone designed for the big hands will be well enough.
I MDN’s take is saying, proving a larger iPhone will increase Apple sales.
If you want a small factor phone, great we have a 4 inch one for you. If you want a larger phone, great we have a 5 inch one for (or whatever size).
I don’t think there is anything wrong with providing the option for the customer. Why lose a customer or a potentially new customer to a competitor when you don’t have to.
I agree, providing a form factor similar to the form factor of android OEMs will be bad for android but good for Apple.
I too know people that have moved from Apple to android because of the screen size. I know people who would drop android in a heartbeat if Apple came out with a larger screen.
It is a fact that there are people (and plenty of them) that prefer a screen larger than 4 inches.
I myself, would prefer a screen of 5 to 5.5 inches, I am just not willing to switch to android for it.
“With a Note 3 this dunk can be immortalized”
Wait a sec, let me stop you righ there. Is this ‘corny as shit’ image of Lebron transposed on an image of clouds the best use you can come up with for your touchscreen/pen? Cuz what you’ve done there is make a janky meaningless PS job. It doesn’t actually look ‘cool’ or serve any purpose.
So, … all kidding aside, WTF is the point of the pen? As you tease/rib the iPhone for not having a pen.. um.. you’re going to make a case to the world as to why you chose to include something that reminds us of… you know.. the Newton?
Samsung is seriously flirting with the old ‘MSFT has no taste’ line. Cuz that ‘image’ looks like shite.
Is that an iPad in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
You want bigger? AGet an iPad with iPhone capability.
Okay, I get it. Older folks need larger screens to see the same thing because their eyes are aging and have difficulty with seeing things that appear small. The iPhone for the over-40’s.
How about an iPhone with a Fresnel lens?
How about buying a pair of cheap presbyopia correcting glasses at the drug store? $5.00.
Problem: Old Eyes: The UI provides magnification through the double-tap and pinch-to-zoom. That’s good enough for some. For the rest, there are dozens of larger screens for sale right now.
Problem: Leaving Money on the Table: Apple already has more money than they know what to do with.
Problem: Ignoring What We Want: Henry Ford didn’t do focus groups. Neither does Apple.
The only real problem I see is a runaway desire to dictate to Apple.
Phair’s phair. I laugh at Samsung’s BIG ASS phablet monstrosities every day and at the poor suckers who bought them. Why not just evolve the thing into a HELMET and totally hide yourself from the world.
What does this phablet phrippery remind me of? Oh yes: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Step out of ‘the box’ and notice the naked phool who phell for the phabulous phablet.
The problem is that there is no one at Apple Corporate HQ willing to speak their minds, and tell Tim Cook what the company needs to do.
They’re all afraid they’ll lose their jobs
I’m 179 cm high with a targeted hand size iPhones is designed for. I know a friend with his hand size double of mine. I dunno how many of “him” are there but I guess just one bigger screen version of iPhone designed for the big hands will be well enough.
Yeah! Another iPhone version is just what is needed.
Old Korean saying. “Man with big screen have small touch device.”