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ChuckMcM ◴[] No.41852838[source]
In many ways (no pun intended :-)) I would relate to having an iPad mini and a much much dumber phone which was just text/chat and voice. I have gotten there because I'm constantly in this weird tension between wanting a bigger screen on my phone because the app I'm using and wanting a smaller phone so that it is easier to pocket and carry around. A friend of mine did the folding screen phone thing and that has its advantages but I really like a small phone (and ideally with a long battery life so no 1000 nit screens on it). Definitely first world/21st century problems :-). I do find engineering tradeoffs in product design an interesting thing though.
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1. zoeysmithe ◴[] No.41853041[source]
For me its a very nice bedside ebook reader, reddit machine, and video device. Its a perfect size for all those things, perhaps a bit too small for video but good enough. It can fit into a large coat pocket or a medium sized purse too.

I keep trying to get into my kindle but just can't for some reason. E-ink is nice but being able to get a nice glowing black background with white text is really nice and the page changes are so much more fluid than e-ink.

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2. amelius ◴[] No.41853407[source]
Way more distractions on an iPad, though.
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3. dankwizard ◴[] No.41854501[source]
Do not Disturb mode on to disable notifications

Self control to not get distracted

I don't get this whole "Too many distractions" shtick. If you don't have the self control to swipe away from your book to sneak in a round of Angry Birds, you'll probably end up pulling your phone out every 2 minutes to check your Reddit feed

4. walterbell ◴[] No.41855243[source]
Assistive Access can limit user interactions to a few apps.

https://support.apple.com/guide/assistive-access-iphone/set-...