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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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mulderc ◴[] No.41853406[source]
I am moving away from my phone to just using my Apple Watch/AirPods then pulling out the mini when I need something it can't cover.
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1. a9a ◴[] No.41855338[source]
I would love to do this.. if only there were Uber/Lyft options on the watch
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2. mulderc ◴[] No.41863568[source]
There were back in the day. Apple really screwed up the development story for the watch as the initial watches just couldn't really do apps. They should have waiting for Series 3 before introducing apps and they still could do a lot to make things easier for devs.