Hi Nancy, So you're going to keep your phone as long as you can. I don't blame you especially if your phone is providing you what you want it to do. Good for you, I'm happy to hear that. sJanet
-----Original Message----- From: 'Nancy Badger' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 7:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mark on iPhone 10 S Max and iWatch Series 4, Form-Factor I am still desperately clinging to my iPhone 6 Plus. I love that it is large enough for me to use what limited vision I have left. Of course I can’t read anything on the phone, but I can see where one I can’t stops and another one starts. I won’t get a new phone until I absolutely have to. By the way, that duffel bag sure was funny Nancy Badger, Ph.D Executive Director of Counseling Old Dominion University Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. > On Sep 23, 2018, at 5:56 PM, Maria Reyes <blindstar2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > To be honest I don't even put my X in a separate pocket in my purse. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Robin Frost > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 1:27 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Mark on iPhone 10 S Max and iWatch Series 4, Form-Factor > > Hi, > Kelly it's funny you say this because when I got my first plus device I had > to buy a new purse because it wouldn't fit in what I had at the time. They > just don't make purse pockets for the plus's even now finding a purse to > handle a folding cane and a plus size phone even the nerdy girls have issues > oy the challenges (laughing lots). > Robin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kelly Pierce > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 10:51 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Mark on iPhone 10 S Max and iWatch Series 4, Form-Factor > > Remember mark that the physical shape of the phones needs to fit into the > pants pocket of most men. If it can't fit into a back pants pocket, the phone > is a deal breaker for many. The edge to edge screen and plus size form factor > enables Apple to deliver huge screens for a smart phone without massively > blowing up the size so nerdy males won't buy it. > > > the disappointment will be for sighted people and the 10 R at the end of > October. Its screen will look about the same as the iPhone 4, introduced in > 2010. > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > <div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table > style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"> <tr> > <td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a > href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon"; > target="_blank"><img > src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"; > alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" > /></a></td> > <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; > font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a > href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link"; > target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> </td> </tr> > </table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" > height="1"></a></div> > >> On 9/22/18, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Let me just say that the following is just my opinion and it is not >> intended to persuade or dissuade anyone of anything. >> >> Yesterday, I went to a remote Best Buy retail store where, as I >> expected, there were almost no customers. >> >> The Apple section was completely deserted except for one very >> enthusiastic Apple representative. >> >> Although I had not fully recognized it myself, some part of me really >> wanted to be wowed by the 10 S Max in terms of its 6.5 inch display >> size. As you may recall, I have often stated that I am not ready for >> Face ID yet, I discovered that I was somewhat open to purchasing a 10 >> S Max if it could wow me, enough. >> >> Five years or so ago, I had a friend who owned one of the first modern >> phablets, the Samsun Mega. I believe the screen size was 6.3 inches. >> Its physical size was so large that every time I used it, I felt as >> though I was a little kid playing with a grown-up's device. I just >> couldn't stop grinning, every time I held it in my hand. >> >> It was huge!!!! Yet, despite its size, I really, really liked it. It >> felt, just as the term phablet implies, like a cross between a phone >> and a tablet computer. >> >> Believe it or not, I found myself finding ways to spend more time with >> my friend just so I could play with that Samsung Mega. (smile) >> >> I almost bought one for myself but, at that time, I just didn't like >> Android enough to make the investment. Soon after, Samsung stopped >> making the Mega. >> >> >> So, yesterday, as I entered the Apple section of the store, I suppose, >> on some subconscious level, I was hoping to see that same huge >> form-factor on the 10 S Max. It didn't happen. In fact, believe it >> or not, the actual body, or form-factor of the 10 S Max is almost identical >> to my 8 Plus. >> >> I was so disappointed. I was so disappointed, in fact, that the Apple >> sales rep thought that I had taken ill and asked if I needed medical >> attention. >> >> Now I know that Apple made it clear as to the physical dimensions of >> the >> 10 >> S Max but, somehow, some way, I thought the form-factor would be >> larger, much larger than my beloved 8 Plus. In fact, I suppose, I was >> counting on it. >> >> The sales rep, a very nice young man, began his spiel about how much >> better the display is and how much faster the 10 S Max is, and blah, >> blah, blah!. >> >> >> All I know is that, when I closed my eyes, I couldn't tell the 10 S >> Max from my beloved 8 Plus. >> >> As for the Apple watch? Same scenario. If there is any major size >> difference, I couldn't detect it to the point where I wanted to buy a >> new watch. >> >> Now I realize that Apple is simply increasing the size of its displays >> without increasing the physical form-factors but, for me, this is kind >> of a let-down. I'm not exactly sure why this is so; perhaps, for me >> at least, it's the marvelous memory of that Samsung Mega that, for >> better or worse, set a form-factor size standard to which, one day, I >> hope to return. >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >> itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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