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Apple unveils iPhone Duo (www.apple.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

the only reason i would have considered this is to get a small iphone. this is so pointless.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Maybe they’ll someday do a clamshell iPhone, but for me personally this is what I wanted out of a folding iPhone.

    Being able to have my phone become an iPad Mini just seems awesome. I love the tablet form factor. I’ll admit the reason I’m most excited about is pretty niche, but I just adore the idea of being able to have forScore in my pocket in a form factor I can feasibly use for sheet music (it runs on my iPhone but the screen is too small to be useful except as a reference). I know it seems silly or rare, but believe it or not I’ve frequently wished I had my iPad with me for sheet music purposes.

    Especially with Apple Pencil support, being able to just bring my phone to rehearsals is tempting.

    I don’t know if I’ll jump on the Gen 1, and I commiserate with your disappointment, but I have to admit I’m excited.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    i can see how cool it would be for sheet music! i personally use paper but i have been considering putting sheet music on my e-ink tablet. personally, if i'm already bringing a bass guitar or clarinet case and music stand, it's easy enough to also bring a tablet sized thing. i don't need it to also be my phone. i like having my phone be just a phone, and as portable as possible. i already have a separate camera and music player and notebook. probably i will get a dumbphone when my iphone dies.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    That’s totally understandable. I sing (I have a violin but I’ve barely touched it in years), so I don’t have to carry an instrument with me anyway. If I do have my choral folder with me I can carry the iPad, no problem, and when I go to rehearsals and stuff I bring it with me and it’s fine. It’s when I’m out and about I sometimes wish I had access to it. It’s definitely not a major use case, but it’s the sort of thing that excites me about the concept. Just the idea of biking to a rehearsal without a bag like, “Oh my phone is good enough” tickles me. 😅

    i already have a separate camera and music player and notebook. probably i will get a dumbphone when my iphone dies.

    I definitely get that in your case! I want my phone to be everything in a single device, but I totally get the opposite. My brother-in-law uses a dumb phone and loves it.

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