so yeah... idk why most people buy flagships phones only to open tiktok, facebook, etc.

I mean does anyone actually game on their phone regularly? Like an entire pubg mobile gaming session on it?

Or is it primarily a camera thing.

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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I snagged an early iPhone Duo mainly for work. I use some heavy software, e.g., live ship tracking programs, real time price/volume monitors, a seriously draining SaaS based trading platform, several satellite packages, etc. My previous i-thing performed ok, but was very laggy.

The biggest thing for me was of course the screen real estate. I very much need to be able to see big version of a ship's trading pattern, STS, etc, and my trading platform was a nightmare to use on a regular phone because everything was so tiny (remember it's SaaS).

And before the Apple haters show up, I keep an all Apple ecosystem at home (although my work machine is a Thinkpad) because I am the only thing remotely similar to IT support for the entire family. Having everything in one admittedly walled garden ecosystem greatly simplifies my life.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Do you enjoy your experience? I keep hearing the extra real estate is barely noticeable because of software optimization, especially when the keyboard is up. I wanted to get one for my wife but I'm not sure if it's worth it getting it now.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Some software isn't yet optimized. For example, if you go full screen with Bluesky or Teams it just makes all the lettering bigger. Signal is great: just like the desktop version. It doesn't seem like a particularly difficult problems to solve for most developers, and normal stuff like Safari and FF work just fine.

    And the thing is, if you are going to be typing for a long time, you should probably stick to the smaller screen anyway (although the split keyboard feature in full screen is quite handy).

    I do enjoy it, cannot stop fussing with it and tweaking settings, lots of hidden stuff to find. My old iPhone feels practically non-ergonomic now when I pick it up!

    One somewhat downside: the expensive kick stand case is great (flips open easily to show the small screen), but it adds significant bulk to an otherwise super trim phone. But, if you are paying laptop prices for a phone, you probably want the protection in most circumstances (I would leave the case at home if I were wearing a suit, for example.)

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  • [–] 2 points 20 hours ago

    Thank you very much for the detailed response! It seems like if signal can make use of the extra space, so can the other apps. They just have to actually put in the work to do it. Which I'm guessing they will because the duo is selling like hotcakes iirc.

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