My iPhone Now Feels like “Just A Small iPad”
Certainly not alone in this, as I’ve read many tweets saying the same: once you’ve used an iPad for any length of time, returning to an iPhone is a “woah” experience — the iPhone feels tiny. Everything feels more than a bit crammed together — typing is like poking rice grains on a credit card.
Which is rather true: the iPhone screen is literally, about the size of a credit card. But it seems all the touch interaction and holding it close to one’s face, made the screen seem larger than it really was. And now that touch is on an iPad with a much larger viewing area, the iPhone isn’t the only place to get that seductive stroking and swiping fix.
The feeling is similar to when we upgraded our perfectly adequate TV to a size that at first felt silly, but we got accustomed to. Now the old TV sits in the corner and I honestly wonder how we once thought movies looked so large on it. Returning to that smaller screen sounds like a sacrifice.
This is not to say I’m getting rid of the iPhone. Its small size means portability. It’s still a great iPod, cellphone, and Internet device for looking up random stuff while out and about. I’ll continue to carry it whenever I leave the house or am at work.
But while at home, and particularly when relaxing, the iPad will likely take over. Yes, there were times when I’d sit on the couch playing an iPhone game, look up IMDB info while watching a movie, or fiddle with the MacBook or iPhone while in bed (I have resisted taking any of these iThings into the bathroom). All those instances will be replaced with the iPad. And yes, when I want to get some genuine work done, the Mac proper will come into play.
The only good thing about this new family member from the iPhone’s point of view, is its iPhone battery will last a lot longer. I haven’t asked the MacBook what he thinks about all this. Right now he’s sitting in the corner, sulking.
Sooo true, dude. Everytime I get a call or a text when I’m using the iPad, I grab the phone and am like “whoah, when did these icons shrink?”
And have you turned the iphone on its side, expecting the icons to shift?
[…] Like others, I’ve begun to notice that my iPhone now feels like a miniaturized light-on-features iPad rather than the pad feeling like an overgrown iPhone. That’s a good sign. But if replacing portable DVD players and eBooks, and replacing laptops for light business trips is the sum total of its use, it’s not going to be more than a niche player. I’m going to prefer it to laptops for short business trips, but if I’m on the road long enough I’ll probably need to bring a “real” computer with me. […]