Actually, the Mini wouldn't be that bad; landline phones had handsets that big for decades. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Mannion" <mannion...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Re: IPhone and IPad
> holding an iPad to your ear would look pretty odd, so it would not make a > good phone. :) ha ha I wonder how much different holding the IPad mini to your ear would be than some of what these android people insist on for screen size on their phones! I'm not completely kidding. On 10/30/12, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sieghard, > > Although I agree with you that it is an individual choice, I believe it > is > important to point out that screen size is not the only difference. Apps > on > the iPhone and iPad will in most cases have a different layout. For > example, > the Mail app on the iPad shows the mailboxes or messages on the left half > of > the screen and the contents of the message on the right. This can be very > useful for rapidly scanning through mail when you want to do more than > just > run through the subject lines. The size of the screen means that you can > put > more content on the screen and in some cases this can be helpful in > cutting > down on the number of times you have to tap through to find features or > perform certain functions. > What may change this by reducing the overall screen size, yet keeping the > layout benefits of the iPad is the iPad Mini. > So, it has a lot more to do with screen size and you really have to > determine what your workflow is. I have both devices and find that each > has > its benefits. In fact with the TouchFire keyboard, I can easily use my > iPad > as a mobile option and type quite easily on it. I would not say I'd like > to > type an entire book on it, but hey it would not be impossible either. THe > nice thing about having the iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, etc. is the fact that > you have options and will have a device that meets your needs. Ok, well > holding an iPad to your ear would look pretty odd, so it would not make a > good phone. :) ha ha > > On Oct 30, 2012, at 2:59 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Tom, >> >> Whether you would benefit from an iPad is really something you have to >> answer for yourself. The main difference, of course, is the size of the >> iPad. Some find it harder to orient themselves on the much larger iPad >> screen and for a blind person I am not sure if an iPad makes as much >> sense >> as for a sighted person who can really enjoy the awesome almost 10 inch >> retina display on the iPad third Gen and fourth Gen. >> >> Due to the increased size the iPad speaker sounds a big fuller and louder >> but this of course is easy to fix by using an external speaker either >> wired, Bluetooth or airplay with your iPhone. >> >> Of course now you have the choice of the iPad Mini as well which has a >> 7.9 >> inch instead of a 9.7 inch screen. This doesn’t sound like much of a >> difference, only just under 2 inches, but the device is quite a bit >> smaller, thinner and lighter. >> >> I could go on and on emphasizing this or that which speaks in favour of >> the large iPad which now is called the iPad with retina screen, the iPad >> Mini or for that matter the fifth generation iPod Touches which are also >> very nice devices. Equally I could argue that if you have an iPhone 4S or >> 5 you really don’t need anything else. Ultimately it’s your choice >> whether >> you need or want 2 iDevices and, if you decide you do, then just go to an >> Apple store and ask them to show you the iPad, iPad Mini and iPod >> Touches. >> It’s easy to turn on Voiceover so you can spend some time with each and >> make up your mind which you like best. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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