Ask Slashdot: Are You Excited About Upcoming 4-inch iPhone or 9.7-inch iPad Pro?

If rumors are to be believed, at its 'Let Us Loop You In' event on Monday, Apple will launch a new smartphone dubbed "iPhone SE," and a new tablet dubbed "iPad Pro." According to 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman, who has a reliable track record with Apple news, the iPhone SE will sport a 4-inch display and have the same processor, RAM and other innards as the iPhone 6s, which was launched last year. The new 9.7-inch iPad will reportedly have the same hardware specifications as the 12-inch iPad Pro, which was also unveiled last year. The Associated Press reports that the forthcoming event hasn't stirred "much passion." It adds, "So far, however, there have been no hints of any dramatic announcements, such as last year's highly anticipated Apple Watch debut, or major initiatives like the company's long-rumoured but yet-to-materialize streaming TV service." Are you looking forward to purchasing either of the devices?

Comments

Yes

[HalAtWork]

Those are much better sizes for portable devices. Large phones are cumbersome and add little, and heavy 13" devices are more difficult to use for long periods of time unless you're at a desk.

Re:Yes

[cadeon]

I'm interested, particularly in the phone. #MakePhonesSmallAgain.

Re:Yes

[MrKrillls]

Size. I'm glad to see Apple buck the tide of idiot behemoth phones. I'm really glad they are offering a reasonably sized phone. I'm not a mindless Apple fan, and no is, in the end, my answer, but it's complex.

I really applaud Apple's stance in the latest FBI escapade.

The hardware is pretty rugged, at least in the 4s, which was my introduction to smartphones. I've used it long enough to appreciate it's strengths and to curse it's weaknesses.

My biggest gripe, which I cannot imagine Apple would remedy, is that I have no meaningful ability to go into the file system, not enough even to folderize my pictures and re-name them. When your product has room for 900 photos, why in heck can you not allow users to organize them? Yes, I know there are workarounds, but the ones I have dug up are clunky, lame and time intensive.

There are many other things. Idiotically low memory - 1/2 G - forcing the browser to reload over and over if I jump out of Safari for a moment. The supposed upgrades break apps that fit me well. I was lucky enough to dodge that bullet when I saw a friend's phone with the next version. I couldn't get the same app's new version to do the things I do in a heartbeat on my phone. So, contrary to every good practice, I've stayed with the original OS and never upgraded.

Then there's Apple's hard-ass stance on independent repair shops. Unconscionable. And the breathtaking bricking incident.

There's more, but those alone were enough to make me wary of accepting Apple's decisions without checking very carefully.

In the end, too many things have made the golden cage too tight a fit. So, I'm not excited at all over a new iphone.

Same sausage different lengths

[zerofoo]

Apple seems to be stuck in a rut - the products are all very similar in functionality. Form factor seems to be the only significant difference.

They are a bit like the auto industry at this point.

No, and stop asking

[TheDarkMaster]

No. Overpriced and inferior hardware, locked OS without any possibility of customization, really shitty way (iTunes) to retrieve or store musics/photos/etc. Why would I buy such a thing except to show to others that I am rich (status symbol)?