Wished I got a phablet instead of an ipad mini

[Naer]

srs

 

[Blain]

me 2

 

[s44]

Sell it and your phone, buy Note 3 from Swappa.

 

[zerogear]

^ that. Or return it, don't most stores have extended return window for holiday season?

 

[Naer]

^ that. Or return it, don't most stores have extended return window for holiday season?

It's been a while since I got the mini. Just reflecting I guess. I recently got a iphone 4s. ios7 is garbage

 

[nickbits]

It's been a while since I got the mini. Just reflecting I guess. I recently got a iphone 4s. ios7 is garbage

It is a bit slow on the 4s. Much better on 5/5s. It is uglier though regardless.

 

[Trombe]

I used to own both a phone and a tablet, i felt like i wasted my money, even with both being on different platforms, because i never used the tablet so i gave it to a less fortunate family member. Now i just go with either the biggest phone i can use one handed or the biggest phone i can fit within my pockets period when its time to upgrade and call it a day. 95% of their functions are the same between the two. If i want something bigger than my phone I'm just going to go straight to a laptop now since there is very little difference to me in convenience once i get into portable electronics that can't fit into my pockets.

 

[s44]

It's been a while since I got the mini. Just reflecting I guess. I recently got a iphone 4s. ios7 is garbage

Checking Swappa, the wifi Mini (I assume non-retina) and the 4S (depends on carrier) will net you enough to get a Note 2 with cash to spare. The Note 2 is still a pretty awesome device.

 

[Naer]

I used to own both a phone and a tablet, i felt like i wasted my money, even with both being on different platforms, because i never used the tablet so i gave it to a less fortunate family member. Now i just go with either the biggest phone i can use one handed or the biggest phone i can fit within my pockets period when its time to upgrade and call it a day. 95% of their functions are the same between the two. If i want something bigger than my phone I'm just going to go straight to a laptop now since there is very little difference to me in convenience once i get into portable electronics that can't fit into my pockets.

Phablets seem like the perfect solution. Right about going to a laptop for something bigger. phones are too small and tablets are too big. There's one app that makes the mini kind of worth it. The artstudio app, but a phablet will do that too. Will apple make a phablet?

 

[zerogear]

Surface Pro 2 10" laptop/tablet + 5"-5.8" phablet, perfect solution for me

 

[ControlD]

Phablets seem like the perfect solution. Right about going to a laptop for something bigger. phones are too small and tablets are too big. There's one app that makes the mini kind of worth it. The artstudio app, but a phablet will do that too. Will apple make a phablet?

I'm sure Apple will make a large iPhone at some point in the near future. It will instantly become the greatest thing ever made and everyone will suddenly embrace the phablet.

I went from a 4S + iPad to just using my Note 2 for everything that doesn't require an actual PC. I sold my iPad back to Target and haven't really missed it at all.

 

[Joe1987]

I trade stocks pretty actively, and find the eTrade app on my Note 3 is pretty difficult to navigate accurately, don't want a full size tablet, so I use an iPad Mini.

A couple of weeks ago, I made $200K worth of stock trades wrong, it worked out ok, but it made me realize how limited the screen size/app was on Android

 

[lopri]

I am most likely to get a phablet next year or the year after. I think the Nexus experiment will end with the Nexus 5 for me.

 

[MarkizSchnitzel]

I trade stocks pretty actively, and find the eTrade app on my Note 3 is pretty difficult to navigate accurately, don't want a full size tablet, so I use an iPad Mini.

A couple of weeks ago, I made $200K worth of stock trades wrong, it worked out ok, but it made me realize how limited the screen size/app was on Android

A new level of snobbism

On topic, I agree with OP in that I don't see a point in small tablets when you can get pocketable 6" phablet.

 

[wholesalestunna]

I felt like my iPad mini was a waste and sold it. I don't know about the whole Phablet thing though.. They're too big for my tastes. I have an iPhone 5s and it does what I need and is the perfect size.

 

[Megatomic]

It is a bit slow on the 4s. Much better on 5/5s. It is uglier though regardless.

It's just as fast as 6.1.3 was on my 4S. Turn off the new animations and it should be fine. I call it parity on my 4S anyways.

 

[wholesalestunna]

It's just as fast as 6.1.3 was on my 4S. Turn off the new animations and it should be fine. I call it parity on my 4S anyways.

I don't know about that... On my iPhone 4 with the stripped down version of iOS 7 it ran like crap. People didn't believe me but when I upgraded to the 5s it is awesome because it has the power to run all the stupid animations and stuff they've added in.

 

[Megatomic]

There is a big difference between a 4 and a 4S in both processing power and memory which could explain the disparity. My son has an "old" 5 and he sees little difference in our phones aside from gaming under iOS 7.

 

[wholesalestunna]

There is a big difference between a 4 and a 4S in both processing power and memory which could explain the disparity. My son has an "old" 5 and he sees little difference in our phones aside from gaming under iOS 7.

Oh there's definitely differences that you usually wouldn't notice unless you played with a phone that's newer than yours.

I was really impressed with the Note 3. While it's huge it's a really nice phone. My brother got one a couple weeks ago.

 

[x26]

I trade stocks pretty actively, and find the eTrade app on my Note 3 is pretty difficult to navigate accurately, don't want a full size tablet, so I use an iPad Mini.

A couple of weeks ago, I made $200K worth of stock trades wrong, it worked out ok, but it made me realize how limited the screen size/app was on Android

Wow!! You sure are a "Big Deal".