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points by apparent 4 days ago | 0 comments

> The larger screen is great for productivity.

Interesting, reviewers (Joanna Stern) said that it was not great for productivity, more for consumption. Perhaps it works for your kind of tasks, but not hers/others.

[–] bilalq 4 days ago

I was saying the Pixel Fold form-factor was great for productivity and that the iPhone Duo was better for video watching. But even the Duo could be nice for some productivity tasks if you hold it in a portrait orientation instead of landscape.

[–] sysguest 4 days ago

idk those reviewers must be bonkers if they actually said "larger screen is not great for productivity"

well of course larger screen is fking great for productivity

try reading book on iphone SE vs ipad mini

and then try taking scribbing on pdf slides with ipad mini vs galaxytab ultra (14.6inch)

you must have really good working memory to remember all the relevant context NOT shown in the screen with that iphone SE

(I noticed this because I read same stuff, but understood less stuff with that iphone se vs galtab ultra)

my only complaint is ultra tabs not getting bigger: I want 16+ inch scribble note

[–] apparent 3 days ago

I think part of the issue was that it encourages media consumption, which can be bad for productivity.

I also think they were not comparing it to an iPhone SE.

[–] sysguest 3 days ago

well with youtube shorts optimized for really-small screens while lectures aren't...

small screens actually encourages the worst attention-seeking media consumption