iPhone 6 is a Phablet a.k.a "5.5 inches or bigger"
It seems that they did so in order for Apple to grab a larger market share of the fast growing phablet aka "big screen phone" market, currently being ruled by Samsung and the fastest growing segment of the global smartphone market. Phablets are forecasted to be ~50% the size of the smartphone market by 2018.
I wont belabor the oblique sexy geekish reference to a phablet being 5.5 inches or bigger, since sex wearables are a different category altogether, but it seems that Apple may have responded to the market by making the iPhone 6 bigger, longer, larger, heavier, bulkier and wider! This is a gamble, and many people will not be happy, but the market is changing and Apple has to change with the times. People now use smart phones mainly to do things other than make phone calls! The top 4 uses of smart phones are internet browsing, IM/chatting on social media, playing music and playing games!
Calling is so 20th Century! Except of course when it is not.
iWatch to the rescue!
The smartwatch done right is the ultimate phablet companion because of its raison d’etre. It's not a phone replacement nor is it expected to do something completely new (for now). It is however expected to do simple tasks faster, and hence, save people time by enabling quick text reads/responses, checking notifications/reminders/calender events without having to pull the phone from the pocket/car plug/iHome, coding in the password, etc. In addition, it will probably have whatever current wrist-worn wearables already have like health tracking (fitbit) and likely bluetooth connection for cars/controls. I won't be surprised if the iWatche and their future Android counterparts will have miniature cameras in the too.
This pairing strategy is already being done by Samsung (the global phablet leader) with its G Watch. I have no doubt that this is what Apple will do as well.
The smartwatch done right is the ultimate phablet companion because of its raison d’etre. It's not a phone replacement nor is it expected to do something completely new (for now). It is however expected to do simple tasks faster, and hence, save people time by enabling quick text reads/responses, checking notifications/reminders/calender events without having to pull the phone from the pocket/car plug/iHome, coding in the password, etc. In addition, it will probably have whatever current wrist-worn wearables already have like health tracking (fitbit) and likely bluetooth connection for cars/controls. I won't be surprised if the iWatche and their future Android counterparts will have miniature cameras in the too.
This pairing strategy is already being done by Samsung (the global phablet leader) with its G Watch. I have no doubt that this is what Apple will do as well.
Is this a smart move? Someone like me who likes my small iPhone4 but want to upgrade, now has to buy both the iPhone 6 and the iWatch to get improved experience without the downside. I think people will buy both, but that is just my guess, since I have not seen either the iPhone 6 or the iWatch.
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| From Forbes |
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