They are high end phones.
iPhones are not reslly high end phones.
They have good resolution on their screens, but many of their specs are sub par...which is why I responded with some of the specs I consider nonnegotiables. iPple falls so short they aren’t even on the field.
They have gon the low specs but reliable route, and they make a ton of money doing it.
“They have good resolution on their screens, but many of their specs are sub par...which is why I responded with some of the specs I consider nonnegotiables. iPple falls so short they aren’t even on the field.”
Delusional much?
Apple apparently feels that the iPhone is about the right form factor for a phone, and clearly a whole lot of customers agree. If you need more screen real estate, buy an iPad, laptop or whatever. The other features you require are non-issues for the vast majority of users, and there are excellent workarounds for the “lack of removable battery” issue.
It’s rumored that the next-gen iPhone will have a longer screen, but the narrow dimension won’t change resolution.
At any rate, clearly Apple is hitting the sweet spot compared with the other manufacturers. There’s just no denying it. Its superior software and app availability is just the icing on the cake.
And I said, you are implying that there are only two phones (that I’m aware of at least) can be considered high end. They are the only two to meet your standards. I don’t really think either of those make for a high end phone anyway as they are features but that doesn’t mean the specs are better. A 5+ inch screen can still be crappy. Removable battery and expandable memory aren’t really better or worse in and of themselves.
It seems that Android manufacturers are making a move away from your other two features as well. Neither of the two flagship Android phones out meet your screen size requirement and the One X fails on all 3 fronts. The latest Nexus device fails on screen size and removable storage.
In any case, I don’t think you can extrapolate the requirement of any of those to the public at large. I don’t have small phones, but my GNex is the absolute max I can effectively handle one handed and with so much action at the top left of the screen that is pretty important. I still think the 4.3 inch size is about ideal. I’ve never come close to the 32GB I have of storage either. I’m using about 9GB right now. That includes some sizeable Spotify playlists downloaded.
Really, specs alone are a poor judge. Using a smartphone is a total experience question. Spec porn doesn’t alone improve the experience. My phone is now old news, but I can’t see exchanging it for anything else on the market. Definitely not for a bigger screen or expandable memory.