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I’m sorry but who watches video on a 6 inch phone today?

I would wager the majority of the world's population consumes most of their video content on a mobile device.

My wife at this very moment. In a room that has a high quality 65" display one the wall.

Hah good point! My wife will often watch on her phone or iPad while sitting in from of a large screen that is off. When I ask her why, she says it's just easier to use the device and then if she has to get up she can just take it with her without switching devices.

Me on an airplane! Spent maybe 12 hours on my phone last weekend flying across the country and back. Some planes still don’t have chargers so this will be awesome

My phone's OLED HDR screen (S21 Ultra) completely blows away my TV screen. Lying on the couch with the phone right up against my face is actually the closest thing to a cinematic experience I get.

Honestly it's almost better. The black levels in real cinemas are terrible.

When I would commute from Orange County so Santa Clara the flight was often ~40 minutes. Combine with takeoff and landing it didn't make a lot of sense to pull out an addition device but it was easy enough to watch a short TV show on my phone.

People with kids. I probably watch an equal amount of video on my phone and my 80in+ TV.

I don’t understand how you came to that compromise.

When I'm watching the kids or doing chores I am often watching some "background noise" TV at the same time. If I'm not at home, the phone is the obvious choice. If I am at home, I'm often moving from room to room and it's a lot easier to just take the phone with me than constantly switch devices. And when I'm laying in bed at night feeling lazy, I just watch on my phone instead of moving out to the couch in the living room (sometimes, and sometimes I say in the living room and enjoy my big TV).

I watch more on my phone than on tv - sitting on a train, in bed at night etc

Sometimes you want to watch video, but you don't want to lug an 80-inch TV into your room.

People riding the bus or on their lunch break

Most people outside US use public transportation. It is good way to kill time on commute. This is why bigger screens became hugely popular over time. Even in US, the subways are full of people looking at their phones with earbuds

Netflix will download TV shows and movies but only onto your phone! You should check it out it's pretty awesome for going to the gym using wireless headphones and the treadmill... Android 1plus6t & Bose qc35.

Most young people

Uhmm, yes?

Mobile is the main format for content consumption on YouTube, Instagram and YouTube, all platforms which are predominantly used by young(er) audiences.

I barely ever watch YouTube (for entertainment purposes) on my notebook or desktop, but primarily on my phone. Many of my friends don't even own a TV or a monitor setup.

I mean, TikTok is currently the most popular social media app in the world...

I don’t think that’s the type of streaming video they optimized the IP on the SoC for. It’s clever, but not really useful. And who does it help exactly? Because the implication if you’re reduced to watching on a small screen is that you’re mobile, and on 5G. So the addicted user is now paying big $ for high speed data. Like giving a gambler a new line of credit.

The real question is, who interprets "You can stream 20 hours of video on one iPhone charge" as "you should watch 20 hours of video on one iPhone charge". The metric is clearly about battery life, not watching video.

Also,

> who watches video on a 6 inch phone today

Millions of people

Given smartphone is a primary and mostly only computer for most people, I'd say - majority of population.

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