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Chinese Source Claims iPhone 5S and 5-Inch iPhone 6 to Launch in 2013
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When I look at this picture, I have to laugh... 
D I mean look at the size of this moster on the right side... it's preposterous. It's like a parody, but I'm afraid somebody meant this pretty serious. If this is what the next iPhone will offer then thanks, but no thanks.
D I mean look at the size of this moster on the right side... it's preposterous. It's like a parody, but I'm afraid somebody meant this pretty serious. If this is what the next iPhone will offer then thanks, but no thanks. 
iPhone 6 Concept Design
What do you guys think of this post, it includes a video as well, on the iPhone 6 Concept.
iPhone 6 Design Concept
What do you guys think of this post, it includes a video as well, on the iPhone 6 Concept.
iPhone 6 Design Concept
The whole "screen is too tall" thing has always been hilarious to me. As if Apple has created some previously unheard of ratio/awkward screen size.
The GS3 has a 16:9 aspect ratio FYI, as do most modern smartphones. The 4" Droid razr has almost identical dimensions to the iPhone 5.
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That. Is. Awful.
Screw that, they should just put a phone in the iPad Mini. Bigger is better after all (just ask any guy)
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That has been Apple for ages and its been rather obvious, so you might as well jump ship already.
Even when Steve Jobs was still heading Apple, the company would still occasionally follow market trends. When laptops were hot, Apple switched to intel (like everyone else was using) and supported dual boot functionality so that Windows could be loaded onto them. Remember all the naysaying on these boards then? I do. After that, it was an arms race between Apple and Dell trying to best each other with one following the other on occasion.
Older phones are not software upgradable so they have to buy a new phone to get new software thus flooding the market with units and driving the share percent down?
wait and see
I'm not upgrading until next year - IF I do upgrade.
For me the iPad cannibalized the iPhone, so if I do get another iPad, I may not upgrade my iPhone. 98% of what I do on the phone I can do on the iPad anyway so...
I don't know how I feel about the bigger iPhone though. While my eyes might appreciate it, I'm not doing much reading/writing it these days.
Wait and see for me.
I'm not upgrading until next year - IF I do upgrade.
For me the iPad cannibalized the iPhone, so if I do get another iPad, I may not upgrade my iPhone. 98% of what I do on the phone I can do on the iPad anyway so...
I don't know how I feel about the bigger iPhone though. While my eyes might appreciate it, I'm not doing much reading/writing it these days.
Wait and see for me.
Apple switching to Intel was not due to following market trends. Unless you think obeying "reality" is following trends.
diversify - it's inevitable
why all this - "apple will never do this!"?
they have two ipad size's
they have two iphone size's
there is a HUGE demand for bigger phones. why not target it?
no smoke without fire.
why all this - "apple will never do this!"?
they have two ipad size's
they have two iphone size's
there is a HUGE demand for bigger phones. why not target it?
no smoke without fire.
Google's Play Store may be seeing a faster *percentage* increase in revenue than the App Store, but by the last set of numbers I've seen, Apple's App Store is seeing a faster *absolute* increase in revenue. So, if those trends continue, the Google Play Store will never catch up with Apple's App Store.
It's easy to have a huge percentage increase in something small. It's much harder to have a huge percentage increase in something large.
A has 5 of something, and gets 10 more, A's holdings increased 200%.
B has 1000 of something, and gets 100 more, B's holdings increased by 10%.
B's holdings have increased by 1000% more than A's holdings.
That is what this rumor is for. To make people stop buying iPhones.
I think this 5" iPhone will never happen, but then they launched the iPad mini. I hope Apple is not following Samsung, it would be really sad.
I think this 5" iPhone will never happen, but then they launched the iPad mini. I hope Apple is not following Samsung, it would be really sad.
Prediction.
I didn't read all the previous 250 comments, so I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks this. I am confident in this:
The new "cheap" iPhone and the 5" "iPhone Math" that have been rumored are the same thing.
I think apple launches a bigger iPhone that it will offer in the $300-350 range WITHOUT CONTRACT. They can make an iPad mini in this range, so I think it's doable.
I've had an iPhone since launch day in '07 and always thought those bigger phones were silly but the iPhone 5 has made me a believer. I don't see any reason not to go bigger, ESP if apple makes the software adjustments I expect to still tout "one handed operation".
I bet the new phone comes in the summer.
I didn't read all the previous 250 comments, so I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks this. I am confident in this:
The new "cheap" iPhone and the 5" "iPhone Math" that have been rumored are the same thing.
I think apple launches a bigger iPhone that it will offer in the $300-350 range WITHOUT CONTRACT. They can make an iPad mini in this range, so I think it's doable.
I've had an iPhone since launch day in '07 and always thought those bigger phones were silly but the iPhone 5 has made me a believer. I don't see any reason not to go bigger, ESP if apple makes the software adjustments I expect to still tout "one handed operation".
I bet the new phone comes in the summer.
I'm pretty sure that all marketing of all products for the past 60 years has had no trouble whatsoever in simply ignoring the past in order to sell the latest AS greatest.
Advertising has exactly 0% historical, reflective sense otherwise it would disappear up it's own arse into a singularity.
Which it frequently does...
Ok, but one could also then say that "reality" dictates that a significant number of consumers want oversized smartphones.
I'd agree with that. If Apple doesn't want to or can't provide the product people want other companies are more than able to provide a solution.
Will be interesting what Apple does, a 5S model may nit do anything to help their sales, they need a model boost IP6 then just a bump in specs
It's also bigger inside than the outside.
It will be so light that it flies away if you don't hold it in the well known death grip.
I believe it all when we see the first blurred potato shot of the home button.
Great, if that happens then I'm sure Samsung will sue Apple for copying their size profile
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