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Try the 5-Inch iPhone Experience with this Printable Papercraft Model
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They're going to have to go with a new resolution if they're going for a 5inch phone. 264ppi is getting into budget territory now, given the amount of 1080p phones that are arriving it'll be positively archaic by the time this new iPhone arrives. Also, aspect ratio needs to change.
And how often does your TV move from that stand? That logic doesn't apply to phones. Some people want a huge screen; others prefer a phone with a smaller screen size. IMO, 5 inches is a ridiculously large screen, and the mock-up only supports this.
Ya... of course, no one on a "Mac"rumors site cares about the OS and eco system their smartphone runs on.
Except that 468ppi is pointless. If to my eye the screen looks perfect and I don't see any pixels, why do I care? I would prefer that stick with logical PPI and give me an awesome screen then try and be the everyone else.
It's the spec race all over, I would much rather have a lower Megapixel camera that takes good pics then a high Megapixel camera that takes alright pics.
I don't understand this claim about not being able to increase the resolution of the iPhone proportionally without causing problems.
Surely all that would be required would be for developers to run their existing apps at a slightly higher resolution would be to simply click "rebuild" in Xcode (with perhaps some tidying up of code/App layout) to make their Apps capable of running at the new, higher resolution. I also fail to see how a graphically powerful new iPhone with a higher proportional screen resolution could not smoothly scale apps that have not been rebuilt for that new resolution yet (if that's the worst case of Apple fragmentation possible in this scenario, then it's not a big deal).
I think it's perfectly possible to have a larger-screened iPhone 6/iPhone Plus without lowering the pixel density. Surely it isn't an enormous technical challenge. Wouldn't be surprised if Apple were to do this.
Also this MR article leaves out one thing: a larger-screened iPhone would undoubtedly be thinner.
Surely all that would be required would be for developers to run their existing apps at a slightly higher resolution would be to simply click "rebuild" in Xcode (with perhaps some tidying up of code/App layout) to make their Apps capable of running at the new, higher resolution. I also fail to see how a graphically powerful new iPhone with a higher proportional screen resolution could not smoothly scale apps that have not been rebuilt for that new resolution yet (if that's the worst case of Apple fragmentation possible in this scenario, then it's not a big deal).
I think it's perfectly possible to have a larger-screened iPhone 6/iPhone Plus without lowering the pixel density. Surely it isn't an enormous technical challenge. Wouldn't be surprised if Apple were to do this.
Also this MR article leaves out one thing: a larger-screened iPhone would undoubtedly be thinner.
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One of the reasons I gave up my iPhone 5 was that after months of its release apps still weren't updated to fit the 4" screen.
Oh man. Just go to a cell service provider and use one of the ones on display for a few minutes.
This could be a great trick to play on someone. Tell them you are giving them a free iphone 5.
This could be a great trick to play on someone. Tell them you are giving them a free iphone 5.
I agree that 468ppi is pointless. However, it would be incredibly stupid to release a phone with anything less than a retina display.
A bigger phone isn't the answer. Fortunately, Apple understands this. The blogosphere/twitterscape/technocrati seem to think a giant phone is better, but again think about the target user and his or her experience. The real people (let's call them the 95%ers) who pay for these phones want it to fit in a pocket and use with one hand. 95% of 300 million people is a whole lot more than 5% of 300 million.
Thanks Macrumors, but PLEASE HELP !!!!
I just spent the last hour cutting this out with a craft knife and gluing it all together very carefully and precisely...
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But there is something seriously wrong here...
No matter what I do the phone seems to be stuck on the home screen and I can't make a call ????? I wonder is it 'jailbroken' ?
I just spent the last hour cutting this out with a craft knife and gluing it all together very carefully and precisely...
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But there is something seriously wrong here...
No matter what I do the phone seems to be stuck on the home screen and I can't make a call ????? I wonder is it 'jailbroken' ?
So a wildly popular product should have never been launched?
Makes perfect sense!
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Especially when the competition is releasing 1080p and the best you can offer is 640p.
These things will be found in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart if they are released with such inferior displays. No way will apple move backwards with phone display tech.
Yes, how dare anyone want a single feature from a competitor, they should go completely to that competitor.
It appears to be Magical. Steve would be proud.
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The wait could be awfully long
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The wait could be awfully long
Did they keep the top and bottom bezel the same size as iPhone 5?
Also, did they decrease the side bezels?, we know the new screen tech has improved edges, only requiring 0.5mm past the screen edge.
Also, did they decrease the side bezels?, we know the new screen tech has improved edges, only requiring 0.5mm past the screen edge.
This is baloney, my 4.7 inch Nexus 4 is a breeze to use with one hand, texting is EASIER than on my iPhone 5. Place an iPhone 4 on top of a larger phone and you'll see the size difference is actually very small. The best large android phones are well designed with small bezels, and easily fit into your pocket.
All of these lies about larger phones from Apple diehards (not regular fans, just the unreasonable ones) are crazy, and are simply ways to try and convince themselves the 4 inch size is perfect.
P.S. Remember how for YEARS 4 inches was "too big"?
5.5 inches etc stuff like that is getting ridiculous, I still want to have a phone call without people thinking I am using the dinner tray
The thing is, whomever created this mock up scaled the entire phone instead of just the screen - so with everything larger (top and bottom bezels, buttons), of course it will feel too big to hold.
A larger screen would have to be compensated by reducing the top and bottom bezels, as was done when evolving the design from the 4S to the 5.
But you still may be right - even after a proper redesign, it may still feel clunky! Depends on how big one's hands are, I guess...