Tim Cook Comments on 5-Inch Phone Market, Reiterates Commitment to Quality Over Size

So be it. HTC One, here I come. I'm looking for bigger screen, not narrower.

Definitely ok with this. I don't really care for a 5 inch screen. It's not a feature. I don't want a giant phone I can't hold in one hand. Trying to keep inching in every single size imaginable just because Samsung and LG do it would be a mistake. What's next? Build a 6 inch iPhone?

If you want a bigger screen, go buy a tablet. Oh wait, you probably already have one. And a 10 inch tablet. And a laptop. And a desktop.

No larger screen iPhone in 2013, that's for sure. I don't see a 5 inch iPhone in 2014 either. They may up the size but 4 to 5 in one year, oh please. Apple would never.

That means it is definitely coming.

Just a matter of time now - Tim, don't leave it too late.

Yes, the iPhone 5 has a great display. But with the 1080p panels on the htc one/galaxy s4, Apple will need to step up.

The 1080p displays (minus the xperia z) are very,very good looking and better then the iPhone 5. Please make atleast a 720p or even better a 1080p .

And yes, I have a iphone 5.

If you have really followed Apple and the way the company operates, this is not a big surprise.

Seems like a throw away comment. The 'competitors' havent really had to sacrifice quality for a larger screen. He's effectively saying that the iPad and iPad Mini screen's are of poor quality there, as they are larger than the iPhone screen.

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Our competitors have made some significant tradeoffs in many of these areas to ship a larger display. We would not ship a larger display iPhone while these tradeoffs exist.

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Buh?

*Looks at iPhone 5, which made exactly these tradeoffs.*

Is Tim drunk?

Come on, Tim! Why can't Apple release two phones in a year, one 4' and another 5'?

Some of us really love to have a bigger screen!

Yea I'm bored. Gonna buy a S4 Saturday. Not getting rid of my iPhone 5. This will allow me to spend some time comparing the two.

The Phazer said:

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Buh?

*Looks at iPhone 5, which made exactly these tradeoffs.*

Is Tim drunk?

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Agreed, if I recall isnt the iPhone 5 screen one of the ones that has a slight yellow tint. I own one, but have nothing to compare it against.

Edit: Yep, it is the iPhone 5: http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php?topic=312426.0

I don't care if Tim says they think 4 inches is the right size for a phone, but he straight up lied about the trade offs. I wish they wouldn't do this. How can they keep saying this stuff when the evidence completely flies in the face of such a statement? It's bizarre.

Are you kidding me?

Delusional. But what else would you expect from a guy who has destroyed 5 times more investor value in one year than Bernie Madoff stole in a lifetime?

If Apple thinks they can wish away the changing reality of the market, they (and their stockholders) are going to be in for very rude awakening. There is absoutely *nothing* I can do with my phone on a 4" screen that I can't do better on a 5" screen. 4.7" is the bare minimum these days - Apple is still trying to compete with phones that were obsolete two years ago.

No New Products in next Quarter

They spent more time talking about how well the iPhone 4 was selling and sidestepped anything relating to new products. Another conference call with "Great Stuff in the Pipeline" and for it after hours dropped 5.5% from the close of the market.

That is what the analysts will take from the conference call more than what they reported. Expect AAPL to continue the downward spiral for another quarter.

I still don't understand why they chose to go longer with the 5 rather than proportionally larger.

This just confirmed that I will probably be picking up another phone this year. When Apple decides to get competitive, I might return. That or I will be so sick of Android, I will have no choice

The same was said about the iPad Mini. Apple said that no one would want one, so I see the larger iPhone coming this Fall.

What was that again about Apple always denying something is worth doing, right before they do it themselves?

The HTC ONE's display is magnificient and bests the iPhone 5's in every category.

TallGuy1970 said:

If you have really followed Apple and the way the company operates, this is not a big surprise.

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and it would be no surprise if they came out with a 5" screen phone in 2 months, they never hint at upcoming products even when they have to fib about their design philosophy to keep the secrets. example: ipad mini.

PS I have had the HTC One since friday and have no regrets on the switch from iphone, and it certainly doesn't feel like a tablet.

That's great! Having a samsung is like carrying a tablet in your pocket as a phone. The iPhone is just perfect in size. Also, it's like everyone else is going backwards in time when the phones were larger.

rmwebs said:

Seems like a throw away comment. The 'competitors' havent really had to sacrifice quality for a larger screen. He's effectively saying that the iPad and iPad Mini screen's are of poor quality there, as they are larger than the iPhone screen.

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He is not talking megapixels, he's talking quality.

Between this and the ancient mobile OS, it's time to switch to a Samsung or Windows phone this summer when my contract is finally up.

no more screen size fragmentation, thank you!