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Poll: Do you want to see a 4.5 inch screen on the next iPhone?
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God I hope I get to say I told you so today, while preordering my new iPhone.
Doubtful though.
i feel your pain bro, im so tired of the "same old" iphone screen. With a new design in hardware i was really looking forward to NOT having them big a** black bezels...but, i think its all wishful thinking
Your post makes no sense.
So you're saying the new iPhone display consumes 4 times as much power as the old one since it contains 4 times as many pixels? You're way off base here. The backlight is what lights up the pixels and you need a larger backlight to light up a larger screen.The act of twisting pixels on a display and maintaining them doesn't take much power at all. (Think of a digital watch with an LCD display lasting months on a small battery since it has no backlight)
That's not true.
My laptop 15.4 inch display with a higher resolution screen consumes more power than the display on the identical specced laptop with a lower resolution 15.4 inch display.
The number of pixels is a major factor in power consumption.
My laptop 15.4 inch display with a higher resolution screen consumes more power than the display on the identical specced laptop with a lower resolution 15.4 inch display.
The number of pixels is a major factor in power consumption.
Marty Macfly said:Disguised... by shaving off a half-inch of screen.
Somehow I don't buy that.
Apple doesn't care what Android does with phones. This is nothing but wishful thinking.
You bet your ass Apple cares what Android is doing. After using an EVO for a weekend, I'll never go back to a smartphone that doesn't have at least a 4 inch screen nor one that doesn't have free turn by turn navigation.
I would love for the new iphone to have a 4" screen. That would make things so much better. I love the EVO screen. But i dont see it happening.
The new iPhone will have a much better screen than that welfare phone those theives at HTC are trying to sell no matter how big it is.
Guess I was wrong. Damn shame.
Here's a feature I'm surprised Apple still hasn't implemented given their purchase of Siri.
Using Voice Controls to do everything on your phone.
I should be able to say, "Open iBook Winne the Pooh" and it should open that book.
Likewise, if you say "Check my email" it should open the email app and refresh it to get the latest emails.
If I say buy iPhone App Shazam, it should take me to the App Store to the Shazam app.
I hope this finds its way into iOS 5, alongside a 4.3 inch screen for the new iPhone.
Here's a feature I'm surprised Apple still hasn't implemented given their purchase of Siri.
Using Voice Controls to do everything on your phone.
I should be able to say, "Open iBook Winne the Pooh" and it should open that book.
Likewise, if you say "Check my email" it should open the email app and refresh it to get the latest emails.
If I say buy iPhone App Shazam, it should take me to the App Store to the Shazam app.
I hope this finds its way into iOS 5, alongside a 4.3 inch screen for the new iPhone.
Here's a feature I'm surprised Apple still hasn't implemented given their purchase of Siri.
Using Voice Controls to do everything on your phone.
I should be able to say, "Open iBook Winne the Pooh" and it should open that book.
Likewise, if you say "Check my email" it should open the email app and refresh it to get the latest emails.
If I say buy iPhone App Shazam, it should take me to the App Store to the Shazam app.
I hope this finds its way into iOS 5, alongside a 4.3 inch screen for the new iPhone.
Using Voice Controls to do everything on your phone.
I should be able to say, "Open iBook Winne the Pooh" and it should open that book.
Likewise, if you say "Check my email" it should open the email app and refresh it to get the latest emails.
If I say buy iPhone App Shazam, it should take me to the App Store to the Shazam app.
I hope this finds its way into iOS 5, alongside a 4.3 inch screen for the new iPhone.
Totally agree
A 4.3 screen option as well as a 3.5 would have been "iDeal". I'd be willing to bet good money (vs bad money) that a larger screen phone would outsel the 3.5 inch screen 3 to 1.
A 4.3 screen option as well as a 3.5 would have been "iDeal". I'd be willing to bet good money (vs bad money) that a larger screen phone would outsel the 3.5 inch screen 3 to 1.
I don't think it'll be a 4.5", lol. Apple wouldn't make anything that BIG next year. I don't think it'll be 3.5" next year, though. It'll probably be bigger, but DEF. not 4.5". People are starting to forget the whole purpose of a cellphone. I'm sorry, but I don't want a HUGE screen next year. That 4.3" is absolutely HUGE that the Evo has.
Yes To Bigger Screen!
With all the new media apps coming this yr and into next, it's ridiculous to watch all that on a 3.5 inch screen no matter how high the resolution. I'm a media guy and would much rather watch all that hi-res on a 4.whatever screen rather than a 3.5. At least sell two phones. One for the soon to be minority 3.5ers, and one for the rest of us. A 4.3in iPhone would outsell the 3.5 hands down. Why waste all that valuable iPhone space on those black bars on the side of the screen?
With all the new media apps coming this yr and into next, it's ridiculous to watch all that on a 3.5 inch screen no matter how high the resolution. I'm a media guy and would much rather watch all that hi-res on a 4.whatever screen rather than a 3.5. At least sell two phones. One for the soon to be minority 3.5ers, and one for the rest of us. A 4.3in iPhone would outsell the 3.5 hands down. Why waste all that valuable iPhone space on those black bars on the side of the screen?
I just can not believe Apple did not make the screen bigger
Its like oxygen, you gotta have it
I'm currently test driving the EVO
When I grab my 3gs, it feels so claustrophobic!
Its like oxygen, you gotta have it
I'm currently test driving the EVO
When I grab my 3gs, it feels so claustrophobic!
As I said I'd love a larger screen and thats the way we are going and people need to get over it
I don't think Apple will release a larger screen model (4 in. or so) until the next major hardware revision. Apple only does this about every 3 years, so don't expect it anytime soon. It's the same with Apple's other products: a complete hardware revision only happens about every 3 - the most recent one (besides iPhone 4) was the iMac.
Oh, by the way: a 4.5 inch screen is WAY too big for a smartphone. I'd settle for maybe 4 inches at the most. If I seriously wanted something that big, I'd just go pick up my iPad.
That would be a foolish move on their part. Andriod is catching up with iOS at lightning speed.
If Apple waits that long to implement a bigger screen, by then, all the people that will want it will have switched over to Andriod and Apple will have lost a LOT of customers.
Why not just retain this design, but also offer a seperate design with a bigger screen next year for everyone that wants a bigger screen. They could even charge more for it.
Bigger screen only if the size, weight and one-handed operation doesn't suffer.
It's already a big chunk to carry in your pants pocket now.
It's already a big chunk to carry in your pants pocket now.
We're talking about hardware here, not the actual OS. Not so sure I agree with "lightening speed" either. Anyway, I'm not in any way against larger screens. I would like something a tiny bit larger as well (notice I don't want something that bulges out of my pocket, such as the Evo), compared to the current 3.5 inch size. If you really want to get the word out, go email Steve himself: sjobs@apple.com
Would have loved a bigger screen. I think the iPhone looks behind being smaller than the HTC (it's that one I think).
No duh. Of course I emailed him.
This thread is a poll to see how many people want it. It came out 56% want a 3.5 inch screen while 38% don't, about a 3:2 ratio.