People really need to stop with the complain about a 720p or 1080p screen.
At the distance you use your phone after 300ppi you can't really notice the difference.
Exactly. Too bad the thread-starter can't comprehend a simple logic like this.
Metro/Subway and Starbucks payments not withstanding, but where is that door opening, room entering light and music on technology? GPS won't work here because you could trigger it a block away. Bluetooth 4.0 I don't think can handle it yet.
What is wifi direct?
It really isn't just because Apple does it. There's just no valid application for NFC yet.
Here are 3 features that iPhone 5 lacks BADLY.
1) Image Stabilization
2) NFC
Metro/Subway and Starbucks payments not withstanding, but where is that door opening, room entering light and music on technology? GPS won't work here because you could trigger it a block away. Bluetooth 4.0 I don't think can handle it yet.
3) 1080p wider screen. (You know why the stocks are down currently because of lower demand than usual).
These same questions were asked years back:
Why do people make such a fuss about the iPhone not having 3G?
Why do people make such a fuss about the iPhone not having multi tasking?
Why do people make such a fuss about the iPhone not having copy and paste?
Why do people make such a fuss about the iPhone not having a larger display?
Why do people make such a fuss about the iPhone not having a dual core processor?
Why do people make such a fuss about the iPhone not having turn by turn navigation?
and so on....
Do you get it?
The difference is people, many people, actually use everything above. I'm willing to bet more places are accepting transactions using Passbook than using NFC.
The iPhone 5 does have image stabilization. It just doesn't overdo it.
If you need something more, you can use the youtube image stabilization.
Can't you do everything you listed with a NFC card?
I doubt many people are demanding 1080p on a 4" screen.
I thought you were legit until I saw your last comment. Who says you have to stick with 4" screen?
No one in their right mind will want to buy a 4" screen when they have used a bigger screen. I certainly don't.
People want bigger screens. Wider, not just taller. They want 1080p so they can view all their movies and shows in 1080p without cropping or rescaling, losing detail.
No one in their right mind will want to buy a 4" screen when they have used a bigger screen. I certainly don't. And that thing about one-handed? BS. They say the good thing about iPad Mini is that you can hold it in one hand. That thing is 8 inches. So why is iPhone limited to that small width? I will tell you why. Egos. Someone made a mistake and because of pride, they will keep losing customers until the company tanks, or they wake up.
NFC cards are another card to carry around to search for. Since it is not powered it is difficult to reach longer distance. Powered NFC (from like a phone's battery) can reach longer distance, and is good for turning on off lights and opening doors, etc.
Serious question, where is NFC used in retail establishment in the US? I have never seen it anywhere. I seen scanning the Starbucks app or boarding passes for a flight, but I don't think I have have ever seen NFC being used.
Japan & other asian countries would like to have a word with you. Or does nothing exist outside of America?
The Japanese also make better music and games.
It is well known that iPhone 5 is the best cell phone in the current market, and i believe Apple will improve the iPhone.
So why is iPhone limited to that small width? I will tell you why. Egos. Someone made a mistake and because of pride, they will keep losing customers until the company tanks, or they wake up.
Serious question, where is Passbook used in retail establishment outside the US? I have never seen it anywhere. I've seen using NFC tags for change phone settings and I know that NFC is widely spread and used in Japan, but I'm sure I have never seen Passbook being used.
What i think iOS really lacks?
Mouse support.
I'm using a n iPad for VMWare view, and if it could support bluetooth mice, i'd be able to plug it into my monitor (already possible), use a bluetooth keyboard (already possible) and use the iPad as a very competent view terminal anywhere I go.
AS it is, having to use the touch screen when running remote Windows sessions (which aren't that touch friendly) is a little bit awkward.
Mistake, no. But Apple has locked themselves in with "RETINA" They can't increase screen size while retain 960x640 resolution without lowering PPI. And to fragment the apps development by changing to 1280x720/1920x1080, even bigger head ache. Apple did the best compromise by moving to 1136x640. Increase size, retain app compatibility, but without going back on "RETINA"
See, this is where the problem lies. They have people who don't look into the future or in the past. You look into the past to see mistakes and correct them. You look into the future to be where it is relevant.
All early television programs in the US (where Apple is founded) and most of the countries in the world is run on either PAL or NTSC. 720x480 for NTSC in USA.
In 2009, analog systems were transitioned to digital HD (1280x720 or 1920x1080).
All HD movies (blu-ray, etc) that you buy since then and now are either in 1280x720 or 1920x1080.
Now lets see what Apple did. It released iPhone in 2007, iPhone 3G in 2008, All have resolution of 480x320. (you can't fit 720x480 television shows in that without rescaling the image, losing detail).
In 2009 people went digital (DTV standard, replace analog) to 1280x720 and 1920x1080. What did Apple do? It released iPhone 3GS at 480x320 (even worse). It had one year to correct itself and instead of going 1280x720 (to meet minimum HD resolution), it went 960x640 for iPhone 4 in 2010. You still can't fit any HD in that without rescaling (losing detail).
Even today in 2012 (3 years after digital HD transition, in 2009), the iPhone 5 CAN'T DISPLAY minimum HD content (1280x720), it can't display the already standard Full HD 1920x1080p. It has that odd resolution of 1136x640. It has to rescale which will lose detail for ALL HD movies and current digital television shows.
People will say, well, they can only go 2x width or height so it scales well for the apps.
FALSE!: 960x640 to 1136x640 is not 2x times. If you can fill black border on height, why can't you fill black border for width? JUST LIKE HOW iPhone apps run on iPad. Retina iPhone apps runs fine on iPad 1/2 with black borders on top and bottom. On retina iPad 3/4, there is enough space to 2x or 4x retina/non-retina iPhone apps, with black borders on height and width.
So they could have kept up with technology and standards by going 1280x720 minimum for iPhone 5 at 326ppi and kept black borders for both height and width but with a nice 4.3 or 4.5 inch screen. But now we are stuck with an oddball resolution that CAN'T display any HD content without rescaling. Screen too small. But hey, other companies are not stupid. Everyone is jumping to 1080p now at 5". Last year people had minimum 1280x720 in a lot of phones. Apple will lose 1.5 years of customers if they go with 4" screens in 2013 with iPhone 5S, and correct themselves in 2014 with iPhone 6 to finally support 1080p minimum and a bigger screen. It is Apple losing sight and losing to Microsoft back then repeating all over again today. Thinking it can set trends forever.
Look at the iMac? WTF! You can't upgrade the RAM unless you are iFixit with their tools and expertise. Changing phones on subsidy maybe (maybe once or twice every 2 years), but buying a whole new $2000 desktop every year just to upgrade a $90 harddrive or RAM? They are gonna bankrupt the customers or bankrupt themselves from losing customers.
There is 0 perceptual difference in detail between 1136x640 on a 4" screen, 1280x720 on a 4.3" screen, and 1920x1080 on a 5" screen. This is not an opinion, and this is not something that can be argued anymore than 1+1=2 can be argued.
Regarding losing sales, based on Google's own numbers, only 6.1% of active Android devices are considered "large screens" by Google's definition. This number is down from the last time I checked.
http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
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Google defines this as devices over 4 inches (looks like it goes from about 4.3 and above)
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html
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There simply isn't a big demand for large screen phones.