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Possible 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Rear Shell Showcased in New Video
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I think I wouldn't mind using it as a phone - my main problem with the size is that I usually carry my phone in my chest pocket, and I would feel a bit strange with a huge phone sticking out two inches out of my pocket - especially as I usually listen to music from my iPhone while carrying it in that pocket.
I think this is really for people who do a lot of surfing with their mobile phone and who don't mind carrying it in their backpack, but who feel that an iPad Mini is already too big for them. Really small market in my opinion, but I'm curious to see how well it sells.
What kind of joke is that? If thats all the "rivals" can come up with, I think they´re good.
I think it would be funny if it had actually started out as a hoax by people who were skilled enough to create believable-looking iPhone cases. As Apple never denies or confirms anything, they were not able to do anything about these rumors. They kept reading various forums and realized that some people are actually genuinely excited about it, and then they realized that the stock price made a little bump upwards whenever a 5.5 inch iPhone was mentioned. Finally, two weeks ago, Tim Cook panicked, worrying that the stock price would tumble if they don't announce a 5.5 inch iPhone on the 9th, so he finally told the teams to get one ready by then. Now, there are people looked away in the basement of the Apple campus, trying to figure out how to get that phone prototype working by Sep 9.
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I was just referring to Apple's current naming scheme of their existing products. You're right, for the new iPhone lineup to be consistent with the naming scheme, it wouldn't make sense to call the 5.5" the Air unless it's the new standard size, which means they would have to call the 4.7" the Mini. That doesn't seem likely, so I'm doubtful the 5.5" will be called the Air. But who knows, we'll see soon.
iPhone Air is a weird name. I think'll they'll do something like iPhone 6 and iPhone 6L. Just something simple to identify the larger model, not a new name. But I did think iPad Air was a bad name too when it was rumored.
No!
No no no no!
Dell released the 5" Dell Streak in 2010, which would become the first Android phablet, and according to Wikipedia there have been other devices that have been called phablet before that.
They even released a 7" model of the Streak!
Samsung can't even invent "Let's make the screen bigger to sell more units"!
A lot of people seem excited about a 5.5" "phone", I don't get it, it's too big to easily use as a phone - why not just use an iPad mini (or better still a full-sized iPad) and Skype to make calls? Trump everyone else if size = cool, be ahead of the game and look really smart at the same time...
you really don't understand the huge huge difference between a 5.5" phone and an 8" tablet?
Go compare the two side by side. you can't use an iPad mini as a PHONE...
a 5.5" is nowhere the size of something like that. its pocketable.
i have a mini and can fit it in my back jeans pocket even though i never do that. a phone will fit just fine in a normal pocket...
Welcome!
This is obviously your 1st time on MacRumors or any Apple rumor site; as has been covered EXHAUSTIVELY since the first leak of an iPhone 6 rear shell months and months and months ago.... the two tone flash has now been adapted to a single flash w/ the same capabilities.
The 5.5" iPhone and NFC has been the phone from Apple I've been waiting on for a long time. The probability of me having both looks more likely than ever now. I'm excited.
well at least5.5" siri can see out of a shirt pocket without being pinned up with a safety pin like in her.
I personally would like to see an iphone mini once the tech has shrunk enough to make it the size of the current nano or slightly bigger, with a 2.5-3" screen.
Keep saying that. Chances are good no one will remember you said it and mock you with it for the rest of your life.
I'm guessing he/she is joking, mocking those that keep parroting that.
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A lot of people seem excited about a 5.5" "phone", I don't get it, it's too big to easily use as a phone - why not just use an iPad mini (or better still a full-sized iPad) and Skype to make calls? Trump everyone else if size = cool, be ahead of the game and look really smart at the same time...
Take a mental step past using it as a phone. Then what do you have? A much more portable, pocketable iPad that runs all the apps in the app store. A great deal of iPhone use is not using it as a phone. So here's a nice sized, fully functional, pocketable computer with a screen big enough to really enjoy "everything else" that makes iDevices so nice. Oh, and if you want to make or take a call, it can double as a phone too.
And it's nowhere near as big as people seem to imagine (see "backpack" post also in response to yours). It will still fit in pockets, including "normal" sized pockets. A week or so ago, there was a rumor that laid out the measurements of all 3 iPhones: 5s, 4.7" and 5.5". So I went into Pages and rendered them in those sizes, laid a generic home screen on top, printed them and then cut them out (and encourage the "backpack" and "need new pants with bigger pockets" crowd to do the same). The 5.5" is a lot bigger than a 5s but it's only a little bigger than the 4.7". However, it's TINY vs. an iPad Mini.
The 5.5" size will be a terrific option for those wanting a bigger screen. And for the market at which it's probably most targeted- the Android crowd- being accustomed to 5"-6" screens means it will look "normal" to them. For them, bigger than 6" screens exist. To that segment, a 5.5" may look small and a 4.7" may look "too small".
You see what you want in a 4.7"? Great. Others see what they want in the 5.5". That another size exists has no effect on your apparent satisfaction at 4.7", anymore than 2 sizes of iMacs, iPads and/or multiple sizes of Apple notebooks has adverse effects on individual choices of an iMac, iPad or a laptop.
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Keep saying that. Chances are good no one will remember you said it and mock you with it for the rest of your life.
He's mocking 1080p.
You mean the old iPad? Yeah it's slimmer, but when we say "smaller" here we're referring to screen size. The "regular" iPad you refer to is gone and obsolete. The iPad Air is the new regular, hence "standard", iPad.
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A lot of people seem excited about a 5.5" "phone", I don't get it, it's too big to easily use as a phone - why not just use an iPad mini (or better still a full-sized iPad) and Skype to make calls? Trump everyone else if size = cool, be ahead of the game and look really smart at the same time...
If you like small then use an ipod nano. Beyond ridiculous comment comparing a 5.5 phone to an 8 inch tablet.
I agree. Can't wait to browse macrumors on my new 5.5 inch screen! Although after the iPhone/iWatch announcements, not sure iOS rumors will be very captivating.
Very excited. Already more comments than the previous post about the reversible cable and the 2 amp power supply.
Don't care who came up with something first, means absolutely nothing and has zero impact on my choice in device. What matters is execution. The Note 4 is a powerhouse of a device, Samsung's best offering, IMO. But as good as the hardware is, I'll never own it because of the software--iOS is why this will be a better user experience, again, IMO.
Regarding the name, who honestly gives a &@$# what its official name is? Everyone is just going to refer to it as their iPhone, same as we say our iPad or our Mac. Jeez the things forum posters obsess over....
Regarding the name, who honestly gives a &@$# what its official name is? Everyone is just going to refer to it as their iPhone, same as we say our iPad or our Mac. Jeez the things forum posters obsess over....
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