This is a good point, none of us have used it, and we should give Apple a chance to announce it before moaning about a device we don't even know will be announced.
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This is a good point, none of us have used it, and we should give Apple a chance to announce it before moaning about a device we don't even know will be announced.
According to the leaks, the 5.5" iPhone is narrower and thinner than the Note 3, and to me those dimensions are more important than the height.
Still, I would have to actually hold it before making final judgment, but I'm optimistic from the leaks.
Your question is meaningless.
I didn't say anything about it's use, I simply commented on its huge ugly bezels. No other phone with a 5.5" display is as ugly. Unless of course people like big chunky bezels for decorative purposes.
Everyone has different tastes. Plus many Apple buyers believe the company is superior to the rest. An opinion they're most certainly entitled to. It's only another phone from Apple.
On the contrary , you're post was meaningless , you're post was laid out as if you have and used a iPhone 6. You are speaking like you have handled 1, you haven't. You do not know how it feels in you're hands, if it's useable easily etc, because simply you have never held an iPhone 6 5.5.
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They haven't been careful at all to hide the size of the phone, we have heard from these sizes even before the WWDC... If anything I even suspect them from leaking these pictures deliberately so that we can move our attention away from the iWatch and the AppleTV.
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Oh some people...
Apple's hiding the size of the iPhone 6??
No kidding. Not to mention that they are hiding everything else....
Good grief, the craziness that comes out before an iPhone announcement.
I don't think Apple would have a separate event for it later this year because that would just kill it's sales big time as everyone would have gotten the smaller one already. It would likely be like what they did with the iPad mini last year, announce both at the same time and have a later release date for the 5.5" one.
Crossing my fingers for this
Or... a tandem release
At the end of the day, apple is all about money, all companies are. It makes sense to release these phones if 2 of them, at the 1 time. That's the best business plan.
Reel in both 4.7 an 5.5 buyers at the 1 time, staggering will effect the sale of which is released 1st. As a section of buyers will wait to see/try out the other 1st by in large before buying if released at different times.
They didn;t do that with the white iPhone 4.
They didn't do that with the 16GB iPhone (original).
I am not saying you are wrong. But sometimes supply constraints cause issues. It makes less sense for them to cancel a release altogether because, for whatever reason, it wasn't ready on time.
I am not saying this WILL happen or it is LIKELY to happen, but it certainly wouldn't be an unprecedented situation.
I think they wanted to release them at the same time, but just couldn't due to production issues like you mentioned.
Most of us are trying to predict what we'll see based on past behaviour, but we've seen enough from Apple to know now that it's useless to do that. Whether it's looks, features, size or whatever, people have thought Apple wouldn't do it due to whatever reasons, but they sometimes do.
If there is a 5.5" (and even a 4.7", which at this point, we pretty much know that there is), combined with the newer features like extensibility (apps talking to each other) and custom keyboards, Apple is starting to do a lot of things it said it wouldn't. Which is good.
Most of us are trying to predict what we'll see based on past behaviour, but we've seen enough from Apple to know now that it's useless to do that. Whether it's looks, features, size or whatever, people have thought Apple wouldn't do it due to whatever reasons, but they sometimes do.
If there is a 5.5" (and even a 4.7", which at this point, we pretty much know that there is), combined with the newer features like extensibility (apps talking to each other) and custom keyboards, Apple is starting to do a lot of things it said it wouldn't. Which is good.
Its 155mm long?! That is just far too big and impractical for me. People keep saying to try it out, but it really is too large a device to use as a general phone for me.
While I won't be able to tell until I use one, from handling similar phones the 5.5 iPhone just seems massive. I personally would not want a phone that large and even 4.7 is getting a little big. I need to be able to type one handed. Depending on how it turns out I might stick with my 4S or grab a hopefully price reduced 5S.
I am sure it will have a bigger battery but it will also have a larger screen to populate with pixels and more backlighting required to illuminate those pixels so hopefully it will last a little longer but it will not make everyone happy, for sure.
That's my point though. Production issue rumors about the 5.5" have been more frequent than any other rumor about it lol.
Well, let's see 1" = 2.54cm. If the iPhone measures at 15cm, how many inches do you think it would be?
I want to like the iphone 6, especially the 5.5er, but I HIGHLY doubt it can even match, let alone beat the specs of the Note 4. Note has 3GB of memory, 6 is assumed to only have 1. Note comes with a 16mp camera and comes in more colors and has a larger (if the leak is accurate) battery.
But, I hate the Android operating system. At some point I have to weigh how much I like IOS vs having a well-equipped phone. I just feel like I'm always let down at these Apple reveals. So, here's hoping Apple pulls off a miracle. Not holding my breath though. I don't feel like Apple is leading or innovating anymore.
But, I hate the Android operating system. At some point I have to weigh how much I like IOS vs having a well-equipped phone. I just feel like I'm always let down at these Apple reveals. So, here's hoping Apple pulls off a miracle. Not holding my breath though. I don't feel like Apple is leading or innovating anymore.
I want to like the iphone 6, especially the 5.5er, but I HIGHLY doubt it can even match, let alone beat the specs of the Note 4. Note has 3GB of memory, 6 is assumed to only have 1. Note comes with a 16mp camera and comes in more colors and has a larger (if the leak is accurate) battery.
But, I hate the Android operating system. At some point I have to weigh how much I like IOS vs having a well-equipped phone. I just feel like I'm always let down at these Apple reveals. So, here's hoping Apple pulls off a miracle. Not holding my breath though. I don't feel like Apple is leading or innovating anymore.
The Note 4 needs 3GB of RAM to run an OS that will still deliver a choppy user experience while iOS can run on a more power efficient 1GB RAM and deliver a buttery smooth performance. High-end specs are cool to talk about but we shouldn't need near desktop like specs to run our phones.
Good point. That's what I always disliked about the Androids was how choppy and rough they are.
I tried the Android OS in 2010 and found it to have too much lag (choppy rough) for me. Has there been any improvement since then or does it still lag?
I'm not sure. Do you think on the Android forum they are talking about how they have better specs but wish their OS was smoother? lol