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Apple Likely to Slim Down iPhone and iPad with Thinner and Lighter Backlights
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Exactly. And I don't think Apple has invented a thinner headphone jack, or lightning port for that matter. I think iPad Air is a about as thin as Apple will/can go. And let's not forget about the camera.
Unless they create a proprietary port that replaces the headphone jack. Sounds ridiculous I know. I wouldn't put it past them though.
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That's where Apple is going. For example: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419143123.htm
Someone will have to come up with a new jack. Or no jack (bluethooth). I can`t see anyone but Apple pulling the trigger on something like this. When is the right time, is the question.
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Replacing the headphone jack to make the device thinner will happen. It's just a matter to when. Everyone was pissed when they changed the charging port. Imagine how pissed they will be when the jack is removed rendering their headphones obsolete.
Why not 2 models? One Droid Maxx style with the iPhone 5 thickness and extra battery capacity?
Choice of thinness or a second sleek phone with all the advantages of the next generation iPhone with more power.
Choice of thinness or a second sleek phone with all the advantages of the next generation iPhone with more power.
I've been saying this for years. If Apple could have a sheet of paper with a phone it would. Damn the comfort level. Damn the battery life. It's a sheet of paper with a phone!!!
Yeah, all I'm going to do is slap a Mophie Juice Pack on it, not only for battery life, but also to give it a more positive feel in my hand. I neither need nor want a phone that is polished smooth, wafer thin and imperceptibly light weight.
Here ya' go...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/11/apple_thin_phone_jack_patent/
By the way, when this news hit a couple years ago, many around here thought it was pointless and stupid.
I don't know how much more you can slim it down since you're going to be limited by the size of the headphone jack. Of course knowing apple, they can change the jack at will and make you buy an adapter. Didn't they patent a new headphone jack type?
Anyways, why not reduce the size of the backlight and all that jazz and keep the same profile, therefore putting a bigger battery?
Anyways, why not reduce the size of the backlight and all that jazz and keep the same profile, therefore putting a bigger battery?
They can easily have a lightning to headphone jack adapter also. Which might cost another $30 too.
Thank you for that attachment. Wasn't sure what you were talking about.
As for thinness complainers, less backlight thickness means more room for other components like the battery. It doesn't mean they'll make the device thicker. Smaller/thinner also tends to correlate with less power usage.
I don't think the MR forums are representative of reality. Apple sells over 100,000,000 devices a year utilizing this kind of technology to people who are using and enjoying said devices at this very moment without issue, myself included.
That's a great point of reference, the Nano is 5.4mm compared to iPhone 5s at 7.6mm thickness.
Plausible for certain. Seemed like a straight forward solution to the issue of thinness.