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5.5-Inch iPhone 6 May Cost an Extra $100, but Consumers Willing to Pay

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Checked everywhere... - Microsoft and Android didn't patent the 5.5" screen idea. (ooops!) Don't get me wrong. I am an Apple fan too, but it is a free world for competitive players. Apple has always been the "snail" when it comes to technology.
 
kdarling said:
In a few months, lots of people will be owning iPhone phablets. I'd say wait until then to see how much their owners complain. Or not.
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That's only if Apple makes the mistake of selling them. And the rumour mill suggests Apple will sadly.

zipa said:
Well, as long as the iPhone stays under 10" or so, there will be no problems in answering a phone call with one hand. There certainly is no problem in answering a call with one hand on a 7" Galaxy Tab.
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You must not have small hands or want to put the tab into your pocket or want to easily hold the tab and answer the call at the same time etc etc. Also holding up a 7" phablet to your face with a phone call just looks silly.

A lot of people will buy whatever Apple spits out just because it's Apple and they will love it. But the smart people will really look into anything Apple releases and see if it's worth getting. Not everything Apple has made has been good.
 
the8thark said:
i guess the professionals who think that need to re-evaluate what they think is fantastic. I know many professionals who would never use a small phablet (which is what people want the iphone 6 to be. This differs from the ipad mini which is a large phablet.


The 5.5 certainly. And the 4.7, that's a hard call. We'll have to see how it goes first. And "phablet is not a perfect word as everyone has their own definition of how big is a phablet. To me something is a phablet them it's too small to be a full sized tablet and too large to be usable in the general way phones are used.


Agreed. Apple has so far sold zero stamped sized phones.



That's not everything.

You have:


Iphone 5s:
3 colours (silver, grey, gold) multiplied by 3 ssd points (16gb, 36gb, 64gb)
9 skus.

Iphone 5c:
5 colours (white, red, yellow, blue, green) multiplied by 2 ssd points (16gb, 32gb)
12 skus

iphone 4s:
2 colours (black, white) multiplied by 1 ssd point (8gb)
2 skus

not including the iphone 4, that is a total of 23 skus. I think you get my point now.

So if you walk into most apple stores and want an iphone you have 23 different choices.

And cleanest product line up does not mean clean. Apple should keep their product line clean always. Jobs realised in 1997 and removed a ton of worthless apple skus. I don't know of anyone in apple today who would be able to do this and prevent the product line from becoming bloated. It's a worrying trend apple is staring down.
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5*2=12?
 
iamPro said:
I get what you're saying. But I'll be happy even with safari webpages, photos, videos and games being displayed on a larger screen.
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I'd rather have a 1440x960 (resolution doubled 720x480) 3:2 4.7" inch phone than the 1704x960 (resolution tripled 568x320) 16:9 4.7" phone. If we end up getting the 1704x960, that means there will have been no effective increase in width EVER in the iPhone. The same 320 pixels.

I don't get why everyone thinks a phone should be 16:9 anyway. Sure, for movies, but the iPad is much more of a media device than the iPhone, and it's 4:3!

Whatever, I'll still buy the 4.7 inch model, but imo it won't be as good as could have been.
 
juliehrobak said:
What needs could you possibly have for a cross between an iphone and an Ipad mini?
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Well for one its easier to read for older folks. My father-in-law got a samsung solely for bigger print and display (and yes, its a terrible phone but the display size is important). For another, getting an iPad mini experience on the road without carrying two gadgets.


Im on the fence myself. Not sure I want to give up the one hand usage of the 5S for the 4.7. The 5.5 to me sacrifices too much. I wonder if they will carry three sizes or I have to at least accept the 4.7 going forward.

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MarkNY said:
If we end up getting the 1704x960, that means there will have been no effective increase in width EVER in the iPhone. The same 320 pixels.
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it sounds like ... wait. What? You are really complaining about the aspect ratio, correct?
 
Four oF NINE said:
I don't understand these large screen phone people at all.
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I dont understand people who want to stop everyone else getting what they dont want or cant understand.

There are literally multiple tens of millions of "large screen phone people " out there. Whether you think they are silly, misguided, stupid, should struggle with a device thats too small to type comfortably on or see, doesn't matter, Apple sees there is a massive market they are losing out on, because screen size is solely why many of them are buying non Apple phones.

Believe it or not, when you lot worry about antenna breaks, rounded corners or pixels, what they want is a phone they can see and type on comfortably.
 
I can't wait for a 5.5! I'm excited. Doesn't mean those who do not like them have to get one. One thing I wish is: Displays at stores who will sell them BEFORE the phones launch to hold them at least. Even if it was a dummy phone. Let people make a decision that way.

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I would LOOOOVE the bigger iPhone. I went out and bought a note III because of the big display but ended up returning it because A) it's PenTile display was disappointing to say the least and b) the bloatware and inexcusable lag of the UI. A big iPhone with iOS 8 would be a dream, especially if it's 1080p.
 
zipa said:
Well, as long as the iPhone stays under 10" or so, there will be no problems in answering a phone call with one hand. There certainly is no problem in answering a call with one hand on a 7" Galaxy Tab.
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There are no problems answer calls on my macbook pro, but I wouldn't want to put either on my shirt or pants pocket.

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zipa said:
If you bought an iPhone to use it as a telephone, you are seriously overspending. For everything else than (audio-only) calls, bigger is simply better.

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Apple sells nothing but. Teensy-weensy screens with sub-par resolution for a huge premium. No wonder the stock is going through the roof.
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Yes stock is going through the roof because people are buying Apple products in droves, and they buy because that's what they want.

I remember the 19inch Windows Slates before surface came out and the Galaxy Note... what garbage. NO ONE wanted either of those pieces of crap.

Usually when someone I know got a phone the size of a paperback book, they wanted to get rid of it within 6 months. It's stupid.
 
a0me said:
I'd be willing to pay a $100 premium for a 4 inch -or even 3.5 inch- iPhone 6.
I guess I'll need a bigger screen when my eyesight starts to go but for now I really can't see why I'd want a bigger phone.
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Same here! Great comment :)
 
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hahahahahahahaha where did you find that picture?

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v8vantage said:
Checked everywhere... - Microsoft and Android didn't patent the 5.5" screen idea. (ooops!) Don't get me wrong. I am an Apple fan too, but it is a free world for competitive players. Apple has always been the "snail" when it comes to technology.
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Yes and no, I mean they are the first with a successful consumer tablet and the first with 64bit mobile SOC's on sale. Also the Mac Pro is pretty techy and Thunderbolt is pretty innovative.
 
5t3f4n said:
You don't have to tell me about upgrade prices. In Sweden it's an additional 1,000 SEK (150 USD) per upgrade so I would be quite happy if I could've gotten mine for $200 more instead of $300. And of course we should move forward. But I think that currently means moving away from local storage and towards streaming. Say what you will about it, but everything is about streaming and "the cloud" nowadays.

That said, I obviously wouldn't mind cheaper upgrades.
I just don't think it's a priority because the vast majority will go for the cheapest possible version regardless.
It might just be better to up the base model a bit instead of lowering upgrade price, since they can mass produce it at a much larger scale.
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I would love to have 32GB as base model.
However, cloud is not the future unless the internet is dirt cheap and everywhere.
 
we are talking "apple" here...

Raise the price by $200 instead, but people will still pay ..... :rolleyes:

it's only natural.... he bigger the screen, the more you pay, and users will.

no one can sit still for 2 minutes can they?

I bet people may even want a table-top iPhone.. The whole family can use.
 
Sanchez25 said:
You think? Hm I'm not sure, I mean it's not such a big increase from 4.7 to 50.5 :apple:

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Tech198 said:
we are talking "apple" here...

Raise the price by $200 instead, but people will still pay ..... :rolleyes:

it's only natural.... he bigger the screen, the more you pay, and users will.

no one can sit still for 2 minutes can they?

I bet people may even want a table-top iPhone.. The whole family can use.
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That's actually Apple's idea to change television as we know it. :D
 
the8thark said:
You underestimate the average iPhone customer. To them what colour and capacity the phone is matters a lot. Which colour to get is so important.

My point is that this is starting a trend that if not stopped now could get out of hand. 3 models but 23 different versions. That's a lot for 3 different models.
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You make it sound like there are 23 iPhones sitting on the shelf that you must choose from. But there aren't.

You'll see 3 iPhones on the shelf... then the salesman asks you what color you want and what capacity you want. And he retrieves it from the back of the store.

BTW... Apple sold almost 100 million iPhones over the last 6 months. Clearly it's not as difficult as you think it is.
 
I wonder what the breaking point would be, as far as price goes, with the iPhone.
As in at what price would sales of the iPhone actually begin to decline.
What do you people figure would be the max Apple could charge for, say, a 16 GB iPhone 5S or 16 GB 4.7" iPhone 6 (I'm assuming here the 16 GB models are the biggest seller) before sales start to falter?
 
Cole Slaw said:
I wonder what the breaking point would be, as far as price goes, with the iPhone.
As in at what price would sales of the iPhone actually begin to decline.
What do you people figure would be the max Apple could charge for, say, a 16 GB iPhone 5S or 16 GB 4.7" iPhone 6 (I'm assuming here the 16 GB models are the biggest seller) before sales start to falter?
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They could go to $299 for the 16 GB 4.7" and $399 for the 16 GB 5.5" and still outsell their competitors. Much higher than that, I think sales would fall off, but they'd still sell enough to surprise people.
 
Apple if they do increase the size of the iPhone have given into idiots who would like to hold an iPad up to their ear.

A phone should be small no bigger than the 5 better still the 4.
 
KiwiAdventure said:
Apple if they do increase the size of the iPhone have given into idiots who would like to hold an iPad up to their ear.

A phone should be small no bigger than the 5 better still the 4.
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I'd bet that the 4.7" iPhone will be the biggest seller ever. And if it wasn't for the additional cost, the 5.5" would be close.
 
AppleScruff1 said:
I'd bet that the 4.7" iPhone will be the biggest seller ever. And if it wasn't for the additional cost, the 5.5" would be close.
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I agree, I think the 4.7" will be the biggest selling iPhone yet.
I'd say between the 4.7" and the 5.5" Apple will get more than a few former iPhone users who went Android, and it'll sell big to current users of iPhones as well, many of which (I think) are anxiously awaiting a bigger screen.
Wonder if they'll keep a 4" model around for the not insignificant number of users who like the small phone?
Cover all screen sizes...
 
Hm. This is good news; I thought they had indicated the base 4.7" was going to be the one with the $100 price hike.

As for people saying "it better come with 32 GB standard then," quit making demands on a company you have no control over. You'll buy it whether it does or not. The posturing is just irritating at this point.

nazaar said:
just tell me where/when to throw my $... It's starting to burn a hole in my pocket.
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You can throw it all at me if you wish, right now. My pockets are heat-resistant.

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Dave245 said:
Too be honest, at this point i'm just hoping that the 5.5" iPhone 6 exists. There seems to be some people on this forum that continues to deny that it exists.

I could live with an extra £100 for the 5.5" model especially if the screen is made from sapphire glass.
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It's an extra $100, not an extra 100 pounds. We left Great Britain about 300 years ago now.
 
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