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Anyone want the iPhone's screen to stay the size it is now?
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You prefer a small phone and your two options when buying a phone were the iPhone or Galaxy Note?
What sense does that make?
People don't want iOS on a larger screen they want an iOS "phone" with a larger screen. And although it can do VoIP the iPad isn't a "phone".
I wish the screen was bigger like I mentioned but also because I'm coming from a larger screen device and my 4S looks so puny and girlish. Maybe it has to do a lot with the device you started on. If my first real smart phone was an iPhone I'd probably appreciate it more.
Whatever the size, it needs to change to AMOLED! I had been with iPhone since the original. I just changed to the Galaxy Note. The Note looks alive while the iPhone (and my new iPad) look clinical and sterile. It's an amazing difference. Plus, I kind of like the huge Note screen!
I figure it'll just be a two year exile to Android land, but it isn't so bad. The big difference is that an iPhone takes no learning to use while the Android has a learning curve. Other than that the Android does things iOS doesn't do and there are some things iOS does that Android doesn't do.
Overall, it's a wash, neither is better, just different.
I think Apple excels at leaps of improvement, while they don't do so well at incremental evolution. OTOH, other companies excel at the incremental evolution and don't do so well with the leaps.
It's time for Apple to make another leap with the iPhone! I don't expect it this year, but maybe next! That's why I decided to "take a break" from iPhone. It's not a break up, just a break!
I figure it'll just be a two year exile to Android land, but it isn't so bad. The big difference is that an iPhone takes no learning to use while the Android has a learning curve. Other than that the Android does things iOS doesn't do and there are some things iOS does that Android doesn't do.
Overall, it's a wash, neither is better, just different.
I think Apple excels at leaps of improvement, while they don't do so well at incremental evolution. OTOH, other companies excel at the incremental evolution and don't do so well with the leaps.
It's time for Apple to make another leap with the iPhone! I don't expect it this year, but maybe next! That's why I decided to "take a break" from iPhone. It's not a break up, just a break!
So you want a 5.3" amoled iPhone then? Dear God I would hate to ever see that happen. Personally with my eyes I find the iPhone screen better then any amoled screen.
Right. because a 4" phone that fits in your pocket is a comparable device to an ipad. Thank you for providing a rational solution.
The iPhone line isn't fragmented at all? Interesting take, didn't realize iOS 5 did all the same things on the iP4 as it does on the 4S...let alone stepping down to the 3gs...
Actually, 'after all', it's NOT just a phone. If you were truly interested in 'just a phone' and something that easily slides in and out of your pocket, you'd get a clamshell feature phone or something. As someone mentioned, there's lots of middle ground between the iPhone and the Note. And comparing either to the iPad is just plain idiotic---and a common thing to do around here.
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As for those wanting the screen to go "edge to edge", it's not happening. Go look at phones. The side bezels are all about the same. There needs to be a barrier from the touch screen to the edge to guard against accidental screens presses when holding the device.
The top and bottom of the iPhone on the other hand...huge waste of space. Just eyeballing it, I'd say about 30% of the face of the phone is top/bottom bezel. And unless they do away with the home button, that's not changing either. Not to mention just increasing screen size vertically would change the aspect ratio (which I think should be done anyway). So if they increase the screen size, device size is going up.
3.7" is a waste of time and I don't know where people get this number from. Apple is great at incremental upgrades, but this one would be an all-timer of a let down. 4-4.3" would be perfect for me. Though they would have to do something with the top/bottom bezel to keep the phone a reasonable size at 4.3.
Increase to 4"
I think increasing the screen size to 4" would be perfect. You could keep the same 960x640 pixels and only have a slight decrease in resolution. The phone would only need to be slightly wider and you could keep the same length. It would be nice if the phone was a little lighter--possibly ditch the glass back?
I think increasing the screen size to 4" would be perfect. You could keep the same 960x640 pixels and only have a slight decrease in resolution. The phone would only need to be slightly wider and you could keep the same length. It would be nice if the phone was a little lighter--possibly ditch the glass back?
i think the current screen size is perfect, what can't you do on it that would require a larger screen
Not everyone has the same size hands and fingers. Having more real estate can be very useful.
There is no universal "perfect" screen size. Why so many can't understand that is beyond my comprehension.
I feel the same way. I don't care if the display gets bigger as long as the overall form factor does not grow too much. Get rid of most of the bezel and the home button and there is plenty of space to increase the size of the display without increasing the footprint. I really think the footprint of the iPhone is perfect for me.
I'm not sure why people are so eager to get a lesser quality, bigger screen that would do nothing to improve the iphone experience.
I'm sure Apple will offer a redesign for the next iphone with LTE and keep the screen the same size. I'd expect at least another generation or two of this new design afterwards. People will complain, especially reviewers, but Apple will still easily have record sales.
If Apple is to increase the screen size at all, they must double the resolution which doesn't seem feasible. Of course many said the same thing about the new ipad's retina screen.
Or they could try their luck with a 4:3 aspect ratio iphone that would look a bit squarish for a phone but at least maintain retina and possibly run ipad apps since it'd basically be a small ipad.
I'm sure Apple will offer a redesign for the next iphone with LTE and keep the screen the same size. I'd expect at least another generation or two of this new design afterwards. People will complain, especially reviewers, but Apple will still easily have record sales.
If Apple is to increase the screen size at all, they must double the resolution which doesn't seem feasible. Of course many said the same thing about the new ipad's retina screen.
Or they could try their luck with a 4:3 aspect ratio iphone that would look a bit squarish for a phone but at least maintain retina and possibly run ipad apps since it'd basically be a small ipad.
4G won't, but big screens will because apple would most likely need to make more room for a bigger battery to power it.
Keep the current screen size as it is, I say. If there could be a way to decrease the bezel somehow, then that's cool. Barring that, however, I like my human-sized iPhone as it is 
I just don't see Apple widening their screen to 4" above, Apple has been and always will keep it at 3.5" ever since the launch of the original iPhone in 2007 to the latest iPhone4S.
And why would comparing the iPhone to iPad considered idiotic? iPad- for web browsing, reading and gaming on a large screen. A phone is used to make calls and stuff, so its portability is important. And putting a 4" screen will potentially drive off customers who are accustomed to their 3.5" screen.
Seriously? There's LOTS of middle ground between 3.5" and what, 9.7" of the iPad. People that say if you want a bigger screen (than the iPhone), you might as well get an iPad. THAT'S ***** DUMB. And anyone who says it or agrees with it is mentally handicapped or just using hyperbole for their argument--which means they have no legit argument so resort to nonsense.
Drive off customers with a .5" larger screen? Have you read around here? There are lots of people that would welcome ANY increase in size...not to mention the masses that aren't forum browsers that would like a larger iPhone screen. I only know a handful of other people with iPhones (4's and 4S's) and they all would like a larger screen, including myself. And have you ever actually used a device with a 4" screen? Go find a Moto Atrix or Nexus S and compare the size and feel to that of the 4/4S. Overall dimensions are just about the same, and the curved sides (a la previous iPhones) are a pleasure.
Not to mention, Apple could sell a poop flavored popcicle and it would sell millions. A .5-.8" screen size increase isn't going to drive customers away. Even those around here that claim they don't want a larger screen. If Apple is so great they can increase the screen size and figure out how to not make the entire device enormous---you know, like Samsung and Moto are already doing. And I for one, would like a little more size to the phone--and probably less weight would be ok too. I know others around here feel the same. We aren't all 5'8" with tiny hands.
Whose average size hand? Men's hands, on average are 2/3 inch longer and almost 1/2 inch wider than women's hands.
So if the iPhone is the right size for an average woman, then it's too small for the average man. Or if just right for the average man, it's actually too big for the average woman.
Exactly.
The part of "average" that someone tried to say "fits perfectly"
By definition, an average size cannot fit perfectly. E.g. an average sized glove will not fit many people perfectly... or even closely... especially if used for both men and women.
We have to be more specific as to what group this "average" comes from. Clearly, the average for all humans won't work.
Thus my "Whose average size hand? " question.
The part of "average" that someone tried to say "fits perfectly"
Heh, no, can't argue with that. Didn't even spot that. Maybe he should have said 'designed to fit the average hand'.
I mean, if you make just one device, you will want to design it to fit the average hand, right? For all humans. I think that's what he was getting at.
It would be very easy to get a 4 inch or even 4.5 inch screen but still maintain the same physical size. Get rid of the home button, easy. You can even add a bit more up top. Put a home button at the bottom of the display rather than a physical one. Or better yet, make it all gesture based so you don't even need a "home" button. The iPad has it. You just use 5 fingers and pinch in to get to the home screen.
They get that number because ~3.8 is the theoretical end of the current "Retina" definition while keeping the same resolution and the aspect ratio.
Also a 3.7"-3.8" iPhone will feel plenty big because of the aspect ratio. I feel like a broken record saying this but a 3.8" iPhone will have the width of a 4.3" Android display. A 4" iPhone would be equal to a 4.5" Android phone in width and a 4.3" iPhone would be about as wide as a 4.9" Android phone. That's too much.