I do not think we will see a 5.5" iPhone 6 because:
10% of a huge market is a huge market.
Based of the size of the battery to the ladies hand it honestly looks like a 4.7 inch phone battery rather than a 5.5 inch. I tried to keep it at a similar distance and same hand position, you can clearly see i didn't edit the size of either photo since i took a pic of the two previews next to each other. If it is an iPhone 6 battery it is prob a 4.7 inch phone battery. Also if anything i held the phone farther rather than closer so that again only proves my point.
That breakdown is really, really bad. Most phones would be under 5", mainly because the top selling flagships such as the Galaxy S4 had a 4.99" display, the HTC flagship had a 4.8" (?) and so on. The "5 and less" should be further broken down in order to provide any meaningful insights.
You know what's a huge market? The junk under $200.00 smartphone market. Apple won't even touch that and that is a even larger percentage.
10% is a huge market?
All I'm saying is that there is this perception that everyone wants these huge screen phones and that Apple should make one to compete but the numbers show that only 32% of consumers actually buy phones bigger than 5" in screen size. Heck, even Samsung released a smaller galaxy phone to attract people that don't even want a 5" one.
I'd like to sell something with about a 40% margin to even 5% of that 32% of consumers. Think about your math: you're saying about 1/3rd of all phone-buying consumers buy a phone with a screen much bigger than the only phone available from Apple right now and .3" bigger than the rumored 4.7" iPhone that is coming soon.
That's not saying that Apple shouldn't build other sizes- including smaller sizes. What that is saying is that there is this HUGE segment to which Apple currently has nothing to sell. And if the "there is no 5.5" crowd is right", Apple will still have nothing to sell them if that 32% will only buy screens bigger than 5".
Apple is going to go where the profits are. The small-screened phones for the other 68% might be heavily dominated by the commodity-priced (low/no margin), barely-smart-to-dumb phones.
All I'm saying is that there is this perception that everyone wants these huge screen phones and that Apple should make one to compete
You obviously don't have eyes, the iPhone has had plenty of pixel density and is sharper than any pentile rubbish from others, there is no FUZZ? AMOLED is a horrid tech that is no where near as pleasant to look at and has the worst junky colors on 99% of screens. 1080p is overkill and totally a spec for people to masturbate over rather than a need.
A resolution increase is only necessary if you literally hold the damn thing two inches from your face. Apple is not going to reduce the pixel density so you can be assured it'll be plenty close to 1080p for 5.5 inch.
I always find it mental people are looking for such high pixel densities on phones when physics tells you that you can't possibly perceive any difference and the content being displayed, apps webpages etc are so low resolution anyway. The reason most want 4k on TV or 1080p on phones is because they are watching content that is much lower res or highly compress junk.
All I'm saying is that there is this perception that everyone wants these huge screen phones and that Apple should make one to compete but the numbers show that only 32% of consumers actually buy phones bigger than 5" in screen size.
No. I said will the 5.5" have the same resolution as the 4.7"? If so what is the point of having the bigger phone unless you are old and can't see.
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No. I said will the 5.5" have the same resolution as the 4.7"? If so what is the point of having the bigger phone unless you are old and can't see.
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All HDTVs from <25" to >100" have the same resolution. Per this logic, what's the point of owning any HDTV bigger than the minimum size?![]()
All HDTVs from <25" to >100" have the same resolution. Per this logic, what's the point of owning any HDTV bigger than the minimum size?
Not, actually you can find a Galaxy Note much cheaper than corresponding iPhone (note 3 to iPhone 5s; as note 4 will be cheaper than iPhone 6), one thing it's launch price and another it's how much it's selling 6 weeks later.Well, the Galaxy Note series alone has sold about 100 million units. And those are phones that cost more than the base level iPhone. So yeah, I'm willing to bet that Apple wants a piece of that action as well. That's $40+ billion in revenue that Apple has missed. Not to mention the rest of the phablets.
Not, actually you can find a Galaxy Note much cheaper than corresponding iPhone (note 3 to iPhone 5s; as note 4 will be cheaper than iPhone 6), one thing it's launch price and another it's how much it's selling 6 weeks later.
Based of the size of the battery to the ladies hand it honestly looks like a 4.7 inch phone battery rather than a 5.5 inch. I tried to keep it at a similar distance and same hand position, you can clearly see i didn't edit the size of either photo since i took a pic of the two previews next to each other. If it is an iPhone 6 battery it is prob a 4.7 inch phone battery. Also if anything i held the phone farther rather than closer so that again only proves my point.
Not, actually you can find a Galaxy Note much cheaper than corresponding iPhone (note 3 to iPhone 5s; as note 4 will be cheaper than iPhone 6), one thing it's launch price and another it's how much it's selling 6 weeks later.
1080p, where are you?