I've done exactly that, and I'm very happy with it.Then why not buy a mini iPad??It's even bigger... (and cheaper)
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Apple Considering 4.7" and 5.7" Screens for 2014 iPhone Models, iPhone 5S and Low-Cost iPhone Due in September
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I'm confused
Has Apple lost their confidence? They are still capturing the majority of the smart phone profits, but it looks like they have decided the "market share pundits" need to be appeased to boost their stock price. Big screens, Android interface. Next up cheap plastic and OLED screens. It's like no one there has vision and they just woke up, looked at the market share numbers and decided - maybe we should try that.
Apple if you want more market share just make a crappy bland OS, a big over sized over saturated screen with poor craftsmanship and give it away for free. It's easy. You will lose money on them, but hey if it's good enough for the majority of android manufacturers it must be good enough for you.
But after you do that will please continue to make a normal sized phone so that I can buy one? Thanks.
Has Apple lost their confidence? They are still capturing the majority of the smart phone profits, but it looks like they have decided the "market share pundits" need to be appeased to boost their stock price. Big screens, Android interface. Next up cheap plastic and OLED screens. It's like no one there has vision and they just woke up, looked at the market share numbers and decided - maybe we should try that.
Apple if you want more market share just make a crappy bland OS, a big over sized over saturated screen with poor craftsmanship and give it away for free. It's easy. You will lose money on them, but hey if it's good enough for the majority of android manufacturers it must be good enough for you.
But after you do that will please continue to make a normal sized phone so that I can buy one? Thanks.
For you maybe. I watch a lot of movies and read a lot of books on my phone, and I also use it to have remote access to my servers through ssh when I am traveling. I'd love a 5" or even larger display, with the same dpi as the current one.
Consider that different people have different needs, and don't consider a 5" phone large, after having owned analog cellphones as teens. If you want to see what a big phone is, look at pre-1998 cellphones. Those are ginormous. Today's large-screen phones are still small devices, but incredibly powerful and flexible. I want a tablet that is also a phone, so a 5" phone would do nicely.
Nobody wants a 5" iPhone more than me, but I'd need to see a few more "nobody wants to watch video on an iPod" type denials from Apple before I'd even consider this load of cr*p.
If you READ THE REUTERS article, there's no source for any of it.
And that's what needs to be discussed.
If you READ THE REUTERS article, there's no source for any of it.
And that's what needs to be discussed.
Personally, I would prefer the 4.7" screen over 5.7". The latter is too much for this 5' 7" guy
Fear the though of when it will come to the crunch when:-
- the iPhone will become too big to fit in your shirt pocket, and
- Bluetooth is *required* to use, since you'll look like an idiot holding a slice of bread to your head.
This is how i felt with the Note2, and I think Apple's heading in same direction..
Just yet another reason, to keep my 4s
- the iPhone will become too big to fit in your shirt pocket, and
- Bluetooth is *required* to use, since you'll look like an idiot holding a slice of bread to your head.
This is how i felt with the Note2, and I think Apple's heading in same direction..
Just yet another reason, to keep my 4s
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A lot of people were saying the ipad mini would not happen also.
The problem with that is Apple isn't the biggest fan of giving us lots of choices. If they offer a rediculously large phone along with keeping the screen size of the iPhone 5, or better yet going back to the 3.5" screen Tyne I won't care. But given Apple's track record with giving people choices I expect if they increase screen size again the only way to get a smaller phone is to buy an older generation.
How so? Apple's already "late" to the large screen party. What's a year going to do? You think Android based phones are going to go, what, 7" ? That would be incredibly clownish IMHO if marketed mainly as a phone. I say max 4.7" ~ 4.9" for the iPhone, then simply give the iPad mini phone capabilities as well. Hell it has a nano-SIM slot already. You'll have the iPhone 5, 5s at the current 4" screen, then the iPhone 6 will be at 4.7 or 4.9". Finally the iPad mini "connect": the iPad with phone capabilities. All running iOS 7, that would be something to see.
The U.S. firm has discussed a price of $99 for the cheaper phone, the timing of which could slip to next year, one of the people said. It's not yet clear what the final price would be.
Apple itself has talked about a $99 price for the cheap iphone??????? Well, only if that's a subsidized price and if so that's meaningless. You can buy a brand new iphone now for $99 subsidized--the iphone 4S. What is the actual price of this, and without the subsidy tied to a ridiculous rateplan costing you thousands of dollars over the contract term? While I'm sure the big carriers will subsidize it, my understanding is this is targeted more towards prepaid, MVNOs, smaller carriers, and non-US markets, where phone subsidies are rare or minimal in price.
Apple itself has talked about a $99 price for the cheap iphone??????? Well, only if that's a subsidized price and if so that's meaningless. You can buy a brand new iphone now for $99 subsidized--the iphone 4S. What is the actual price of this, and without the subsidy tied to a ridiculous rateplan costing you thousands of dollars over the contract term? While I'm sure the big carriers will subsidize it, my understanding is this is targeted more towards prepaid, MVNOs, smaller carriers, and non-US markets, where phone subsidies are rare or minimal in price.
Why not? We'll see people wearing them around their necks!
If I wasn't so lazy I would post a Run DMC pic. Here's the best I can do:
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/hip-ho...lains-why-wears-clock-necklace-155453176.html
I think people are asking the wrong questions. We should be asking how Apple can increase the size of the phone while impacting developers the least.
Well if we're talking about necessity then you don't need an iPhone to begin with.
And trends show consumers are wanting a bigger screen phone. If they want to keep their 4.0 screen then they can. But for a lot of people they want a slighty bigger screen.
comparing a 4.7 iphone to s stretch limo is apples and oranges.
But a jailbroken iphone with ios7 is all that's needed. It's pretty commonly known that I'm very critical of the iphone, but with ios7 and a jail break, this could be the perfect phone thanks to accessories.
Also they cost the same on contract and the gs4 is more off contract
Iphone 5 = 650 off contract, 200 on
Galaxy S4 = 699 off contract, 200 on
How doesn't the note 2 fit well in a pocket?
I played with one with an Otterbox on it and it fits in the pocket very well.
Android is essentially made for one handed use. Note 2 has one handed mode that even makes the keyboard smaller and shifts to the right or left.
I agree, only times it doesn't fit in pockets is when you wear women's pants (they have smaller pockets) or really tight pants
And your point is what? That MacRumors is only a place for people with iPhones? Or that if you have Apple gear but not an iPhone - you aren't entitled to comment
I have an ipad & MBA but also prefer larger screen phones & currently carry a Samsung Galaxy Note 2. I've always been treated very kindly here.
Maybe Apple will make everyone happy and just give us a 3.5", 4.0", 4.5". It'll be a nightmare for developers and I don't really see the point of it, but whatever.
Personally I'd buy the 3.5". I think the most likely scenario is Apple just makes another 4". It's a phone, people, ffs. Maybe Apple should just make a wider range of smaller and larger tablets so people wanting a 6" monster phone can use a tablet instead.
Personally I'd buy the 3.5". I think the most likely scenario is Apple just makes another 4". It's a phone, people, ffs. Maybe Apple should just make a wider range of smaller and larger tablets so people wanting a 6" monster phone can use a tablet instead.
On a personal level I also agree that a large phone is not an issue because of cargo pants. I could fit an iPad mini in there.
in an imaginary world, my iPhone would be big enough to surf the web comfortably, run iPad apps, have iPad-like battery life.. and not make me look like a douche (last part optional).
but but Schiller said that the current iphone 5 screen size is perfect
Well yes it is perfect... for one handed use and very pocket friendly. Also great for phone calls. The new iPhone is a bit harder to use one handed than the older iPhone but still far better than those huge Android phones. But while one handed use in applications is great, people don't use these things for phones so much anymore. From 2007 to now they have become more like little computers which was Jobs vision. So times have changed.
Now that they redesigned iOS 7 to go back and forth in applications using swipes rather than a back button at the top, the tall iPhone 5 is going to be "perfect" again for one handed use. But then the iOS 7 navigation redesign also means that they can go to wider phones without as much of a hit in usability since you can always swipe no matter how wide the phone. Interesting times ahead I say...
I think you hit a key point here, my husband marvels at my Galaxy Note 2 & has stated that it's really like having a small computer with me at all times. Steve Jobs and his vision were correct, there are a lot of us who really appreciate a small computer that can also make phone calls.
I understand why so many people like small form factor phones but does having a wider range of choices hurt anyone?