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Apple Expected to Release 5.4-Inch and 6.7-Inch iPhones With Thinner Displays in 2020
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As a member of the IUP, next year I will be swapping my 11 Pro to the smaller 5.4” iPhone, can’t wait!
quite on the opposite, women tend to prefer bigger phones (they have a purse most of the time to carry it).
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I understand people that want smaller phones, but you really need a PRO iPhone, but smaller? What's the point? I believe that anything below 5.8" is hard to use for web browsing, compose a good photo, watch videos, messaging with several people...if you want a "feature" phone, (like the SE2 would be) it makes sense for me. An iOS running phone for calls and few things more, not for consuming content or any "PRO" usage...
You can betcha that the price of the phone is still gonna go up or stay the same tho
I think you’ll probably find that the majority would like both, which is why all makers try to strike a balance that pleases the most users whilst upsetting the least. Not many consumers want a 1” thick phone that pulls their trousers down, and most are ok with charging overnight.
iPhones have been getting thicker since the 6, but ‘virtually no one’ besides battery zealots on tech forums wants them to be thicker than they are wide, so let’s not get too carried away. Apple will continue to make phones that please the majority. The majority do not want thick & heavy, and so we find ourselves where we are today - a happy medium.
Yup, my wife wanted a smaller phone, but since even the 4.7" phones of old are too big for most women's pockets, she went ahead and got the iPhone 8+ since it was going to be in her purse either way.
Web browsing, watching videos, and messaging are "PRO" use cases now? Let's be real here, most professionals aren't using their phones for anything related to their trade except for taking calls and answering emails. Professionals are using DSLRs, high-end 4K/8K HDR video cameras, and professional reference monitors for grading. Nothing significantly changed between the Xs and the 11 "Pro" to actually make it useful for most actual professionals, so don't fool yourself into thinking that it's anything more than a new naming convention for iPhones.
And yes, anything below 5.8" is too hard to watch videos and send messages on. How did we ever get by with the 5.5" screens of the former 'Plus' phones. And the 3.5" screens of the early iphones, oh my...
why was it iphone 8 and not 7s? the only difference was a glass back. where was iphone 9?.. they jump around and screw up their own naming convention constantly.
I don’t understand why they’re reducing the size of the X/XS/11 Pro equivalent model.
ok, honestly this is lame. the smaller model gets smaller, while the larger model gets larger. i wish they had at least kept the ratios the same.
You can betcha that the price of the phone is still gonna go up or stay the same tho
Although the price might be lower for the screen, other costs increase, such as the 5nm ARM SoC, RAM increase (potentially), ToF, higher material cost, new FaceID sensors (potentially), further camera improvements, further speaker improvements (potentially), etc. This isn't even including non-hardware costs such as IOS development, employee costs (developers, customer service, etc), third-party shipping costs (shipping business employee costs), physical store costs, etc. None of this is free.
I think because it will be a redesign with 5G. That warrants more than a S naming scheme.
Thinner display sounds like no return of 3D Touch next year.
Why would they bring it back?
I never understood the infatuation with having a really small phone.
It does seem counter-intuitive on Apple’s part to make phones thinner and fragile that one has to put a screen protector and case. Depending on phone generation a battery case is required which in turn makes the device thicker and heavier. Go figure and some will say only get the extra battery case if you need it.
meh. First gen for a lot of stuff. The 2021 will be the "S" year (or the tock year) where all the irritating parts of the 2020 are worked out.
Every non "S" year iPhone hasn't aged as well as a 2nd gen "S" year phone.
Every non "S" year iPhone hasn't aged as well as a 2nd gen "S" year phone.