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Apple May Launch Galaxy Note 8-Sized iPhone With 6.4-Inch OLED Display Next Year

Chupa Chupa said:
Yes, but people's daily expenses do not stop at "1 cup of coffee a day" unless they are in high school. When companies make those kinds of pitches it's smoke and mirrors.

$2.75/day for phone, no prob. But then there is the car note or lease for $16/day and the rent or mortgage at $50/day and the utility bills at $6/day and actual food at $25/day and clothes allowance amortized at $4/day per person and the cable/netflix/spotify bill and on and on. At some point people don't have another cent to spend per day no matter how enticing "just $2 more per day" sounds.
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At that point, you have to choose: Starbucks daily, or the hottest companion device on the planet.
What’s the issue?
If they can’t break their daily Starbucks habit, can’t trim the food to $23/day by shopping bogo deals, etc.
I suppose they’ll have to pick a slightly cheaper phone.
You’re example is a bit dramatic, btw...
The hypothetical person has $ for Netflix/Cable/Spotify, which all to me seem like luxuries, not necessities- but stumbles when it comes to the $2/day for the device that we all use most?
Seems unrealistic/disingenuous.
 
At this rate of increasing iPhone size, in a few years Apple will replace the iPad mini 4 with LTE that they are apparently letting die!

I would happily purchase two devices from Apple, as I love my iPhone and I love my iPad mini. I want those devices for two separate reasons. I don't want a huge phone to replace both of them. Oh well. Let's hope the phone is so kickass that I won't care.
 
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They (MR) do this every time. They give us a look at something much better than what we are getting soon.

They do this because this ensures that we will still come here after purchase :D
 
I love my plus sized iPhone. I think it is cool that this year's new phone will have the plus sized screen, but be the size of the non-plus. I'm fully used to the plus sized phone, and I'll be glad to get next year's 6.5" phone. That is pretty awesome in my opinion.
 
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GaryMumford said:
Sorry, My mistake. But you did say you wanted a phone you can hold in in one hand 100% of the time and anything else was unacceptable!... LOL
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In this day and age, "phone" is pretty much synonymous with "smartphone". But I can see the humor in it.
 
A 6.5" display? Um. Well...theres your ipad mini killer right there. I've been holding out for an ipad mini pro, half ignoring the rumors that it'll be discontinued. I never really bought into the iphone plus models cannabalized the mini theory. But Hearing this, the possibility of a 6.5" iphone kinda makes me believe the end is nigh for my beloved mini.

Oh there still could be hope for a smaller ipad tho. If Apple's redesign of the ipad line next year goes completely bezel-less, i could see them adding a smaller size to go along with the 10.5" & 12.9" ipad pros. But thats really grasping for straws. Goodbye ipad mini...i loved you so.
 
tito2020 said:
People want big
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I have an SE. My girlfriend has a 6s. Internally, they are nearly identical. The biggest difference is the screen size. I have such a hard time typing on her screen, always pressing the wrong characters. I'd need to retrain my hands to work on the larger keyboard.

The larger screen does not work for me. I don't need it. I don't want it.
 
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Greenmeenie said:
A 6.5" display? Um. Well...theres your ipad mini killer right there. I've been holding out for an ipad mini pro, half ignoring the rumors that it'll be discontinued. I never really bought into the iphone plus models cannabalized the mini theory. But Hearing this, the possibility of a 6.5" iphone kinda makes me believe the end is nigh for my beloved mini.

Oh there still could be hope for a smaller ipad tho. If Apple's redesign of the ipad line next year goes completely bezel-less, i could see them adding a smaller size to go along with the 10.5" & 12.9" ipad pros. But thats really grasping for straws. Goodbye ipad mini...i loved you so.
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The ipad mini is in purgatory with the Mac mini and iPhone SE. They will soon join their cousins the 11 inch macbook air and the iPod shuffle. If only they had remained profitable without any updates we might have had more time with them.
 
Tycho24 said:
At that point, you have to choose: Starbucks daily, or the hottest companion device on the planet.
What’s the issue?
If they can’t break their daily Starbucks habit, can’t trim the food to $23/day by shopping bogo deals, etc.
I suppose they’ll have to pick a slightly cheaper phone.
You’re example is a bit dramatic, btw...
The hypothetical person has $ for Netflix/Cable/Spotify, which all to me seem like luxuries, not necessities- but stumbles when it comes to the $2/day for the device that we all use most?
Seems unrealistic/disingenuous.
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The problem is every service and device now markets itself as "for the cost of your daily cup of coffee...". So if all of these services are asking for the same cup of coffee... I can only have one, not all of them. I think it's a stupid argument because what if a person doesn't drink coffee? I'm just sick of that "for the cost of your daily cup of coffee" usage in any argument.
 
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AppleZombie said:
3.5" was a terrible size. And who said they would never change it? I have a 6 plus and am having a hard time justifying going any bigger which is why the Iphone 8 seems like a great compromise at this point, maybe even an S8+? I just don't see the need to make anything bigger than the +. Apple follows Scamsungs lead and I don't see them going any bigger at this point.
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My response was sarcastic. I currently have 6" screen and want bigger one (screen, not phone). There were times when 2.8" was a huge screen. I don't see a reason to stop at 6". I want to be able to get at least 10-12" from phone (I don't mind to unfold phone for that) without loosing usability. It is up to manufacturer to come up with a way to satisfy me.
I've heard statement that size is perfect and nobody will do it bigger too many times. And all these statements were proven wrong. Your statement is wrong too :)
 
D.T. said:
2018 6.4" iPhone, Mini is dropped
2019 10.5" iPhone, iPad is dropped
2020 27" iPhone, iMac is dropped

... 2021 65" & 75" iPhone models causes severe revenue decline forTV manufacturers, rumors of 840" iPhone results in shutdown of remaining theaters ...
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Bro, imagine our biceps!
 
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GoodWheaties said:
Sigh. All I ask for is a phone I can use with one hand 100% of the time. Anything else is unacceptable.
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This one can be used with 1 hand. And it have ears just like the iPhone 8.
 

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So what's going to be the name of the phones for next year? iPhone 8's~~~~ iPhone 8's plus~~~~~~~ along side iPhone 9. Apple you got to get these numbers together. o_Oo_Oo_Oo_O
 
This just in:
Samsung sues Apple for copying their design this time. Really, if this is true, look at the similarities and objectively tell me that Apple isn't copying Samsung, at least by the same definition that Apple had when it sued Samsung for copying them.

Apple, please get back to being innovative, you used to be all about no being at the leading edge, but rather being at the bleeding edge, it is time you got back there.
 
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cmwade77 said:
This just in:
Samsung sues Apple for copying their design this time. Really, if this is true, look at the similarities and objectively tell me that Apple isn't copying Samsung, at least by the same definition that Apple had when it sued Samsung for copying them.

Apple, please get back to being innovative, you used to be all about no being at the leading edge, but rather being at the bleeding edge, it is time you got back there.
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Next up: Nike is suing Adidas for copying their shoe sizes.
 
GoodWheaties said:
Sigh. All I ask for is a phone I can use with one hand 100% of the time. Anything else is unacceptable.
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Well that may not be the iPhone 8, I'd seriously advise you try it out before buying it if your thinking of one. It will be a stretch to do all these swipe gestures one handed on a much bigger screen then the 4.6" iPhone.
[doublepost=1504204333][/doublepost]Ah so let me guess... from next year Apple will make the new iPhone 8 the standard more and the plus one the big screen 6.4" model, so basically from next year Apple will straight up be RIPPING OFF SAMSUNGS RANGE of high end smartphones in terms of bezel free designs and screen sizes..

Great for iOS lovers, but this is Apple following Samsung if it happens, no innovation at all.
 
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coolfactor said:
I have an SE. My girlfriend has a 6s. Internally, they are nearly identical. The biggest difference is the screen size. I have such a hard time typing on her screen, always pressing the wrong characters. I'd need to retrain my hands to work on the larger keyboard.

The larger screen does not work for me. I don't need it. I don't want it.
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I wanted a bigger screen. I enjoyed the extra screen area on the iPhone 6+. But, I traded for a 6s. The phone was too big for me to put in my pocket comfortably. Even though my eyes need more screen, my everyday carry and comfort is better with the 6s.
 
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