I just looked at my iphone and agree it is posible to do that. However, you can do that now regardless of this new technology. What the original poster was trying to do was elimate a significant part of the top bezel without consideration of the bottom. So my point is that to stick with iPhone tradition, that seemed unlikely. Shaving a millimeter here or there is something Jony would do, but always maintaining eqaulity between the top and bottom.
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I just looked at my iphone and agree it is posible to do that. However, you can do that now regardless of this new technology. What the original poster was trying to do was elimate a significant part of the top bezel without consideration of the bottom. So my point is that to stick with iPhone tradition, that seemed unlikely. Shaving a millimeter here or there is something Jony would do, but always maintaining eqaulity between the top and bottom.
Oh my god I never thought that way, maybe Apple has some plans with Sapphire to integrate Touch ID to the screen! But that seems almost impossible with today's technology
Pretty sure Apple has a patent for it, or something similar that started up those comments/rumors.
I don't think that's quite true actually. The margin around the home button has been trimmed a little at some point (and the corresponding amount removed from the top).
Edit: Here you go:
Imagine an iPhohone with bigger, Touch ID integrated display and it's still same size as iPhone 5/5S
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I think it was determined that it could go up to 4.5" 16:9 screen in the current iPhone chassis. Any larger and the phone needs to get wider due to the screen width.
I have to admit, that's clever.
Unfortunately, if we're going to be serious and sincere with going green, then greed shouldn't be part of the picture. What's more important, a few dollars made in mankind's economic paradigm of choice, or the ecology we're forced to live with, since it created mankind to make the economic paradigm of choice in the first place? (or can we all move to another planet after wasting the current one?)
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I wish they would get rid of that annoying faux light glare from the propaganda adverts... in real life, most people loathe it when the glare reflects off their phone since it's more important to see the text and imagery instead of being blinded by a pointless, needless light reflection...
Unfortunately, if we're going to be serious and sincere with going green, then greed shouldn't be part of the picture. What's more important, a few dollars made in mankind's economic paradigm of choice, or the ecology we're forced to live with, since it created mankind to make the economic paradigm of choice in the first place? (or can we all move to another planet after wasting the current one?)
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I wish they would get rid of that annoying faux light glare from the propaganda adverts... in real life, most people loathe it when the glare reflects off their phone since it's more important to see the text and imagery instead of being blinded by a pointless, needless light reflection...
Nope. We already know it doesn't work on the back of the device. HTC already tried that and failed. Your hand wraps around the back of the device, touching any specific part on the back would be very uncomfortable. The only place it works where its practical for day to day use is its current location.
I may be in the minority thinking this, but I can't help but think that iPhone doesn't need symmetric top and bottom bezels. I would frankly reduced the top bezel size to have only the speaker and camera.
Sure, holding iPhone in landscape would feel and look a tad unbalanced, but with iPhone getting bigger, Apple needs to trim the fat wherever it is possible.
Sure, holding iPhone in landscape would feel and look a tad unbalanced, but with iPhone getting bigger, Apple needs to trim the fat wherever it is possible.
I respectfully disagree with you on this.
Holding an iPhone sized item in my hands right now, I easily have my index finger totally free to use a easy to feel button/depression on the upper rear of a device.
If I try moving my index finger to the front left it's uncomfortable, and there is simply no need to stretch you index finger to wrap around the far side.
Index finger under the device, to me anyway seems to most comfortable grip.
Some various pictures to illustrate:
http://i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/unplggd/073010Antennagate5.jpg
http://st.depositphotos.com/1536100/1682/i/950/depositphotos_16826697-Hand-holding-new-iPhone-5.jpg
http://www.maclife.com/files/u62/tumblr_l4jruwecEn1qcwsmho1_500.png
http://www.appgyver.com/assets/new_prototyper/hand-holding-iphone.png
Or from the back:
http://31.media.tumblr.com/d577555a53c64301040c43ffe59bd45f/tumblr_mty0nuZXuS1siznxjo1_1280.jpg
http://www.soundbeatmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/a1de2_iphone_selfie.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3827/12177130484_5238d4be5a_z.jpg
As you can see, just holding it normally, your index finger is easily free, and able to use something that was placed on the rear.
I don't exact Apple will do this, but if they did, I feel people would very very quickly get used to it's location and be using it simply and naturally.
Let's do some math:
The aspect ratio of the screen it 16:9. If x is the width and y is the height of the screen, that means that
x/y = 9/16.
The diagonal of the screen is 4 inches, or 101.6 mm. So
x²+y² = (101.6 mm)².
Solving this system of equations for the width x gives
x² = (101.6 mm)²/(1+(16/9)²)
x = 49.8 mm.
x = 49.8 mm.
Apple's data show that the width of the iPhone is 58.6 mm. That gives a maximum screen diagonal with the same overall dimensions of
4 inch · 58.6 mm/49.8 mm = 4.71 inch.
Of course that implies that the screen is literally edge to edge, which is not very feasible. But who knows.
Glad to see these still showing up. I've always thought that this was the way to go for mobile devices.
A constant solar recharge that is totally invisible to the user, but results in insanely long battery life under the right conditions.
You would still charge and drain your device as normal, but an iPhone could potentially last twice as long or longer with the battery constantly being supplemented by solar power.
A constant solar recharge that is totally invisible to the user, but results in insanely long battery life under the right conditions.
You would still charge and drain your device as normal, but an iPhone could potentially last twice as long or longer with the battery constantly being supplemented by solar power.
OT but the thing I'm concerned about with the iPhone 6 is that Apple might move away form LCD with the larger screen size. I hope not, because to my eyes I just don't like the image an AMOLED gives off.
I'm assuming they won't as an AMOLED with iOS7's all white would be a battery nightmare. So I doubt it. I like predominately white and I love the look of a sharp LCD screen, for some reason and i'm not criticising those that have/like them, maybe its just my eyes, or me, I don't know, but all the Samsung screens from the S2 to the latest S5 and other OLED based screens used by Sony etc, whilst sharp have this strange plastic look to them which just looks odd to me, colours seem strange, black to white looks odd, and theres theres something reminiscent of a 16 bit games console to it...but I don't know why or how I can explain that or if anyone else on the planet sees it too!
I'm assuming they won't as an AMOLED with iOS7's all white would be a battery nightmare. So I doubt it. I like predominately white and I love the look of a sharp LCD screen, for some reason and i'm not criticising those that have/like them, maybe its just my eyes, or me, I don't know, but all the Samsung screens from the S2 to the latest S5 and other OLED based screens used by Sony etc, whilst sharp have this strange plastic look to them which just looks odd to me, colours seem strange, black to white looks odd, and theres theres something reminiscent of a 16 bit games console to it...but I don't know why or how I can explain that or if anyone else on the planet sees it too!
I think the screen should be an entire button, like the Magic Mouse. When you click the lower half or third of the screen you're pressing the Home "button." Apple probably has tried putting the fingerprint sensor in the middle as well.
Your index finger is not really free. Hold your phone in your hand as you normally would to say make a phone call and try and move your index finger. It has a very limited range of motion before you have to shift your entire hand. And it feels very uncomfortable moving your index finger around with out shifting your entire hand.
But your thumb has the freedom of moving across the entire face of the device with out having to shift position in your hand.
You can touch all 4 corners of the device with your thumb with out shifting the position of the phone. You can't do that with your index finger on the back.
No one here can.
No one here knows.
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