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Apple Said to Release Curved, Bezel-Free 5-Inch and 5.8-Inch iPhones Next Year

RedOrchestra said:
An iPhone should only be purchased if you have unlimited disposable income NOT if you're juggling money for rent and food and a superfluous iPhone.
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Yep, I agree 100% and I think thats why android do so well.
Interesting google are trying to shrug off a 'cheap persons smartphone' reputation with their iPhone-esque Pixel pricing.
Very clever move by google IMHO, I'm sure they could sell the Pixel 20%+ less than their RRP.
 
deany said:
Thanks for correcting my memory its 30% to 40% still a lot of wasted space.

When you say 'does NOT come any where close 40 to 50%' the SE is 39.2% ie 0.8% difference, with respect your comment in incorrect.



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• iPhone 7 and 6 Plus-
Overall dimensions
6.23inches x 3.07inches = 19.13 inches² LESS SCREEN SIZE [5.5-inch (diagonal)] approx ASPECT RATIO 16:9 - 12.93 inches²

% Screen that is bazel and wasted- 32.41%

• iPhone 7 and 6-
Overall dimensions
5.44inches x 2.64inches = 14.36 inches² LESS SCREEN SIZE [4.7-inch (diagonal)] approx ASPECT RATIO 16:9 - 9.43 inches²

% Screen that is bazel and wasted -34.33%

• iPhone SE-
Overall dimensions
4.87inches x 2.31inches = 11.25 inches² LESS SCREEN SIZE [4 -inch (diagonal)] approx ASPECT RATIO 16:9 - 6.84 inches²

% Screen that is bazel and wasted-39.2%


Average waste of screen across iPhone range 35.31%

Apple have 487 stores worldwide if they closed 35.31% of them as WASTED SPACE they would close 172 stores and be left with 315 (two stores less than six years ago in 2010 - 317 stores)

or another comparison:

I think its fair to say the screen is the number one most important part of the iPhone.
Based on the iPhone 7 256GB model at £799.00 or $1036.98 a % Screen that is bazel and wasted - 34.33%
is a waste of £274.30 or $365.00

I consider this to be significant.

thanks to:
http://tvcalculator.com
http://www.skillsyouneed.com/num/percent-change.html
http://www.percentagecalculator.net
http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/compare/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Store
https://www.statista.com/statistics/273480/number-of-apple-stores-worldwide-since-2005/
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Comment of the year. If you put this amount of research into something like this, then imagine what you do at work/school. Kudos to you my good sir.
 
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admob71 said:
Unlimited? Really... are you suggesting that 200 million iPhones a year are sold to millionaires? Cos they are out of the reach of mere mortals lol
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Clearly he thinks everybody buys their phones. Maybe he's not heard of contracts
 
Deihmos said:
You mean those earnings ? I would hate to be forced to use something like that especially with such short battery life. I highly doubt they can fix the latency. It becomes worst in crowded places.
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The cannot get rid of the latency, but it is not really difficult to have (a) perfectly synchronised clocks in the headphones and the iOS device and (b) 'release' the sound in the headphones at exactly the time as the corresponding video is 'released' on the iOS device screen. Of course, this still means when you press start on a video on the iOS device, there will be a short delay after which the video and the audio start synchronised. For video playback that is totally fine, for games it is still a problem.

And Apple using the same W1 chips not only in its Airpods but also in at least two different Beats headphones.
 
deany said:
Thanks for correcting my memory its 30% to 40% still a lot of wasted space.

When you say 'does NOT come any where close 40 to 50%' the SE is 39.2% ie 0.8% difference, with respect your comment in incorrect.



screen-shot-2016-09-30-at-23-24-38-png.661723


screen-shot-2016-10-01-at-05-56-38-png.661706


• iPhone 7 and 6 Plus-
Overall dimensions
6.23inches x 3.07inches = 19.13 inches² LESS SCREEN SIZE [5.5-inch (diagonal)] approx ASPECT RATIO 16:9 - 12.93 inches²

% Screen that is bazel and wasted- 32.41%

• iPhone 7 and 6-
Overall dimensions
5.44inches x 2.64inches = 14.36 inches² LESS SCREEN SIZE [4.7-inch (diagonal)] approx ASPECT RATIO 16:9 - 9.43 inches²

% Screen that is bazel and wasted -34.33%

• iPhone SE-
Overall dimensions
4.87inches x 2.31inches = 11.25 inches² LESS SCREEN SIZE [4 -inch (diagonal)] approx ASPECT RATIO 16:9 - 6.84 inches²

% Screen that is bazel and wasted-39.2%


Average waste of screen across iPhone range 35.31%

Apple have 487 stores worldwide if they closed 35.31% of them as WASTED SPACE they would close 172 stores and be left with 315 (two stores less than six years ago in 2010 - 317 stores)

or another comparison:

I think its fair to say the screen is the number one most important part of the iPhone.
Based on the iPhone 7 256GB model at £799.00 or $1036.98 a % Screen that is bazel and wasted - 34.33%
is a waste of £274.30 or $365.00

I consider this to be significant.
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It is, but to completely fair, I think you should subtract the corners from your calculated bezel area. In terms of handling the size of a phone, rounded corners do help in places like pockets.
 
Still have my iPhone 4S and it does everything I need...including providing a place to put my headphones and line outs.:p

Jonny Ive is a designer not an engineer...BIG difference.

And it shows. Lately form trumps function with iPhone7 and Mac Pro laptops.
 
manu chao said:
It is, but to completely fair, I think you should subtract the corners from your calculated bezel area. In terms of handling the size of a phone, rounded corners do help in places like pockets.
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I did think about putting 'approx' in my calculations due to corners but apple with respect aren't as pedantic as you are.
These are stated dimensions no corners are ever mentioned by apple in their spec sheet.
They dont so I didn't.

I agree I love the rounded corners and edges.
 
darcyf said:
Companies do this sort of unexpected move type stuff when their product needs a boost. iPhone sales are stagnating and another tock device could further the decline, while a whole new tick could make people sit up a notice again.

Apple do love a good pattern but they're also not shy about breaking them when it suits them. Ushering in a whole new form factor would be worthy of a pattern break.
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And isn't the iPhone 7 really just a 6SS. It really wasn't a new form factor. Some might even say it was a 6S- with the loss of the headphone jack.

I would think it great if the lightning connecter was replaced with the now de facto usb-c.
 
Menopause said:
Another year of fragmentation, waiting for developers to update their apps for the new resolution. FML.

2016: iPad Pro 12.9"
2017: iPhone 8
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Seriously, they have to stop doing this. The whole reason I jumped on as a developer was to avoid this ********. I'm I'm going to have to deal with a dozen resolutions, I might as well prioritize Android with its much larger user base.
 
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bezel free may sounds good, curved glass – why not. but please not that gimmick style samsung did!
 
No bezels I wholeheartedly approve of.

Not a big fan of curved screens, though. Seems like it's asking to be damaged, and it makes it pretty hard to hold without accidentally hitting buttons.

Hopefully it's a more elegant solution than two sides coming together in a sharp edge (like Samsung Edge phones). The Note 7's design wasn't bad, I suppose (pre-explosion) :D with a very gentle curve on the sides.

I'd rather it just be a flat, edge-to-edge display that's not curved myself. Far more beautiful (and unique) than a curved phone.
 
Apple is not like Android phone manufacturers keep changing sizes without considerations. It seems if screen covers most of front(probably Home button under) with little to no bezel than overall iPhone physical size remain same but the screen real estate increases. Everybody would love it. Can't complain. Larger physical size of phone makes it harder to handle and prone to fall breaking the screen.
 
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