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Apple Testing Prototype iPhones With Six-Inch Screens, Not Expected This Year
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HA! Yes XD Didn't think of that when I wrote it down!
+1 you two!
Great. Just what we need. A phone you can't type effectively on with one hand.
When you're out and about, often carrying stuff in one hand (food, drink, etc), it's really nice to be able to type out URLs, texts, etc, with a single thumb. Mousepad sized phones are all but unusable in situations like that.
Boo.
When you're out and about, often carrying stuff in one hand (food, drink, etc), it's really nice to be able to type out URLs, texts, etc, with a single thumb. Mousepad sized phones are all but unusable in situations like that.
Boo.
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oh no, i really hope this rumor is not true!! I love the current 4'' screen, phone has to be small enough to fit in the pocket!! I wouldnt mind if the screen went up to 4,5'' with virtually no bezels, that would allow a bigger battery to be fitted and would offer more screen real estate, but 6" is just plain unnecessary when there is iPad mini available.
As long as they don't increase the screen resolution* a bigger screen could be nice (those keyboard 'keys' are tiny) — but a little less than 5 inches would do it for me.
* A relative small number of screen resolutions to optimize for makes designing and developing apps way easier — to the benefit of all iOS users. This is, IMHO, one of Apples strongest cards against Android. Unnecessary fragmentation of screen-resolutions is the last thing we need.
* A relative small number of screen resolutions to optimize for makes designing and developing apps way easier — to the benefit of all iOS users. This is, IMHO, one of Apples strongest cards against Android. Unnecessary fragmentation of screen-resolutions is the last thing we need.
I do hope for a bigger screen. but I worry about the time it is gonna take for apps to correctly adapt to the display size, so now devs would have to support what, 3 screen sizes for iphone, 2 for ipad or 5 if the app is universal?
I am no dev and I might be wrong, can anyone please enlighten me in this area?
I am no dev and I might be wrong, can anyone please enlighten me in this area?
Now everyone can shut up about Apple no longer innovating as a large screened iPhone is in the works!
That's not innovating, that's following the trend.
Ummm, what about the HTC One mini, the Galaxy S III mini, the Galaxy S IV mini...? Don't even try to bash something you know nothing about. If you want options, android has about 100 to 1 - in comparison to the iPhone.
Also, the iPhone 5 has a 1440 mAh battery. Android phones had that size battery 2-3 years ago. Now flagship androids have ~3200 mAh batteries. So unless they have bigger than a 7-9 inch screen, they're almost always going to have better battery in comparison to iPhone.
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Not a fan of big screen phones to be honest. The iPhone should be as small as possible with a sleek design that makes you want to carry it around in your pocket.
5" at the most would be comfortable. I'm using a Galaxy S4 at the moment and find it very easy and comfortable to handle. I had a play with a Note 2 and in my opinion it's too big for my liking. Others like it but that's what makes us all different.
Nice to see Apple are more than likely considering bigger screens, I'll come back for that and iOS.
Nice to see Apple are more than likely considering bigger screens, I'll come back for that and iOS.
It's nice to see the sleeping giant awaken to the reality of current technology, display size most specifically. I could get so much more productivity out of my iPhone 5 if it had a display like my cousins Galaxy S4.
I tried his for a couple of days when we swapped phones over the weekend just for fun. I never have used and Android, and he had never used an iPhone.
If I wasn't so loyal to Apple I would ditch the iP5 in a minute after using the incredibly fast S4. I even learned the extreme value of SWYPE. Fast, fun, and super accurate it was a snap to learn and even easier to use.
This is terrific news. Hopefully Apple will get with the times and make this happen. It would make waiting so long... worth it.
I tried his for a couple of days when we swapped phones over the weekend just for fun. I never have used and Android, and he had never used an iPhone.
If I wasn't so loyal to Apple I would ditch the iP5 in a minute after using the incredibly fast S4. I even learned the extreme value of SWYPE. Fast, fun, and super accurate it was a snap to learn and even easier to use.
This is terrific news. Hopefully Apple will get with the times and make this happen. It would make waiting so long... worth it.
It makes sense. The 4 inch iPhone 5 is what Apple considers to be the optimal solution for a device that is usable with one hand. They probably don't want to go 4.5 inch or something to offer a device that is just kind of usable with one hand, but not really. If you need two hands anyway, you can get way bigger than that.
You swap phones for the weekend? What are you, 12? Also this reads like a Samsung commercial.
Multiple screen sizes on Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, iPod, iPad, and iMac's. So why not the iPhone?
Apple's fixed resolutions, whilst allowing developers to ensure a tight design on all devices, kind of dig them into a hole when it comes to changing their devices' screens.
The change from the first 3 generations' 480x320 to iPhone 4's 960x640 was smart, as the aspect ratio remained the same and also because it was an integer multiplication of each dimension (x2), so there was no problem upscaling old apps.
iPhone 4S's 960x640 to 1136x640 was smart too. They changed the aspect ratio but kept one dimension the same, increasing the other. Black bars at top and bottom helped with the transition, so there was no problem displaying old apps as they were designed.
But now, I'm sure they can make a change to aspect ratio, size, or resolution in such a way that minimises the impact on developers like they have the other times. They are unlikely to want to change the aspect ratio again. Unless they lower the pixel density (going against all the Retina marketing), any increase in screen size requires an increase in resolution, but I really don't see them doubling the pixels in each dimension again. That would be 2272x1280 - surely a battery killer, and even if they go up to 6", that's 435 PPI, a bit overkill. But there'd also be problems if they applied a decimal multiplication of pixels.
So I'm quite interested to see what they do.
The change from the first 3 generations' 480x320 to iPhone 4's 960x640 was smart, as the aspect ratio remained the same and also because it was an integer multiplication of each dimension (x2), so there was no problem upscaling old apps.
iPhone 4S's 960x640 to 1136x640 was smart too. They changed the aspect ratio but kept one dimension the same, increasing the other. Black bars at top and bottom helped with the transition, so there was no problem displaying old apps as they were designed.
But now, I'm sure they can make a change to aspect ratio, size, or resolution in such a way that minimises the impact on developers like they have the other times. They are unlikely to want to change the aspect ratio again. Unless they lower the pixel density (going against all the Retina marketing), any increase in screen size requires an increase in resolution, but I really don't see them doubling the pixels in each dimension again. That would be 2272x1280 - surely a battery killer, and even if they go up to 6", that's 435 PPI, a bit overkill. But there'd also be problems if they applied a decimal multiplication of pixels.
So I'm quite interested to see what they do.
I'd like to see a 3" iphone mini myself. it's just for when I need to do something quick on the go, the smaller and lighter the better. iphone 4s is a fat brick in my pocket.
If I want screen size, 4-5" still sucks, so I'd rather just go with an ipad mini.
If I want screen size, 4-5" still sucks, so I'd rather just go with an ipad mini.
Quite true.
It's taken Apple three years to wake up to what consumers want, hopefully they won't continue to procrastinate for another three years
Please! For the love of all that's holy, release iPhones with bigger screens already!
I love my iPhone, but the screen is so dinky.
I love my iPhone, but the screen is so dinky.
iPad
Just add the phone parts to an iPad and be done with it, then you can have a Dom Jolly phone all of your own.
Just add the phone parts to an iPad and be done with it, then you can have a Dom Jolly phone all of your own.
Bigger screen phones can be easier to drop if you are frequent users in the crowded places
Apple should still get the bigger screen size phone but not 6" one
I still prefer 4" phone with ipad mini or ipad!
Also new highs are coming in 2014! AAPL
Apple should still get the bigger screen size phone but not 6" one
I still prefer 4" phone with ipad mini or ipad!
Also new highs are coming in 2014! AAPL
You guys are missing the whole concept of what Apple is doing.
Again, they are skating to where the puck is. People are making fewer and fewer voice calls. I for one would take unlimited LTE data (no caps) for a pay-per-minute phone plan. I have thousands of rollover minutes through AT&T that I will never ever use, yet I accumulate them monthly.
The 6" iPhone is a response to the fact that many of us no longer talk on our phones, but communicate through text, web, social media, video chat, etc.
You look idiotic holding a 6" "phone" to your ear. It's unwieldy for constant phone use and doesn't make sense for anything but data-based applications.
Enter the iWatch. Pair your iWatch to your 6" iPhone. No need to pull your 6" phone our of your pocket and look like a moron. Your data input, web surfing, etc is done on the face of the phone. Menial tasks like voice calls are done with the iWatch when paired with your iPhone.
Skating to where the puck is people...
Again, they are skating to where the puck is. People are making fewer and fewer voice calls. I for one would take unlimited LTE data (no caps) for a pay-per-minute phone plan. I have thousands of rollover minutes through AT&T that I will never ever use, yet I accumulate them monthly.
The 6" iPhone is a response to the fact that many of us no longer talk on our phones, but communicate through text, web, social media, video chat, etc.
You look idiotic holding a 6" "phone" to your ear. It's unwieldy for constant phone use and doesn't make sense for anything but data-based applications.
Enter the iWatch. Pair your iWatch to your 6" iPhone. No need to pull your 6" phone our of your pocket and look like a moron. Your data input, web surfing, etc is done on the face of the phone. Menial tasks like voice calls are done with the iWatch when paired with your iPhone.
Skating to where the puck is people...