nah nah .. i feel same about iphone ( feels cheap and small ) like nokia use to be
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Apple Testing Screens for a Larger iPhone and a 13-Inch iPad
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nah nah .. i feel same about iphone ( feels cheap and small ) like nokia use to be
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Certainly some interesting ideas.... but I'm not sure how realistic this is.
First of all, you're not really keeping a mind on aspect ratio. iPad has 4:3 (widest). "old" iPhones have 3:2. and the iPhone 5 has 16:9 (narrowest). What you are proposing would give the 5.7" phone the old 3:2 ratio (which wouldn't be terrible, but devs probably would be annoyed to have to go back to what they just had). And the 4:5" phone would go to the iPad ratio of 4:3. That would probably be terrible on a phone (although I'd love apple to prove me wrong)
I'm not a dev so I don't know much about auto-layout, but don't think it would allow for such a wide range of sizes/aspect ratios (especially when you throw in multisized windows). It may be possible, but it certainly wouldn't be easy. I don't see Apple creating such difficulties for devs.
Secondly, the split-screen thing would be pretty difficult to pull off, and even harder to make it super simple. If apple can't make it super simple, super intuitive, and super useful, I can't see them doing it. The way split screen works in Win8 is pretty nice, but even that only had 2 windows at a time. I can't really imagine having 4 windows, and making them all that useful.
iPhone 6:
- A screen between 4.3 and 4.7 "
- A FullHD / Retina resolution
- Reduced bezel
- Increased battery size even if it thickens the device
- 2Gb RAM
- A GPU based on the PowerVR Series 6 (Rogue)
- Improved camera to compete with Nokia and Samsung
- Depth change of the icons available in iOS7 betas
- A screen between 4.3 and 4.7 "
- A FullHD / Retina resolution
- Reduced bezel
- Increased battery size even if it thickens the device
- 2Gb RAM
- A GPU based on the PowerVR Series 6 (Rogue)
- Improved camera to compete with Nokia and Samsung
- Depth change of the icons available in iOS7 betas
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Maybe it's just me, but I prefer to have my devices that fit my needs and my needs are:
- For quick and ultra portable: I have my iPhone 5 (don't like it any bigger, I even like the 3.5 screen better)
- For bigger screen and still ultra portable: I have my iPad mini
- For even bigger screen: I have my iPad
- For serious work AND still portable: I have my Macbook Air
- For taking over the world: I have my Mac Pro
I don't want a phone with 6.5, or 5.5, or 5.0, or related hybrid screen sizes that can't do the job as good as the 5 mentioned above. But that's just me.
It's not just you. I agree with your assessment above. In particular, I wish Apple would continue to offer an iPhone with a 3.5" screen or at least shrink the iPhone back to the same dimensions as the iPhone 4/4S. (Is a mechnical home button really necessary?)
I realize there are many people who live by their iPhones, but there are also many people (mostly older people with the income) who would like a small phone for talking, text and occasional internet and then a tablet to do most internet and everything else.
I'd prefer that they just keep offering the iPad 2 as the "budge" iPad and they develop the iPad mini along with the standard size. Put retina into the mini and offer a 128GB option. For those just have to (or want to) have it, put cellular voice radios in it.
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So then why does the iPhone 5, iPad 4 and iPad mini still have a mechanical home button?
Okay. So what do you get out of continuing to post on an Apple forum?
You do realize that there are factors other than screen size that some people take into consideration when buying a phone. Just sayin'.
Please let this be true. Please, please.
Pretty please?
Bigger iPhone, bigger iPad = instant purchase for me.
Pretty please?
Bigger iPhone, bigger iPad = instant purchase for me.
With the iPad I think it depends on the weight; how light they're able to make it. The idea would be to make a laptop replacement (I know, not for everybody).
Personally, I think a 13in iPad would be kick-ass (I am a musician). But as much as I want one, I don't think they'll do it.
It would also be nice to run two portrait apps side by side. I don't think I'll upgrade my iPad until that is possible.
How is the screen a secondary function when its literally the one thing he talked about and made the crowd go wild with revolutionary multi-touch?
It was disappointing that he never saw the benefits of having a larger screen iPhone.
And what makes you think it will be bulky? Seems like you don't have enough faith in Apple to make it awesome.
Suite yourself.
So, what you want is an A4 iPad. Then you can run 2 apps side by side as A5.
I agree, it should not be a "13 inch" iPad. It should be an A4 iPad. Then you can read most documents at actual size.
Maybe it's just me, but I prefer to have my devices that fit my needs and my needs are:
- For quick and ultra portable: I have my iPhone 5 (don't like it any bigger, I even like the 3.5 screen better)
- For bigger screen and still ultra portable: I have my iPad mini
- For even bigger screen: I have my iPad
- For serious work AND still portable: I have my Macbook Air
- For taking over the world: I have my Mac Pro
I don't want a phone with 6.5, or 5.5, or 5.0, or related hybrid screen sizes that can't do the job as good as the 5 mentioned above. But that's just me.
- For quick and ultra portable: I want iPhone "5-inch". I want pinch/zoom a lot less. My 4s feels tiny and the 5 is just not big enough.
- For bigger screen and still ultra portable: iPad mini -Agreed, but Retina would be nice. For me a Retina iPad Mini would replace the current full size iPad.
- For even bigger screen: iPad 13-inch. This would be for times when I just don't want to bring my (beloved) MBP 17. The iPad is nice, but I think 13 would be the perfect in-between iPad mini and laptop.
- For serious work AND still portable: Macbook Air-nope. Skip this (I don't do serious work) and the 13in iPad would replace this for me.
- For taking over the world: (I really don't) I have an iMac 27 and MBP 17 (my baby)
I don't want a phone with 4.5, or 3.5, or related tiny screen sizes that can't do the job as good as the 5 mentioned above. Real estate/visibility is king in my book. But that's just me too. I am a screen-size queen.
Anything above 5 inches is not a phone. It's a small tablet with phone functions. 5.7 is way too big. Samsung, themselves, said the 5.5 inch Galaxy Note 2 is not really considered a "phone."
So the best part of the iPhone, a device known for having a relatively powerful CPU, a decent amount of ram, multitouch input, and a crisp, high resolution screen...is the phone?
I hate to tell you this, but you're very, very wrong. The phone portion of the iPhone has become less and less important as time goes on. People now expect them to be multitiered communication devices, PDAs, and small computers. They want to take a phonecall with it. Text someone. Email a bunch of people. Watch movies on it. Listen to some songs. Use it to take pictures. Read a webpage. Post an update to their blog. Play a game. Check up and possibly edit a .pdf document while eating lunch away from work. There are a bunch of things people do with their iPhones, of which calling people is but one smaller feature among many.
Some people want a larger screened phone not because they've convinced themselves of a lie sold to them by Samsung or whatever, but because some of the tasks they use their phone for feel a little more comfortable on a slightly roomier screen.
For me, the reverse applies: I see no reason to lug around a (likely heavier) Macbook Air when I have a 13 in iPad.
Hopefully one doesn't replace the other if rumors are true.
Yes! Notes is a big one. Having more screen real estate while typing is one of the biggest benefit I can see.