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Apple Testing Taller iPhone Prototype with 3.95-Inch 1136x640 Display?

Speedy2 said:
Obviously you've never developed an app. Changing the resolution will break a hell lot of apps (or add black bars to them)
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Not if the app has been written correctly. Cocoa Touch already has some built-in support for this.

Try testing your app in the simulator with "Toggle In-Call Status Bar" option. If it resizes back and forth correctly, then there's a good chance it will already work correctly at an increased vertical resolution.
 
thermal said:
I'm 3/4 finished reading Steve Job's biography.

In it, they mention having a dozen different test models for a specific product before narrowing down their choices to a handful, and then to their final choice.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of their 'handful of choices'. I suspect their final choice will retain the original aspect ratio.
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I think you have hit the nail on the head
It wouldn't surprise me if one of the rejected models parts made it out in the big wide world to start a frenzy of rumours and iPhone hypes, it just becomes self advertisement
 
fertilized-egg said:
I think it's actually a pretty nice compromise for many. Also I'm sure it'll look great and Apple will laugh all the way to the bank.
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The day Apple starts "compromising" is the day Apple stops being Apple. They simply will not compromise on a concept that is not perfect, just in order to satisfy a small segment of customers who demand a larger display. They are either going to get it right, or not increase the display at all.

If Apple does indeed move forward with this concept, then it will not be because it's a good compromise, but rather because they have great ideas to make this a benefit over the current aspect ratio.

Personally, I don't see the benefit of increasing ONLY height. I only see a benefit to render text/UI larger, but that's if width and height increase. But then again, I'm not at Apple and I haven't actually seen what they plan to do with this concept. Until I've seen anything, I'm not going to judge.
 
ixodes said:
This leaked rumor depicts a phone so absurdly ugly, it makes me wonder if it's a deliberate rumor to throw us off. Nothing would surprise me, in this high stakes game Apple plays.
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I agree and by someone giving us this not so perfect but believable iPhone mockup it makes us even more interested in the finale product.
 
Speedy2 said:
And the incoming phone call just shifts your view down. It's up to you to resize your view properly or not.
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Cocoa Touch resizes your views automatically if you have set the autoresizingMask correctly on your UIView and it's subviews. If you're writing manual resizing code then you're (probably) doing it wrong.

I accept that setting autoresizingMask may not be entirely intuitive for novice developers, and there may well be plenty of apps out there which mess this up. I'm not sure to what extent (if at all) Apple's reviewers have checked that apps can vertically resize correctly in the past.

However, even if apps get it wrong then its - in most cases - very easy to fix. Apple will likely release a new Xcode at WWDC with a simulator supporting the new screen resolution, so developers will have plenty of time to test their apps and make fixes if necessary.
 
FSMBP said:
That's interesting...I used a 4" Windows Phone this weekend and typed on it (Portrait orientation) and it made a world of difference compared to my iPhone. Wish Apple would increase the iPhone vertically and horizontally.

Especially if you're using your iPhone in landscape to type in iMessage, you only see one line of the other person's text. It would be nice to see more than that...
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first thought when i read this was that it doesn't matter to me because i never send messages in landscape mode.

then i remembered - this is exactly why i stopped.
 
ummmm.
this is the front panel for the iPod touch..
not the new iPhone,
why are people assuming that they will both look the same?
the iPhone and iPod share a lot of the same features, but
don't look the same. and haven't really since the 3gs/2nd gen iPod


this front panel, doesn't point towards what the phone will look like.
and i hope they don't share the same panel,

i want a bigger screen, but not a taller screen.
 
MacRumors said:
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9to5Mac reports that Apple is currently testing two prototypes of the next-generation iPhone that offer a taller screen while maintaining the existing 640-pixel width. According to the report, the two prototypes carry a display with a height of 1136 pixels, up from the current 960-pixel height and leading to an increase in the diagonal size of the display from 3.5 inches to 3.95 inches.The idea of a larger screen in the range of 4 inches for the iPhone has been gaining momentum in recent weeks, with some sources already having claimed that Apple will achieve that increase with a taller design.

Today's report indicates that iOS 6 will support this taller screen by displaying an extra row of home screen icons, in line with previous speculation. The new iPhone hardware also reportedly includes the rumored smaller dock connector, with the report's source pegging its size at between micro-USB and mini-USB.

Article Link: Apple Testing Taller iPhone Prototype with 3.95-Inch 1136x640 Display?
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It's a whole new world of peripherals....
:D
 
thermal said:
I'm 3/4 finished reading Steve Job's biography.

In it, they mention having a dozen different test models for a specific product before narrowing down their choices to a handful, and then to their final choice.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of their 'handful of choices'. I suspect their final choice will retain the original aspect ratio.
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Very possible. It's how Apple rolls.
 
Here's some that I've not seen before.

I like the form factor, not narrow, but well proportioned.

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88 King said:
How about we don't ask for new model of cars as it will make the mechanic's job easier.
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THis analogy is a open mouth and insert foot type. Vehicle designs are sure not made for the "Mechanic" to have ease of repair. Part of the design is for the ease of assembly at the factory assembly lines. As a former mechanic, I ask for you to punch yourself in the face & do some research before keying some ASCII.
 
iMacFarlane said:
Over the years we have accumulated them. iPod Touch, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4S, iPad (new), iPod Classic, and an iPod Nano. There's seven cables right there. I drive a Ford with SYNC, leave a cable there. I leave a cable plugged into my iMac and my wife's PC. I have wall chargers in my living room and bedroom. Part of the joy of the Mac 'ecosystem' is simplicity, and right now, I can take any of the 7 devices mentioned above and connect them to any of the places I just mentioned. I also have two iPod Shuffles I didn't mention, because they have their own special cables, which are usually a little more effort to find than its worth, so I rarely update the songs on them.:rolleyes:
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You're the cable master. :D

Well, with so many cables accumulated over the years it would truly suck for you if they suddenly changed the dock connector.

I personally don't see them changing it at all, unless a smaller one would allow for a thinner iphone or a bigger battery, or something crucial like that.
 
ixodes said:
Here's some that I've not seen before.

I like the form factor, not narrow, but well proportioned.

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I am in where do I sign up for this :rolleyes: , nice design, also would be cool if it came in colors like the iPod's do, tired of Black and White, when all the other mfg's are coming out with multiple colors....
 
Probably been said before, but the obvious advantage to me is that app can maintain their current form factor while the phone can present additional information above it.

It would be nice to keep the clock and notifications active while giving the app the full screen.
 
ixodes said:
Here's some that I've not seen before.

I like the form factor, not narrow, but well proportioned.

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The images make it look like the phone has a 4.5" screen (like one of the monster Android phones I've seen). No way do I want to have such a big thing in my pocket!
 
I have a feeling the new iPad4 will be following suite...

Larger screen for all!

YES WHO DOESN'T LIKE MORE REAL-ESTATE!
 
The recent flurry of articles across the web over the last 24 hours is now suggesting the one on the left may be it.

A bit boring but no surprise, Apple seems to be riding on it's laurels at this point.

By the looks of it Apple is growing old conservative and stodgy, like some republicans :)

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http://goo.gl/jwhRh
 
Are you seriously telling me, that after two+ years of development all they can come up with is making the same small screen one row of icons taller?!

I don't believe it for a second. Apple will be a laughingstock.
 
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