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Apple Testing Taller iPhone Prototype with 3.95-Inch 1136x640 Display?
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Part of the reason for the delay in introducing LTE is the appearance of suitable chips that are not so power hungry. Qualcomm 28-nanometre chips should be available for use in the next iPhone. The need for a bigger battery will not be as much as it is for current LTE phones.
I disagree - part of what has made the App Store so successful is the ease of developing for every iOS device. Apple knows this.
I want a bigger screen, but not in one direction...seems to me a taller screen with a different pixel ratio just over complicates app development more then it helps as a larger viewing area. I don't see the advantage of a taller screen other then an extra row of apps, maybe better web viewing. I say keep the ratio and increase the overall screen. Guess we'll see in Octoberish.
They currently sell three different models!
"One size fits all" went out the door a couple years ago.Maybe, but I think the changes required to support a larger display will be much more complicated for developers than the move to the retina display.
Not sure why it's between the two sizes. It should be micro USB. Reason is this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12093013
Was said some time ago that big smartphone firms had agreed on a standard for phone chargers. Apple was one of them. The decision was Micro USB.
*Point thrown out*
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Why have a mini dock connecter? How about adopting micro-usb like the rest of the friggin world?
More like 5 $30 connectors.
LAME. Choice for consumers.
Personally I love that almost anywhere I am someone has a connector for my phone if my battery is dying out. This move will minimize that and make many of us have to buy connectors so our phones will not just slide into dock devices anymore.
Just nitpicking, but micro-usb and mini-usb are both super tiny and it seems hard for something to be "between" those two sizes. Aren't they within millimeters of the same size?
The main reason that I see to making a smaller dock connector is for a larger speaker and microphone grill, so that is welcome. The iPhone 4S speaker volume is already good, but not great. Especially for conference calls and speakerphone situations, which are very common in Enterprise world, better and louder audio is needed.
(Don't even start with the $30 adapter BS, ya they enjoy it, but it's not the reason for doing it.
The main reason that I see to making a smaller dock connector is for a larger speaker and microphone grill, so that is welcome. The iPhone 4S speaker volume is already good, but not great. Especially for conference calls and speakerphone situations, which are very common in Enterprise world, better and louder audio is needed.
(Don't even start with the $30 adapter BS, ya they enjoy it, but it's not the reason for doing it.
I like the concept of this, but I'm curious what would the dock icons do in this situation?
While this only applies to the EU, I don't think its out of the question. Apple loves economies of scale and if they are forced to go micro-usb in the EU, then they will likely go micro-usb on everything so that they can make just one model.
Excellent point, and I think you are probably correct.
They are quite different in size and you could do something in between...but they shouldn't. I thought that they would be using micro-USB. They signed on for standard chargers, so why not implement it.
And probably the 5 after it. Along with the next 5 years of computer and iPad designs.
Tech doesn't happen overnight after all.
Extra screen real estate is the perfect place for iAds. Maybe an iAd enable phone would allow Apple to sell these unlocked at the subsidized price direct to consumers? Kind of like Kindle??
While not a game breaker for me, it sure is irritating. What's the point of making the connector smaller???
They need to just go with micro HDMI like literally every single other mobile device being made today.
The ONLY way this makes sense to me is a feature in iOS 6 that requires a taller screen to keep 4 rows of icons on the home screen.
Perhaps Apple plans on adding springboard widgets to iOS 6? What else could they use that top space for besides just another row of icons?
Perhaps Apple plans on adding springboard widgets to iOS 6? What else could they use that top space for besides just another row of icons?
That's part of it. Qualcomm's 28nm chip also includes the LTE radio and 3G radio in one. In previous versions it was a stand-alone chip, which isn't suitable for the iphone's tight board space.
They're just saying that to avoid negative comments about Tim Cook's engineering strategies and talents. Also, saying that Steve had input on this design will boost sales when the phone is released. You can't believe every rumor you hear or every book you read.
True but ask yourself this. Is this really an advancement in the tech. What positive and necessary outcome is making the phone a half inch taller really going to produce. Do they need the space for more battery. For putting in another antenna so it works with T-Mobile. Something else. Something that can't be solved by using the rumored 1/4th the thickness flexible screens or the half the thickness new Gorilla Glass (or both) and so on.
It seems like this call for a taller screen is simply because 'everyone else' is making widescreen phones. Given that Apple isn't one for doing simply because everyone else is and that no one can give a practical reason for such a change, why would Apple then also flip the finger at the developers who are a key part in making the iPhone popular by forcing them to adjust to an unneeded change or have their apps 'floating' in some black bar nonsense