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Apple Testing Taller iPhone Prototype with 3.95-Inch 1136x640 Display?
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lol also he's been known to change his mind about things as well. Even (especially?) when he seems so strongly against something.
it has nothing to do with bits really.
For an aspect ratio of 9:16 the optimal resolution for a screen with a height of 640 pixels would be:
9x71 = 639 (one line stays dark)
16x71 = 1136
Where's Apples' world class designer?
This certainly doesn't look like anything J. Ives would create.
A narrow tall phone? You've got to be kidding.
I find it simply dreadful, yet I wouldn't be surprised if this is indeed the last work of Steve Jobs.
He was so obsessed with thin and narrow it's disgusting.
This certainly doesn't look like anything J. Ives would create.
A narrow tall phone? You've got to be kidding.
I find it simply dreadful, yet I wouldn't be surprised if this is indeed the last work of Steve Jobs.
He was so obsessed with thin and narrow it's disgusting.
To your first comment, I already understand. JohnHS explained. Read that post for my reply.
To your second part, I understand what you mean now. It would have been easier if you had just said that in the first place, rather then just stating that it does. I had not seen the full MoU before. Thanks for that.
Guess that throws my point out of the window. LOL!
Man I can't wait to see what is in store... Last summer was kinda disappointing besides Lion coming out.
The beginning of the end for Apple. A taller screen? What would be the point of something so stupid?
The impact caused by a new aspect ratio would go away quicker if Apple A) did not allow old apps to run on the new device and vice versa (announce res change at WWDC, release hardware in October); encouraging developers to change their apps, and B) Stop selling old versions of the iPhone just to meet a price point. The 4S should be the lowest entry model accompanying the 6th gen. By late this year the majority of developers would only need to focus on 2048*1536, 960*640, and new iPhone resolutions.
Considering all the cables and devices in the field with the old dock, better would be an adapter included free with the phone.
Will Apple make a larger screen iPhone?
I say that is plausable.
Will the larger screen have more pixels and/or a different pixel ratio to the iPhone 4S?
More pixels I doubt it but I would not write it off completely.
A different pixel ratio I think definantly not. Apple would not make their iPhone developers code for a different resolution screen unless there was a very good reason. Like the move to retina for example.
I say that is plausable.
Will the larger screen have more pixels and/or a different pixel ratio to the iPhone 4S?
More pixels I doubt it but I would not write it off completely.
A different pixel ratio I think definantly not. Apple would not make their iPhone developers code for a different resolution screen unless there was a very good reason. Like the move to retina for example.
I wanted a smaller one. And one that does not connect people who blabber in Armenian, mexican Spanish and individuals who have nothing interesting interesting to say.
Similar so to the Nokia N9
3.9" screen
Same size chassis/phone give or take as the iPhone 4S
Though in order to do that they will have to do something with the 'home button'......
That extra row / space could be used for a virtual one ? Replace it with multi-touch gesture
Let's all get really upset about any new design without exactly knowing what will really come out.
And, while we are at it can we be done with: "Steve would or wouldn't, was or wasn't involved"
FACT: He is no longer there, thus his opinion is no longer available!
Life at Apple and everywhere else goes on.
It's not necessarily a technical improvement. It adds fragmentation, which Apple has been good at avoiding so far by having only 2 distinct form factors, both which already require radically different app designs.
Micro-USB doesn't carry audio/video. Without it, docking stations are a laugh. Seriously, how much longer will I hear this argument that was debunked long time ago?
Why does Apple always have to make cables smaller? Particularly cables that are now industry standard any used by every peripheral device. So no more docks, speakers, chargers, etc...just more stupid-ass dongles.
What about the "universal" dock? Is apple going to force users to buy another dock?
The best option is to just scale everything up in size but keep the resolution the same. The pixel density is all that would change. You can go from 3.5" to 4" without affecting the Apps at all if you keep the same 960x640 resolution.
Most Apps would not "Just Work" with a newer Aspect Ratio, only some apps that scroll top to bottom might work. Apps with fixed sized screens would have to be boxed and would still be the same size as they are now. And developers would then be forced to write all future apps to two screen sizes or letter box their App.
We will know more at the developers conference when they preview iOS 6. If iOS 6 has provisions for a different Aspect ratio it will be apparent in the new version of the OS and it will come out. If there is no mention of support for different Aspect ratios then we will either get a 3.5" screen or a scaled up larger screen with the same resolution. They would just say it is still a retina display if you hold it an inch further away.
Nobody seems to be mentioning that the new smaller connector will likely be more fragile. Having your iPhone sitting in a speaker dock is just asking for breakage with even a minor hit to the phone. Current dock connectors are fragile, but seemingly less so than the new, proposed one.