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Front Glass Panels for 2018 iPhones Appear to Leak, Show Thicker Bezels on 6.1-Inch LCD Model
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agree, I like the 6.1, I have the current iPhone X and think the largest one of 6.5 would be too big in the hand. Give me the 6.1 with all the bells and whistles please
Am I wrong in thinking that the bezels on the new 5.8 model look thinner than the bezels on current iPhone X?
It might just be an illusion, but If I look at my iPhone X, bezels on it look more like the bezels on the new 6.1 model shown here.
It might just be an illusion, but If I look at my iPhone X, bezels on it look more like the bezels on the new 6.1 model shown here.
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The smaller the better! It’s a phone! 110% of the reason I bought the iPhoneX was it being the “smallest” new iPhone I could get. The ip4 was and remains the best size ever for one handed usage and pocket real-estate.
For sure..
I'm old enough to remember when "physically small tech" was all the hotness and we all marveled at how amazing it was they could cram cool things into small spaces.
I sure would love Apple to do that on one of their models again.
(yes - it's amazing what they cram into all the phones - totally get that - but I would like to see just one model that's even close to the 4" phone physical size again)
I still don't understand why we drive on parkways and park in driveways.
Apple has conditioned people to equate screen size to premium features. For the last 3 years there have been 3 screen sizes where the smallest screen has less features, the middle sized is full featured and the larger size is full features + better camera (e.g. iPhone SE - lower quality selfie cam, TouchID v1, no 3D touch, iPhone 6s - full featured, iPhone 6s+ - full featured + camera with OIS; iPhone SE - as above + older CPU/GPU, iPhone 7 - full featured, iPhone 7+ - full featured + dual camera etc).
I think rather than 'why is the middle-sized screen the low end phone?', the question should be 'why isn't the iPhone X successor 6.1" as well?'
I think rather than 'why is the middle-sized screen the low end phone?', the question should be 'why isn't the iPhone X successor 6.1" as well?'
Having used the X for a year now, I find that a weird position. FaceID is actually more convenient than TouchID. Though TouchID was great as well. The notch doesn't impact anything as the screen is plenty big enough.
Where is the SE 2?
I'm more worried about replacing two SE phones in our immediate family than my 7+.
I'm more worried about replacing two SE phones in our immediate family than my 7+.
If you're an iOS App Developer ... I think this may be the first time AAPL keeps it simple for us, & uses the same Points (i.e., 375 x 812), 3x Points-to-Pixels factor, & (then obviously) Screen Resolution (i.e., 1125 x 2436), for ALL three upcoming iPhones ... & simply adjusts the PPI / "pixel pitch" for each new iPhone:
* 5.8" OLED w/ 458 PPI
(vs 401 PPI for the 7+ & 8+, OR 326 PPI for the 4.7" iPhones)
* 6.1" LCD w/ xxx PPI (less than 458 PPI)
* 6.5" OLED w/ yyy PPI (less than the 6.1" LCD's PPI)
Apps would simply be using the Platform String to determine which device they are currently running on.
My reasoning is simple:
1.) starting in August, new App Submittals to AAPL App Review MUST include support for the current 5.8" iPhone X,
2.) AAPL is NOT going to go thru the same App Rampup "Delay" with their newer iPhones !
"pixel pitch" will (once again) become a key spec knowledgeable Buyers use to help them make their Buy Decision.
For those who don't know, currently, the 7+, 8+, & X ALL use the 3x points-to-pixels factor, which is @ the core of developing an app's UI ... the 7+ & 8+ use an additional Downsampling phase, so they are NOT true 3x scales.
NOT Rocket Science, but I'm UN-aware of anyone who has mentioned this so-far, anywhere !
* 5.8" OLED w/ 458 PPI
(vs 401 PPI for the 7+ & 8+, OR 326 PPI for the 4.7" iPhones)
* 6.1" LCD w/ xxx PPI (less than 458 PPI)
* 6.5" OLED w/ yyy PPI (less than the 6.1" LCD's PPI)
Apps would simply be using the Platform String to determine which device they are currently running on.
My reasoning is simple:
1.) starting in August, new App Submittals to AAPL App Review MUST include support for the current 5.8" iPhone X,
2.) AAPL is NOT going to go thru the same App Rampup "Delay" with their newer iPhones !
"pixel pitch" will (once again) become a key spec knowledgeable Buyers use to help them make their Buy Decision.
For those who don't know, currently, the 7+, 8+, & X ALL use the 3x points-to-pixels factor, which is @ the core of developing an app's UI ... the 7+ & 8+ use an additional Downsampling phase, so they are NOT true 3x scales.
NOT Rocket Science, but I'm UN-aware of anyone who has mentioned this so-far, anywhere !
Seems like it was about a third the number of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus units and helped give them a bump the quarter it was released. Sales have likely slowed because Apple hasn't been updating the thing. https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/10/t...-just-as-apple-planned-in-the-u-s-and-europe/
Will see. Apple does a good job at making sure higher end products don’t get cannibalized.
This is the same logic that doesn't allow us to have a high-end, SE-sized phone. The size/price/features correlation should be scrapped. I have tiny Trump hands and I want a modern phone I can get a grip on, damnit.
True, but it's already understood why the "budget" model will be the budget model (LCD screen, no 3D touch, probably Face ID v1). I don't remember a time that they released multiple new iPhone's with different processors. I could be wrong though.
iPhone SE always represented a small amount of sales, even in 2016. Today, the demand for SE is even smaller as consumer preferences have shifted to larger displays.
The current demand for SE comes from emerging markets like India and South Africa where consumers have yet to purchase their first smartphone. The rest of the world has moved on to 6" displays.
Exactly. It is much more likely with a spec-bumped iPhone X and one bigger model. Add price drop of 150-200 across the old line and that's it.