Higher resolution iPhone 5 or dissapointment?

[tbayrgs]

Anyone else feel this way?

Of course if it stays 3.5 inches (which is HIGHLY unlikely) it will be DOA.

Disagree. Certainly some people will be dissappointed but most won't care and it'll still sell like crazy. Regardless, I agree that a bump in screen size is likely.

With 720p phones right around the corner, the iphone resolution will lag behind. What's the point of a larger screen without more pixels? You can't see more.

Hopefully we will be looking at a bump in resolution along with a larger screen.

Personally, 720p seems like overkill on phones, but just my opinion. I also think 5.3" is too big and will likely have a small target market--I can't see many women wanting to carry around or hold such a large device to their ear. The Dell Streak was 5" and that was pretty much DOA. Yes, I'm aware it had lower res and an outdated version of Android but I think most people just don't want phones that big.

 

[aztooh]

LOL at people getting riled up because I stated my opinion. Thats my opinion, and if you have a different one, congrats. Move forward with your opinion.

Saying you laugh at people for whatever reason isn't just stating your opinion, it's being an a*****e.

 

[leo.andres.21]

Of course if it stays 3.5 inches (which is HIGHLY unlikely) it will be DOA.

I have high doubts that it won't be DOA even if it stays at 3.5 inches. Bigger screen is a niche market that Apple, may decides the opportunity cost of having a bigger screen would be losing many customers who doesn't want anything bigger than what the iPhone currently is.
Though all this remains rumours, if Apple decided to increase the screen size, it better be still aesthetically pleasing
I wouldn't mind going with a slightly bigger screen, but I would still like it best at the size it is now.

 

[Invincibilizer]

Cellphones are getting way too large..
There was a time when razr and the LG chocolate was great with small screens.

Agreed with other poster, if someone wants a large screen over 4.3 4.5 inch, just get a tablet even if they are just adult toys.

 

[TM WAZZA]

Agreed with other poster, if someone wants a large screen over 4.3 4.5 inch, just get a tablet even if they are just adult toys.

Agreed

 

[Inconsequential]

Thank you! I too, use a 3GS still... Spoiled iP4 owners on here and all over the web are starting to get to me.

I had a 3GS for two years, and didn't upgrade till this year due to me thinking that the iP4 wasn't that much better.

But my god it was worth it.

Battery life, GPS signal, the screen, everything is better, and adds up to well worth being an upgrade to a 3GS user*

*As long as you buy a decent one second hand for a good price.

I paid £125 to upgrade to my iP4 and loving every minute.

But with a 4S/5 round the corner, deffo wait for that IMO.

Back to the topic, my mate has the Galaxy I and it's too big IMO.

 

[boss.king]

Cellphones are getting way too large..
There was a time when razr and the LG chocolate was great with small screens.

Agreed with other poster, if someone wants a large screen over 4.3 4.5 inch, just get a tablet even if they are just adult toys.

Translation: "I don't want a phone over 4.5", so no one should be able to have one." A tablet is not the same as a phone, let people get whatever they want. Apple will probably never offer a phone that size, but other companies do, and there is a market for them.

As for the iPhone, it doesn't really matter what Apple make, it will sell well. A lot of people don't care what their phone does, they just want something cool or something from Apple.

 

[realitycheck69]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/samsung-announces-galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-s-ii-hd-lte-handset/

720p amoled already here.

 

[pgiguere1]

AFAIK, there are no phone with a higher resolution than the iPhone 4 right now. The 5 will also probably be out before any other phone beat 960×640.

If not, the first one will the the Samsung Note, which is kind of in between a phone and a tablet. Even Samsung claims it's in a different category of devices.

Otherwise, the HTC Vigor isn't officially announced yet, its specs are only rumored, and the Galaxy SII HD will be out eventually (we don't know when, it was just announced today) exclusively in Korea. I feel like we'll see a SIII before we see a SII HD outside Korea.

It looks like the new trend for Android phones in the upcoming year will be qHD (960×540), which is a quarter of a 1080p display. That's a bit lower than the iPhone's 960×640, given the longer aspect ratio.

I don't think Apple will up the resolution right now as it would create undesired fragmentation, only for the sake of staying on top spec-wise. Apple doesn't care about specs, it's all about the user experience. Their users are more than satisfied already with the Retina Display. However, they complain about the battery life, which is already great compared to most high-end Android smartphones.

Take a look at smartphone satisfaction surveys. They are filled out by average smartphone users, not only the kind of geeks that argue in the comments/forums of tech news websites. You'll see my last paragraph was true. A higher-resolution display would mean lower battery life. That's not what most people want. That's what nerds who brag about their cellphone's specs want. They make a lot of noise on the internet, but they don't represent well the iPhone's actual target demographic.

 

[b166er]

why would anyone really need a 720p screen that is 4 inches? I don't get it. I use my phone for a lot of things these days, but if I am watching something that demands that kind of quality I think I'd rather watch it on a TV or anything with a bigger screen.

Then again I didn't get the 3D craze either and that's doing oh so well.

 

[aztooh]

why would anyone really need a 720p screen that is 4 inches? I don't get it. I use my phone for a lot of things these days, but if I am watching something that demands that kind of quality I think I'd rather watch it on a TV or anything with a bigger screen.

Then again I didn't get the 3D craze either and that's doing oh so well.

Why would anyone NEED an iPhone? Or a TV? Or half the things humans have?

First of all, 4" isn't very large of a screen. But why would someone want a screen that's larger than the iPhone, and a better resolution? It goes beyond just "watching something that demands that kind of quality". Web browsing will be better. Reading your emails and other messages will be easier. Games will look better. There's a whole host of reasons. Still, none of them are "needs". Just like we don't "need" anything any generation iPhone can do.

I still don't get why people don't understand everyone has different tastes and wants.

 

[msb3079]

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It's no big deal to me either way. I still use a 3GS and I don't complain about the resolution at all.

Then you haven't used an iPhone 4 and/or have horrible eye site.

 

[brodas]

75% of iPhone users want a bigger screen and still have a retina display which can only be accomplished by changing the resolution which I doubt will happen because apple hates change. I think the perfect iphone should have a 4- 4.2 inch screen