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If the next iPhone becomes 4 inches, it will have 285-288ppi. Picture inside

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Cool Hwhip

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The picture shows the new dimensions of the iPhone if it is scaled up to 4 inches. Most likely it will keep its 960x640 resolution as to not become a ****** burden on app developers having to create yet another set of graphics. The threshold of the human retina to distinguish individual pixels is roughly 300. The new iPhone won't exactly have a retina display, it it'll be damn close.
 
Man, you must be really bored to draw this up...lets just wait and see what happens...
 
gregrose said:
Man, you must be really bored to draw this up...lets just wait and see what happens...
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Nah, I'm not an idiot so it doesn't take me long to do 6th grade math.

I wonder how many more decades it'll be until cool guys on the Internet stop playing the "u have no life" card.
 
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Without all that math you did I would rather look at it the other way.
If they make a bigger screen the actual "App Buttons" would get bigger, meaning that they would have to downsize everything so the size increase is productive at all, and in order to do that they would increase the resolution keeping the 326PPI
 
I just have to say I'd like a 4' screen but I do not want to have a bigger phone.

Also, Apple has def thought about all the problems that may arise from changing screen size (if they have thought about changing screen size). Hard to explain what I mean. Apple won't make developers re do all the work on their apps because they want a bigger screen. They will be unified to work on the past iPhones as well as iPhone 5. Just wouldn't be smart otherwise
 
Cool Hwhip said:
Nah, I'm not an idiot so it doesn't take me long to do 6th grade math.
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I love how people are enthralled with shrinking tech and now there's another vein that wants HUGE SCREENS IN MY POCKETS OMGZ. I honestly do NOT want Apple to increase the screen size; the iPhone is the perfect size for my pockets and I can read it just fine thank you. If I wanted a larger screen, I'd get a tablet, not a phone that I want to hold a battery charge all day under heavy use. That certainly won't be the case with a larger screen...
 
Alvi said:
Without all that math you did I would rather look at it the other way.
If they make a bigger screen the actual "App Buttons" would get bigger, meaning that they would have to downsize everything so the size increase is productive at all, and in order to do that they would increase the resolution keeping the PPI
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Increasing the resolution isn't really a viable option. It'd piss off a lot of developers. Also, I don't think Apple would change the resolution again so soon.

To anyone wondering, I did use exact values until the end with stored values.
 
Cool Hwhip said:
Increasing the resolution isn't really a viable option. It'd piss off a lot of developers. Also, I don't think Apple would change the resolution again so soon.

To anyone wondering, I did use exact values until the end with stored values.
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I'm not sure about it, but if they increased the size on the current form factor wouldn't the screen format change to something a bit wider or taller anyway?
 
Alvi said:
I'm not sure about it, but if they increased the size on the current form factor wouldn't the screen format change to something a bit wider or taller anyway?
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I'm not sure what you're saying.

Interstella5555 said:
No one makes graph paper anymore?
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I guess I should have run out to Walmart to buy graph paper and drive all the way back to draw two rectangles that have ambiguous scaling anyway.

Did you...genuinely mean that and you didn't get the point of my post at all? You focused on the type of paper rather than the contents it held?

This site makes me lose more and more faith in humanity's future every passing second. Sigh.
 
Cool Hwhip said:
Increasing the resolution isn't really a viable option. It'd piss off a lot of developers. Also, I don't think Apple would change the resolution again so soon.

To anyone wondering, I did use exact values until the end with stored values.
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Do you really think the developers would be that pissed. Any dev with a halfway successful app is probably raking in cash. Maybe it would help weed some of the crap out of the app store instead. I'm tired of looking at the top 50 and shaking my head at 2/3 of the apps on the list. I can't believe people download some of that crap much less pay for it.
 
My point, and I believe many people's, is that it would be problematic or just a nuisance to have iPhones with different size screens. Apps would be a problem. Notice Blackberries app world that not all apps work for each phone and the same with android.
 
mltaylor said:
My point, and I believe many people's, is that it would be problematic or just a nuisance to have iPhones with different size screens. Apps would be a problem. Notice Blackberries app world that not all apps work for each phone and the same with android.
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That problem is avoided with a 960x640 screen!
 
Cool Hwhip said:
I'm not sure what you're saying.



I guess I should have run out to Walmart to buy graph paper and drive all the way back to draw two rectangles that have ambiguous scaling anyway.

Did you...genuinely mean that and you didn't get the point of my post at all? You focused on the type of paper rather than the contents it held?

This site makes me lose more and more faith in humanity's future every passing second. Sigh.
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Ok, how about this? Apple is not going to sacrifice resolution for a larger screen size. It doesn't make sense for business or practical reasons.

I'm just saying that clarity in you picture (or sketch) like this make it much easier to follow what you're trying to convey. Would you use comic sans in an email, or use a font that's easier to read? You tell me.
 
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Interstella5555 said:
I'm just saying that clarity in you picture (or sketch) like this make it much easier to follow what you're trying to convey. Would you use comic sans in an email, or use a font that's easier to read? You tell me.
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Should I make my drawing easier to understand? Can you not read it because you lack some basic understanding chemical that prohibits you to comprehend what my simple sketch is conveying?

The drawing isn't the goddamn point of my post. It's to show you the ppi of the new screen. Apparently, none of you neanderthals can grasp that concept.
 
Cool Hwhip said:
Should I make my drawing easier to understand? Can you not read it because you lack some basic understanding chemical that prohibits you to comprehend what my simple sketch is conveying?

The drawing isn't the goddamn point of my post. It's to show you the ppi of the new screen. Apparently, none of you neanderthals can grasp that concept.
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OR that this thread has been done...AND it has been done in a much better way??
 
Cool Hwhip said:
Should I make my drawing easier to understand? Can you not read it because you lack some basic understanding chemical that prohibits you to comprehend what my simple sketch is conveying?

The drawing isn't the goddamn point of my post. It's to show you the ppi of the new screen. Apparently, none of you neanderthals can grasp that concept.
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An I actually responded to your post saying it's not happening, everything else is minutia.
 
I feel bad for Apple, having to deal with this level of intelligence daily. Oh well. Fast food restaurants will always need workers.
 
Not really understanding why you are getting so defensive over a drawing that may or may not have taken 2 minutes. Posters have responded and you just want praise for a sketch...well don't believe you are getting it. Better luck next time I guess
 
Cool Hwhip said:
I feel bad for Apple, having to deal with this level of intelligence daily. Oh well. Fast food restaurants will always need workers.
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lol just try to ignore it....most people are funny but ya there are the ones who dont say anything relevant to the topic...


To the other guy that said no one makes graph paper anymore? We use it daily in my linear equations class.
 
mltaylor said:
Not really understanding why you are getting so defensive over a drawing that may or may not have taken 2 minutes. Posters have responded and you just want praise for a sketch...well don't believe you are getting it. Better luck next time I guess
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Definitely was not looking for praise. I just posted it for people to skim for about 2 seconds as proof then discuss the lower ppi if the rumors were true. Instead, I had a myriad of responses talking about graph paper and straight lines. I should have expected it, giving I am on MacRumors, afterall.


andrewr23 said:
lol just try to ignore it....most people are funny but ya there are the ones who dont say anything relevant to the topic...
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Haha, ignoring stupidity on MacRumors is like ignoring bee stings while attacking the hive.
 
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