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This is all I really care about. Actually, if they would just mimic the Droid screen that would be great.
the ability to jailbreak it
does that count as a feature?
better battery would be great but i dont see a bigger screen helping in that dept
does that count as a feature?
better battery would be great but i dont see a bigger screen helping in that dept
Better phone, especially not dropping calls, and audio quality.
Absolutely NO to a bigger screen, that's what my iPad is for. Current size of the device is perfect, if anything make it even thinner!
Absolutely NO to a bigger screen, that's what my iPad is for. Current size of the device is perfect, if anything make it even thinner!
The feature of being able to carry a phone call through to its successful conclusion rather being faced with abrupt silence midway through a sentence from the earpiece.
Secondarily, to make the 'end call' button work again. Since switching to the 4 from the 3GS it takes about twenty bloody taps to get anything to happen.
Secondarily, to make the 'end call' button work again. Since switching to the 4 from the 3GS it takes about twenty bloody taps to get anything to happen.
Haptic feedback. This is in development at various companies but so far no commercial devices have surfaced. Haptic feedback would allow you to feel whatever is on the screen, which would make a big improvement in typing anything on the device. IMO this is the most important thing to have in future touch-based devices.
A bigger screen would be a crap idea. What happens if the display is made bigger is that the phone becomes awkward to use. My friend has the Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate or whatever silly name it has in the US) and it has a bit taller screen than the iPhone 4. What happens is that the top portion of the screen where controls are often located becomes harder to reach.
Having a 4.5 inch screen would mean that the phone would no longer fit comfortably in the pocket of typical jeans. Or most people's hands. Too big, too bulky.
A bigger screen would be a crap idea. What happens if the display is made bigger is that the phone becomes awkward to use. My friend has the Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate or whatever silly name it has in the US) and it has a bit taller screen than the iPhone 4. What happens is that the top portion of the screen where controls are often located becomes harder to reach.
Having a 4.5 inch screen would mean that the phone would no longer fit comfortably in the pocket of typical jeans. Or most people's hands. Too big, too bulky.
One thing drives me insane....
The single thing that aggravates me the most on a daily basis, is not having an easy way to make the keyboard go back down in the messages app! Why can't I just tap the conversation to make the keyboard get out of my way?? I know I can just hit the "Edit" button, but come on... I miss this feature from bitesms...
The single thing that aggravates me the most on a daily basis, is not having an easy way to make the keyboard go back down in the messages app! Why can't I just tap the conversation to make the keyboard get out of my way?? I know I can just hit the "Edit" button, but come on... I miss this feature from bitesms...
Better Battery.
I was reading a review of the EVO 3D on BGR and it talked about how the battery life was 4-5 hours on 4G and about a day on 3G. I know we won't see 4G on this iPhone but the next will probably have it. Can you imagine how crazy people will go with a 4-5 hour battery? I miss the dumbphone days when I could go 3-4 days withouth charging my phone. Don't get me wrong, I love and appreciate all the things an iPhone can do but I wish there were more research going into longer lasting and smaller batteries. I'd take a battery that last 3 - 4 times longer over a network that goes 3-4 times faster.
I was reading a review of the EVO 3D on BGR and it talked about how the battery life was 4-5 hours on 4G and about a day on 3G. I know we won't see 4G on this iPhone but the next will probably have it. Can you imagine how crazy people will go with a 4-5 hour battery? I miss the dumbphone days when I could go 3-4 days withouth charging my phone. Don't get me wrong, I love and appreciate all the things an iPhone can do but I wish there were more research going into longer lasting and smaller batteries. I'd take a battery that last 3 - 4 times longer over a network that goes 3-4 times faster.
Espresso maker function for sure. Nespresso needs to team up with Apple on this one.
Pomegranate
Seriously speaking though, at least 4 times the battery life. I don't mind if it's larger, I just need the battery life.
Pomegranate
Seriously speaking though, at least 4 times the battery life. I don't mind if it's larger, I just need the battery life.
+1 I don't want a phone where it requires me to use both hands to browse. Also, big screen translates to android-like battery life. Hell to the no.
Reports on the ios 5 beta indicate they're able to get led notifications. As long as you're willing to turn your phone face down, you're set.
I'd like stereo speakers. It's not realistic, but that's what I want.
Reports on the ios 5 beta indicate they're able to get led notifications. As long as you're willing to turn your phone face down, you're set.
I'd like stereo speakers. It's not realistic, but that's what I want.
I don't understand this thinking. Just like a daily pill is easier to remember, it's easier for me to plug in my iPxxxx every night before going to bed. If I had to remember every third day I would eventually forget (like I do my BB) and wind up somewhere with a dead battery.
Although a slightly longer battery for those heavy usage days would be good.
Brain Synapse control over the browser would be nice but I think the tech is still a few more years away. Retina control would be a little more realistic since the Kinect is out but the implementation is tough to do on a mobile device.
I don't need a battery that lasts 3-4 days but I would love a battery that lasts 24 - 36 hours with moderate use. I have a charger at my desk but some days I'm in meetings all day long and by the time I leave for the day my phone could be under 50%. If I go to my girlfriends house and spend the night I may not have any battery left by the morning. If I had a battery that lasted 3-4 X longer this wouldn't be an issue. I'd still charge it every night at home but the night's I'm not home I don't have to worry about it.
Here's another example. I go to a baseball game after work. Same scenario, I'm at 50% when I leave the office and my battery could be dead before the game is over with light to moderate use. If again, I don't go back home after the game I have no phone the next day unless I can plug it in for a while at work. I shouldn't need to leave the office with 100% battery to make it to the next morning.
These phones (all smartphones) are made to be used. The commericals everyone shows don't include the phone plugged into a charger. Talking, texting, email, surfing, facebook, twitter, games, news, all drain the battery. Sure I can get the phone to last a full 24 hours. That is if I don't use it. Even if it's a non eventful day, 12 hours can be a challenge.
I'd much rather have the problem of forgetting to charge my phone and running out of battery than having the peace of mind that I can go more than 24 hours on a full charge without praying my battery doesn't die.
Throw 4G into the mix and the drain is 50% or more faster. If my battery lasts 10 hours on 3G, go to 4G and we're down to 4-5 hours. Make the battery last 4 X longer and now we're back up to 16-20 hours. I don't think that's asking too much.
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Just (rudely) pointing out the irony here: if your battery lasts all the way through the night and dies in the morning, wouldn't that be a 24-hour usage? Furthermore, wouldn't 3-4x the battery be, in fact, lasting 3-4 days, something you say you don't need?
Anyway, to contribute, I would want a 4" screen. I don't think I'd like anything larger than that (and it's incredibly doubtful that they'd go larger than 4" anyway). It's entirely doable to put a 4" screen on the iPhone and only increase the width of the device about 5mm, so those complaining that they can't imagine putting a bigger device in their pocket, I'm sure you have 5mm to spare.
But if that's the ONLY improvement, I won't bite. From the following list, at least two items must be included in the upgrade (without reducing the current battery life) for me to take the dive:
- Larger screen
- 4G capability
- 8MP camera that doesn't degrade photo quality
- Or, conversely, a 5MP camera that improves photo quality
A lot of people saying how upset they would be with a bigger screen.
I'd be stoked for a bigger screen. Just don't make the phone bigger.
Great ideas here. So now my ideal iPhone 5 would have:
-better notifications - Check!
-SMS quick reply - possible
-4G
-4" screen
-LED notification
-better battery
-stock AM/FM radio
-hapic feedback (I've been waiting for this technology to progress already!)
That's it! Get it done!
I'd be stoked for a bigger screen. Just don't make the phone bigger.
Great ideas here. So now my ideal iPhone 5 would have:
-better notifications - Check!
-SMS quick reply - possible
-4G
-4" screen
-LED notification
-better battery
-stock AM/FM radio
-hapic feedback (I've been waiting for this technology to progress already!)
That's it! Get it done!