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iPhone 17 Base Model Rumored to Feature Larger Display
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No no no, I got you! I got you buddy. Pictured is the evolution of what we both despise.
Dang it! Just give us the same size screen with reduced bezels in a smaller body!
Pretty much.
Along with a whole cadre of folks claiming they love it and they could never go back to anything smaller than an iPad Mini.
Mini fanatics are free to buy anything they want instead of spamming every thread how bad Apple is not meeting their demands.
Equally, people that don't care for it are free to keep reading without commenting about it.
Is the margin better on bigger screens or something? Phone size inflation just doesn't make sense otherwise.
I may agree with you on how good a smaller phone would be but, even if I didn't, I'd love to have the choice of course.
Still, my point is not about how good the phone would be, just what makes Apple more money and there's that contradiction that may make them lose cash by making it even if it's a hit...
I could be wrong, of course, but I believe that's how they've reasoned about it.
What's really weird is how they aren't even converging around one (or a couple) exact specific size.
With each revision and iteration it seems like they change some tiny aspect of the size or configuration.
Why does it have to be "them vs us" for you guys? We just want an iPhone that's comfortable to hold for us. You love phablets, good for you. I'm not trying to shut you up, nobody is.
It's the cult like thinking. I used to call it the ADF (Apple Defense Force).
Another term for the phenomenon is RDF (Reality Distortion Field)
Some folks really get absorbed in the cult of personality around Apple and defend Apples choices, no matter the implications of those choices.
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You're right. From what I read about Ive and his views on why he felt so demotivated and later left Apple, one of the main drivers was that the products became something where Cook and his gang of accountants were in control more than anyone. Another was "too many cooks in the kitchen".
Pro Motion is so 2021. It should be a standard across the lineup by now.
I want the Mini as a Pro model. That has never been made yet and I think it’s one of the main reasons the prior Minis didn’t sell so well. Personally I want a smaller phone without having to compromise on features.
Exactly! I care about the upcoming base iPhone 17 in this thread and not some annoying Mini fanatics with their constant whining.
So why bother doing it?
What if next it's 6.3 to 6.5?
6.5 to 6.7?
Is there any point where an additional small incremental increase in size will be of concern to you?
We've gone from 3.5" all the way up to 6.1" and now perhaps 6.3" as the smallest option.
(remains to be seen what the e line turns into or if it stays around)
lol! Obviously not bro! Unfortunately Apple sees people like me as the vast majority. Listen I get your frustration I’m going through something similar in the video game world with the physical vs digital debate. I’m all for physical card/media only but guess what? The industry sees the digital fans to be the vast majority now and soon physical media will be a thing of the past. Of course it sucks.
You are probably right on the 0.2 inches in insolation. However, over several years, there are accumulative "small" increases over several years that add up over time, and before you know it, the smallest screen size is as big as "plus" or "max" size phones used to be. In a couple of years, the 6.3" size will probably be increased by another 0.2", rinse and repeat.
50 million units combined sold to a no one. Add 3rd gen SE to that, and we're at roughly 70 million units. Sold to no one.
The Plus models have been a bigger failure than the Mini, that's why they are coming up with the "Air" Model. I am not saying don't make big phones, but why not release a Mini phone too?
For me Mini was the perfect size, fits in my hands, fits in my pocket, not too heavy.
I still don't get the hate Mini gets from the people who like huge phones. As I said release a Mini model every 3 years. If they can still make the iPad mini, then I am sure making an iPhone mini every 3 years will not be a problem.
The 16e has been a big failure too, other companies are trying to put the latest things in their new phones but the 16e does not has magsafe, it has a notch and it is big, why would I get the 16e when I could get the 15 or 16?
For me Mini was the perfect size, fits in my hands, fits in my pocket, not too heavy.
I still don't get the hate Mini gets from the people who like huge phones. As I said release a Mini model every 3 years. If they can still make the iPad mini, then I am sure making an iPhone mini every 3 years will not be a problem.
The 16e has been a big failure too, other companies are trying to put the latest things in their new phones but the 16e does not has magsafe, it has a notch and it is big, why would I get the 16e when I could get the 15 or 16?
The iPhone fold moving for next year is predicted to have a 5.5 inch display when folded. If one wants a smaller phone, one simply doesn't have to unfold it. It will be a bit thicker, but it still might feel smaller in the hand. All one needs is $2000.
Completely agree. I've always bought the smaller Pro version just to get the smallest phone they offer. However, with the latest one it's already too big to fit in the wireless charger in my car. It has a little slider you push your phone into to turn the power flow on, but now it's like .1 inch too tall to fit into it, so I can no longer wirelessly charge while in my car. Very annoying. I'm just so tired of big phones, I have an iPad pro, I have multiple macs with huge 30in+ screens. if I need a big screen for anything I have other devices, I want a small pocketable phone that's not intrusive.
My theory is they are making the phones bigger and bigger on purpose to piss people off, so when they release the crappy folding phone in a year or two, they will advertise it as smaller and pocketable, so it will force people over who have been asking for a smaller phone all this time. But I don't want a fragile, creased, plastic screen, so it's a hard no for me anyway.