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iPhone 6 Information Leak Sourced from Foxconn Details Dimensions of 4.7-Inch and 5.5-Inch Versions
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This is for giant sized men who can palm grip a basketball and for women who carry large purses and annoy you at concerts by filming them with a huge screen that is above their head but right in your face.
No, I have a Nikon DSLR to blow my socks off. I prefer a nicely designed phone. I hate to say it, but i think i might have been OK with a phone a little bit thicker so that the lens fits flush. Either that, or skimp a bit on the lense. The current quality of photos on the 5s is good enough for me. .
we're all going to be drooling over the new iPhone when Tim shows it off next month. I hate the leaks too, the white bands and camera lens. I'm about 99.9% sure that I'm buying this next iPhone as I have done before. It's apple, once the final product is out of the box being shown off all nice and shiny, I'm sure we'll like it better.
I'm not fond of the thick lines but I know it will look better in person.
Unfortunately, these thick bands will stop some people buying the iPhone 6 which is pretty sad actually considering you don't look at the back of the phone.
The screen tends to be on the front, doesn't it?
I thought it said it protrudes .1mm more, not that it's .1mm thicker. If the 5.5 phone is thinner, then the same sized camera would need to protrude more.
I saw that too, not sure if this is still the "prototype" from earlier in the year.
Funny you mention that... It IS on the back, and no people don't mostly look at the back. Should this call for a "Steve wouldn't have allowed that?" Hahaha! In his book he mentions a story about his father painting a fence and how he would pay attention to details even the back of the fence.
He loved doing things right. He even cared about the look of the parts you couldnt see.
This philosophy helped lead to his obsession with detail. So personally yes, I think the back of the phone should be as nice. Even if I'm not looking at it all the time.
I am so glad there is actually someone who understands rather than just slur out the phrase: "Shareholders don't like small" or "You don't have to buy the phone". No. You're absolutely right it's a nitpick I have, and I'd like the 4" iPhone to be kept on par with the other sizes. I guess we both realize that's not going to happen and eventually even that size will be phased out.
Getting back on the insistence of my earlier post, I do not necessarily mean larger screens are for the none-tech savvy, rather, they are the group of people that wants a larger screen at the moment, and are the ones who influence apple the most to go for a larger/bigger screen. If you add the tech savvy people on top of that, the majority is obvious. However, ALL I really wanna say --( because my first post was a rant really ) -- is that Bigger != Better. I am not against choice, nor am I against other people's screensize preference. I just want to enjoy iOS with a 4" screen as others would with a 4.7 or 5.5" From the looks of it.. we can all assume that that's not going to happen and that is why I am bothered with larger iPhones.
Speaking as a tech savvy guy, who prefers smaller screens this is highly frustrating sometimes.
It's all good. We want what we want, and not getting it can be disconcerting. Trust me, I feel your pain. I want to get a new car next year but the model I want only comes in automatic with stupid paddle shifters. No manual.
I refuse to drive automatics. I've only driven my wife's car once in 6 years. Pretty soon though, I will have no choice. Manuals are going the way of the dodo.
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The thick band/protruding lens thing is sort of like when you stub your toe and it hurts really bad, but then you hit your thumb with a hammer... The bands were kinda ugly, but then the protruding lens made an appearance and I completely forgot about how ungainly they were. Well I can't afford a new phone anyway, and even if I could I'd just get a 64GB 5s. Well, by the time the 7 comes out I'll be a millionaire...
The thick band/protruding lens thing is sort of like when you stub your toe and it hurts really bad, but then you hit your thumb with a hammer... The bands were kinda ugly, but then the protruding lens made an appearance and I completely forgot about how ungainly they were. Well I can't afford a new phone anyway, and even if I could I'd just get a 64GB 5s. Well, by the time the 7 comes out I'll be a millionaire...
It's the HTC that's throwing you off. It does have smaller symmetrical top and bottom bezels but it also has asymmetrical "black space" at the top and bottom - where the htc logo sits.
The evidence is mounting that there will indeed be a 5.5" iPhone 6, whether it will be released at the same time as the 4.7" we will find out. But i think they will both be announced at the same time i.e, September 9th
As long as they announce them at the same time, I'll gladly wait a little longer for the 5.5" model. If not, I'll get antsy, buy the 4.7" and then sell it when the 5.5" is out.
I can imagine that those camera rings and antenna bands are placeholders for parts that were not available yet on that date. If those dates are true, they are from 6 moths ago. A lot can happen in 6 months.
As long as they announce them at the same time, I'll gladly wait a little longer for the 5.5" model. If not, I'll get antsy, buy the 4.7" and then sell it when the 5.5" is out.
I'm not 100% which one i'm going to get, i want to see them announced and for them to talk about the features and all the stuff they usually do, before i make my mind up. At the moment i like the idea of the 5.5" but i'm not sure how practical it will be for on the move, i.e. commuting to and from University, work and so on. I'm looking forward to the event on the 9th of September
I wonder why the apple logo only appears on the larger model in the schematic - probably just an oversight but could it be a light-up logo???
I personally wouldn't mind the camera bezel protruding, if they open the market with magnetic camera lenses i think this will be the beginning of a beautiful journey for taking fantastic photos on the iPhone (just no selfies)
I personally wouldn't mind the camera bezel protruding, if they open the market with magnetic camera lenses i think this will be the beginning of a beautiful journey for taking fantastic photos on the iPhone (just no selfies)
There might be, but the current 3.5"market is majorly low-end smartphones and semi-dumbphones where a very tiny profit (if at all) of the profit for producers is generated.
You have absoluetly no idea whether I choose to use this loosely and in addition have absolutely no idea how much I know of shareholder decision processes in publicly traded companies.
Yeah but it got to the point where Apple has no choice but to start mass producing them and the iPhone leaks every year. If we see the same part leaked by different people on a weekly basis, it's basically 100% likely that it's going to look EXACTLY like the leaks.
If the phone was 1mm thicker that wouldn't be noticeable, would let it rest absolutely flat which is useful at times, would prevent any rocking whilst typing ona flat surface, and you'd probably get an extra 10-20% battery life. Whats "incredibly stupid" about that ?
It's hard to compare because the Moto X is shorter and less wide. So yes, the iPhone 6 will be much thinner but it's also taller and wider.
I think a better comparison is the Nexus 5, which I had some trouble using with one hand. I'll need to handle the iPhone 6 to determine its ergonomics.
To hard to say. It's not like they label them Proto1 and Proto2 to make it easier to tell
This made me laugh, not at you but because you are so right. I been reading the large amount of whines about lines, and think "Wah wah first world problems are so bad!".
Design taking away from function, like reception, is bs and I am ok with bands that make the phone pick up better and like you said, if you stare at the back of you phone all day..........um yeah your using it wrong lol.