It would be a 15% thicker shell for absolutely no benefit, making the already large phone (for apple) more difficult to hold.
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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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It would be a 15% thicker shell for absolutely no benefit, making the already large phone (for apple) more difficult to hold.
I find the iPod touches (can't speak to this current gen., but past) uncomfortable to hold given their thinness when compared to the thicker 5S. Thicker devices doesn't automatically mean difficult/uncomfortable.
Right but there is a sweet spot, and the iPhone 4/4s/5/5s hit it just right, as to some phones like my old Nokia 920, don't feel right and thin devices like the iPod touches are to thin. I liked the squared sides on the iPhone due to making easy keep grip on. I lost count on the Nokia 920 how it felt like it was to slip out of my hand, BUT, to be fair in comparison the polycarbonate back was to blame to, it was TO slick. I got a skin on it and it was better, but not like an iPhone.
Keep your kidney Trade in your Galaxy as well as BOTH of your testicles and snag a 5C, they're HOT!
I'm willing to bet this design is just going to go down like the iPhone 4 and just about every single release done.
It's becoming a pattern now.
*sees leaks of new iPhone design* "WTF WAS APPLE THINKING! NOT APPLE! HORRIBLE!! UGLY!" "FIRE JONY IVE! HE'S LOST IT!"
*sees new iPhone design announced officially* "Still don't like it! Not buying it! Apple is failing!"
*sees new iPhone design in person* "BEAUTIFUL PHONE! I love it! State of the art engineering!"
Been done several times before with notably being with the iPhone 4. What was once held as one of the most ugliest devices Apple had ever created, in the leaks, is now held as one of the most beautiful designs Apple had done. Difference now is just that they couldn't blame it on a post-Jobs Apple where now they do.
I myself liked the iPhone 4 design from the first leaks and I also like this design.
It's becoming a pattern now.
*sees leaks of new iPhone design* "WTF WAS APPLE THINKING! NOT APPLE! HORRIBLE!! UGLY!" "FIRE JONY IVE! HE'S LOST IT!"
*sees new iPhone design announced officially* "Still don't like it! Not buying it! Apple is failing!"
*sees new iPhone design in person* "BEAUTIFUL PHONE! I love it! State of the art engineering!"
Been done several times before with notably being with the iPhone 4. What was once held as one of the most ugliest devices Apple had ever created, in the leaks, is now held as one of the most beautiful designs Apple had done. Difference now is just that they couldn't blame it on a post-Jobs Apple where now they do.
I myself liked the iPhone 4 design from the first leaks and I also like this design.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
One-handed use is a hard-driven marketing bullet Apple spun to justify why people should buy their 3.5" and then 4" phones rather than being seduced by the bigger-screened Androids. Apple even poked fun at those bigger screens beyond "one handed use". Now Apple is going to those bigger screens and are likely to just drop that bullet from the spin, replacing it with other bullets in support of the new, bigger-screen iPhones they want to sell now.
Or millions and millions of people of all shapes & sizes that bought bigger-screen Android phones in spite of having to miss out on iOS.
Or for small tablet owners who would like a smaller phablet that can double as a phone when they occasionally need to take or make a call. There's likely millions of those people too (including me).
You two are seeing these as huge because you are accustomed to iPhones. Android people have long been seeing phones with screens bigger than 6". To some of them, 5.5" may seem small and 4.7" may seem "too small". It's all perspective.
Exactly. If Apple believed there was great profit to be had at 4" or 3.5", they wouldn't be moving on to bigger screens. Even Apple recognizes that those wells are pretty well tapped and the profit is now at more popular sizes above 4" and above 5". If Apple is wrong about that, the <4"-or-bust crowd (is there really such a thing?) won't buy either new model and Apple will realize their mistake and quickly assemble and launch a smaller iPhone at 4". But I'd bet very large that THAT won't happen. "We" will cease the passion for a 4" screen as soon as Apple officially endorses a 4.7" screen, and the "one handed use" and "need bigger pants pockets" arguments will quickly dissipate right after launch.
Nothing. IMO, that's how it should have been done. This crowd will call anything "stupid" that doesn't align with where Apple is or is likely to be going. Right now we're in an in-between state where what's for sale from Apple right now can't be put down because it is the officially endorsed products from Apple now. But as soon as Apple officially shifts to deeming 4.7" and 5.5" as the new iPhones, the collective sentiment will quickly shift and it shouldn't be long until "we" are referring to 4" and less as "puny screens", "outdated", "how did we ever get by with…" and so on.
Relative to the "thinner" decision, everyone knows Apple is preoccupied with "thinner" so everyone expects thinner. Though no one will gripe about the 5s being too thick (or even the 5 or 4 before it), "we" know "thinner" is coming anyway so any arguments against "thinner" are automatically stupid, "99% want thinner" and "get a case".
Forget logic or even utility. Apple is going there and Apple is never wrong. In this just-before-launch period, that rule may seem like it's in jeopardy with gripes flying about various parts & pieces of rumored phones, but the troops will mostly unify as soon as these rumors are converted to reality by Apple at the launch.
No, Apple seems to be increasingly seduced by the Sony model of proprietary anything. Why mess with a 2.5mm port when they can spin a lightning connector and get all that licensing money? I doubt they get anything if they used 2.5mm or stuck with 3.5mm. But lightning headphones and lighting adapters will have lucrative licensing fees associated with every single one of them.
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Fixed that for you.
Also, I read in iDownloadblog's coverage of this same leak, that they had considered a 2.5mm port earlier this year, but scrapped it.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/0...n-battery-more-details-about-iphone-6-emerge/
It's called a cycle. That's how modern culture works when it comes to form factors. We'll probably start seeing smaller devices when nanotechnology-related products kick in in the 2020s. Stop complaining.
I'm not positive which is best for me either, but I made my mind up. 5.5" if it's real. If I dislike it, iPhone 6S will be the 4.7" lol. I've done 4.7" before (HTC One M7) and liked it, so I might as well try larger and see which I like most.
I was hoping that the camera didn't protrude especially this much but I guess it's fine if there is a good reason for it, optical image stabilisation and vastly improved optics for video would actually make me very happy about that lens but if it's basically the same as the current camera I will be moaning to apple about why they decided to slim down a phone but not all the components fit that design aim, then don't do it.
I love how some people are simultaneously complaining about the large top bezel and protruding camera.
If Apple reduced the size of the top bezel they wouldn't be able to use all the space to put the camera in it (they'd have to put it behind the screen), which would result in a much bigger bump on the back, much like every Android smartphone that have a good camera.
BTW the iconic Apple top and bottom bezel add something like 1/2" in total compared to other flagship Android phone with smaller bezels.
"OMG 1/2" taller!! It won't fit in my pants!!" Says the person who wants a 5.5" phone.
If Apple reduced the size of the top bezel they wouldn't be able to use all the space to put the camera in it (they'd have to put it behind the screen), which would result in a much bigger bump on the back, much like every Android smartphone that have a good camera.
BTW the iconic Apple top and bottom bezel add something like 1/2" in total compared to other flagship Android phone with smaller bezels.
"OMG 1/2" taller!! It won't fit in my pants!!" Says the person who wants a 5.5" phone.
Because as phones get more advanced, you can do more with them and people have less of a need for a personal computer.
Would you want to work on a 4 inch laptop screen? NOPE.
I'm a total hipster and can't wait to show my awesome coffee photos on a 5.5 inch screen.
Any why do you even care if there is an option for a larger screen? SIMPLY DO NOT BUY.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
The way I read this is that Apple is ordering 40M 4.7" iPhones and 60M 5.5" iPhones. I'm sure that's a typo but "rest of 2014" is equal to "by the end of this year" in my book.
Wait, so customers wanting to enjoy bigger videos isn't a valid reason to want a bigger screen, in your books? Who are you to say what's a valid reason and what isn't?
Media consumption is what's driving the use of smartphones, if anything wanting bigger videos is the MOST valid reason to want a bigger screen.
Every two years the design cycle makes people go nuts complaining about how they hate the design of the new phone. I'd rather just wait and see the videos and reviews once it's announced in just a few weeks.
This all look very nice. Good looking, good display size, nice improvements to iOS. My only concern is the resolution. I'd really want a 400+ ppi. I like the little extra sharpness I get from my current Nexus 5. If they go for a 320-350 ppi, at least I guess they'll be able to keep that class leading eye burning brightness level, which I really like. Oh well, we'll see.
I did have a Samsung Galaxy S4 last year, and I loved the screen size, I just hated Andriod and the Samsung experience. If its real I might go for the 5.5" iPhone 6