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You're assuming there will be preorders... if recent history is an indicator, there won't be
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I agree, as my eyes age, I need bigger.....
Not too rounded like the 3GS was, slips out your hands too easily.....!
I'll take 5.7 and iWatch
I agree, as my eyes age, I need bigger.....
Not too rounded like the 3GS was, slips out your hands too easily.....!
Just put the phone on the iPad mini for the win.
Seriously after all these rumors the iPhone 6 will be the same size as the iPhone 5. The iPhone Air will be the larger phone at $499 (with 2 year contract)
Seriously after all these rumors the iPhone 6 will be the same size as the iPhone 5. The iPhone Air will be the larger phone at $499 (with 2 year contract)
Why not?
This simple move of a physical button will be touted as Astounding by Apple and its followers.
I think they look pretty good
(Apple just has to update the mini with the fingerprint home button to match the others)
(Apple just has to update the mini with the fingerprint home button to match the others)
This. Also, I would hope that Apple would carefully examine why someone would buy a large form-factor phone, not just crank one out because Samsung does. If Apple can identify that reason, it might be able to improve on the concept. For instance, if the issue is screen real estate, perhaps Apple can extend the screen without greatly enlarging the phone. The iPhone has lots of room at the top and bottom (now occupied by the earpiece and home button).
A protruding camera is not okay. Apple could well do this (see the Touch, and people's fondness for thinness both inside Apple and in the market). But it will annoy me.
It's not a HUGE deal (still better than the big "camera humps" Android makers seem to love). But it makes the device not sit flat on a table, and wobble when tapped. Not okay!
Good thing most people use cases; I don't, except when doing outdoor physical activities.
(Why can't phone companies use a 45-degree mirror or prism, like half a periscope? I know it wastes a pea-sized bit of internal space, but wouldn't it allow a long camera in a thin space? Aim the camera up towards the top, in a tube inside the phone--with a mirror to re-angle the view out the camera window. Or are cameras already wider than they are long?)
Re pockets: my iPhone 5 is too big to get out of my front pocket easily when sitting down, even when caseless. (Of course, ANYTHING is.) And I do both things ALL the time: sit down, and use my phone. A thinner design will help that. A more rounded design could too. A bigger screen and/or lens-protrusion would make the problem worse! But would be nice at the same time. I'll have to hold it in my hand to judge if it's worth it. I do know those bulky Samsungs would drive me crazy in my front pocket.
And no, I'm never sticking a phone in my back pocket!
I don't think the reasons are subtle: a) to see more or b) to see better. The same reasons Apple has been familiar with for decades in computer screens. Smartphones have been out long enough to diversify.
I don't think the complexity of the decision is about the benefits so much as about the problems--especially:
a) Fragmentation for developers (with domino effect on user experience).
b) Can a big screen be made at the same QUALITY?
But both problems can be solved--not with a snap of the fingers (Android makers haven't managed it) but when the time is right. Maybe an unpleasant compromise is even needed at first (a lesser viewing angle, or whatever--much like Apple didn't want to make the retina iPad 3 thicker, but had to). Something people will hate but get used to. When? This year, I'd say!
It's not a HUGE deal (still better than the big "camera humps" Android makers seem to love). But it makes the device not sit flat on a table, and wobble when tapped. Not okay!
Good thing most people use cases; I don't, except when doing outdoor physical activities.
(Why can't phone companies use a 45-degree mirror or prism, like half a periscope? I know it wastes a pea-sized bit of internal space, but wouldn't it allow a long camera in a thin space? Aim the camera up towards the top, in a tube inside the phone--with a mirror to re-angle the view out the camera window. Or are cameras already wider than they are long?)
Re pockets: my iPhone 5 is too big to get out of my front pocket easily when sitting down, even when caseless. (Of course, ANYTHING is.) And I do both things ALL the time: sit down, and use my phone. A thinner design will help that. A more rounded design could too. A bigger screen and/or lens-protrusion would make the problem worse! But would be nice at the same time. I'll have to hold it in my hand to judge if it's worth it. I do know those bulky Samsungs would drive me crazy in my front pocket.
And no, I'm never sticking a phone in my back pocket!
I don't think the reasons are subtle: a) to see more or b) to see better. The same reasons Apple has been familiar with for decades in computer screens. Smartphones have been out long enough to diversify.
I don't think the complexity of the decision is about the benefits so much as about the problems--especially:
a) Fragmentation for developers (with domino effect on user experience).
b) Can a big screen be made at the same QUALITY?
But both problems can be solved--not with a snap of the fingers (Android makers haven't managed it) but when the time is right. Maybe an unpleasant compromise is even needed at first (a lesser viewing angle, or whatever--much like Apple didn't want to make the retina iPad 3 thicker, but had to). Something people will hate but get used to. When? This year, I'd say!
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As long as a 4.7" model doesn't dramatically increase the actual handset size, I'm fine with it. An edge to edge screen or close to it should keep the size pretty close to the 5s which is fine. I'd rather it be a little taller than much wider. But if it has to get significantly bigger to host a 4.7" screen, I'd be fine with them staying at 4". I'm just not much of a big screen phone fan.
2 sizes of iPad
4 sizes of iPod (if you count the classic)
2 sizes of Macbook Air
2 sizes of Macbook Pro
2 sizes of iMac
...why are people assuming that there can only ever be one size of iPhone? I'd be very surprised if they drop the 'classic' sized iPhone.
Anyway - other phablets like the Galaxy Note fit happily in a regular trouser or shirt pocket without making you look like a hillbilly or a hip-hopper.
Plus, with the bigger screen is much better for browsing full-size websites, reading maps, watching videos etc. you can leave the trendy metrosexual man-bag containing your iPad at home, won't need to have 2 devices on your wireless internet subscription and will also be spared the social-reputation-destroying ignominy of holding your iPad up to take a photo.
As for the 4.7" model size it up by looking at a Moto X. It's not much larger than an iPhone 5s but has the 4.7 inch screen you can look at to compare.
The one thing I still have faith in Apple is that their hardware will look and feel great so I don't really worry about these mockups. Since they aren't able to keep things secret anymore, they would do well to leak things that aren't really accurate.
lol at the people stuck with their contracts and 5Ss
can't wait for the glorious iPhone6! I will go to 5.7 inches hell yeah
can't wait for the glorious iPhone6! I will go to 5.7 inches hell yeah
Looks nice but I hope they reduce the top and bottom bezel to minimum size style as HTC to let full space to screen
And I still hope for a sensitive liquid metal at iPhone back to scroll your page or cursor without a finger on the screen hiding everything...
And I still hope for a sensitive liquid metal at iPhone back to scroll your page or cursor without a finger on the screen hiding everything...
I was going to say the reverse! Use the bigger, higher-pixel-count iPad icons! Fit more text/images on screens in-app, yes... but not more apps per screen*. The iPhone already fits as many on a home screen as the iPad**, and more would get to looking like complete annoying chaos. Something a "spec nerd" would love (and I totally get that myself), but sounds like poor usability. It's not as though multiple pages are hard to use.
* Except in folders. Go back to 4x4, and simply let the top-left 3x3 be what shows in the mini-icon. Elegant.
** Except in the dock. If you want to allow an optional 5th icon in the dock, I'm cool with that!