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iPhone 6 Renderings Based on Leaked Schematics Highlight Larger Displays
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My initial reaction to your quote was "What the hell is pmz talking about?!?"
After testing your theory... I am sincerely sorry. You're exactly right. Great observation.
Unfortunately for me, I was so hyped to disprove your theory, disparage your character, and call you juvenile names. I can't do that now. Thanks Obama.
15 minutes later...
Dammit my unrequited outrage needs an outlet. I'm just going to PM you all the crap I was going to say about you in the forum.
Disclaimer: Just joking. Someone might actually think I was serious.
Vertical Space Saver
If they put the front camera within the speaker area, that would save on the height of the device.
If they put the front camera within the speaker area, that would save on the height of the device.
Yeah, I'm guessing this is the replacement for the 5C - two sizes, lots of different colours. Apple said the market is moving towards cheaper devices with larger displays, which is what this will be (hence the non two tone flash). I'm sure there'll be a similar sized replacement for the 5S too. Although the 4.7" still looks a bit big to me for a phone. The 5.7" one looks daft.
Still prefers this render:
But in the schematics, does it really look to have a "unibody" chassie? Looks like it still got the band around the phone and a full height backpanel. Or is the line around the edge on the back to mark where the rounding is ending?
But in the schematics, does it really look to have a "unibody" chassie? Looks like it still got the band around the phone and a full height backpanel. Or is the line around the edge on the back to mark where the rounding is ending?
They can fit a 4.7" display in a phone that is only slightly bigger than the current 4" device. I'm talking mm taller and wider. All they have to do is cut the side bezels in half and reduce the top and bottom bezels by a few mm.
People who cry about 4.7" being huge are idiots. So are people who cry about 4" being tiny.
I've never read more melodramatic drivel in my life than the crap that gets spewed on here on a daily basis. Grow up people!
As long as the camera doesn't protrude, I'll be fine with this design. I'm a big fan of the overall feel of the 5C and I love the iPad mini and Air form factors. Would look and feel great in a phone IMO.
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This is the best render so far, by far. If it looks like this, I'll be super excited.
People who cry about 4.7" being huge are idiots. So are people who cry about 4" being tiny.
I've never read more melodramatic drivel in my life than the crap that gets spewed on here on a daily basis. Grow up people!
As long as the camera doesn't protrude, I'll be fine with this design. I'm a big fan of the overall feel of the 5C and I love the iPad mini and Air form factors. Would look and feel great in a phone IMO.
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This is the best render so far, by far. If it looks like this, I'll be super excited.
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I don't like this design at all. It reminds me a lot of the latest iPod touches, which are designed to be "fun" products (toys) rather than the sleek high-end look of the iPhone 4 through to the 5S.
This seems like it should be the replacement for the 5C rather than the 5S.
Maybe that's fitting if iOS 8 continues along the same path as iOS 7 though.
I don't know that I want a bigger phone either. I understand that more and more people are using them as entertainment devices or for all other sorts of tasks, but I never spend more than a few minutes looking at my phone.
Call me crazy, but I don't think it's a good thing for society as a whole that any time you have a spare minute, people are picking up their phones and wasting time on Facebook or "game" which is nothing more than a time-waster.
Make the screen as large as you can without increasing the size of the device, but the 5 design is already bigger than I wanted - I would have been happier if it was the same size as the 4 but thinner.
Some models also had LEDs on either side of the lens as a macro light to avoid hard shadows. Now that we have LEDs bright and efficient enough to use as a flash, the same concept would be welcome on a phone.
If you want a device that does it all, why not look into the Galaxy Note or Z Ultra?
It sounds like people that are asking for bigger phones really just use them as tablets with cellular service anyway.
This seems like it should be the replacement for the 5C rather than the 5S.
Maybe that's fitting if iOS 8 continues along the same path as iOS 7 though.
I don't know that I want a bigger phone either. I understand that more and more people are using them as entertainment devices or for all other sorts of tasks, but I never spend more than a few minutes looking at my phone.
Call me crazy, but I don't think it's a good thing for society as a whole that any time you have a spare minute, people are picking up their phones and wasting time on Facebook or "game" which is nothing more than a time-waster.
Make the screen as large as you can without increasing the size of the device, but the 5 design is already bigger than I wanted - I would have been happier if it was the same size as the 4 but thinner.
I agree, it would be very bad design if the camera lens protrudes from the body.
While not a phone, I seem to remember Sony using this design with - I think - their TX series of cameras. The lens zoomed with a vertical mechanism inside the body rather than having the lens protrude.
Some models also had LEDs on either side of the lens as a macro light to avoid hard shadows. Now that we have LEDs bright and efficient enough to use as a flash, the same concept would be welcome on a phone.
The oversized Android devices already have the same reputation as using a tablet to take photos. I don't see why an similar sized iPhone wouldn't get the same reputation.
If you want a device that does it all, why not look into the Galaxy Note or Z Ultra?
It sounds like people that are asking for bigger phones really just use them as tablets with cellular service anyway.
I like this better, but it's still a ton of wasted vertical space with the camera above the speaker. I keep seeing people post "edge to edge" pictures that end up with an outside bezel...that's not edge to edge and if the phone is wider than the display it negates the advantage in my opinion.
yes, my company forces us to use iPhones that are current generation and typically provide the highest level of features.
I fear Phil Shiller saying "and for the folks who like the smaller size, we KEEP THE 5S" which kind of means, there won't be any new hardware for this screen size.
I think those renders are way too big. And to be honest: they look kind of cheap compared to the "jewelry" the 5/5S is...
I think those renders are way too big. And to be honest: they look kind of cheap compared to the "jewelry" the 5/5S is...
not sure how I feel about this mock up so far. I cant say I am overly impressed with the back part of the casing other than being rounded off a little.
I hope there is more to come with a little more wow factor.
I hope there is more to come with a little more wow factor.
that would be an issue for me.
While I was able to 'pre order' (really just reserve a phone) the 5s based on what ever stock they recieved, it was pure luck that I picked the right store.
Haha, even when I pick up my mum's 4s I'm like, "WHAT ISSSSS THIIIIS?!"
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