Yeah I figure two or three years is plenty of time for innovation in that segment. If phones trend in an undesirable direction maybe a cheap awful phone and some sort of fancy iWatch will become the new move. Tough to speculate on what Apple will release this year never mind over several years.
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Yeah I figure two or three years is plenty of time for innovation in that segment. If phones trend in an undesirable direction maybe a cheap awful phone and some sort of fancy iWatch will become the new move. Tough to speculate on what Apple will release this year never mind over several years.
To each their own, I would say. The proof will be in the sales come fall.
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Apple will shoot themselves in the foot if a 4" option is not in the mix considering how small iPhones have sold in the past, even the 5C!
Agreed. No way they are ditching the 4" anytime soon.
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Apple has plenty of time left to innovate something magical for us to salivate over. They are only now leveling out on their Revenue.
anddd what if they worked out a way to have great battery life and have an improved display in terms of deeper blacks?
Comments like this drive crazy. A few years ago people were claiming Apple would NEVER release a phone with a screen larger than 3.5" ... and then reality set in, and market demand spoke. People want larger phones, and limiting consumer option doesn't make any sense. How the hell would a larger screen ruin the Apple experience? There isn't one logical answer to that question. People have different hand sizes, eye issues. Some business people would welcome the larger screen for on-the-go work but don't have the space to carry a second large device (iPad Mini). A large screen phone is a great "all-in-one" device.
A phone larger than 4.7" will come, if it's not this launch, then next one. Apple seems to lag behind literally every other phone maker in screen size (and most other features these days) so worst case we'll have a screen larger than 4.7" by 2016.
Heh, i basically posted the same thing a few pages back. Couldn't agree with you more.
I predict apple will release 4" and 4.7" versions.
Can I get referenced on MR page 1 now? Please?
Can I get referenced on MR page 1 now? Please?
The thing that finally put me off the HTC One and onto the iPhone was the size in the hand. The 4.7" I could just live with since mainly it's just longer, but the 5.5" just looks tot wide.
Agreed, how many said they would NEVER make an iPad Mini, it would destroy the experience, right, that was a fail
Apple needs to spend a little of their BILLIONS and make both form factor iPhones. small screen for the eagle-eyed skinny jeans pocket types and larger screen version for those who need a bigger screen and use headset technology. They will just sell more, no down side.
So my question is; Are those mock up photos actually "to scale" or not?
I have always thought that, "Yeah ok, I guess I could maybe get on board with a bump up to 4.7 screen". But looking at that picture; I just don't know. I figured the result would be a larger screen, but with only an almost imperceptible increase in foot-print size.
If the overall device is as large as is shown in that picture, I just don't see how I can handle that. (tiny pun)
As for the 'mega-phone'; forget it. That thing is like calling a machete a knife.
I have always thought that, "Yeah ok, I guess I could maybe get on board with a bump up to 4.7 screen". But looking at that picture; I just don't know. I figured the result would be a larger screen, but with only an almost imperceptible increase in foot-print size.
If the overall device is as large as is shown in that picture, I just don't see how I can handle that. (tiny pun)
As for the 'mega-phone'; forget it. That thing is like calling a machete a knife.
It's possible. They know they get hit in the marketplace on screen size now, so they make some kind of 450+ PPI new "standard" resolution in the 4.7 inch phone (that requires reworking apps) and a 5.5 inch version in the same resolution (but with lower PPI obviously, think high 300's) that can use the same reworked apps with no modification. Then Apple says "choose which one you want."
I don't think either the glasses nor the watch will have 4" screens, so I find the likelihood of me browsing the web on either to be very low.
I hope to see a 5 inch screen display no less or no more...
but that's just me.
IOS 8, faster processor, better battery life. and some other tweaks.
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but that's just me.
IOS 8, faster processor, better battery life. and some other tweaks.
Thanks
ID
Have there been any predictions of "split screen" multi-tasking? It'd seem that using two programs at once is inevitable, between the lighter/flatter OS and larger phone screens and predictions of a resolution jump; I know there are many times when I'm jumping programs to complete tasks or staying in a FaceTime call when I'd like to access another app, but without alarming the other person. IMHO, it will be a waste to make the phone larger just to make everything bigger.
You r right. I have the same feeling about it.
What Im saying ... Apple, do whatever you want but keep the 4inch for normal people. I will never buy 5inch or bigger, because I have an iPad.
This. This. This.
Apple missed the boat on the large device trend. Luckily, they have the resources to call the boat back and jump on before it's too late. To say that they'll never make a 5 inch phone because it ruins in the experience is just drinking way too much of the kool aid.
Why?
It's more convenient to carry one All-in-One device that can satisfy the user then carry multiple devices.