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iPhone 6 Said to Adopt 'Bezel-Free' Display
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They already added this a while back. With the release of the iPad Mini I believe......
Just like in every forum, people bash Apple and some people bash Samsung in respective forums. Some people just have time to waste.
A piece of curved sapphire would be expensive. (Domed sapphire watch crystals cost a lot. Most are flat.)
Remember, sapphire has to be sliced, and then ground and polished. Grinding a curve is extra work and cost
(This is the same reason why I dissed the prediction that there would be a convex sapphire Home button over the fingerprint sensor. It's a lot easier and cheaper to simply use a flat slice.)
But it would be cool if it did have one.
I say no way there are two new sizes. They may be testing both right now, but I don't believe for a second they're going to release both. And I really hope it's the 4.7 because 5.5" is way too big for a phone.
Of course it will be wider, to keep the 9:16 aspect ratio. But proportionally the screen will be just as tall as the 5 (though the phone body itself could be trimmed down on the top and bottom).
I hope they get rid of the Chamfer Edge... I kind of hate it... first thing to get dinged up on the current generation of iOS devices. Unless you cover it with a case... then there is still no point to having it.
Agreed. 4.7" looks comfortably larger. That 5.5" screen looks clumsy and over sized.
If Apple makes the iPhone bigger we have officially no serious phone makers left, and there's finally room for new companies to become the best one in the industry. But I like Apple, so I hope they pull their **** together and realize that making the phone bigger doesn't ****ing make it better. I can't believe they're following the other companies after years of setting the bar where they want it themselves.
The 5S is RIGHT on the edge of being too big. I have big hands (and a big penis) and I still think the 5S is uncomfortable. If they make an ever bigger phone I will actually be really sad, having a world with no great phone design would actually make me REALLY sad
Apple must remember their most valuable demographic: Culture hipsters. Whether you like it or not, they are opinion leaders (not the kind of hipster that Samsung is making fun of in their commercials, I'm talking people in VICE etc), if the phones bigger, Apple starts appealing to nerds who like board games, hats and computer programming. Probably nice people, but not the people Apple should try to reach.
If they manage to make a bazel free design, I hope they use this as an opportunity to make the phone smaller while maintaining the current displaysize, and NOT making it bigger.
The 5S is RIGHT on the edge of being too big. I have big hands (and a big penis) and I still think the 5S is uncomfortable. If they make an ever bigger phone I will actually be really sad, having a world with no great phone design would actually make me REALLY sad
Apple must remember their most valuable demographic: Culture hipsters. Whether you like it or not, they are opinion leaders (not the kind of hipster that Samsung is making fun of in their commercials, I'm talking people in VICE etc), if the phones bigger, Apple starts appealing to nerds who like board games, hats and computer programming. Probably nice people, but not the people Apple should try to reach.
If they manage to make a bazel free design, I hope they use this as an opportunity to make the phone smaller while maintaining the current displaysize, and NOT making it bigger.
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Still.. The iPhone has had the same face since it's initial release in 2007. It is time for a facelift! Design and technology are advancing rather quick and the iPhone is starting to look rather old/tired.
The iPhone already has the slimmest (side) bezels on smartphone or is at least among them. It just is visually misleading because the iphone is smaller in size overall and that makes the bezels look bigger because of the proportions.
I dont even know if a "bezel-free" display is really possible. I think it would result in making the display extremely vulnerable.
The Moto X seems to have a thinner bezel but its actually just an illusion because it is tapered. but I could see the iphone 6 going this way
I dont even know if a "bezel-free" display is really possible. I think it would result in making the display extremely vulnerable.
The Moto X seems to have a thinner bezel but its actually just an illusion because it is tapered. but I could see the iphone 6 going this way
THIS is a very good question. I was getting ready to say I liked the idea of a the phone without a bezel. Now with this one argument I am conflicted.
Sucks if you want to add a protective case
Even with my 4S with a very slim cover by Incase, it's hard to touch the edge of the bezel such that you can move app icon positions to the next pane. If you want the sort of case that gives protection above the level of the front glass, doesn't seem like this design would allow that. But of course, Apple seldom considers how folks really use their devices past the store floor. They're a little too enamored with those lovely bevelled edges for my taste.
Even with my 4S with a very slim cover by Incase, it's hard to touch the edge of the bezel such that you can move app icon positions to the next pane. If you want the sort of case that gives protection above the level of the front glass, doesn't seem like this design would allow that. But of course, Apple seldom considers how folks really use their devices past the store floor. They're a little too enamored with those lovely bevelled edges for my taste.
It's not that hard to make protective case that doesn't cover the sides. The top and bottom leave plenty of room to secure a case.
The perfect size for a smartphone is a relative thing. 5.5" is hardly too big to put upside your head to talk into.
"Bezel-Free"? uh, yeah, sure, like some LG-made IPS monitors. They got rid of the frame, but not the bezel. Perhaps less bezel, but, no, not "bezel-free".
And as far as the 5.5" iPhone...NO, NO, NO. No iPhablets from apple. I hate those things...too d*** big for a phone. NO.
And as far as the 5.5" iPhone...NO, NO, NO.
No iPhablets from apple. I hate those things...too d*** big for a phone. NO.most of the people i see with Galaxy Note's are asian women, so your theory is wrong
If Apple makes the iPhone bigger we have officially no serious phone makers left, and there's finally room for new companies to become the best one in the industry. But I like Apple, so I hope they pull their **** together and realize that making the phone bigger doesn't ****ing make it better. I can't believe they're following the other companies after years of setting the bar where they want it themselves.
The 5S is RIGHT on the edge of being too big. I have big hands (and a big penis) and I still think the 5S is uncomfortable. If they make an ever bigger phone I will actually be really sad, having a world with no great phone design would actually make me REALLY sad
Apple must remember their most valuable demographic: Culture hipsters. Whether you like it or not, they are opinion leaders (not the kind of hipster that Samsung is making fun of in their commercials, I'm talking people in VICE etc), if the phones bigger, Apple starts appealing to nerds who like board games, hats and computer programming. Probably nice people, but not the people Apple should try to reach.
If they manage to make a bazel free design, I hope they use this as an opportunity to make the phone smaller while maintaining the current displaysize, and NOT making it bigger.
It's too big and heavy for a PHONE. It needs to fit nicely in my pocket...5.5" is way too big for this! My 4" iPhone 5 is perfect. I might put up with a slightly larger phone, but only slightly (4.3" or so), if it's slightly bigger but slimmer or takes up same space.