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KGI: Apple to Launch 6.5-Inch 'iPhone X Plus' and Lower-Priced 6.1-Inch Full-Screen LCD Model Next Year
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Here, here!! Buy now, enjoy now. Sell later. Buy and enjoy the new one. Rinse and repeat.
Filed under "D" for "duh." Isn't this "common knowledge that a plus size X is coming next year? I think it is or I wouldn't know it.
By waited you mean 12 more months without FaceID and fast app switching? Lucky you.
If this is true, I'm SO happy I waited.
How about a X Minus that has the screen size of the current 8, but in a smaller form factor. This trend toward bigger and bigger is absurd.
The Plus was already unreasonably big for me, but I could understand why people who use their phone as their primary computing platform may prefer it. If you want a 6.5" phone, why not just get a 7.4" iPad Mini?
The Plus was already unreasonably big for me, but I could understand why people who use their phone as their primary computing platform may prefer it. If you want a 6.5" phone, why not just get a 7.4" iPad Mini?
Correct. The bezels can't be as small as they are in that render for an LCD. So the 6.1 inch phone must have larger bezels, or KGI is just wrong.
Predicting that Apple will do what they've done in the past, offering larger screens and a smaller option? Seems a safe bet.
No ma'am... That's an iPhone in my pocket. I'm not happy to see you.
Whatever keeps this 19.5:9 ratio of iPhone x. But need one in the 5 inch factor, 5.8 (current) and 6.5 (bigger but close to plus models).... But keep ratio the same, and have a smaller phone... I am happy with a 4.7, but if I can get a slightly bigger screen in a smaller footprint, great!!
And keep the smallest ratio screen with LCD to move the SE folks to that model...
OR a 4.7 inch with the 19.5:9 ratio but bezeless, new iphone x design
And keep the smallest ratio screen with LCD to move the SE folks to that model...
OR a 4.7 inch with the 19.5:9 ratio but bezeless, new iphone x design
PPI on OLED is measured differently than LCD.
You need more PPI on OLED to achieve the same sharpness as LCD.
For instance the X has lower real PPI than the Plus. Take the OLED PPI and multiply by 2/3. PenTile OLED pixels is defined as 2 sub pixels. LCD pixels is defined as 3 sub pixels.
Should have been more clear. I upgrade every year as well. This year I went 8+, I for one do not mind one more year with the same design. I'm glad I waited on the X, I meant.
They had better sort this pricing thing out.
It should be no more than $100 more from the 5.8” model.
No way in hell I’ll ever pay $1,500 plus tax for a phone and I want another color than just the white or black.
It should be no more than $100 more from the 5.8” model.
No way in hell I’ll ever pay $1,500 plus tax for a phone and I want another color than just the white or black.
A sure sign that the smartphone market is well into maturity. All this tinkering to generate sales leads to artificial limitations and trying to force the up sell. That’s all fine but I’m not interested in phablets. If Apple is only interested in iterating on the phablet side then they’ll start losing sales to the first company that takes a premium smaller phone seriously.
It’s funny, when phablets started coming out it seemed that everyone here used to laugh at them and now they want them even bigger and bigger. Maybe we’ll see a resurgence of small flip phones at some point?
It’s funny, when phablets started coming out it seemed that everyone here used to laugh at them and now they want them even bigger and bigger. Maybe we’ll see a resurgence of small flip phones at some point?
The X isn’t really that much bigger than the 7, by my calculations, it has 10% more surface area versus the 7, just 3mm wider and 5mm taller. It is thicker and heavier, but I’m curious how noticeable that is.
Like others have said, I’d really like to see them do this with the SE chassis. I’d use an SE myself if my eyes could handle the smaller fonts.
LCD can be as slim bezel as OLED.
Xiaomi Mi Mix for example uses TFT LCD and has a thinner bezel than iPhone X.
At this point, they could easily consolidate the iPhone and iPad into a single model with a slider control that let you choose the dimensions as a build-to-order option.