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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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No, I know the difference, but you won't find many articles that compare IPS and TFT and don't find IPS (as on the current Plus) to be superior. Nonetheless, if this is the direction Apple goes with the lower-end model, I'll hope it has some "special Apple touches" to improve it, just as the IPS-LCD on the Plus does. And, anyway, that's next October's First World Problem.
That's an oversimplification and not accurate. The iPhone X display has sub-pixel densities of 458 SPPI for green and 324 SPPI for red and blue, meaning its true pixel density is somewhere between 324 and 458 PPI depending on what colors are being shown. For example, if green is the only color being shown, then the pixel density is directly comparable to LCDs, and the iPhone X will look sharper than the current Plus, which is 401 PPI. The matter is further complicated by the fact that Apple is using sub-pixel anti-aliasing on the iPhone X, meaning pixels can share their red and blue sub-pixels with neighboring pixels to improve the appearance of edges, meaning even the red and blue sub-pixel density is going to look sharper than 324 PPI. It's a very complicated thing, but the "real" PPI of the iPhone X is probably near 400 PPI on average (again, depending on what is being displayed) with the help of sub-pixel anti-aliasing, so there's really no discernible difference in sharpness between the X and the current Plus.
It can be curved and shaped.
Instead of using a glass top and rear layer, plastic is used.
The current X eliminated 4.7" models for good but demoted the LCD Plus ones as the budget one.
High tier - OLED XL
Mid tier - OLED X
Low tier - LCD Plus
Since when is $650-$750 budget-friendly?
I personally want silver banding on ALL color options next year. I don't care about fingerprints and scratches. I want PREMIUM like seeing the first iPhone. The space gray X is too similar to the jb 7 and sg 8. Boring. Been there, done that. Blends in easily with other Androids if viewed from that angle...
Since when is the flagship model also the budget model? You need to look a little closer. Apple has iPhones starting at $399.
I came up with an overall device size of about 6.25" X 3.1" for the X Plus with a 6.5" screen. That would be just about the same size as the current 8 Plus.
An LCD with that sort of cutout would be... quite difficult, would it not? Would they artificially create one by simply blocking that part of the screen off? I didn't LCD screens could be made with those types of curves and such.
EDIT: Ah, I see someone answered that above. Carry on!
EDIT: Ah, I see someone answered that above. Carry on!
Apple already milked the premium consumers for 12 months with the X.
After that, Apple needs to standardize design language.
Not sure about this to be honest.
I think the reason the 8 Plus phones are currently out-selling the normal iPhone 8 has everything to do with features, e.g camera, battery life and resolution. The 8 is just a compromised phone, whereas the Plus gets you so much more. I dont think people want bigger phones for the sake of it.
If the same specs (from the Plus) were available in a smaller size, people would be all over it. This is the exact reason why everyone is raving about the X! Finally a full-fledged experience in a reasonably sized package.
So why go back to making Plus sized form factors again? I would like Apple to go the other way. Do more with less!
Truth be told, I actually think the X is still a bit too large to comfortably hold. Even more so with those stretched out corners, which you have to reach for notifications.
It would be much more interesting to see Apple make a 4.8" design out of a 4" form factor (just like the X is pretty much a 5.8" design from a 5" form factor), but maybe that's just me.
AND YES, I get that there are people who want the "Plus" experience with, so let's keep the 6.5. But why a 6.1"? Much better to make a 4.8 as the cheaper model.
I think the reason the 8 Plus phones are currently out-selling the normal iPhone 8 has everything to do with features, e.g camera, battery life and resolution. The 8 is just a compromised phone, whereas the Plus gets you so much more. I dont think people want bigger phones for the sake of it.
If the same specs (from the Plus) were available in a smaller size, people would be all over it. This is the exact reason why everyone is raving about the X! Finally a full-fledged experience in a reasonably sized package.
So why go back to making Plus sized form factors again? I would like Apple to go the other way. Do more with less!
Truth be told, I actually think the X is still a bit too large to comfortably hold. Even more so with those stretched out corners, which you have to reach for notifications.
It would be much more interesting to see Apple make a 4.8" design out of a 4" form factor (just like the X is pretty much a 5.8" design from a 5" form factor), but maybe that's just me.
AND YES, I get that there are people who want the "Plus" experience with, so let's keep the 6.5. But why a 6.1"? Much better to make a 4.8 as the cheaper model.
I am in the same boat. I do have a 6s+ right now, too big for me. I use my phone as a phone and camera, I don't need the additional size. If I want to use email or browse the internet, I grab my iPad mini.
The so called iPhone X Plus will have a 6-1/2" SCREEN. It will get that size by eliminating the large top and bottom bezels of the current Plus iPhones. The device itself will be the same size physically as today's Plus sized phones. It'll just have a longer narrower screen like the current X model.
A good example of this is automotive dashboards with LCD gauges.
Audi has one that fits across the gauge cluster and has an even bigger notch than iPhone X.
Lots of rumors of a replacement for the SE coming early next year which will be manufactured in India. Hard to say what features it will have but they are probably aiming to keep it budget friendly so I would guess similar to the current SE with processor and camera upgrades.
I'll provide my secret that's worked for me two years running (at the risk of having more people in front of me next year). I buy on preorder night as an all cash transaction but then I walk into the store the day I receive it and "return" it then repurchase the same device (I don't let it out of my hands
) as the upgrade to my existing IUP. No worries about the IUP getting in the way of preorders that way.
In defense of larger phones:
- Some of us can't take both our phones and tablets with us everywhere we go.
- Some of us aren't as young or as blessed with perfect vision as some of you lucky dogs.
- Some of us have hands bigger than those of A Certain Famous Chief Executive and don't have a problem handling a larger phone.
LOL the notch isn't going anywhere.
Want your phone to look like Android slab, get an android or an older iPhone model