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Larger iPhone 6 May Cause Massive Spike in Upgrades, Lure Android Users

keysofanxiety said:
I thought the same, and then I realised she was using the Android ecosystem behind my back. I caught her in bed texting with a Note 3. "It's not what it looks like!" she gasped, holding her hands over the stylus to cover the shame of it.

We argued, and inevitably it became my fault.

"Well, maybe if you let me customise things now and then", she grumbled, sliding in an SD card to demonstrate this. "Being with iOS, being with you ... It's just the same thing over and over again. I'm bored. I'm smothered!"

"Fine!" I roared, holding my home button in defiance. "Siri -- delete contact: 'girlfriend'."

"I'm sorry", Siri replied: "I don't understand "repeat combat girlfriend".

:(
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I'll have you know, I logged in for the sole reason of upvoting this post. I lol'ed. Oh, and of course posting to tell you that I upvoted your post.
 
Macman45 said:
I agree....Apple, I hate to tell you this, but if the next iPhone is that big?

I'm out.
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Why does it have to be either/or with you people? Can you not even imagine a world where Apple makes a new iPhone *gasp* but keeps it's current line?
 
I have to say, I prefer the 4" screen for a phone. Anything larger and its a tablet, which I already have and am not looking to replace.

My prediction is that the larger screen with also cause an increase in dropped phones. I already have problems holding some of the larger Android Phones.
 
what apple should do:

release iphone 6 4.7" and 6s 5.5" at the same time.

what apple will do:

release a 6 4" or 4.7" and 5s with a plastic back and call it 5sc.
 
Apple certainly has fixed a few of the issues that caused me to leave iOS for Android but there are still too many problems for me to return. It always feels like Apple implements popular Android features but falls just slightly short of the functionality. My next phone will probably be a Nexus.
 
Take heed of Sony's advert for the Z1:

'Better not Bigger'.

The iPhone is on the usable size at the moment. I do not want to have to put my £700 phone in a handbag.

I hope Apple quash these rumors & stay 'Apple' by saying NO to not what the consumer think they want.
 
Macman45 said:
I agree....Apple, I hate to tell you this, but if the next iPhone is that big?

I'm out.
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Where will you be going? Will you keep your current iPhone and continue to use it for the next decade? Will you find an Android phone with a smaller screen? Will you just ditch smartphones?
 
consumer choice

Similar to how Apple makes an MBA 11 and 13, and an MBP 15. The mid and high-end MBA 11 are popular because the 13 and 15 are too big for a lot of customers who prefer to travel light.

I find the 4" iPhone to be better (easier to pocket and to use with one hand) than larger mobile phones. My guess is that most buyers will go for a new 4" model. But if Apple produces a larger iPhone as well and less than half of Apple's customer prefer it, it will still cause Apple's total sales to increase, due to more consumer choice.

IMO, it would be even nicer if they also went back to making a 3.5" iOS model with updated (fast) chips for people who prefer an even more pocketable mobile.
 
So article says: ISI indicates that while the upgrade rate (percentage of installed base upgrading devices in a given quarter) was at 10 to 11 percent in 2011–2012, it has now dropped to approximately 9 percent because users have fewer reasons to upgrade with the iPhone 5c and 5s not introducing any significant design changes.

Everything after "because" is now speculation and not a fact.

I will add my speculation. As the iphone user set has gotten bigger, the proportion of the user set that is (a) an early adopter and (b) very well to do so that phone costs are not significant has gotten smaller. The groups of people in (a) and (b) are more likely to upgrade their phone promptly. Now a greater percentage of users would like to get three years or more out of their phone, if it can last that long.

That would explain why there was lower upgrade rate not the "no significant design changes" crap.
 
Assuming they don't kill off the 4'' model, I don't get why more choice is a bad thing. Not all consumers are alike. Don't want a bigger sized model? Don't buy one. The popularity of the galaxy s and galaxy note line already shows you that these screen sizes are fine. My S3 is noticeably smaller than my Nexus 7 yet it fits into my pockets just as well as my 4s did.

At first I thought I the S3 was too big, now I think that the 4s and the 5 are too small. You really need to use a device for an extended period of time before you can tell if it is too small or big. I think the 5.5'' has potential as well. The note 2 and 3 had great battery life so there is no reason the 5.5'' model couldn't do so as well. Some people don't have or want a tablet so the 5.5'' model is great for those that want a big screen for multimedia yet small enough to still be pocketable.
 
I have been on iOS for since the 3GS but recently bought a Moto G to give Android a whirl, the 4.5" screen is very nice and the swipe keyboard is the bomb. I also like the way I can customize the home screen and I have yet to find an app that I had on iOS that isn't available on the Play Store. I don't see me going back anytime soon.
 
I'm not so much against Apple for doing this as I am for Android OEMs making the trend.

I'm not going to sit here and argue that a smaller screen is better and that if you want a larger one you should get an iPad, but honestly: it's ridiculous that this is happening.

It's inevitable that as we move away from using our phones for quick things to things that are more intensive and powerful that we'll want a larger screen to do them all. But 5.5"? That's almost half a foot of screen space. Think about that.

It's not a massive Note 3, but it's a large phone, and I'm fine with that - I'll probably buy one. The thing is, though - when are we going to find something that suits our uses? Or is it going to be like computers where you have anywhere from 11" to 27"?

My only problem, again, is that the majority of people are not going to care about using the screen space - they're going to say, "Oooh, shiny: there's one with a big screen and it costs the same as the one with the smaller screen. I'll get that one!" without considering what they'll actually use it for.

It already happens with Android, and it's why Apple is generally losing marketshare at this point (though marketshare means nothing - it's how much a device is actually used). So all Apple is doing is reinforcing that trend by giving people yet another option at the same price with a better build quality than you'll find on a Galaxy or a Note.

But hey, what do I know? I guess some things are just necessary in an evolving market. It's just that it's difficult to argue that Apple does what it thinks is best without considering what else is happening on the market when things like this happen - even though they haven't happened yet.
 
darbus69 said:
really people, how often do you constantly use your phone with one hand...honestly, that is!
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Why would Apple always talk about how one-handed use is important and then all of a sudden stop caring?

I normally use my iPhone with two hands (i.e. thumb typing) but for those times when I only have one hand to use, it's nice that I can do so.
 
REM314 said:
Apple certainly has fixed a few of the issues that caused me to leave iOS for Android but there are still too many problems for me to return. It always feels like Apple implements popular Android features but falls just slightly short of the functionality. My next phone will probably be a Nexus.
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What problems?
 
I don't want a bigger phone.

But I've heard a rumour... apparently, and this may just be speculation... apparently, my 4" screen iPhone 5S will continue to work, and function just like it always has done!!

I know... I can barely believe it myself.
 
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