I say that they should boost it to 3.7" and keep the 960x640 res, as it would be bigger but the ppi would still be over 300. 3.7" IMHO is the best screen size in terms of not being too small or too big. 
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Love my iPhone 4, but if no 4" screen by 2012, I'm going Android
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I want next iPhone with 3.7 screen and 960x480 and then make an iPhone nano 3.5 with retina display and less features
AceFernalld said:I say that they should boost it to 3.7" and keep the 960x640 res, as it would be bigger but the ppi would still be over 300. 3.7" IMHO is the best screen size in terms of not being too small or too big.
I want next iPhone with 3.7 screen and 960x480 and then make an iPhone nano 3.5 with retina display and less features
I don't believe there is any phone on the market right now that compare to the iphone aesthetics. It just perfect sized in every way. I use suits most of the time and some of these android phones just make you look like a pervert with a long lasting erection. I'm not complaining about the functionality or anything else.
If apple somehow add a bigger screen on the iphone without make it overall bigger, then everything is OK for me.
If apple somehow add a bigger screen on the iphone without make it overall bigger, then everything is OK for me.
Some of you must be the same people in 2005 who would have asked, "why do I need email and internet on my phone? I have my laptop for that."
Clearly, with the popularity of 4"+ phones many people value the feature. If Apple comes out with it you'll say how amazing and well designed it is.
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I agree miami
Used an HD2 before and the screen size was absolutely brilliant. 3.5' inch is def usable but I really want my phone to replace a computer and that means I need a larger screen.
HD2 also easily fit in my left back jeans pocket so I dont know what people are even talking about when they say "it's too big"
To me the more screen real estate the better
I disagree, some people like 4" screens, others hate them. I suppose if manufactures all go to 4" we wont have a choice but i bet if this was a poll about what size screen would you choose, 3.5 or 3.7 would win over 4"+
I dont think its really about the screen itself but in order to house all the internals the body of the phone has to increase too. If they could make a 4" screen inside of the same size current body that would be awesome!
Again picking a phone for a screen size alone is as silly as picking it simply because of the color.
No one picks a phone just for the screen size but its a big requirement for some that has to be fulfilled.
You don't just buy a car because of the color it is, but if you have your mind made up on a white car then you have your mind set on white and you wont buy any car unless it comes in white. Same idea with the 4' inch screen...
I dunno some of those Droids just look too big to me. I am really happy with the iPhone. A ways off but I can imagine myself picking up the latest iPhone in 2012 when my contract is up, regardless of the screen size. That said my fat fingers would probably appreciate a little extra room. If they can do it and still keep the screen small then I am all about it.
I want however much screen real estate they can cram into something with similar (if not identical) form factor to the iPhone 4. I could care less about an extra .5" of screen. If they can make it slightly bigger and still keep the retina quality...great. If not then that's cool too.
I just don't want some gigantic android-style brick mucking about in my pocket.
I just don't want some gigantic android-style brick mucking about in my pocket.
The screen is simply perfect. Like it very much. Will be more glad if it was a bit bigger lol
My thoughts
I actually think the iphone 4 feels too small in my hand. So I would welcome a slight increase the width of the iphone 5 while keeping the depth the same or making it even thinner. Six months ago I sent Steve Jobs an email telling him that Apple needs to increase the screen size of future iphones to compete with Android. I hope somebody at Apple is listening.
I actually think the iphone 4 feels too small in my hand. So I would welcome a slight increase the width of the iphone 5 while keeping the depth the same or making it even thinner. Six months ago I sent Steve Jobs an email telling him that Apple needs to increase the screen size of future iphones to compete with Android. I hope somebody at Apple is listening.
A big +1. This is exactly how I feel. I was bored and played with a Droid X the other day to kill some time. To keep it from getting too big the buttons on the bottom were tiny and especially with four of them made it a little awkward to use them (It actually illustrated that I like the one button design on the iPhone... and way back in the day when I had an iPaq the one button thing I made fun of. But it really does make the phone a lot more intuitive and easy to use).
So, long as they don't compromise usability, I'd be fine with a bigger screen. But I don't think a larger screen is worth compromising usability and portability.
It's funny how some people here think that their *opinion* on something that is completely *subjective* is fact. Hint, preference for screen size is a subjective thing. Meaning there is no fact. It's like you saying that anyone who likes the color red must not want to admit that they really like the color blue.
I do not want a larger device. I don't care what they do with the screen size as long as the form factor and size remain constant, and it's not a drastic increase. I have small hands, so too much of an increase would be prohibitive in a one-hand operation. I am happy with the screen presently.