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New 4-Inch iPhone Rumored to Feature A8 Chip, Bluetooth 4.1 and More
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Apple is now making its efforts worldwide, focused on other countries adopting. Their adoption right now is less concerned with the terminals accepting it (expect a huge boost in that this holiday season thanks to new regulations) but with the banks adopting them as a payment processor.
So don't make the 4" the low tier. Price it the same as the 6, or even the 6s. Where on earth did Apple get the idea smaller has to mean cheaper or less powerful? It's nonsense.
I'm perfectly willing to pay the top-tier price for a 4" phone with comparable features: A9, Apple Pay, force touch, etc. If they make it an iPhone 5s with an A8 then I'm not interested, even at the low end price tier.
And please for the love of god make it look nice- none of these plastic garbage-colored skins like the 5C
That's fine by me, in that case it would simply become less relevant to average Apple Pay user (via terminal). Apple Pay Online has no special appeal to me, if I need to use such service, I'll just default back to Paypal.
Pretty sure you will be able to get a good money back from you 6/6s that you can use to purchase the so called "new 4 inch iPhone".
Hope they won't put it at cost of $649 starting cost for it...
Otherwise you will probably put money in the pocket by selling your 6s for example.
Is it only me who thinks the 6 chassis is ugly? Could Apple not re use the 5S chassis with newer technology?
Just don't gimp this new 4" phone. It can't be that hard to take the 6s hardware and put in a 5s-like package. Just make the dang thing thicker with a bigger battery. Pretty simple. See the Sony Xperia line for an example on how it can be done..
I think the 6S is horrible and the rounded edges make it hard to grip (no, I'm not buying a case!). Even the 3GS body was good
iceman42 has spoken. Close the thread!
Apple is 100% aware of what they are doing. Vote with your wallet.
I won't be shocked if you get your wish - of course, 32GB will be the largest capacity!
Perhaps 8GB for $450 and 32GB for $550?
For those people that sit at a computer all day long working instead of playing. I don't need a compuphone, I just need a good smart phone. The 4 inch size is just fine. If it is any larger it takes away space from my pocket revolver!
Since when is that a trend? Apple has been doing that with Macs long before iOS devices became a thing.
There are lots of people who want a 4-inch screen, me being one of them.
That is your opinion. The world doesn't revolve around you. People have differing wants and needs. Shocker, I know right?!
There are more than enough people who would prefer a 4" screen
Nobody needs more than 4" for taking pictures, messaging, Facebook and so on..