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New A9-Based 4-Inch iPhone Expected to Launch Early 2016 With Apple Pay and Colorful Metal Casing
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iPod touch form factor FTW.
Would be an AMAZING device.
Would be an AMAZING device.
skip the cheap ... there is a market for a 4'' iPhone. While I am not in that market (I love my 6s+), I know enough people that want a 4'' phone with the latest technology, not yesterdays technology.
I have small hands and seriously i use a 6s plus with no problems at all
I agree, but let's hope this rumour turns out to be true or else the chances of it being A8 are just as high unfortunately! Same specs, different sizes is the way to go.
There are a lot of people (including me) who find the 6 to be way too big- I've been holding out for an updated 5S and will likely buy this the day it's available (barring it only coming in neon colors).
Its not repackaged if he has the A9 - A9 is the current shipping model
3D touch is hardly a necessity - but I wouldn't get it, especially with the installment plans we currently have in the US (Next, Jump, etc)
I am getting a new phone every year by handing in the old one.
Yeah, it would certainly be right up Cooks alley for sure.
But an A9, Touch ID, NFC and a metal casing, and I will seriously consider one instead of a 6S.
Oh my. No please. Three screen sizes, sure, but please keep the performance the same. Just because I want a 4" phone, doesn't mean I don't want top shelf components.
Sure, make the argument that the extra space in the + model allows for more power. I am saying l, hoping, Apple leaves it out. Make the decision easy by limiting the difference to one core feature: display size.
Somebody looking to depress the stock price. Still blows my mind that Apple's PE is 9 while Microsoft's is 37 and Google's is 24. For whatever reason W$ thinks Apple is in perpetual doom. No matter what they report someone's always predicting the next quarter is going to be bad.
The repackaged iPhone from 2 years ago would be the A7-containing iPhone 5s? Which they still currently sell for $450. I don't see the point in re-releasing it in the same metal case but with different colours. If that were the case, wouldn't the rumours say that Apple is making the 5s available in additional colours?
From which one would conclude that this new 4-inch iPhone would have likely have an A8 processor.
if this happens, I would like to know how the specs for this phone compare with the new iPhone 7.
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Not sure about the 4-inch-phone (although I'd love to see one), but that prediction doesn't exactly require any expertise...
Fair enough everyone has different needs, but i consume alot of media on my phone , so 4 inch is a no go
Let's hope for the best. 'Cause didn't the other more sketchy rumours point out towards A8 instead?
Same specs, different sized devices would be best for everyone imo.
Still annoyed that this is expected to be viewed as a cheaper iphone as opposed to just one that can be easily held. I'd gladly pay the same for a 4-inch model as a 6S as long as it doesn't slip out of my hands/actually fits in a pocket.
Me too. Tiny hands, and love my 6s plus.
But partially that's because the 6s plus is SO big that I never even consider using it one-handed. It's a very small ultra-portable iPad Mini, that's also a phone and has amazing specs. Small hands never prevented me from using various iPads, and they don't pose a problem for the 6s plus.
But the 6 was a different story. I *wanted* to use it one-handed, but it was both too big AND too slippery. I switched to an android phone after just two months of being afraid I would drop it (I'm not a case person).
A new 6c (or whatever they call it) would let me use a phone again with one hand, so even though I'm a happy 6s plus user, I would also consider switching to a 4" phone.
The timing of releasing a C iPhone early in the following year makes sense. Let the fall launch be all about the latest and greatest, keep the conversation focused on the hero product, pull in as many people who were on the fence as possible.
Anyone who held out because they really wanted that smaller form factor can then get the C when it is released six months later. It's a frankenphone of already existing components so probably not as major an undertaking as designing and manufacturing an entirely new device, so they can do less than 10% of the year's iPhone shipments and still make it worth their while.
Smart.
Anyone who held out because they really wanted that smaller form factor can then get the C when it is released six months later. It's a frankenphone of already existing components so probably not as major an undertaking as designing and manufacturing an entirely new device, so they can do less than 10% of the year's iPhone shipments and still make it worth their while.
Smart.
I do indeed believe this is the first one that mentions an A9, instead of an A8 - Which I would also have expected.
identical camera specs to the iPhone 5s?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!