its rumored to be a gesture area, but why people think it has to be recessed to be a gesture area is beyond me (like in the mockups)
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its rumored to be a gesture area, but why people think it has to be recessed to be a gesture area is beyond me (like in the mockups)
Love the Mockup
That mockup is gorgeous, and I definitely want the larger screen/gesture-capable home button, but teardrop design... I love the feel of the iPhone 4. Naturally, whatever Apple comes out with, I'll love it.
That mockup is gorgeous, and I definitely want the larger screen/gesture-capable home button, but teardrop design... I love the feel of the iPhone 4. Naturally, whatever Apple comes out with, I'll love it.
You're only saying that because u can't upgrade when this comes out! Hahaha I have to judge in person if I'll like the bigger screen, I absolutely hate how huge some of those Android phones are
Where I live, selling my current iPhone and getting a factory unlocked i5 will cost me around 150-200$ so if I really liked the new iPhone I would have paid this amount of cash, but as I said, no
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4.3" / 3.5" = just under 23% increase in each direction (assuming the same aspect ratio), which means a 50% increase in area (actually almost 51% but 50% seemed a nice number to round it down to as the numbers aren't that accurate).
Increases in one dimension often result in unintuitively large increases in two dimensions (for me at least). And even more so in three, which is why I'm hoping it will be thinner to compensate!
This is why it seems a nice compromise to me - if they can make it 0.4" longer and 0.3" wider then they could fit in a 4" screen, and then use edge-to-edge technology to make it 4.3", then the screen area would be 50% bigger.
In fact there is probably enough space to fit it in without increasing the height too much, depending on whether the larger home button rumours are true.
The downside is that the ppi would drop to about 265, which isn't really retina, but I could live with that. I doubt they would change the resolution as too many apps depend on it, but you never know - they may introduce some sort of "border" for backwards compatibility.
For example adding a 60 pixel border top and bottom and a 40 pixel border left and right would maintain the aspect ratio and give a 4.3" screen at 1080 x 720, which would have just under 300dpi, which is retina levels.
It would actually mean that apps designed for 960 x 640 looked the same as ever on an edge to edge screen. The border could be black or white depending on the colour of the phone. But new apps could use the extra pixels for whatever they want. Basically existing apps would work in a similar way to iPhone apps running pixel doubled on an iPad.
I'm not suggesting that they will do any of this - just that I would be happy if they did!
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If its gonna look like the mockup above i ll buy 3 of them, it looks awsome
Yep, it looks a lot like my Galaxy S2...
I don't know about feeling cheap… but it will certainly feel uncomfortable to hold and talk on the phone for any length of time if it has an edge like the current iPod Touch and iPad 2. I love the look of these devices as much as the next Apple fan, but whatever happened to ergonomics in product design? From one generation of iPhone to the next, one thing is never going to change — the human hand that holds it is soft and full of nerve endings. A smooth, rounded edge will always feel better to hold than a sharp, pointy one.
I'm surprised more people don't seem to care about this. I guess that's why Apple doesn't seem to care about it either.
Even so, I'll almost certainly be buying one when they come out. The increase in speed, storage and features over my 3G will be hard to resist. I guess I'll also be buying a silicon case to soften those edges.
For all you saying this, I'm going to say the same thing you all have said many times before whenever someones says anything they don't like about an Apple product.....
"If you don't like it ,....don't buy it" Nobody is forcing you "
For all you saying this, I'm going to say the same thing you all have said many times before whenever someones says anything they don't like about an Apple product.....
"If you don't like it ,....don't buy it" Nobody is forcing you "
Agreed.
If you prefer the small size of the iPhone4 then keep your iPhone4.
I can promise you, no one from Apple will come round and point a gun at your head forcing you to buy an iPhone5.
Or Apple could do a "Shock Horror" tactic of making more than 1 phone
Notwithstanding the fact that it's a non-Apple mock up, the most obvious comparison isn't the Galaxy but the iPod Touch. I don't know how one could bring up the Galaxy S2 but not the iPod.
Here's the iPod Touch
Then again, I think it's pretty clear many here are just dying for the opportunity to point out the apparent irony Apple is copying Samsung.
You keep your phone in your pants
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Sorry but sales numbers don't tell the full story. The main selling point of the iPad 2 is the cameras that most people wanted in the first generation. The iPad 2 looks and feels cheap in comparison to the original. It's uncomfortable to hold for any extended period of time without a case and the smart cover falls off with any sort of wiggle.
Hopefully but very doubtful this picture was just a mockup of a rejected design and apple will keep it very close if not exactly like the iPhone 4 which was and is the most comfortable iPhone yet.
iPhones too slippery!
I really dislike this -- what I call "soapbar" -- design. These iPhones are extremely slippery and difficult to hold unless you have them in a case. I wish Apple would put a very thin, rubber bumper around the edge to make them easier to hold onto.
I really dislike this -- what I call "soapbar" -- design. These iPhones are extremely slippery and difficult to hold unless you have them in a case. I wish Apple would put a very thin, rubber bumper around the edge to make them easier to hold onto.
I'm not a big fan of the thinner look. Seems easier to slip out of your hand. More delicate to the touch
There is no way in hell that this will have a 4" + screen. That would make it wider than a Droid X, which many people complain is too large. Apple screens are already quite close to the edge. If you go right to the edge you have problems just holding by the edges without triggering touch, you absolutely need some border.
Second factor is that they won't change the resolution again after one release. The will stay at the same resolution and they will want to keep 300 DPI minimum.
For both those reasons, the absolute max screen size is 3.85" (exactly 300 DPI).
Another Factor, Apple has a different screen ratio. So even 3.85" 3:2 screen is wider than 4.3" 16:9 Droid X screen.
For all of these reasons, I think the most credible rumor is a small bump to 3.7" - 3.8" max.
BRING BACK THE ORGANIC IPHONES!
Seriously, the iphone 4 has a great design, but the 3G and 3GS were so much more comfortable to hold. Maybe apple can use a curved glass back, so back can still feel strong.
Seriously, the iphone 4 has a great design, but the 3G and 3GS were so much more comfortable to hold. Maybe apple can use a curved glass back, so back can still feel strong.
Agreed entirely. Unfortunately people have been conditioned to think the diagonal length is the actual screen size when it means little without taking the aspect ratio into account. I've had a couple incidents that went like this:
Friend: Wow, your 4" Android phone screen is so large
Me: Not really, it's just about the same width as my iPod Touch display, just longer up and down
Friend: No way, it's 4", gotta be much bigger than 3.5"
And they are shocked when I put them side by side. The numbers can be quite deceiving.