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HAHhahahHAHH I wonder where they got the genius idea for the GLORIOUS chamfered edge ? ?
I'm sure you'll still be able to get a iPhone 5cs or maybe even a 4" version of the iPhone 6.
Wasn't that the case with the iPad also, before they released the iPad Mini? If they can have more than one size on the iPads, why couldn't they do the same with iPhones in the future?
My first ever smartphone was an iphone 4, loved the usability and the App Store. However I moved on to the samsung galaxy s3 and note 2, and soon note 3 because of the extra screen size. If Apple made an OPTION for an iphone with a 5-6" screen I'd go back to apple in a heart beat. I know quite a few people who switched away from the iphone to android primarily due to screen size, so it'd be nice if they have a few choices to capture some of the converters that went to android.
But seriously though, it's a joy browsing the web on safari (as a windows user who would ever expect i'd say that) vs chrome and other browsers on android.
But seriously though, it's a joy browsing the web on safari (as a windows user who would ever expect i'd say that) vs chrome and other browsers on android.
That's kinda what I thought you meant, but wanted to be sure. However, if they start it off higher, I don't know if they'll really lower the price.
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Something I'm curious about is how many people actually need a bigger screen, and how many just want to brag about how they have a bigger screen. I understand some people like/need it bigger so they can read better, or have bigger fingers, but at what point is it too big to be used as a phone?
I'd welcome a 4.5-5.0" iPhone. What'll that entail? Another column and row to the present screen?
I'll believe it when I see it. We've seen these rumours before and nothing came of them this year (So Far)
Why do people always have to turn it into a Apple vs Android thing when it comes to screen sizes? eg: If you want a 5 inch phone then buy Android. Windows Phone also comes on larger screen sizes, and possibly BlackBerry as well.
Larger screen sizes are appealing to some. I'm sure if Apple does increase the size they will sugar coat it for all at their convention, reassuring you all that the new screen is the perfect size. Jonathan Ive will detail the simplicity and the wonder of the new screen while Philip Schiller will say it's innovative and a pleasure to see and view HD video. Lastly, you'll have Craig Federighi demonstrating how great all the new apps just work so much better, especially iWork and iBooks.
In the end the masses of iPhone fans will be converted over from the convention speech to say that this is the best iPhone ever. Wall Street will say the same as well as All things D, etc.
Of course it will never happen right?
Why do people always have to turn it into a Apple vs Android thing when it comes to screen sizes? eg: If you want a 5 inch phone then buy Android. Windows Phone also comes on larger screen sizes, and possibly BlackBerry as well.
Larger screen sizes are appealing to some. I'm sure if Apple does increase the size they will sugar coat it for all at their convention, reassuring you all that the new screen is the perfect size. Jonathan Ive will detail the simplicity and the wonder of the new screen while Philip Schiller will say it's innovative and a pleasure to see and view HD video. Lastly, you'll have Craig Federighi demonstrating how great all the new apps just work so much better, especially iWork and iBooks.
In the end the masses of iPhone fans will be converted over from the convention speech to say that this is the best iPhone ever. Wall Street will say the same as well as All things D, etc.
Of course it will never happen right?
Why is one hand use SO important? I just don't understand it..
Unless you're an amputee, one handed use should be occasional, secondary at best, and for specific situations like calling someone or when you're carrying something at the time. Everything else you do with a smartphone (as is the casy with any computing device) is best done with two hands: any typing, surfing the Net (you'll be zooming a lot with a small screen), manipulating objetcs, etc, benefit from two-handed use.
Using a smartphone when in motion (aside from voice control), specifically when the app being used requires you to look at the screen, is just stupid and dangerous.
The only advantage I see with a smaller screen is "pocketability" and portability in situations where, say, you want to go running and have the phone on an armband or something like that.
Regardless of size preference though, I think it would benefit Apple to have the iPhone in multiple sizes: there is clearly a market demand for it, and the so-called fragmentation issue could be dealt with just as they always do; they figure out how to minimize the impact.
Edit: For me, bigger is better. My killer combo is: 5in iPhone, iPad (regular), MBP 17 in
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Understandable concern, but there is no way to determine the amount of iPhone users who have left Apple for Android because of size issues.
The truth of the matter is that the VAST MAJORITY (read: ALL) iPhone users HAVE NO CHOICE about phone size. They may well want a larger screen, but cannot get it because Apple doesn't provide one. They could be choosing iPhone because they like everything else and do not want to make the jump to a different ecosystem.
Apple has been in this situation before with the iPad. I hope they do the same: multiple sizes, for multiple customers. In addition, Apple did increase the size of the phone once already, despite me hearing people here complain about the exact same thing. And yet, I'm pretty sure the larger screen phone outold the prior model...
IGZO displays might also be needed in the (rumored) Retina iPad mini 2.
4x the pixel count might otherwise require a thicker, heavier battery like the 3rd and 4th gen iPad models.
Speaking of which, the "leaked" 5th gen iPad enclosure photos show it to be much thinner than the 4th gen.
I think there are only two ways to make it thinner without reducing battery life: better battery or better display.
And I doubt battery technology has improved much in a year. So my guess is that all iPads will get IGZO displays.
5th gen iPad could get IGZO this month, Retina iPad mini 2 might be delayed until next year. Big iPad is top priority.
Don't tell me how to use my devices please. I use my iPhone one-handed probably 80% of the time. One of the reasons I prefer iOS to Android is because of the ease with which you can use it one-handed. I can even use my iPad Mini one-handed.
I would come back to iPhone ONLY if Apple releases 5" iPhone, hopefully OLED. No way I can use the current credit card sized crap.
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Agreed. And in fact the 5" Galaxy S4 is still very much usable with one hand and still pocketable. 5" is my sweet spot. I tried to use 5.5" Note and that is already too big for me, though if they can get it completely bezel-free, 5.5" would be good too.
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Wasn't trying to tell you how to use your devices.
Preferences are just that, and no one preference is "right" for everybody. You like what you like.
I do find it amusing, though, that the rationale (for Apple and many here) for a small screen is one-handed use and yet you are able to use an iPad mini with one hand.
I simply contend that one-handed use should be secondary, not eliminated altogether. As others have posted, a 5 in phone can be used with one hand.
As such, the rationale for a small screen is limited only to personal preference, and not to a supposedly real, measurable, "you-can't-do-this-with-a-large-screen" type of thing.
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Are you ********** kidding me ?!!!! i've been waiting for 5 months for the new line of (retina) macbook pro's. Then suddenly, it's is likely to be release next year?!!!!!
Are you ********** kidding me ?!!!! i've been waiting for 5 months for the new line of (retina) macbook pro's. Then suddenly, it's is likely to be release next year?!!!!!
Since so many here is frightened that somebody else could have big screen iphone, even when they should be smart enough to want a small screen, then
How about Apple making 5" iphone6c?
Iphone6/6s could remain with tiny screen, maybe just making it more narrow to better fit for watching cinemascope movies (Now what else you could use these screens for?)?
No additional differentiation, all satisfied?
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Anybody here have thought, that if Apple wanted to give options (other than this key in keyboard), they could make an option to GUI to just use certain part of screen for essential buttons (buttonGUI: full screen, left hand, right hand). That choise could even be in Control Center.
And when you use smaller GUI, the usual "full screen" button makes the video, pdf, web page, etc. full screen.
(Hi Apple, can I get everything from you free for next decade, since you can now take and use this idea?)
How about Apple making 5" iphone6c?
Iphone6/6s could remain with tiny screen, maybe just making it more narrow to better fit for watching cinemascope movies (Now what else you could use these screens for?)?
No additional differentiation, all satisfied?
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Apple knows better what you like than yourself.
Anybody here have thought, that if Apple wanted to give options (other than this key in keyboard), they could make an option to GUI to just use certain part of screen for essential buttons (buttonGUI: full screen, left hand, right hand). That choise could even be in Control Center.
And when you use smaller GUI, the usual "full screen" button makes the video, pdf, web page, etc. full screen.
(Hi Apple, can I get everything from you free for next decade, since you can now take and use this idea?)
What's the point when iOS 7 cuts down on the # of apps that can be displayed. Give me back 5 icons on the bottom, 5 within files and 6 on my iPad.
YES!!!
Having used a device with a larger screen, the iPhone screen just stands out as small.
No, it's not. Not by a long shot. Sounds like you could get a 5" device and try it out...
And stop wearing your little sisters jeans if you can't fit a 5" phone in your pocket. Haha.
Yeah that's got some of the right stuff... just that the hardware and the OS is the wrong stuff!
One handed use is important because many people are using the phone in situations where the phone is secondary.
1) I'm in a store and need to look up data about which item or alternative items I picked off a shelf. Web browser. Double tap to zoom works.
2) I'm taking a picture of something while holding something else.
3) I'm somewhere in the city and have a moment. Don't need to put anything down if I have a free hand. If I want to check email quickly: Just pull out of pocket, swipe, click.
4) Looking at directions as I walk about. Sometimes, I'm likely to be carrying a bag in the other hand. Sometimes, it's a laptop. Sometimes, it's a real camera. Sometimes, it's ice cream. Gotta have the ice cream.
For the majority of cases, one-handed operation gives me the data I want faster while letting me go about doing my stuff. Unlike people who spend tons of time on their device everywhere, I prefer to wield it quickly and put it away just as quickly. It's so important that I've been strongly considering buying a 4S to replace my 5 because I think the iPhone 5 is marginally too big.
It's the same reason I liked flip phones instead of candy-bar phones. Taking it out and putting it away didn't involve stretching around and locking/unlocking the screen by pressing multiple buttons, just a twist of the wrist.
Dare I say it, anybody who wants a 5-inch iPhone should just get an iPad Mini+Cellular. If you need calls, get a flip phone. Bonus: You can upgrade your tablet whenever you want.
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1) How'd you enter the info in the web browser? One handed? Was your other hand free?
2) Um, you're carrying something.
3) Again, carrying something.
4) Hahaha, it's always the ice cream. Obviously, you're carrying it.
As I said before: "..one handed use should be occasional, secondary at best, and for specific situations like calling someone or when you're carrying something at the time. Everything else you do with a smartphone (as is the case with any computing device) is best done with two hands: any typing, surfing the Net (you'll be zooming a lot with a small screen), manipulating objetcs, etc, benefit from two-handed use."
Of course, there is no right or wrong way to use a smartphone, although we all remember the "you're holding it wrong" issue
). But Apple is limiting the rest of us (by not giving us a choice) that use the device more often than when we're carrying something else.
I simply want more room to do things on the device. I'd still be able to use it with one hand, when necessary. Apple's position is that a smartphone is designed around one-handed use as a primary form of interaction.
I simply, categorically, disagree.
1) How'd you enter the info in the web browser? One handed? Was your other hand free?
2) Um, you're carrying something.
3) Again, carrying something.
4) Hahaha, it's always the ice cream. Obviously, you're carrying it.
As I said before: "..one handed use should be occasional, secondary at best, and for specific situations like calling someone or when you're carrying something at the time. Everything else you do with a smartphone (as is the case with any computing device) is best done with two hands: any typing, surfing the Net (you'll be zooming a lot with a small screen), manipulating objetcs, etc, benefit from two-handed use."
Of course, there is no right or wrong way to use a smartphone, although we all remember the "you're holding it wrong" issue
But Apple is limiting the rest of us (by not giving us a choice) that use the device more often than when we're carrying something else.
I simply want more room to do things on the device. I'd still be able to use it with one hand, when necessary. Apple's position is that a smartphone is designed around one-handed use as a primary form of interaction.
I simply, categorically, disagree.
Obviously, we have completely opposite usage patterns for our iPhones.
How'd I enter info into the web browser? I typed with my thumb. Seriously. One thumb.
Why else would I be talking about the importance of one-handed operation?
It's how I used my iPod. It's how I used my flip phones. It's how I used my flip phones after I got Google Maps, Opera, and my own mail reader on them. It's also how most of the entire country of Japan browsed the web (flip phones with 10-key pads).
As you might have noticed, almost everything I do with the smartphone is while I'm carrying something else.
Telling me one-handed usage is secondary makes about as much sense as telling me cell tower usage is secondary.
Really, the only time it's two handed is when it's a game other than Words with Friends, or on the rare chance I need to send an email that needs to not look like a text message. In those cases, I'm much more likely to pull out my work-provided iPad or laptop if it's available.