Next iPhone to Have Thinner, Higher Quality Screen

[Reason077]

Once again; Where is the down vote button?!

There is no vote down button. We have always had no vote down button.

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Keep going for the thinner components but let the battery take all the extra space I'd say...imagine a battery that lasts...two days?

The iPhone 5 will likely use a new A5 CPU variant built on 32nm lithography with reduced power consumption compared to the 4S. This means it should be able to get the same or better battery life than the 4S, even if the battery is slightly smaller.

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Anyway I find it a bit hard to believe that apple will go for the 16.9 ratio since this is ********ing up the ecosystem + if they do it they will be stuck to that screen for 2 to 4 year, you know ecosystem, fragmentation etc.

A 16:9 screen with the same pixel density and horizontal pixel count would actually make things pretty easy for developers. Most well-written apps using standard UIs should just work, taking advantage of the extra vertical space with little or no modification.

 

[iMikeT]

Longer and thinner. Usually not a winning combination is some circles

Half the length, twice the width = More coverage in less steps, I know where I'm welcome.

 

[nickelt]

There is no vote down button. We have always had no vote down button.

uuuhhhhhh???? yeh we did.

 

[malias4]

i also dont mind if its thiner, but i think it will. i just want a little bigger screen and a new design, fed up 2 years with iphone 4

 

[ixodes]

I'm not surprised. This is a very good new technology that simply illustrates Apples commitment to quality components.

Of greater concern is the persistence rumor of a long & narrow phone. Besides adding a row of apps I see no benefit of any significance. If true, then it means that we're only getting another mildly updated phone, not Apples best work.

When a good company like Apple begins to rest on it's laurels, true decline is not far off. Argue to the contrary all you want, but the facts of business support it.

The only difference is that Apple being the behemoth they are, can coast for years selling warmed over products before true decline sets in.

 

[Reason077]

uuuhhhhhh???? yeh we did.

Sssssshhh! Such things should not be spoken of. We are all one happy community here. There is no room for negativity or dissent.

 

[nickelt]

Sssssshhh! Such things should not be spoken of. We are all one happy community here. There is no room for negativity or dissent.

No negativity, unless the new iphones battery doesnt last longer!

 

[Dr McKay]

Sooo thinner screen means it'll break easier?

 

[KnightWRX]

Once again; Where is the down vote button?!

It's gone, get use to having to reply to comments instead of hiding behind it. Now, what prompted this comment ? What do you disagree with and while you post to say you disagree, why not tell us why ?

You know... use the discussion forum to actually discuss ?

 

[unlinked]

It's gone, get use to having to reply to comments instead of hiding behind it. Now, what prompted this comment ? What do you disagree with and while you post to say you disagree, why not tell us why ?

You know... use the discussion forum to actually discuss ?

I disagree with this comment.

 

[Monkeydude]

I disagree with this comment.

me too

 

[SchneiderMan]

So Gorilla Glass 2?

 

[Caliber26]

It's gone, get use to having to reply to comments instead of hiding behind it. Now, what prompted this comment ? What do you disagree with and while you post to say you disagree, why not tell us why ?

You know... use the discussion forum to actually discuss ?

Sometimes it's a lot more convenient to just down vote a [insert negative adjective here] post, as opposed to actually acknowledging someone you would otherwise NEVER, EVER even honor with a reply because you greatly dislike them and find the vast majority of their comments to be sarcastic and condescending.

 

[nick_elt]

I just cant see why we can up vote something but not down vote. Thats so p.c (the irony)

 

[Twixt]

We can not judge iphone 5 battery before first reviews are out.
In the meantime Galaxy Note 2 will be out with a better battery life for sure.
Battery management software plays a role too!

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Sooo thinner screen means it'll break easier?

I can not down vote this one

 

[Stridder44]

There is no vote down button. We have always had no vote down button.

And ironically, comments like this are the very reason we need down-vote buttons again.

 

[Sensation]

Will Apple finally be able to stop the increasing dominance of Android? I doubt it considering Apple are normally 2-3 generations behind the top Android devices.

 

[SeaFox]

Increasing the size of the battery isn't the only way to improve battery life people.

No, but it's one of the easiest. And since most people feel the iPhone is "thin enough", especially those concerned about it's durability to forces applied at odd angles, there's no reason to make it any thinner that benefits the consumer.

This whole thing has just turned into a big dick-waving competition amongst the cell phone makers over who has the biggest screen, highest resolution screen, thinnest phone, highest megapixel camera built-in, without any regards to if it is a positive change for the consumer. And in some cases it's actually detrimental to the consumer to continue these games to such extremes.

 

[DennisD7]

OK, since I haven't seen anybody mention this before: it seems that if the backside will be all metal, that it would also function as the antenna for the phone. The same way as the metal band is the antenna for iPhone 4/4s, except with a much bigger area, right?

I don't know a whole lot about antennas, but could it be that bigger antenna means that it is more effective? And that it would mean that it uses less power to do the same job? If so, then this design might work out well with a smaller battery.

 

[Sedrick]

The consensus is in: the rest if the world wants a bigger battery vs thinness (except of course nuckinfutz who swallows every thing Apple does without question... The ignore list is a wonderful thing)

 

[Fraaaa]

Increasing the size of the battery isn't the only way to improve battery life people.

I actually believe that the major reason for making it longer is to increase the battery size; however, if the battery is thinner, might have the same capacity.

Is the next gen arm going to be 32nm? That would improve battery life as they still using 45nm.

 

[blackcrayon]

Will Apple finally be able to stop the increasing dominance of Android? I doubt it considering Apple are normally 2-3 generations behind the top Android devices.

I agree. That iPhone 4S can't hold a *candle* to that amazing Nexus One or the Samsung Galaxy S!

 

[KnightWRX]

Sometimes it's a lot more convenient to just down vote a [insert negative adjective here] post, as opposed to actually acknowledging someone

Down voting is ackwowledging though. The opposite of acknowledging would be to ignore.

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I just cant see why we can up vote something but not down vote. Thats so p.c (the irony)

Up votes are used to select comments to display under news stories on the main domain (www.macrumors.com) so that site visitors get a preview of the forums.

 

[Puevlo]

For a phone the iPhone is pretty thick. Anything to reduce the thickness is fine by me.

 

[fhall1]

I really hope the battery doesn't get smaller over making it "thinner". The iPhone is already thin, I just want improvement to battery life.

Totally agree....keep the battery the same thickness to give more usable life!