Photo of Alleged Front Panel from Larger-Screen iPhone 6 Surfaces [Updated]

[heisenberg123]

Wtf? This can't be real! You ask why?

Assuming this is the 4.7 inch one why is it THIS BIG? Many people in these forums have done the calculations including myself, and a 4.5 inch 720p display fits inside the current 5s while retaining the home button and the symmetric bezel all around with some good engineering Apple is capable of doing. So why go much bigger and piss people off for a lousy .2 inches while they could have gone 4.5" and kept everyone happy?

And for those that want a much larger phone 5.5" offering should be perfect, while the 4.5" version keeps the same dimensions.

i dont think it looks that big it looks like most 4.7" screen smartphones

 

[1Zach1]

Many people in these forums have done the calculations including myself, and a 4.5 inch 720p display fits inside the current 5s while retaining the home button and the symmetric bezel all around with some good engineering Apple is capable of doing.

That would be pretty tight to keep the home button and symmetrical top and bottom, but you are correct that the numbers seem to work.

 

[heisenberg123]

Man, I was hoping for a new design...just looks like a enlarged iPhone 5/5S. If this is indeed the 4.7", I can't imagine how ridiculous the 5.5" will look.

go to the store they have 5.5" phones to get a general idea what a 5.5" phone would look like

 

[xgman]

Looks like a circus phone. Come on Apple, a little design sense?

 

[GroundLoop]

Wtf? This can't be real! You ask why?

Assuming this is the 4.7 inch one why is it THIS BIG? Many people in these forums have done the calculations including myself, and a 4.5 inch 720p display fits inside the current 5s while retaining the home button and the symmetric bezel all around with some good engineering Apple is capable of doing. So why go much bigger and piss people off for a lousy .2 inches while they could have gone 4.5" and kept everyone happy?

And for those that want a much larger phone 5.5" offering should be perfect, while the 4.5" version keeps the same dimensions.

I think you should be saying "Damn, why is the iPhone 5S so small compared to the normal-sized front panel?"

 

[xgman]

go to the store they have 5.5" phones to get a general idea what a 5.5" phone would look like

The latest jumbo phones have tiny little bezels. Nothing like what is pictured.

 

[ctdonath]

If they come out with this, they better keep the smaller form factor.

Or introduce a smaller one. If I'm carrying an iPad everywhere, I don't need a shrunk, and otherwise duplicate, version of it just to get phone capability. Give me an iPhone Nano!

 

[aluminimac]

Looks like a circus phone. Come on Apple, a little design sense?

Doesn't look like a phone at all... because it isn't; it's one, UNCONFIRMED part.

Where do you people get your logical progression of thought from?

 

[IJ Reilly]

An alleged photo of what appears to be a front panel from Apple's larger-screen

It might not be a photo. It might be a lollypop.

 

[buckwheet]

I think your looking at it wrong, you can see his full body and head through the front panel, he is bent over

ah, right. Wow, you could actually pretty much recognize him from that photo... if you knew him, or saw him in person, that is...

 

[imaginex20]

The latest jumbo phones have tiny little bezels. Nothing like what is pictured.

Exactly my point. Bezels are huge....

 

[ctdonath]

go to the store they have 5.5" phones to get a general idea what a 5.5" phone would look like

They look ridiculous. Seeing someone talking on it looks like they're holding a wall to their face.

 

[AZREOSpecialist]

Would it kill Apple to do something actually interesting with the design? The bars at the top and bottom look dated. What is Ive doing over there at Apple besides NOTHING on the hardware front and screwing up iOS?

Jonny Ive, it's time for you to retire. You're not doing anything.

 

[stuffradio]

I hate all of you who want a bigger iPhone. Apple is just giving the customer what it wants and it seems everyone wants a bigger phone these days and I hate you all. I like being able to put mine in my pocket. You all can suck it! Suck it hard!

You haven't tried putting a bigger phone in your pocket them.

 

[heisenberg123]

You haven't tried putting a bigger phone in your pocket them.

I probably would tell people I couldnt fit 4.7" in my pants

 

[sixrom]

I hate all of you who want a bigger iPhone. I hate you all. You all can suck it! Suck it hard!

This post above got eleven up votes.

iPhone enthusiasts are sure a classy group...

 

[Decimotox]

I love the bezels.


Seriously.

 

[PatriotInvasion]

Could not agree more. Tired/dated. So unexciting. Apple are design royalty. What gives with this heel dragging??

Apple may argue the face of the iPhone is more iconic than tired or dated. The same way the Green Bay Packers or New York Yankees logos have stood the test of time.

IMO, a 4.7" iPhone would be the same size as the HTC One that the fandroids drooled over last year. It would eliminate the "iPhone is too small" debate, while stripping away Android manufacturer's most lethal point of differentiation to this point (physical screen size means more to the masses than the ability to over-customize 4,000 home screens). Over 5" starts to get awkward as a phone and too small to be a good tablet. 4.7" iPhone seems to make the most sense for Apple.

 

[PlainviewX]

The perfect size phone for the average person. Sign me up..... As long as it's not $100 more than the current pricing structure.

 

[stuffradio]

I probably would tell people I couldnt fit 4.7" in my pants

Whoops, I just noticed my spelling mistake.

On another note, that could almost be enough space for 6 rows!

 

[rmatthewware]

Whatever, people in Chinese factories can't afford iPhones.

 

[PlainviewX]

I guess this also confirms no edge to edge screen then? That was a rumored 'feature' I was really looking forward too.

 

[chleuasme]

All right, so growing larger with same 16:9 aspect ratio. argh.

So now the question is, 400-ish ppi retina 3x 1704x960 screen?
Or same pixel density of 326 ppi and a resolution of 1366x768?

 

[aluminimac]

I've just picked up the "iPhone 6" and put it in my pocket; it's SO small, it literally doesn't take up ANY ROOM AT ALL - it feels like it isn't even there, not even a slight bulge... and ZERO weight... I wonder if they'll call it "iPhone Air" - it seems to be made of it...

 

[rhett7660]

Me likey! Bring on the bigger screen!!!!!!!