I understand your disappointment, I like the 4.7" size too, but what you propose makes no sense. A larger device allows for more powerful components, why should they limit themselves to the lowest common denominator?
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I understand your disappointment, I like the 4.7" size too, but what you propose makes no sense. A larger device allows for more powerful components, why should they limit themselves to the lowest common denominator?
One reason might be sales. I have a hard time believing the 5.5 will outsell the 4.7" and therefore keeping a unified platform for both models is only beneficial.
Then you have the recent history of iPads where Apple simply didn't choose to differentiate iPad Air and iPad mini retina. The only difference there is better TDP for the former and the latter has a slightly worse display in terms of colour accuracy, which I expect will be improved this year.
Will give you an example:
iPad Air - larger device - practially same specs as iPad Mini w/Retina - smaller device.
*Same Camera
*Same RAM
*Same CPU (iPad Air clocked slightly higher)
*Same Integrated GPU
That is why!
Based on this alone, I think they will stay the same.
So disappointed. Now if I want the best phone Apple has to offer, I have to get a 5.5" iPhone (too big for me but I get others like it).
I don't mind Apple making a 5.5" iPhone along with the 4.7", but they should keep them the same spec wise.
I agree with you 100% sir.
There have been plenty of other sources for the 5.5" recently which are just as credible as for the 4.7". For example, this one (there's also a video about someone handling this same case).
While everything could be faked, you seem to overestimate what a 3D printer can do.
I think people really like larger screen devices. Haven't you noticed how many people are carrying Notes and other phablets? The general trend is "big screens and bigger resolutions"
And before you say something like 'Doesn't apply to Apple', this is all just speculation anyways. There is no history to show that the bigger version of an iPhone typically sells more than the smaller.
But I bet the 5.5 will be hotter than the 4.7
I heard they will keep the home button at the bottom. Terrible decision if true...I have no particular reason for that, but it's really terrible. Really bothers me. Terrible. Terrible. Really, I have no good reason why it's a problem. But terrible if true.
Kinda annoying, ain't it?
That is all correct, I think that apple will make them more or less the same. On the other hand, space on the iPad is not a premium as on the iphone. Every cubic mm on the iphone is critical whereas on the iPad they only need to tweak the battery to make them more or less the same. I'm not saying this will happen, only that I could understand why if it did.
Another reason it could happen is, the iPad is not the iPhone. The iphone is the single most important product that apple has. You can not base what apple has done with other products to predict what they will do with the iPhone.
You could very well be correct, I think that would also be the better strategy. But Apple has people smarter than you and I to make these decisions
So disappointed. Now if I want the best phone Apple has to offer, I have to get a 5.5" iPhone (too big for me but I get others like it).
I don't mind Apple making a 5.5" iPhone along with the 4.7", but they should keep them the same spec wise.
Grow up.
I'm buying the 4.7 for sure and I want the best camera I can get. But what you're suggesting is that I should tell the 5.5 owners that they should have a worse camera than is possible for them for NO other reason than to spare my feelings.
What a jerk I'd be to say that to someone.
Absolutely not.
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All I can say is screw you Tim Cook if you restrict the best camera feature to the phablet to create some phony differentiation.
So which one are you going to get?
It's natural to want your preference of device to also be the 'flagship' in terms of features.
Apple cleverly got around this by making the iPad Air and mini similar in spec, thus making those buying the mini not feel inferior. In fact, the mini has higher ppi in the display.
They've not done this with the iPhone before, and part of me hopes they don't this time. Giving one phone a 'better' feature/spec may be counter-productive, in perspective as well as sales.
I like my 5S and don't want a larger screen, so I'm sticking with my 5S regardless of what they release. So I have no invested interest... I just think that if they release two sizes in the iPhone, they should make them similarly spec'd.
But what do I know?!
Apple cleverly got around this by making the iPad Air and mini similar in spec, thus making those buying the mini not feel inferior. In fact, the mini has higher ppi in the display.
They've not done this with the iPhone before, and part of me hopes they don't this time. Giving one phone a 'better' feature/spec may be counter-productive, in perspective as well as sales.
I like my 5S and don't want a larger screen, so I'm sticking with my 5S regardless of what they release. So I have no invested interest... I just think that if they release two sizes in the iPhone, they should make them similarly spec'd.
But what do I know?!
So is the iMac the flagship computer, or is it the top of the line Mac Pro?
Is BMWs flagship the 328i, or is it the M5 or Alpina B7? Is Mercedes flagship the C300, or is it the S65 AMG? Is Vizio's flagship some 32" LCD, or is it an 80" LED LCD?
I think you need to rethink your definition of flagship.
(Hint: It usually means the most expensive, the most feature rich, the largest, the most capable, etc. - hell, by your definition, the flagship of a naval fleet, where the term originated, would be the cannon fodder vessels and not the largest, most well equipped vessel housing the Admiral and carrying the country's flag to claim new land.)
I think most people expect apple to use the extra space purely for a larger battery, which makes sense to me. You don't want much fragmentation
As an Android guy, that does sound cool actually. I don't believe it's been done on any other smart phone either.
Sowill other components have gaskets as well? Could this be the first water-resistant iPhone? I'd be glad if it was even resistant. You know, can survive without issue (not needing to get riced) if you get caught in a downpour that soaks through your pants, or if you drop it into the sink and quickly grab it out, or if your baby gets a hold of it and slobbers all over it before you notice (almost happened to me the other dayof course she went straight for the lightning port/speaker end with the most openings, but nothing got inside).
I'd be disappointed if the 5.5" becomes a premium model. Obviously it will cost more since it has a larger screen. So does the iPad Air. But the iPad Air only has a slightly better color gamut and ~5% faster processor due to the ability to better dissipate heat in the larger enclosure. If the 5.5" has a better camera sensorin addition to OISthan the 4.7" version, then I'd have a hard time not getting the 5.5" model despite not wanting a huge phone. But the real deal breaker for me is if the 5.5" model has 2GB of ram and the 4.7" model doesn't. I've mentioned it before, but my Retina iPad Mini with a 64-bit A7 crashes way more than my iPhone 5. I don't want to put up with that in my phone, which I use more, for the next two years. But I also don't want a huge phone.
Best case scenario for me is Apple doesn't make the 5.5" premium in the way that I've described. If it's something like the 5.5" model has a 128GB option, optical image stabilization as the only camera upgrade, and increased battery life due to being largerwell, that I can live with and seem like fair tradeoffs that you would expect in a larger device. Guess we'll find out for sure in just a few more days!
I'd be disappointed if the 5.5" becomes a premium model. Obviously it will cost more since it has a larger screen. So does the iPad Air. But the iPad Air only has a slightly better color gamut and ~5% faster processor due to the ability to better dissipate heat in the larger enclosure. If the 5.5" has a better camera sensorin addition to OISthan the 4.7" version, then I'd have a hard time not getting the 5.5" model despite not wanting a huge phone. But the real deal breaker for me is if the 5.5" model has 2GB of ram and the 4.7" model doesn't. I've mentioned it before, but my Retina iPad Mini with a 64-bit A7 crashes way more than my iPhone 5. I don't want to put up with that in my phone, which I use more, for the next two years. But I also don't want a huge phone.
Best case scenario for me is Apple doesn't make the 5.5" premium in the way that I've described. If it's something like the 5.5" model has a 128GB option, optical image stabilization as the only camera upgrade, and increased battery life due to being largerwell, that I can live with and seem like fair tradeoffs that you would expect in a larger device. Guess we'll find out for sure in just a few more days!