Sacrifice Function for Form? Future iPhones

[lookn4wifi]

The iPod Touch 5th gen. does not have an auto-brightness feature. The form factor was just too thin to allow for it.

To achieve a thinner and / or lighter iPhone, the shaving off of some features could be required at some point.

Would you be willing to give up some non-crucial, although convenient, features in future iPhone releases to allow for an even smaller (not talking screen size here) form factors?

 

[TJ61]

I could maybe do without the phone part.

But I still want the cellular part.

Regards,
Tom

 

[Interstella5555]

I could maybe do without the phone part.

But I still want the cellular part.

Regards,
Tom

That makes absolutely no sense.

 

[TJ61]

That makes absolutely no sense.

Hmmm, thought I could go smiley-free on that one. Guess not.

Regards,
Tom
Oh, here ya go:

 

[mjpearce023]

I can't see any reason why they would need to make a phone thinner than the 5. I really don't get why it needed to be thinner than the 4. The only advantage I can see is that you can add a thin case to the 5 and it will still be slightly thinner than the 4. I would rather the iPhone 6 have a better battery and be the same thickness of the 5.

 

[chakraj]

Imagine how thin they could make it with no screen, no battery, no phone part.... Then it would be ultimately thin and sexy.

in fact here is a picture of them testing the newest design now.

 

[solo118]

Imagine how thin they could make it with no screen, no battery, no phone part.... Then it would be ultimately thin and sexy.

in fact here is a picture of them testing the newest design now.
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Did you happen to catch the Weeds series finale?

They had a flash forward and had just a rectangle piece of glass as a phone. It did have a hologram keyboard that was cool

 

[TJ61]

Did you happen to catch the Weeds series finale?

They had a flash forward and had just a rectangle piece of glass as a phone. It did have a hologram keyboard that was cool

They had something like that in the movie Prometheus -- funny thing, though, it still looked thicker than the iPhone 5.

Regards,
Tom

 

[bob24]

The iPod Touch 5th gen. does not have an auto-brightness feature. The form factor was just too thin to allow for it.

That's what marketing Phil tells you.

They were able to fit two cameras in the device. I don't know how light sensor works ... but it sounds a bit like a very basic B&W with one pixel would do the job. How come the cameras are fine and this isn't?

So whatever the reason is ... I doubt it has to do with thickness.