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Sharp Slated to Begin iPhone 5S Display Production in June
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Can we get rid of the physical home button already? It seems like enough people have problems with it that it should been changed by now.
But the iPhone Forehead & Chin have made the iPhone iconic... Or Comic given the state of the mobile phone in 2013.
IGZO LCD Panels??
One can dream. Maybe the iPhone 6 ...
IGZO isn't really that important for phones. The current LTPS technology used on iPhones is already better IGZO. Where it matters is the tablets and larger displays.
Yeah.. because there's another company that can feasibly start the revolution of mobile payments in the U.S. with the security of fingerprint sensor??
This isn't a gimmick, bro. EVERY company wants nfc payments to actually be a thing here. Sadly, with all the competing programs and standards NO retailers in their right mind will invest in upgrading their credit card machines, not knowing whether they will even be useable in the near future. Apple is the only company that could get business owners to accept this en masse. This is probably the hugest phone feature since Siri. Just like people now can barely remember that there was a time when people only talked on their phones and never to them, a few years from now people will barely remember the days when you could only make payments with your phone if you had Google Wallet & were at one of the like six places nationwide that accepts nfc payments, lol. I also am looking forward to NEVER having to put in my phone password ever again and never having to type in my iTunes password again..! I imagine app developers are giddy over this, even easier to make in-app purchases.. I bet they see a little revenue boost.
I'm with the others in my curiosity of what you would like or expect to see in the 5S... Please do tell.
I'm eager for Apple to ship these and clear the way for next year.
Waiting another year may give Apple time to get into acceptance regarding the money they could be making by adding a model with a larger screen.
But then again 2015 may be more realistic since they've got iWatch & iTV projects they seem to be more focused on.
One things for sure, the way sales are holding up, they could just sit on their hands for a year. It's a phenomenon unlike any other.
Waiting another year may give Apple time to get into acceptance regarding the money they could be making by adding a model with a larger screen.
But then again 2015 may be more realistic since they've got iWatch & iTV projects they seem to be more focused on.
One things for sure, the way sales are holding up, they could just sit on their hands for a year. It's a phenomenon unlike any other.
Hmmm... I'm assuming you're heavily trolling, but on the off-chance you are not- Apple partnered with the Australian biometric security firm, Microlatch, that recently had the security of their product independently tested & approved by the six largest world banks, iirc. So, not super likely it will be as easy to crack as it was for Comex to get his AT&T iPhone to work on another GSM carrier with no data support.. as a matter of fact, I see NO similarity between the two.. Lol, are you saying that any jail breaker could be instead cracking bank encryption software just as readily? Also, although I applaud Motorola for the inclusion of state of the art technology.. sadly (for them) they do NOT control the OS/software on that device.. it runs Android. So, it was a mostly useless gimmick. Whereas, Apple can (and most likely will) implement the finger scanner in a myriad of key useful ways throughout all the core functions and built in apps on their phone.
Does this mean the 5S will have an IGZO display or has Sharp always made displays for Apple? I'd thought it was Samsung and LG...
A myriad? Why? The only security a device like phone needs is for unlocking. Anything else will be extremely annoying.
What's weird is.. Why would *they start* production of the screen if there aren't changes to it? Doesn't add up... Meaning if in fact it's an "S" wouldn't the 5's panels be just fine? Just sayin
Hopefully we get an IGZO display and a die shrunk faster processor leading to better battery life...and maybe NFC. More interested iOS7 tho
For me at least, I'm not really interested in smaller or thinner. Durability, for one, makes more sense than slimming down the product/making it even more ridiculously light. The obsession with thinness is like Samsung's obsession with larger screen sizes; at some point it really becomes a bit much.
And not to put words in your mouth but you inadvertently just pointed out why Apple isn't necessarily on top of their game. Same battery life..why not go for even better? It's actually slightly worse (which makes sense given the upgrade to LTE), and the technology is out there to become better.
I'm very interested to see what the overhaul to iOS looks like, as it has largely gotten pretty stale. If that comes with the iPhone 5S and it actually looks good, I'll redact my opinion that Apple might be slightly behind the curve. That and I'm very curious about the fingerprint sensor's real world usage (not judging anything yet) and if they can throw in a full HD display on the 5S. I'll be honest, I saw that HTC One and the display is noticeably better than the iPhone 5's. It's actually calibrated decently, too.
(As an aside on that full HD display, the bump from 720 to 1080 isn't as drastic as say, qHD to Retina. There are some things you can't go back to.)
This. Did I miss something in the article? Why would they need to start a different display production, why can't they use the 5's display? Is it because of the fingerprint sensor?
missing finger problems
So with thefts of iphone 5 so high does that mean they will stop to amputate fingers as well
So with thefts of iphone 5 so high does that mean they will stop to amputate fingers as well
"No, you will be the idiot replacing your iPhone 5 with the same phone with some gimmicky additions."
I do this every year because the battery alone cost almost as much as the difference I pay to get the new model...
I payd 150 euro to upgrade from 4s to 5 after 1 year of intens use of the 4s. The battery was not so good anymore. If you substract the cost of a new battery, you actualy pay less than 100 to get the latest iPhone with a new baterry. For me is wothed and I don't feel like an idiot.
I do this every year because the battery alone cost almost as much as the difference I pay to get the new model...
I payd 150 euro to upgrade from 4s to 5 after 1 year of intens use of the 4s. The battery was not so good anymore. If you substract the cost of a new battery, you actualy pay less than 100 to get the latest iPhone with a new baterry. For me is wothed and I don't feel like an idiot.
I'm interested to see how much they change the design for the iPhone 6. I mean, the 5 is a thinner and taller iPhone 4(s) with better internals. What's left to do? Thinner and bigger again? Or curved glass ?