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Sketchy Report Claims Full iPhone 6 iPhone Details: Larger IGZO Screens, More RAM and Storage
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The only thing I'm getting behind is the hope for a return to a mid-2014 release. That way WWDC can announce a new iPhone and preview iOS 8. Then (at the normal September time) release iWatch and iOS 8 together which should be the major 'Health' tie in. This would encourage many iPhone owners to jump on the iWatch to get the latest/greatest features touted by iOS 8.
Even if the pictures are way off base, I would love for the entire bottom to be Touch ID/home button. More surface area would help reduce the "try again" errors I sometimes get.
Even if the pictures are way off base, I would love for the entire bottom to be Touch ID/home button. More surface area would help reduce the "try again" errors I sometimes get.
These days? Analysts have always been lazy, not with their photoshop skills, but with their analysis as well. Analysts have always been incredibly lazy and narrow minded when it came to Apple since the 90s.
I haven't heard 1 credible rumor that made sense about iPhone 6's screen size, so here are my educated guesses.
Possibility #1: Apple releases a 4.5 inch 720p iPhone 6 that has the exact same height, width, and PPI of iPhone 5S, but it will be thinner as always. This way Apple will say, we made the screen bigger without making the phone bigger, so everyone is happy. Black letter boxing will be the only drawback but Apple will argue that it's necessary so developers make better use of screen real estate.
Possibility #2: Apple releases 2 iPhones. First one will be iPhone Mini with the same 4 inch retina display, but it will be the thinnest, shortest, narrowest iPhone ever.
Second one will be iPhone Air with 5 inch Retina display with 4X pixels so there is no incompatibility (it's not overkill when galaxy s5, htc one 2, etc all will have 1440p screens). This device will only have slightly larger footprint than the iPhone 5 but by making it thinner the overall volume will be the same or smaller, so Apple can argue that it has a bigger screen yet it takes up less space (volume) in your pocket.
Either one of the above scenarios are realistic and OK for me. Also note that in both scenarios iPhone retains the touch ID sensor and symmetrically equivalent bezel on top and bottom (I've made all the calculations before making these guesses).
Possibility #1: Apple releases a 4.5 inch 720p iPhone 6 that has the exact same height, width, and PPI of iPhone 5S, but it will be thinner as always. This way Apple will say, we made the screen bigger without making the phone bigger, so everyone is happy. Black letter boxing will be the only drawback but Apple will argue that it's necessary so developers make better use of screen real estate.
Possibility #2: Apple releases 2 iPhones. First one will be iPhone Mini with the same 4 inch retina display, but it will be the thinnest, shortest, narrowest iPhone ever.
Second one will be iPhone Air with 5 inch Retina display with 4X pixels so there is no incompatibility (it's not overkill when galaxy s5, htc one 2, etc all will have 1440p screens). This device will only have slightly larger footprint than the iPhone 5 but by making it thinner the overall volume will be the same or smaller, so Apple can argue that it has a bigger screen yet it takes up less space (volume) in your pocket.
Either one of the above scenarios are realistic and OK for me. Also note that in both scenarios iPhone retains the touch ID sensor and symmetrically equivalent bezel on top and bottom (I've made all the calculations before making these guesses).
Hahah anyone who thinks there won't be a 4" iPhone 6 with the exact same specs as the (1) larger 4.8" screen, needs to get a clue. Apple will NOT move from the 4" screen, likely ever. They are making a larger screen to appease the market that wants that, but there will always be a market that wants the 4" and it will remain. Please look at the iPad mini retina and iPad air if you're still struggling with this understanding.
Although I find this rumor to be pretty unlikely, I'll jump back to iOS in a heartbeat once Apple puts out a larger phone.
I think this past year, with the iPhone 5S and 5C launching at the same time, we finally saw Apple confidently launching two phones at once. And now they are seeing that the 5C, while a good seller, didn't do so hot in comparison but it didn't ruin them or anything. Hopefully this gives them the confidence they need moving forward to put out more than one screen size at a time.
Samsung throws a dozen things out at once and sees what sticks (although at this point the S and the Note are obviously their babies), I'd like to see Apple take a more subdued approach to that. Bring on that bigger screen for people like me, but offer the original for the purists.
I think this past year, with the iPhone 5S and 5C launching at the same time, we finally saw Apple confidently launching two phones at once. And now they are seeing that the 5C, while a good seller, didn't do so hot in comparison but it didn't ruin them or anything. Hopefully this gives them the confidence they need moving forward to put out more than one screen size at a time.
Samsung throws a dozen things out at once and sees what sticks (although at this point the S and the Note are obviously their babies), I'd like to see Apple take a more subdued approach to that. Bring on that bigger screen for people like me, but offer the original for the purists.
300 ppi is only "retina" at a distance of one foot (12 inches) or more.
Hold the display closer, say seven inches away, and you'd need a little over 500 ppi to have the same "retina" quality. One more inch closer than that, and you'd need almost 600 ppi.
Moreover, those numbers only apply to a theoretical "average" person. Many people can see better than average, and thus would need higher resolution to not be able to discern pixels at the same viewing distance.
Yes, between Ram and storage Apple needs to get with the program. Especially in the case of Flash which has fallen so far price wise that the current lineup of models is a butt reaming for Apples customers.
Ultimately it depends upon the app.
However consider that Apple has been warning developers for years not to assume screen size and resolution. beyond that they are working real hard at offering developers a UI that can self configure for the underlying hardware. Xcode ad the API provides for ways to have the GUI resize controls for example. Apple has acutally made huge progress in the underlying OS all the while maintaining reasonable compatibility with previous generations of the OS.
This has and the effect though of causing developers to continually rewrite their code to keep up with the new functionality. So in many cases any problems a new screen might introduce simply means business as usual for developers. That may sound contradictory but the reality is that IOS has moved far away from it iPhone introduction.
They will have to drop the home button if they're going to increase the screen size without making the device excessively large. That doesn't mean they'll drop the Touch ID. It could simply move onto the lower (smart) bezel - we've seen Apple patents published suggesting this already. Such a smart bezel could also add dynamic controls dependent on the app you're running. So for games it could include controllers but for music it could include volume up/down or change track.
Seriously look at it screen go all the way to the side no black bars like on galaxy
I hope Apple releases a new iPhone before Sept/Oct, not because I want one(I do, but can't afford one), but just to see all the Wall Street naysayers heads explode. It would surprise everyone and there is no doubt in my mind there are plenty of people who want a larger screen iPhone.
Auto-layout APIs have only been introduced in iOS 6 with the release of the iPhone 5. The reality is that many developers simply added a special case in their hardcoded layouts instead of using the APIs.
While Apple has been pushing iOS 7 clearly in the direction of resolution independence, with dynamic type and clean layouts, I bet that many developers are still reluctant to make use of the native flexible layout features, though I guess many simply don't care because there's not a lot of screen sizes to target anyway.
If Apple was to unveil a larger iPhone, a phablet and a larger iPad at WWDC this year, I could see how it could be the ultimate push to developers to make use of those APIs.
(The previous paragraph is pure speculation on my part.)
That is true, but the retina marketing was always bs anyway. Prior to that generation of phones I had hoped to see higher lcd resolution for years. What we have right now is basically good enough for general purposes, and I suspect we're into diminishing returns at this point.
If Apple doesn't go over 324 PPI (and I don't think they will) and simply increase the resolution resulting in a bigger screen with more pixels, every app that make good use of the auto-layout APIs will work with little or no modification.
Those apps will adapt their layout to make better use of the screen while buttons and discrete UI elements remain the same size as they do on an iPhone or retina iPad mini. I think that this is the way Apple will go.
It's hard to know what percentage of apps currently use those APIs but I suspect it's less than Apple would like, but they will have to bite the bullet one day and jumpstart that transition.
I guess they could hype it by unveiling it at WWDC and releasing it in September. They'd lose some sales but iPhone rumours are so mainstream now that they lose sales every summer anyway.
If Apple was to go over 324 PPI even apps using auto-layout would require much more work modify touch targets, buttons and UI elements to show them at the optimal physical size, as iOS's auto-layout is not designed to deal with fractional PPI changes.
And going 4x on a 4.5-4.8" 400-500 PPI screen would make the UI elements either unnecessarily large or way too small unless the same kind of additional work is done to change touch target sizes.
iPhone 6 battery life & Screen size
I will be VERY disappointed of Apple only has a 5.5 inch screen. I was hoping for a 5.7 - 6.0 inch screen.
Middle age people can't see the small screens and Zoom is annoying.
At least with a large 5.7 - 6.0 inch screen, I will be able to read my screen with 1 hand. Typing with 1 hand is NOT a requirement since I use 2 hands anyway.
The other disappointment will be a 1,800 mAh battery. I was hoping that a larger form factor iPhone 6 will allow for a 3,100+ mAh battery.
I hope that Apple does not come up SHORT on these 2 major features for an iPhone 6.
SIDE NOTE: A software switch to control the megapixel camera size would be great. In this way, the user can control photo and video size to some degree.
Can I be really greedy and hope for a removable memory card Removeable flash memory is not rocket science technology.
I will be VERY disappointed of Apple only has a 5.5 inch screen. I was hoping for a 5.7 - 6.0 inch screen.
Middle age people can't see the small screens and Zoom is annoying.
At least with a large 5.7 - 6.0 inch screen, I will be able to read my screen with 1 hand. Typing with 1 hand is NOT a requirement since I use 2 hands anyway.
The other disappointment will be a 1,800 mAh battery. I was hoping that a larger form factor iPhone 6 will allow for a 3,100+ mAh battery.
I hope that Apple does not come up SHORT on these 2 major features for an iPhone 6.
SIDE NOTE: A software switch to control the megapixel camera size would be great. In this way, the user can control photo and video size to some degree.
Can I be really greedy and hope for a removable memory card
Removeable flash memory is not rocket science technology.
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Doesn't anyone read Korean around here?
The article says:
Meanwhile, the table also mentions that it would come with fingerprint AND facial recognition, with the sensor integrated into the home button. I think the sensor part is intended to refer only to the Touch ID feature currently available.
Also, it claims the device will have wireless charging via magnetic resonance.
In the end, I also think the analyst report is just a jumble of rumours and speculations mashed into one. But at least MacRumors should report what it said properly.
The article says:
But that table doesn't say that. It says EITHER 4.7 to 4.8" or 5.5". It does not say the new iPhone(s) will come in BOTH of those sizes.
Meanwhile, the table also mentions that it would come with fingerprint AND facial recognition, with the sensor integrated into the home button. I think the sensor part is intended to refer only to the Touch ID feature currently available.
Also, it claims the device will have wireless charging via magnetic resonance.
In the end, I also think the analyst report is just a jumble of rumours and speculations mashed into one. But at least MacRumors should report what it said properly.
For that to happen, you would see iOS 8 being announced sometime next month, so it does get tested and released 2 days prior to the new iPhone. I may be wrong but from what I know Apple have most of the times released the new phone at the same time with new iOS (or 2 days later).
I just can't see this happening this year. I dislike it how Apple releases everything on autumn now.