Or they give the retina a boost in DPI (2.5 or 3X). If you use an HTC one you can see that an increase in DPI can still make a visual difference.
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Or they give the retina a boost in DPI (2.5 or 3X). If you use an HTC one you can see that an increase in DPI can still make a visual difference.
Yes. There is a report in todays WSJ, and other places online, suggesting growth in smartphone sales in general, i.e., iPhone and Android, is tapering off because the dearth of new exciting hardware features have made it a less compelling proffer to upgrade. The numbers confirm this with both disapointing Galaxy 4 S sales and flat iPhone 5 sales.
Of course Samsung pushed out the larger screen Note and Galaxy as a way to differentiate itself from the iPhone. But that's played out now. It seems to me Apple, by bidding its time on size, has the edge to reinvigorate growth by pushing out a larger size iPhone in addition to the current 4" and a low cost iPhone, if that rumor comes to pass.
It's not only Apple. Can you think of a company that doesn't actually make incremental design changes every alternate year? It looks like Samsung, HTC, sony, nexus phones, and stuff like that seem to have only incremental design changes.
and what might those incentives be? Free phones with lousy contracts?!?!?!
wait..don't tell me...customization
I expect the thinner IZGO screen was intended for use in the iP5 given the beveled styling and slightly awkward proud screen from a side-on profile. This will probably be a natural change on the 5S whatever size it may be.
somebody (tim, craig, jonny) listen! make the bigger screen lower res and include it in the 'cheap' iphone! nice trade-off - you can experiment a bit with the 'cheap' one - and if bigger screen is popular - than increase your 'high end' iphone!!
really, someone listen please and pay me 'cause i make so much sense!
really, someone listen please and pay me 'cause i make so much sense!
As we know:
1. Apple historically offers last years model with less flash at a lower price.
2. The new phone will alternate every year between a spec bump and a new model phone.
I don't know what the historical uptake rate is for last years model at the discounted price is, but I know those who are obsessed with have the latest and can afford it, will always buy the new model every two years.
Recently announced plans from carriers allow customers to upgrade every year does two things.
1. Passes the subsidy burden on to the customer.
2. Relieves the pressure on Apple at releasing a revolutionary product every two years.
Apple is also rumored to be planing it's own in store upgrade/trade-in plan.
Sorry if this has already been suggested, but perhaps Apple is doing two things:
1. Slight spec bump on last years model for the carriers to justify additional monthly fees on a "new every year plan."
2. A completely new (larger) phone under a 2 year contract or out of contract full price.
This seems like it will accomplish several things.
1. Make the carriers more profitable by shifting the subsidy burden to the customer.
2. Allows Apple to maintain a premium on last years phone.
3. Allows Apple to shift more customers (sooner) to the new model phone to increase volume and lower manufacturing costs.
4. Allows the carriers and Apple to re-sell the trade-in phones to cut the independents and customer re-sales out of the action.
After all, the iPhone is Apples bread and butter.
Just a thought....
1. Apple historically offers last years model with less flash at a lower price.
2. The new phone will alternate every year between a spec bump and a new model phone.
I don't know what the historical uptake rate is for last years model at the discounted price is, but I know those who are obsessed with have the latest and can afford it, will always buy the new model every two years.
Recently announced plans from carriers allow customers to upgrade every year does two things.
1. Passes the subsidy burden on to the customer.
2. Relieves the pressure on Apple at releasing a revolutionary product every two years.
Apple is also rumored to be planing it's own in store upgrade/trade-in plan.
Sorry if this has already been suggested, but perhaps Apple is doing two things:
1. Slight spec bump on last years model for the carriers to justify additional monthly fees on a "new every year plan."
2. A completely new (larger) phone under a 2 year contract or out of contract full price.
This seems like it will accomplish several things.
1. Make the carriers more profitable by shifting the subsidy burden to the customer.
2. Allows Apple to maintain a premium on last years phone.
3. Allows Apple to shift more customers (sooner) to the new model phone to increase volume and lower manufacturing costs.
4. Allows the carriers and Apple to re-sell the trade-in phones to cut the independents and customer re-sales out of the action.
After all, the iPhone is Apples bread and butter.
Just a thought....
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Personally I think a 4 and 4.3 are too close in size. I think (IMHO) if they are doing a 4 budget or whatever that the premium would/should be around 4.7. Seems if you wanted to give choice of a bigger screen you'd want something more along the lines of the HTC One or S4 AND the iPhone5. That way you now have both sided of the coin locked down. I think a 4.7 (around the size of the HTC) would sell like CRAZY!!! And for those who don't want the 4.7 there is the iPhone budget. Kind of like the iPad and iPad Mini. The iPhone and the iPhone Mini
Ditto. This is a classic false flag of worry to create a pleasant surprise of an earlier than expected shipment.
Good point, and I hope so. The AppleCare for my three year old "current gen" Mac Pro5,1 runs out in October, and I tend to get nervous without it. It also brings in more money when sold, buyers like the ability to have it checked out when they receive the unit. Just hoping the pricing isn't too far off from current models, upgrading usually cost ~$500 after selling my system. I have the sense that won't be the case.
Ditto. This is a classic false flag of worry to create a pleasant surprise of an earlier than expected shipment.
Yeah I will, but this is a pain. At least the new Auto Layouts helps a little but this is now 6 different resolutions I have to account for if my math is correct
I wish this rumor were true. I still think 4.3 inch is about the ideal size for a smartphone. 4.5 is about the largest I would ever want to go.
The reason I think this rumor might be possible is that going to 4.3 isn't going to drop the pixel density that much which means that developers wouldn't have update their apps like they would have to with a much larger phone. Also Apple has been known to make last minute changes in the past.
I can't speak for everyone else but the larger screen is what I want the most when it comes to the physical features of the phone. Everything else I want is software features. The hardware isn't that big of a selling point for me anymore. The more powerful these phones become the quicker they drain through the batteries.
The reason I think this rumor might be possible is that going to 4.3 isn't going to drop the pixel density that much which means that developers wouldn't have update their apps like they would have to with a much larger phone. Also Apple has been known to make last minute changes in the past.
I can't speak for everyone else but the larger screen is what I want the most when it comes to the physical features of the phone. Everything else I want is software features. The hardware isn't that big of a selling point for me anymore. The more powerful these phones become the quicker they drain through the batteries.
No it's not. IGZO is the key for larger panels but for the phones we already have all sorts of super high density phone displays with small bezels. IGZO is a significant technology but its importance seems to have reached a mythical stature in an unwarranted way for some.
Yeah... I feel bad for devs sometimes. Apple's pixel-perfect rules must get annoying. But their apps really do look great.
Do you think Apple will ever have resolution-independence?
Or will apps have hard-coded pixel dimensions forever?
They have made some incredible additions to the latest SDK. With a new text kit that handles font sizes extremely well plus the autolayout enhancements it does lend itself to handling different screen sizes.
However I still don't think its going to happen.
I would be very excited for this option. Not going to happen now but would buy a few if it did.