Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Small iPhone to Have Edge to Edge Screen, Voice Navigation?

E.Lizardo said:
TheSlush said:
Unless it's going to be a device with just a few redesigned native apps -- and not connected to the App Store ecosystem -- then this is not something that's going to happen. The current iPhone OS and app user interfaces cannot shrink without the user experience going to hell.
Click to expand...
And that phone found in a bar last year is NOT the new iPhone.No Way.Only an idiot would think so.The design is totally un-Apple.And those black lines on the side,Apple would never,never do that.And they'd never let a prototype off campus anyway,so it's impossible.Obviously some cheap crappy looking Chinese garbage.
Click to expand...

Um, random attempt at a rumor connection? I never doubted that incident was the real iPhone 4. But this "half-sized iPhone nano" rumor is just dumb without a redesigned interface as part of the equation.

E.Lizardo said:
Beware of people who think they absolutely know what Apple will do.
They don't.
Click to expand...

Of course I do. :rolleyes:
 
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_6 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8E200 Safari/6533.18.5)

"call Mark." = "calling Mom."

Voice navigation still blows.
 
imagine the iphone nano as the current iphone screen size. and that is the whole entire phone. but were talking about apple. so if they create an edge to edge screen for a nano it would stand to reason that the next generation iphone 4 or 4gs or 5 what ever they call will most likely be the same form fact and ui.

im apples last earnings conference call. it was mentioned that if apple wanted to go LTE the phone would need a completly new redesign.
 
I really dont think this will happen. although ive said that before and been wrong.

I think this thing is either

A. an iPod nano
B. BS
 
reception issues fixed - just grab the damn screen already!

boshii said:
No you don't. I never touch the bezel.

When it's in my hand, it's either resting on my palm or i'm gripping it by the antenna.
Click to expand...

Clearly the epitome of what steve meant when he said we were holding it wrong :p
 
Smaller screen?

For real?

Like it's not small already...

But it's a "retina" screen and you can view the entire front page of "The Wall Street Journal" on it... :eek:

It'll be like that tiny button-less iPod Shuffle - that was successful...

$200 unlocked phone from Apple in the US - like Verizon and AT&T are going to go for that...

:rolleyes:
 
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5)

Voice Navigation? wow.. I feel like it's 2007 all over again.

Whoopee:D voice navigation -_-
 
Be interested in seeing it in person but I prefer the size of the iPhone 4 now. Messed with bigger phones and didn't enjoy them such as the EVO and don't think I'd like a smaller one. But we shall all see. Besides I'm gonna roll with my iPhone 4 until 2012 anyways.
 
I would buy it if it was $200 unsubsidized.

I think it's BS, 'cos Apple is just selling the previous versions as the "economy" version, although it's still subsidized.

Maybe without the bezzle they can keep the screen the same size. They'll probably use it as a test bed to experiment with different features.

No doubt they are making prototypes, but I can't see them making it.

Unlocked for T-mobile, please.
 
It will come with Bluetooth earpiece so no speaker or microphone. Brain waves control the iOS. Apps load directly into your cerebral cortex. All files will be stored in the cloud. Red pill or blue pill. You decide...:p
 
Laird Knox said:
If the voice navigation works really well then that might also compensate for a smaller device. More of a phone and less of a pocket computer.
Click to expand...
This small form factor will place it in the dumb phone / gadget class. A perfect space to keep Apple from having to compete with increasingly better Android phones.

Priced as low as free from subsidizing carriers, women especially will like it's diminutive size. Reminds me of something Sony would offer.

Racing to the bottom, Apple can boast of being the first. A win/win for the Walmart mass market demographic. Very smart. An impulse item that retail stores love.
 
torbjoern said:
Thank you for writing that. I'm so sick of hearing about the iPad too - I resent the product itself big time.
Click to expand...

That's because you don't have one. ;)


This site was named MacRumors well before any of the iDevices were invented. Fortunately/unfortunately, the Mac isn't Apple's primary product anymore.
 
Meandmunch said:
Edge to edge would make the phone very difficult to use. You need that tiny bit of Bezel so the chubby-ness of your fingers doesn't interfere with using the device.
Click to expand...

I agree, I'd be hitting stuff on the edge all the time. I'm sure Apple would consider that? The idea of having a full touch/display surface including the edge is a cool thought. They could add new virtual buttons like a camera button or a separate rotation-lock button, etc.
 
A smaller iPhone would be ok. It could work with the keyboard. If the longest length of the screen (960) in the 'iPhone nano' is at least the same length as the shorter length of the screen (640) in the 3.5" iPhone, it will still be fine as a keyboard so long as it is used in landscape. But what I think apple will benefit more from, is a cheaper iPhone, without the rear camera, and lower specs (e.g. 1ghz and 512mb ram and 4gb version, compared to an iPhone 5 with possibly a dual core, 1gb ram and up to 64gb version)
Maybe $499 starting price for the handset alone. This is New Zealand prices of course...

$499 - iPhone 5
1Ghz A4
512mb ram
4gb capacity
Facetime (VGA) + rear camera (VGA)

$999 - iPhone 5
Dual core A5
1gb ram
32gb capacity
Facetime (VGA) + rear camera (5mp)

$1199 - iPhone 5
Dual core A5
1gb ram
64gb capacity
Facetime (VGA) + rear camera (5mp)

I would like to see this... but likely we will just see the old iPhone 4 for $199 less in the next iPhone 5 lineup. Like they did with the 4gb 3gs when the iPhone 4 was released.

You know... lot of people use a shuffle or nano for their music, and a lot of people just want a phone with a good UI and simple interface for a fraction of the price of a regular iPhone, without having to pay for the 5mp camera, 32gb storage and other features they don't need. So a dumbed down iPhone would definitely find it's place in the market, since a lot of people just want a phone. A smaller iPhone just strains your eyes and thumbs when it comes to typing and using apps. When your thumb covers almost the whole screen so that you can't see what you are doing, you then know it's not a very good product. That's why I never liked the small screen of the nano. ;)
 
Last edited:
shartypants said:
I agree, I'd be hitting stuff on the edge all the time. I'm sure Apple would consider that? The idea of having a full touch/display surface including the edge is a cool thought. They could add new virtual buttons like a camera button or a separate rotation-lock button, etc.
Click to expand...

they can program the touch screen to only work within certain pixels....I thought that would be a good way for an edge to edge iPad....depending on the app, the imaginary bezel can still be programmed within certain pixels
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back