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Supply Chain Sources Claim Rumors of New 4-Inch iPhone Are False
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Yeah. They keep refering to this magical Sony phone. Yet it is not a 4" phone.
The other thing is just because Sony made doesn't mean people are buying it.
What they can do is remove the side-switch like they did with the Air 2, then convert the volume buttons into a slider (either physical or touch surface) then place the home button/touch ID below the volume sliders on the left side of the phone as a smaller rectangular piece. It could work.
I totally understand hardware vs software. I think you don't understand that the majority of the R&D is done and rolled into the iP6 and would only take engineering modifications to the existing architecture.
I do realise that. I've written it wrong so many times, it seems right though
I can assure you that it is not, and looks silly. Pardon the nitpicking, but mis-spelling irks me so much. I'm not "bothered" or being hostile or facetious or rude (I hope), it just made my detail-based mind go "arrggggh!" haha
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/si...Compact,Apple-iPhone-5s/phones/8346,8744,7710
There is actually a huge difference. There is more to a phone than screen size. Z3 is barely bigger than the 5s. The 6 looks massive in comparison to both. People with bigger hands don't understand.
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Considering how thin the phone is (and the fact that the sides are curved) how in the world could this work?
I bought a 6 and 6+ (full price, out of contract).
Tried them both out for nearly two weeks each. Decided to stay with 5 until it dies.
I don't have small hands, and I did enjoy both of the larger phones, but all I do is talk and text. I saw no reason to go bigger.
I'll ride my 5 till it dies and see what the landscape looks like then.
Tried them both out for nearly two weeks each. Decided to stay with 5 until it dies.
I don't have small hands, and I did enjoy both of the larger phones, but all I do is talk and text. I saw no reason to go bigger.
I'll ride my 5 till it dies and see what the landscape looks like then.
I do agree that the iPhone design has went downhill with the 6. Actually, I think the 4/4S was the pinnacle.
They don't necessarily need to be purchasing them for a new iPhone. As far as I know, the producers of the LCD and the other internals are separate. Using the same form factor as the iPhone 5S while adding the 6's updated Touch ID, the new camera, and the A8 chip. This could be done with little disruption to the supply chain while being a new 4" phone. While Apple likely won't go back to a small phone, it is not out of the question.
The size difference between the iPhone 6 and the Sony Xperia Z3 is neither "huge" nor "massive"
If you can be satisfied with the size of one phone... you'll have no problem with the other.
Stop exaggerating
I'm not comparing it to ipads or ipods though. It's all subjective, but I think the 6 looks like crap compared to a 4/4S. The antenna brakes are absolutely horrendous and it's the first iPhone that IMO actually looks better with a case.
I'm not crazy about the antenna breaks (so I'm using one of Apple's silicon cases). But for me the way the 6 feels in the hand is so much better than any previous iPhone. I much prefer the curves to the more boxy designs of the 4 & 5. And the silicon case also feels really nice (I've received lots of compliments on it). So yeah the 4 & 5 May have been more beautiful aesthetically but the 6 feels better in the hand, IMO.
A four inch phone 4" would only make sense if Apple were going to try and take on the low-end Android phones, but seeing as there are Quad-core 5.5" hires Chinese smartphones knocking around for £179 unlocked even that hardly seems worth the bother.
I still think Apple will have a refreshed 6s lineup with a 4", 4.7" and 5.5". As said, developers are already supporting the 4" screen, and Apple's already mastered the 4" form, so it's not a huge task for them. I just fear that the potential 4" phone would be under spec'd.
I probably could get used to a 4.7" iPhone, but I really dislike the curved glass (the glare you get across the top regardless of angle is very irritating) and general feel. Perhaps I may have kept my 4.7" iPhone 6 if it had a similar design to the 5 - flat screen and flat sides. Though unlikely Apple will change the design for the 6s, I'd be happy with 6s specs inside a 4" iPhone 5 design.
I probably could get used to a 4.7" iPhone, but I really dislike the curved glass (the glare you get across the top regardless of angle is very irritating) and general feel. Perhaps I may have kept my 4.7" iPhone 6 if it had a similar design to the 5 - flat screen and flat sides. Though unlikely Apple will change the design for the 6s, I'd be happy with 6s specs inside a 4" iPhone 5 design.
Personally, I think they should have the 3 sizes, (4" , 4.7" , 5.5" ) something for everybody.
That would be nice. Personally, I'd love a 4" iPhone 6.
I think that the idea has merit in order to achieve a larger screen area on a smaller form factor handset. Consider - why not move the Home button to another part of the phone - like a black, white, silver or illuminated thumb-pressed push button on the side (minimal change in the user's habit and experience) for example, or use a full frontal screen / digitizer, replacing the physical button with a virtualised light ring appearing when the user touches that area that can be used as a "virtual" Home button on demand?
With the advances in electromagnetic & wireless technologies, why not also remove the bottom cable connector port and allow the iPhone to synch and charge wirelessly - making room for a full face display? Remember that one of Apple's philosophies with the iPhone was to substitute the legacy physical keyboards occupying the lower section of earlier phones with a virtual keyboard. Is the time right to now consider the merits of extending this philosophy to the physical Home button to achieve a larger display? Or has this already been thought of and being used elsewhere?
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The main reason I believe Apple won't release 4" iPhones anymore is profits. If a 4.7" were selling for 749, the 4" would need to be in the 649 range if the internals were similar and we all know they wouldn't be. More than likely you'd be getting the internals from the year before. That being said, they would have to sell in the 500-549 range. If they wanted to make the latest internals compatible with a 4 inch screen, that would drive the price just about as high as the 4.7" phone. A vast majority of people will just think" for that price, I might as well get the bigger phone." I do believe however, that if the customer wants a 4 inch screen with the latest technology, they should be able to make a special order if price is not an issue!
4" era is over, and I'm glad. I have an iPhone 5, but it has nothing on a 6 or 6+. iOS 8 was meant for big screens.