If Apple can make a 4.7" iPhone in the same footprint as the Moto X that would be awesome. Compare it's size to the HTC One, and it's dramatically smaller. I think they'd have to get rid of the home button to do it, and will touch ID just being announced, I doubt they will.
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So long as they do away with the chunky bezels around the screen I quite like the thought of a 12" Air. It's quite an exciting prospect in fact.
That wouldn't be such a bad thing for the 11" form factor. Maybe IGZO would allow Apple to use a smaller bezel. I just wouldn't want to see the 13" and 11" MacBook Air's combined into one size that is bigger than the current 11" chassis but also has less non-scaled resolution than the current 13" MBA.
Some might say copying!!!!
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Well it would be a waste of time explaining the answer to you as you wouldn't know why!!!!
For everyone else, we want bigger!
Yes, valid point. I do make the assumption that now that apple has gon 64 bit multi core on their iOS device that the gap with OSX will continue to close. He'll my iPad is alread more powerful than a 6 year old laptop - the question is not if, but when the capability will overlap. So my guess is that a 12" iPad has enough room for sufficient CPU power to handle most tasks. iOS 8 will need to open up multi-tasking a bit more to really provide a full laptop alternative.
As for running MS Windows, well I gave up on that a long time ago. I know that there are those that still won't give up their favorite MS bloat ware, but now with the new RDC announced, maybe you can do it without have to load it onto an apple.
I don't think a 6 inch phone is great. Less than 6 is good, depends on the overall size of the phone. The new Note 3 fits a 5.7 inch screen in the same form as the 5.5 Note 2.
And I don't get the obsession with 7 inch tabs and even the iPad mini. I'll be waiting for an A4 sized tablet to be released.
If Apple does release 4.7" and 5.7" iPhones, I think it will steal a lot of current Android customers.
...and now we wait...
...and now we wait...
Then I will definitely NOT buy one. It is a totally new product if it doesn't support BootCamp.
I'm not an iSheep as you may be. I like Apple products, but I'm not worshiping the shrine of all things Apple. I have Android products, Dell computers, and such too. I would never get a 6 inch phone.
I'm not an iSheep as you may be. I like Apple products, but I'm not worshiping the shrine of all things Apple. I have Android products, Dell computers, and such too. I would never get a 6 inch phone.
Fine a 5.7" then
Wow
That really sucks. Is there some technical reason why Apple does this? Does it offer some advantage?
Thanks
That really sucks. Is there some technical reason why Apple does this? Does it offer some advantage?
Thanks
OF COURSE! WHO WOULDN'T!? I mean, 6 inches is one thing, but 5.7"... well, that's another ball game!!
Precisely! I'm also not against a larger iPhone screen size persé, but I question the practicality of a pocket/purse kept iDevice, that's much larger than the 5/5S/5C. Much bigger than that in overall size, and it's utility as a pocket device starts diminishing rapidly.
I have a 5.5" phone and while it does have an initial "Wow" factor, it is definitely harder to use with one hand, particularly if you trying to dial while driving (sometimes it happens).
I'd guess 4.7" to 5" is probably the optimum phone size compromise for most.
Apple just never introduced tools for handling different resolutions, likely because they didn't have a different resolution for so long. Android on the other hand is an OS used by a lot of different devices and thus requires it.
Apple's slowly been introducing these things though. Now, you can (and should) be developing apps that support multiple resolutions.
If the retina iPad mini rumor is real then Apple can have my money.
Retina Mac Air? What kind of battery and GPU would be required to make it practical?
Retina Mac Air? What kind of battery and GPU would be required to make it practical?
I know it's a shock to typical Apple fans. But consumer's want to be given a choice.
You don't have to go 15 different sizes, like samsung. But a simple choice between 2 or 3 different sizes, to meet one's own needs, would be nice.
And what would ones "needs" be, exactly? Are you Michael Jordan?
Bigger than what is presently being offered. I'm sure you were against the increase to the present screen size, right? The 3.5" fit you hand perfectly, right?
I agree! I am very excited about the possibility of a new MBA (or 'miniature' MBP). I held off buying the version they released this past summer (the 'all day' battery life version) because they didn't improve the display. I am also happy because I want the small form factor implied by a 12" screen.
The reference to 'low power' to me implies that it would most likely be an IGZO display. That would make a lot of sense because the small form factor device would require power savings (from the IGZO display) in order to drive that many pixels. Battery power would be at a premium.
I would be sorely disappointed if the reference to 'low power' meant it was going to be some iOS device (ARM processor) with a keyboard. That I will not buy since I want a super tiny computer that can run OSX and Windows anywhere yet still connect to a big monitor at home.
We shall see! I am excited about the possibilities of upcoming products, that's for sure!
I am not sure that this thing, if real, is really going to be called a MBA like the others. The MBA, when first introduced, was a premium device. It was unmatched and you paid for it too.
The MBA has now become Apple's entry level computer. I would like them to make a more advanced computer and I am willing to pay extra for it. I don't think I'm alone in that I would be willing to spend more and get a state of the art ultra-light computers.
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Unfortunately, I can't give up Windows. There is a lot of (old) engineering software that I still must written for MS Windows. I so everything I can in OSX but it can't do everything.
Windows RT didn't work out too well for the MS Surface. I don't think that the MAC side is ready for a MBA running an ARM processor (maybe later, but right now), Intel is still 'king' in performance (and compatibility).