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The iPhone 6 really looks fantastic
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It's unfortunate that Apple chose to retain the same old giant top and bottom bezels. As a result they are left with the entry level 4.7" iPhone six being the same size as a 5" Android phone. The company wasted an opportunity to create a fresh looking phone, most likely because their greed prevailed. Keeping the same of old style is a mistake without consequences however since Apple customers will buy anything.
This styling mistake on Apples part is highly uncharacteristic of them. It's as though they have a very inexperienced designer at the helm. Why the highly decorated Jonny I've did not do anything to create a fresh look for Apple is puzzling to some, yet the Apple Faithful are sure to make excuses for Apple and declare the iP6 as beautiful. Only in AppleLand.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...ers-must-adapt-to-these-5-big-screen-changes/
This styling mistake on Apples part is highly uncharacteristic of them. It's as though they have a very inexperienced designer at the helm. Why the highly decorated Jonny I've did not do anything to create a fresh look for Apple is puzzling to some, yet the Apple Faithful are sure to make excuses for Apple and declare the iP6 as beautiful. Only in AppleLand.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...ers-must-adapt-to-these-5-big-screen-changes/
Well, considering Cook put a hardware designer as UI designer, I can only imagine he reassigned the previous pre-2013 UI designers and made them the hardware designers.
That way Apple can achieve a consistent level of mediocrity and sloppiness in design across their entire product line!
Hoping that they fixed the simultaneous voice/data issue
Everyone thought that the iPhone 5 would fix the problem of simultaneous voice and data on Verizon, Sprint, and other CDMA carriers but Apple forgot to include separate antennas for the voice and LTE radios so the problem continued.
Not a big deal on GSM carriers where the iPhone drops the data connection to 3G (W-CDMA/HSDPA/HSDPA+) for the duration of the voice call, but nearly every Android phone doesn't have to do this, they just turn on both radios at the same time. But on CDMA carriers, where simultaneous voice and 3G data is not possible, it's meant that Verizon and Sprint users have been unable to do simultaneous voice and data, on the iPhone at all. Personally I used to think this was not a big deal, until I needed to look stuff up on the web while on a call. Couldn't do it--had to end the call, find the information, and call back--what a pain. In Verizon and Sprint stores they are quick to point out this deficiency of the iPhone in order to try to sell higher margin Android phones, and no doubt this is part of the reason for Android's increase in market share.
This is the chance for Apple to catch up with Samsung, LG, Moto, etc.. They are catching up regarding screen size. They are catching up in NFC. They need to also be able to do simultaneous GSM or CDMA voice plus LTE data. It should not have take Apple so long to catch up to the competition.
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Screen sizes of iOS devices are dictated by the need to maintain integer multiples of the number of vertical and horizontal pixels. The downside is you may have those bezels rather than making the phone wider (and harder to hold). The upside is that it's easier for app developers to not have to deal with so many screen sizes with different aspect ratios (it's a real hassle for Android developers).
Everyone thought that the iPhone 5 would fix the problem of simultaneous voice and data on Verizon, Sprint, and other CDMA carriers but Apple forgot to include separate antennas for the voice and LTE radios so the problem continued.
Not a big deal on GSM carriers where the iPhone drops the data connection to 3G (W-CDMA/HSDPA/HSDPA+) for the duration of the voice call, but nearly every Android phone doesn't have to do this, they just turn on both radios at the same time. But on CDMA carriers, where simultaneous voice and 3G data is not possible, it's meant that Verizon and Sprint users have been unable to do simultaneous voice and data, on the iPhone at all. Personally I used to think this was not a big deal, until I needed to look stuff up on the web while on a call. Couldn't do it--had to end the call, find the information, and call back--what a pain. In Verizon and Sprint stores they are quick to point out this deficiency of the iPhone in order to try to sell higher margin Android phones, and no doubt this is part of the reason for Android's increase in market share.
This is the chance for Apple to catch up with Samsung, LG, Moto, etc.. They are catching up regarding screen size. They are catching up in NFC. They need to also be able to do simultaneous GSM or CDMA voice plus LTE data. It should not have take Apple so long to catch up to the competition.
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Screen sizes of iOS devices are dictated by the need to maintain integer multiples of the number of vertical and horizontal pixels. The downside is you may have those bezels rather than making the phone wider (and harder to hold). The upside is that it's easier for app developers to not have to deal with so many screen sizes with different aspect ratios (it's a real hassle for Android developers).
Replace "a lot people" with "almost everyone" and you would be 100% correct.
I'm always amused at these threads. I'd love to be able to see how many of the "it's so ugly I would never buy one" folks buy one anyway (especially after the magic Apple PR machine takes over next week).
Apple could make it ass ugly (luckily they don't). People will still buy it just because it's an iPhone. We've already demostrated time and again that people simply don't have the intestinal fortitude to not follow the masses, and the masses are going to be lining up just for the privelege of buying it.
After several failures, that attitude might change, but until then it really doesn't matter what it looks like. They've built up so much goodwill at this point, it will sell extremely well no matter what (for at least a generation or two... then it could change, but not before then).
I like it. I'll be buying at least one.
Do you have a link to the pictures with the gold model?
Unfortunately they turned out to just be a Goophone-like clone
I've attached them anyway, as I think they looks nice nonetheless. Hopefully Apple colour-matches the bands in a similar way.
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Unfortunately they turned out to just be a Goophone-like clone
I've attached them anyway, as I think they looks nice nonetheless. Hopefully Apple colour-matches the bands in a similar way.
Yeah, looks very good. Apples polished final version will look even better. It's decided: I'll take gold.
If the mockups are indeed true, I love the design. I'm ready to ditch the look of the 5 (I have the 5S now). Really contemplating selling my 5S on eBay. I have stuck with the S cycle for the past 2 iPhones, my first iPhone was the 4S, then got the 5S was gonna wait for the 6S but I don't know, we will see...
I hadn't thought of it the way you've just explained. I find it highly likely you may well be right on target.
What are you talking about? iPhones have had 16:9 screens since iPhone 5 in 2012, pretty much the same aspect ratio as every other smartphone out there, and the same aspect ratio as HD, full HD and quad HD videos.
Please, tell us more about these "elongated" screens...
Otherwise known as 16:9, also known as the same format as 99% of all smart phones currently sold.
The top and bottom bezels make the phones look tall and thin. They do look crap IMO.
I love how people say that everyone will "come around to the design" and the testament to that is Apple selling millions of them. As if it has nothing to do with the fact that you can't get iOS anywhere but on Apple phones and if you want new hardware for iOS you're stuck buying whatever design they put out there, no matter how much you dislike it.
Yeah I'll buy one because I want a bigger iOS device with newer internals. But that doesn't mean I voted for the design. Given the choice I'd rather they had stuck with the 5S design with a biger screen for two more years.
Yeah I'll buy one because I want a bigger iOS device with newer internals. But that doesn't mean I voted for the design. Given the choice I'd rather they had stuck with the 5S design with a biger screen for two more years.