Do you feel that apple is overdoing the one-handed issue? They say the iPhone 5 was only made larger length-wise so it still is workable in one hand. Yet, people use larger phones with one hand all the time.
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The "one handed" size issue
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These polls are stupid. They mean nothing. Does anyone really think that Apples going to come on this forum and go. Oh, look. 30 people on here want a larger screen. Let's do it.
95% of you that bitch about the screen size. Won't leave. You want iOS.
95% of you that bitch about the screen size. Won't leave. You want iOS.
I don't know. But I do enjoy the size of the 4S I have. I do wonder how long it will take me to get used to the 5S - if there is an adjustment period at all.
I played with the Galaxy S4 in the AT&T store and despite it's larger size, I found it to work well enough in one hand.
I played with the Galaxy S4 in the AT&T store and despite it's larger size, I found it to work well enough in one hand.
I don't expect apple to do anything because of the poll. It's just for fun, to see what this community thinks. Their designs already have been finalized months ago.
I'm not sure I'd like a wider phone..I can see the advantage, and it may be that I'm just used to the form factor, but I like my present IP5
For me the current size or a 4.3 inch display in the very same form factor would keep me happy. Going wider would be a disappointment. I believe what Tim Cook said last year that Apple wanted a phone that was comfortable with one hand and if Apple can do that with a 4.3 inch or even a 4.5 than that would be good for many and stop this wishful ranting that is posted on a daily basis and for years now. 
SO many loyal iPhones users were freaking out with even the rumor the iPhone 5 was going to be longer! Now they make comments about their "tiny 4S" would never do today.
I think choice is good and Apple WILL offer a choice in screen sizes to keep it customer base. All the other phone makers offer choice . . hard for Apple not to do so.
The 6 just could be where choice begins for iPhone users.
I think choice is good and Apple WILL offer a choice in screen sizes to keep it customer base. All the other phone makers offer choice . . hard for Apple not to do so.
The 6 just could be where choice begins for iPhone users.
I miss the ergonomics of my 4.
But like the speed too much of my 5.
I think with iO7 Apple is onto fixing the UI for larger phones. With iOS7 the push for universal swipe from the side to go back improves things immensely.
And will only be better as more apps adopt this gesture.
Latest rumor of control by motion sensing. Don't know how that will be implemented on the 5S, but it could improve the situation further.
Continued refinement, and by iOS8/iPhone8. A large display phone could be very useable with one hand.
But like the speed too much of my 5.
I think with iO7 Apple is onto fixing the UI for larger phones. With iOS7 the push for universal swipe from the side to go back improves things immensely.
And will only be better as more apps adopt this gesture.
Latest rumor of control by motion sensing. Don't know how that will be implemented on the 5S, but it could improve the situation further.
Continued refinement, and by iOS8/iPhone8. A large display phone could be very useable with one hand.
No, I don't feel they're overdoing it, seeing as majority of high end phones are massive, and the iPhone 5 is currently the only high end phone that can be used one handed comfortably by people with average sized hands. I think its great they're valuing ergonomics.
I feel like they could keep the same form factor though, while increasing the display size. Zero bezel, like that one mockup floating around of the iPhone 6.
i use my 4s just as much as one. i would be happy with a 5s with edge to edge screen top to bottom, side to side. i guess that would be a nice wish.
larger phone
You people just don't get it. If the iPhone were just a phone then a 3 inch screen would be perfect. However, you have thousands and thousands of apps that would benefit from a larger screen so they can be utilized better. Any spreadsheets, presentations, documents, movie editing, picture editing, apps etc. can work better with a larger screen. I think a 5 - 5.5 inch screen which uses most of the surface of the phone as possible, is not out of the questions to be useable by most people.
You people just don't get it. If the iPhone were just a phone then a 3 inch screen would be perfect. However, you have thousands and thousands of apps that would benefit from a larger screen so they can be utilized better. Any spreadsheets, presentations, documents, movie editing, picture editing, apps etc. can work better with a larger screen. I think a 5 - 5.5 inch screen which uses most of the surface of the phone as possible, is not out of the questions to be useable by most people.
Same form factor, than a 4 or 4.3 inch display would be just fine. If Apple could manage a 4.5 inch display in the very same form factor, great for those that like that screen size. 5 inch screen. That's just plan Samsung silliness and Apple is not that dumb to play the wider game. Apple is a maturer company....Thank goodness
5-5.5" is a bit too much, that size is Note territory already. IMO about 4.5-4.7" is perfect especially of they can make it edge to edge. Same screen size as the S3, but easier to hold.
We got...
4 inch display from some..
4.3 inch display from some..
4.5 inch display from some again..
5 inch display from a few
5.5 inch display from another.
This will not end, no matter what Apple gives us today, next year or the next. As soon as Apple goes with a 4.3 display like I think they might next year, we will have rants from those that want it bigger. Than when Apple produces a 4.5 inch screen in the same form factor, whiners will complain its not a 4.7 or a 5 inch screen and Apple is playing catch up. It will not end.
Hope Apple stays the course, and provides a nice solid looking iphone for the masses, not for the few fanatics.
4 inch display from some..
4.3 inch display from some..
4.5 inch display from some again..
5 inch display from a few
5.5 inch display from another.
This will not end, no matter what Apple gives us today, next year or the next. As soon as Apple goes with a 4.3 display like I think they might next year, we will have rants from those that want it bigger. Than when Apple produces a 4.5 inch screen in the same form factor, whiners will complain its not a 4.7 or a 5 inch screen and Apple is playing catch up. It will not end.
Hope Apple stays the course, and provides a nice solid looking iphone for the masses, not for the few fanatics.
This may come as a shock, but not everyone uses their iPhone the same way you do, and in fact, just saying "most people" doesn't even make it so
I'd like it a little wider just because I use the keyboard in portrait all the time. This would be less of an issue if the landscape keyboard worked everywhere but it doesn't. I'm not just talking about apple store apps, there are locations in iOS/stock apps that have this issue as well.
You seem to not get that this is a subjective matter. There's nothing "to get". It's all down to the individual's hand size and preference.
I do agree with you.I believe what Tim Cook said last year that Apple wanted a phone that was comfortable with one hand and if Apple can do that with a 4.3 inch or even a 4.5 than that would be good for many and stop this wishful ranting that is posted on a daily basis and for years now.![NLg8fL]()
For me, one-handed use has never been an issue, because I never used the iPhone one-handed anyway. I've always used two hands, starting with the first gen iPod touch (didn't have a phone back then).
To me, the important factor is it needs to fit in my pocket. And I'm a bit conflicted here, because for most of what I do, the longer form factor is awkward, so if Apple can make a wider phone that still fit in my pocket, I'll take it. But I'm not sure if that's possible. If not, I think Apple should stick to the current size, because I find that I don't like going back to the 4/4S after having used the 5. I find I miss the extra screen size despite the awkward aspect ratio.
To me, the important factor is it needs to fit in my pocket. And I'm a bit conflicted here, because for most of what I do, the longer form factor is awkward, so if Apple can make a wider phone that still fit in my pocket, I'll take it. But I'm not sure if that's possible. If not, I think Apple should stick to the current size, because I find that I don't like going back to the 4/4S after having used the 5. I find I miss the extra screen size despite the awkward aspect ratio.