I really dont think they are going to change aspect ratio, I have a feeing that would just cause a lot of problems...
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What a Tall 'iPhone 5' with 4-Inch Display Looks Like
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Bad idea to change the ratio. I have already encoded all my videos (yes there are a lot of them) to the aspect ratio of the iphone which also involved clipping the sides of quite a bit of videos specifically so that I won't have black borders at the top and bottom. This change would now show those videos with black borders on the sides. 
I sure hope they increase the screen in both dimensions to keep the aspect ratio. This would also make apps not have to deal with aspect ratio changes.
I sure hope they increase the screen in both dimensions to keep the aspect ratio. This would also make apps not have to deal with aspect ratio changes.
I never comment on the "this is what the new xxxxxxx will look like" threads. But this one made me feel inclined to do so. I think it looks clunky and out of place. It's not a design that's "pleasing to the eyes" so to speak, which they've always strove for. I might get a discounted 4S if this is what the new phone looks like. My 4 could use some upgrading.
Someone whose thumb can't swipe from all of the way from the earpiece to the home button might want to wait until they're full-grown before complaining.
I don't know any adults who can't do it handily.
it is a well made mockup but i would be very glad if it never comes to this.
First, the backside would look awful like that.
Second: I have a bunch of iOS devices and i´m not particularly looking forward to all those recharge/dock connector etc cables from those not being usable with new iOS devices anymore unless there is any proper gain for the user. And i don´t really see any proper advantage for the user so Apple would have a tough sell there.
Next up, also being a developer, i can tell you one of the worst things regarding visual design is having to deal with yet another aspect ratio.
On pcs/macs/tvs something like that isn´t such an issue because users are actually used to content not filling the whole screen and hence black bars showing on some edges.
But on mobile devices usually users expect apps to fill the whole screen with useful content and when one has to deal with varying aspect ratios that is one of the most work involving things on visual side when it isn´t about apps which use the standard ui components.
So yeah, i don´t see a high likelihood for an aspect ratio change happening at all.
Also since from user perspective, too it makes more sense to keep the same aspect ratio and have the screen be larger in both directions, not just in height.
First, the backside would look awful like that.
Second: I have a bunch of iOS devices and i´m not particularly looking forward to all those recharge/dock connector etc cables from those not being usable with new iOS devices anymore unless there is any proper gain for the user. And i don´t really see any proper advantage for the user so Apple would have a tough sell there.
Next up, also being a developer, i can tell you one of the worst things regarding visual design is having to deal with yet another aspect ratio.
On pcs/macs/tvs something like that isn´t such an issue because users are actually used to content not filling the whole screen and hence black bars showing on some edges.
But on mobile devices usually users expect apps to fill the whole screen with useful content and when one has to deal with varying aspect ratios that is one of the most work involving things on visual side when it isn´t about apps which use the standard ui components.
So yeah, i don´t see a high likelihood for an aspect ratio change happening at all.
Also since from user perspective, too it makes more sense to keep the same aspect ratio and have the screen be larger in both directions, not just in height.
First off, the iPhone 4S has a 3:2 screen, not a 4:3 screen. Second, I'm a developer and I say the retina screen was more difficult to support than a new aspect ratio will be.
I, for one, designed my apps so that they wouldn't require modification to run at other aspect ratios. For whatever reason, people tend to forget that there are four aspect ratios that iOS supports already:
The iPad's 3:4 and 4:3
The iPhone's 3:2 and 2:3
Assuming developers made their apps properly (that is, so any measurement based on screen aspect ratio is made at runtime,) then supporting 16:9 and 9:16 won't be an issue.
(Supporting Retina actually meant going back over all my artwork and rerendering it at high quality... it wasn't a huge issue, I had an automator script handle it for me, but it was still more than the nothing I'll have to do to support 16:9.)
I agree that's ugly. But when was the last time Ive designed something that actually looked bad in person? I have no idea if it'll be this approach or not, but I'm sure whatever it is will look good in person. Apple products have their flaws, but a hideous appearance is not one of them.
What headache? The content display aspect of the programming API simply expands the content display area for 90% of app developers out there. Menus are already at the top and bottom of the screen. This expansion of the middle will happen automatically.
Rest of the apps that need something changed are centered, until the app developer fixes them- end of problem!
as long as its 16:9 and we get a larger video viewing window, I'm excited for this.
I noticed exactly the same thing. It would be better if the antenna gaps lines up with the screen and that back. Not that I like that back, it makes the design look far too disjointed.
A 16:9 screen doesn't make much sense, although nagromme did make a very good case for it earlier in this thread (post 20).
The design I most liked was the supposed iPhone 5 last year that was thought to be a leaked real design and had a physical mock up made of it. An iPad style design would look great on the iPhone, hopefully with rounded corners for comfort.
Fugly...
It would be the second reason I would not not upgrade. The first being if the rumors of a smaller (non micro usb port) Apple proprietary dock connector. B.S. if I am going to now have to have different cables for my iPad and iPhone. I would love a 4" or even a 4.3" 3:2 screen but taller and making it 16:9 just looks bad imo. I have used a Driod Razor and the screen size is pretty sweet with how thin the device is. I hope Apple heads that route vs this longer only version.
If this type of thinking is where Apple is headed for it's fall line up it's going to be a long winter.
It would be the second reason I would not not upgrade. The first being if the rumors of a smaller (non micro usb port) Apple proprietary dock connector. B.S. if I am going to now have to have different cables for my iPad and iPhone. I would love a 4" or even a 4.3" 3:2 screen but taller and making it 16:9 just looks bad imo. I have used a Driod Razor and the screen size is pretty sweet with how thin the device is. I hope Apple heads that route vs this longer only version.
If this type of thinking is where Apple is headed for it's fall line up it's going to be a long winter.
That looks awful. I don't understand why people are against larger phones though.
the 4.8" on the S3 is ideal for me. I really want to give iOS a chance but if they stick with the tiny screen or go with a model anything close to this one. I'm sticking with android.
the 4.8" on the S3 is ideal for me. I really want to give iOS a chance but if they stick with the tiny screen or go with a model anything close to this one. I'm sticking with android.
Keeping the same resolution and aspect ratio on a 4" screen means going sub-Retina which is unlikely. Keeping the same aspect ratio and cleanly doubling resolution again isn't likely technologically possible right now. Keeping the same aspect ratio and increasing resolution to some non-doubled number would make all existing apps look terrible so is also unlikely.
Personally, I'm thinking they'll go 1024x640 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio on a 4" display. 1024x640 on a 4" display works out to 302 dpi to just qualify as Retina. 16:10 isn't as wide as 16:9, which means it's less awkward switching from portrait to landscape. 1024x640 still allows 2x mode when apps are run on iPads unlike the previously rumoured 1152 x 640 9:5 resolution. Existing apps can run at 960x640 with black bars and not require scaling. The extra height could be used for widgets or other UI elements.
OK thank you! I have been making this point but i think you are making it much better! There won't be some massive headache for everyone moving to this new AR!
You wouldn't be able to reach the top row with your thumb (well, I wouldn't). Not gonna happen, I'd bet a Double Decker on it.
I hope everyone likes yet another set of retina graphics added to their app file size (no matter if you're using this new phone or not).
the iphone 4is already too damn tall keep the case the same size and use up more of the lame dead space that is in it now.. simple..
I hate to say it, but unless we see a new iphone in the next couple months or so, Samsung will be passing Apple by quickly. There is a huge gap in the capabilities of the GS3, or the HTC one X and the current 4S. Even the lumia 900 is starting to overtake.
I hope Apple has something in it's bag of tricks that in no way resembles worrying about aspect ratio, because this kind of conversation is worrying.
I hope Apple has something in it's bag of tricks that in no way resembles worrying about aspect ratio, because this kind of conversation is worrying.