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What HARDWARE still needs to be added to the iPhone?
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Back to school for you. More, actually useful, megapixels of resolution requires a larger lens (so as not to be diffraction limited and noisy), which requires a longer focal length, which will make the phone thicker. An autofocus mechanism might add additional thickness as well.
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Seems like too much work. A dedicated button would be much simpler...plus, that would change the uniform functionality of the home button throughout the rest of the apps/phone.
I want a waterproof iPhone
I know I'm going to get lots of people making fun of me for this, but why can't they make a waterproof iPhone in the same way that they make waterproof digital cameras? It sounds plausible, right?
Try the apple logo.Although a self-portrait mirror would probably help for that also. [cough]Apple[cough]
Not with keeping a nice form factor. Ive never seen a good looking waterproof....anything.
There IS that spray stuff that you can get for your electronics that completely waterproofs them, but its $120.
Digital compass.
802.11n
32/64GB Storage
Tiny LED next to the speaker showing green if you have notifications or red for low battery.
A hybrid speaker/microphone for stereo music and louder ringtones, also fewer "omg one speaker doesn't work" threads.
Auto-focusing camera that can focus closer, also higher resolution.
Make the Apple logo on the back a flash for the camera. On the white ones it might be possible to just have it look white and blend in with the plastic.
Make the screen bigger and fill nearly the entire front of the phone, also make it higher resolution.
That's all I can think of.
802.11n
32/64GB Storage
Tiny LED next to the speaker showing green if you have notifications or red for low battery.
A hybrid speaker/microphone for stereo music and louder ringtones, also fewer "omg one speaker doesn't work" threads.
Auto-focusing camera that can focus closer, also higher resolution.
Make the Apple logo on the back a flash for the camera. On the white ones it might be possible to just have it look white and blend in with the plastic.
Make the screen bigger and fill nearly the entire front of the phone, also make it higher resolution.
That's all I can think of.
I would LOVE a little LED notification light, but knowing Apple it will never happen.
But then, there is the little green like when recording. We can only hope.
I would never want a flash on the iPhone unless it it is hidden extremely well. Flash's make phones look ugly IMO.
But then, there is the little green like when recording. We can only hope.
I would never want a flash on the iPhone unless it it is hidden extremely well. Flash's make phones look ugly IMO.
There is an app in the app store that makes the hole screen clickable.
it's called iEasyCamera
Copy and Paste!!!!!!
-Sorry. I couldn't resist.
you want a xerox machine and a glue dispenser???
The obvious...
32GB.
Better camera; even though the camera is really nice for being on a phone.
Thinner.
A couple more colors.
Bette processor; most likely the one that the 2G iPod touch has.
A bit more ram.
Longer battery life.
Improved speakers.
32GB.
Better camera; even though the camera is really nice for being on a phone.
Thinner.
A couple more colors.
Bette processor; most likely the one that the 2G iPod touch has.
A bit more ram.
Longer battery life.
Improved speakers.
I thought it was obvious that I was joking.
I just thought a thread wouldn't be a thread without someone asking for copy and paste.
no way on anything higher than 3.0 MP in the camera department. The phone would have to get thicker to work
Pretty much same as you. Except I'll add a2dp bluetooth and longer battery life even if it has to fatten up a bit, I don't really care for carrying the thinnest phone ever made or anything like that. I mean, I don't want it to be an inch thick or anything but if that's what it takes to have great battery life and a more powerful processor and more storage then so be it!
How could you possibly go any thinner than it already is? I guess maybe ipod touch thin is what you all are referring to.
Maybe just twice as thin as the iPod touch.
I suppose maybe three years from now it will be that thin.
The iPod touch is too thin if you ask me.*picks up iPod touch and look at how thin it is.*
Ahh! yes yes @The General
That reminds me, it would be super cool if the apple logo on the back of the phone lit up like on the macbooks!
That reminds me, it would be super cool if the apple logo on the back of the phone lit up like on the macbooks!
Ahh! yes yes @The General
That reminds me, it would be super cool if the apple logo on the back of the phone lit up like on the macbooks!
not gonna happen
The MB's use the screen backlight but the iPhone has stuff in-between
Does that seriously work?
[embarrassed]
Well, in that case I vote for LED flash on the metal ring of the camera lens bezel.
The LED light as others have mentioned.
And one or two unobstrusive keys on the side that will open a preselected program. It would allow unfettered access to one or two important applications, such as the SMS app or iPod app.
And one or two unobstrusive keys on the side that will open a preselected program. It would allow unfettered access to one or two important applications, such as the SMS app or iPod app.