Seems to me both are 'correct'. Apparent size difference in the first is due to different distances to the camera. Perspective!
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Why did Apple choose a tall screen instead of remaining with same proportions?
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That second photo... the headphone jack looks weird for some reason. Not sure why I think this. Maybe it looks too big? Not sure.
If you do not like what Apple is going to push out next month, or October, then get something else?
They design phones based on a lot of testing and design specs, not on what we want, if this does not fit your liking, go to something else, very simple.
I love the iPhone, however I did look at the S SIII or S Galaxy Note, but all in all when I do the compare charts, I usually stick to the iPhone bc it does work that well, and a bigger screen just makes for a bigger phone and less battery life for me. 4" is better than 3.5" however if I have to sacrifice battery life or it is that much bigger of a phone, I will stick with my 4S, I just can not seem to latch onto Android, just not as polished to ME as an OS, as is with iOS.
No Matter what we say, Apple will produce what they want, and they usually do pretty well going blind at it. If you compare Android to iOS the way it should be, Apple is blowing Android away, but since you have many devices on many versions of Android, hard to compare to 2-3 devices on 1-2 iOS versions, so IMO there is no fair comparison being done here, no matter how you look at it. Everyone I know that has Android has left for an iPhone (doesn't matter which carrier) or complains about lockups, or battery life. I am for now sticking with my 4S, it does what I need very well.
They design phones based on a lot of testing and design specs, not on what we want, if this does not fit your liking, go to something else, very simple.
I love the iPhone, however I did look at the S SIII or S Galaxy Note, but all in all when I do the compare charts, I usually stick to the iPhone bc it does work that well, and a bigger screen just makes for a bigger phone and less battery life for me. 4" is better than 3.5" however if I have to sacrifice battery life or it is that much bigger of a phone, I will stick with my 4S, I just can not seem to latch onto Android, just not as polished to ME as an OS, as is with iOS.
No Matter what we say, Apple will produce what they want, and they usually do pretty well going blind at it. If you compare Android to iOS the way it should be, Apple is blowing Android away, but since you have many devices on many versions of Android, hard to compare to 2-3 devices on 1-2 iOS versions, so IMO there is no fair comparison being done here, no matter how you look at it. Everyone I know that has Android has left for an iPhone (doesn't matter which carrier) or complains about lockups, or battery life. I am for now sticking with my 4S, it does what I need very well.
I had an Android phone for work for 6 months, and it was not for me. Which is why I have two iPhones now... I may not like the new design, but I will probably still buy it because everything I have is Apple, and everything syncs together so nicely (photostream, iCloud, iTunes Music, etc). So I will buy it, and eventually I will get used to the new aspect ratio, and it will become normal. I still think it is lazy of them though.
I couldn't get past the fabricated 95% speculation.
I'm 95% sure that you're going to be very disappointed if the design doesn't change at all.
I tell you what, if this is truely the new iphone, its all over the interwebs not to mention many months before launch. Apple isn't doing to good with keeping this under their hat, Apple need to tighten up on all those factory folk. If this leak is true that is..
I see what you mean but using my trusty ruler I measure it as ~8.1% of the width of the phone and on my 4S it's ~8.5% (both measured to the outside of the silver ring). Obviously a significant margin of error here, but I'd say they're pretty much the same size.
Both are correct, but both are taken such that perspective doesn't help.
Am I wrong? The green area shows a width growth
And the supposed prototype/leak appears about 4 mm wider in this picture (same source)
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everyone says that a good reason for elongating the iphone but not making it wider is better because existing apps will be able to be run with black bars on the top and bottom without needing to be updated.
but if they made the iphone longer AND wider, existing apps would still be able to run at the same resolution, just with black bars on all sides.
so I don't see this as a good explanation for why it's not getting wider as well. I'm keeping an open mind to what we get next but to be honest i'm a little skeptical if making it only longer is really the best choice..
but if they made the iphone longer AND wider, existing apps would still be able to run at the same resolution, just with black bars on all sides.
so I don't see this as a good explanation for why it's not getting wider as well. I'm keeping an open mind to what we get next but to be honest i'm a little skeptical if making it only longer is really the best choice..
It is probably because the phone is slightly thinner, the illusion of looking to large.
I agree. I'm pretty sure app developers can get over it and make the app compatible for a longer and wider screen. The excuse that it'll be to much of a change or too hard is kinda disappointing. They can at least release a wider and longer screen while having the black bars there temporarily, just like the transition from the retina display iPad, the apps weren't retina quality at first but then got update to fit perfectly.
I agree, it could get slightly wider and still be perfectly usable. I was actually hoping for a 4.3" 1080p screen, but the width it is now is the ideal. I'm not just saying this because it's the iPhone and apple made it, if you look back at the Nokia e71x and Samsung blackjack, they are the exact same width as the iPhone 4/4S. So while I do wish it had an even slightly bigger display, I recognize why they want to keep the current dimension, add to the fact it will be easier for existing apps to work well on with the new screen size and keep the same PPI.
Of course they could blow us all away with a 4.3" 2272x1280 edge to edge screen, now that would be perfect. It would keep the same dimensional width, allow for current apps to just be pixel doubled with black bars on top and bottom, have 16:9 for video, and have a ridiculous PPI of 606, a true retina display, which gives them wiggle room the change screen size down the road without having any perceived degration in quality.
One can only dream, right?
My point was, you seem to be stating that these things don't matter. They don't matter to YOU? Or who?
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Apple does not set the standards for aspect ratios. They never have. If they want to try and set the standard, fine. Present me with a reason for it. Perhaps they will. I have said many times that I am itching to see this "killer feature" Apple will throw at us to utilize that extra bit of screen. Until that happens, I am still going to say that sticking with standards is a good thing. There is a reason we have standards. The reason is in the definition of the word.
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This is interesting. How would they format for a new aspect ratio? If they they went 16:9 the apps will be
1. Designed for 16:9 And look like garbage on current devices.
2. Have black bars on either side or top and bottom and look like garbage. And whats the point of a bigger screen?
3. Be stretched on the new iPhone and look like garbage.
4. Be squashed on current devices and look like garbage.
5. Apps rewritten for both formats given more viewing area on the new iPhone but leaving the current models at a severe disadvantage. Think about a game that the new iPhone could see more of then current.
Am I missing something or are we screwed? Btw I'm not bashing or trolling I just don't see the alternative to the above points.
1. Designed for 16:9 And look like garbage on current devices.
2. Have black bars on either side or top and bottom and look like garbage. And whats the point of a bigger screen?
3. Be stretched on the new iPhone and look like garbage.
4. Be squashed on current devices and look like garbage.
5. Apps rewritten for both formats given more viewing area on the new iPhone but leaving the current models at a severe disadvantage. Think about a game that the new iPhone could see more of then current.
Am I missing something or are we screwed? Btw I'm not bashing or trolling I just don't see the alternative to the above points.
Exactly. I cant imagine web browsing horizontally with that thing. When the keyboard pops up you'll see like a sliver of the screen. For those saying wider is hard to hold, I have a 4.6" nexus that is very comfortable in one hand. I think the feather weight design helps a lot. The iPhones are pretty heavy.