1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

New IPhone to have a 4.6-inch display

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Amel, Mar 22, 2012.

  1. Amel

    Amel Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Mar 4, 2006
    Messages:
    10,522
    Likes Received:
    5,486
    IMO, there is no way they jump more than an inch just like that, I doubt thats going to happen anytime soon..

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/us-apple-iphone-idUSBRE82L01G20120322

    EOUL | Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:57pm EDT

    (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone will have a sharper and bigger 4.6-inch "retina" display and is set to be launched around the second quarter, a South Korean media reported on Thursday.

    Sales of the iPhone, first introduced in 2007 with the touch screen template now adopted by its rivals, account for around half Apple's total sales.

    Apple has decided on the bigger 4.6-inch display for its next iPhone and started placing orders to its suppliers, the Maeil Business Newspaper said, quoting an unnamed industry source.

    Its major display suppliers LG Display and Samsung Electronics Co declined to comment.

    Samsung, which is also the biggest challenger to Apple in smartphones, uses 4.6-inch OLED display for its flagship Galaxy S II smartphone, introduced in April last year.

    The high-definition "retina" display--containing several times as many pixels within the same area-- is used in the latest iPad released earlier this month.

    The latest iPhone 4S was introduced in October last year.
     
  2. CourtOfDreams

    CourtOfDreams Member

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2011
    Messages:
    1,121
    Likes Received:
    325
    Should have done this years ago... I don't like any Apple products but now that their phone has a man screen I will compare the HTC one x, Sammy g3, and iphone7 a little more...
     
  3. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2000
    Messages:
    6,968
    Likes Received:
    2,194
    When did copying Samsung become innovative?
     
  4. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost not wrong
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2003
    Messages:
    47,267
    Likes Received:
    16,710
    Making something bigger copyright Samsung 2011
     
    1 person likes this.
  5. TheRealist137

    TheRealist137 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2009
    Messages:
    33,340
    Likes Received:
    19,175
    Yes because Samsung invented screens over 4 inches...
     
  6. Ron from the G

    Ron from the G Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2008
    Messages:
    1,091
    Likes Received:
    77
    Well since all iPhones screens have always been created by Samsung I'd say since the iPhones inception.
     
  7. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 1999
    Messages:
    36,740
    Likes Received:
    13,131
    About time Apple actually did something with the iPhone. And don't try and Siri me either, screw you.
     
  8. weslinder

    weslinder Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2006
    Messages:
    12,983
    Likes Received:
    291
    I was debating holding out for the iPhone 5. I'm glad I didn't, now. This size is much better for a phone than all the huge things that people are using now. Maybe by the time that I'm ready to upgrade again, they'll have an iPhone Nano.
     
  9. CourtOfDreams

    CourtOfDreams Member

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2011
    Messages:
    1,121
    Likes Received:
    325
    Not to sidetrack but know the EVO is 4.3 in. Isn't the bionic 4.5? And the g3 and will be 4.7?
     
  10. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 28, 2002
    Messages:
    56,793
    Likes Received:
    39,077
    I'm still a holdout, wes. I've been suffering with a 3GS, waiting for a bigger screen. I just hope this is true, or at least ballpark (it wouldn't have to be that big), because I have hell reading the tiny print. I'm glad I held out for the new iPad, so perhaps I'll be glad I waited on the iPhone 5. I certainly hope so, because my old iPhone is on its last legs.
     
  11. JeopardE

    JeopardE Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2006
    Messages:
    7,418
    Likes Received:
    246
    Well, now that Steve Jobs isn't around to dictate his personal preferences anymore...
     
  12. Royals Ego

    Royals Ego Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2007
    Messages:
    4,744
    Likes Received:
    154
    Jobs always said that the consumer does not want a hummer phone, meaning the 3.7" iPhone was the perfect. I'm glad Tim has the guts to deviate from the late maverick. I remember how everyone thought Evo's 4.3" display was deemed too big, now we can't get enough of it. Bigger is better, for now.

    I am a big Android fanboy, but I've grown envious of my coworkers' iPhones, mainly because of their battery life.
     
  13. Yung-T

    Yung-T Member

    Joined:
    Apr 16, 2009
    Messages:
    24,403
    Likes Received:
    7,047
    Woohoo, let's all buy it.
     
  14. Hightop

    Hightop Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2011
    Messages:
    1,257
    Likes Received:
    68
  15. SuperBeeKay

    SuperBeeKay Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2008
    Messages:
    6,185
    Likes Received:
    258
    heres apple, making small changes to each product, and its customers gobbling it up and dishing out 500$ for the exact same product with a minor upgrade
     
  16. Kam

    Kam Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2002
    Messages:
    30,476
    Likes Received:
    1,322
    rocking the 3gs also.

    it's so messed up. i abuse it so much. it has cracks, and the vibrate switch is messed up.

    really really need a new iphone 5 right about now, so hurry up Apple.
     
  17. Scionxa

    Scionxa Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Nov 16, 2010
    Messages:
    4,155
    Likes Received:
    224
    Lol . Even that new retina display on the iPad 3 is made by Sammy. However I think Toshiba will start production soon.

    I think 4.0 inches would be a perfect size bump from 3.7. Just enough to make a difference and not big enough for lots of people to complain over
     
  18. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 1999
    Messages:
    36,740
    Likes Received:
    13,131
  19. OmegaSupreme

    OmegaSupreme Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2003
    Messages:
    6,377
    Likes Received:
    1,457
    cue kingcheetah's "unlikely".
     
    #19 OmegaSupreme, Mar 22, 2012
    Last edited: Mar 22, 2012
  20. theogcasey

    theogcasey Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2008
    Messages:
    1,679
    Likes Received:
    101
    I have a 4S, which I think is too small. I also have an HTC Vivid for work with a 4.5" screen, which I think is a little too big. I don't think Apple would take an insane 1.1 inch jump in screen size, but I could definitely see them doing anything between 3.7" and 4.3".
     

Share This Page

  • About ClutchFans

    Since 1996, ClutchFans has been loud and proud covering the Houston Rockets, helping set an industry standard for team fan sites. The forums have been a home for Houston sports fans as well as basketball fanatics around the globe.

  • Support ClutchFans!

    If you find that ClutchFans is a valuable resource for you, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Supporting Members can upload photos and attachments directly to their posts, customize their user title and more. Gold Supporters see zero ads!


    Upgrade Now