New IPhone to have a 4.6-inch display

I like Gizmodo, but not a single one of those reasons stands on strong ground. The idea that they couldn't keep Retina display at 4.6 in when they've gone to it on the iPad is dubious at best.
The other reasons all boil down to: iPhone is fine as it is, and Jobs liked it, so why change?

Apple dragged their feet on screen size and 4G for a simple reason - they are nutcases about superior battery life and did not want to compromise it due to those features.

And the phones wouldn't need to get all that larger. There's a lot of dead space on them as it is, with a 3.5 in (diag) screen on a 5 in (diag, 4.5 in tall) device.


Versus say, the Droid Bionic, with a 4.3 in display on a 5.6 (5.0 tall) device



I'd also say Apple is probably feeling some pressure to trot out an iPhone that doesn't look exactly like the first one at a glance. Every year they don't, it invites a louder chorus of snickers from folks joking about how they're getting people to keep on buying the same thing every year.

 

My guess is if the make a bigger phone, it won’t be to accommodate consumer demand, but rather to accommodate a big enough battery to make LTE feasible.

 

4.6" wouldn't be too bad but I think the perfect size for a phone is 4.3". For me, I honestly don't mind a big phone... my current phone is 5.3" and I love it but if I was designing a phone, my ideal size would be 4.3"

Seems like rumors always come out with Apple though and then they don't turn out to be true these days so until it's actually announced, I'm taking it with a grain of salt.

 

it will be another set of incremental changes.

LTE is expected now. Good luck explaining if it doesn't.

The screen is another good idea to make people keep buying iPhones. I am sure at this point they are going through people's wish lists and saying..hmm what are they still waiting for? let's implement them one at a time.

 

It's amazing how a 4.5 inch screen felt so huge and awkward in my hands (and I'm a big dude, too), but now after 5-6 months... it feels normal.

 

It's funny. I start a 2012 Cell Phones thread, talking mostly about the newer Android phones coming out, and then this thread pops up. Guess I didn't mention the iPhone 5 enough in that thread.

Oh well, Apple sucks anyways. I agree with the person that talked about minor changes being gobbled up by the masses. If Apple doesn't start stepping up to the plate, I think the Android companies are going to all be outdoing them.

 

I had forgotten that thread. I guess this could be merged with it, if the mods wanted to. Have to add, though, that saying "Apple sucks anyways" doesn't lend itself to having an open-minded discussion about cell phones. Heck, there should probably be an "Apple" thread and an "Android" thread. I'm not wedded to either one. I simply like what works best for me, and so far, it's been Apple cell phones and Apple tablets (that last is something I just did... I don't count the Nook I use to read novels on vacation, or when eating lunch by myself). I have a desktop PC and Windows laptops, the PC because I think you can have a more powerful gaming rig than what Apple offers you. If Apple steps up to that plate and hits a homerun, I'll consider switching. So far, they haven't. As i said, I like what works best for me.

 

That's usually it between Android and Apple. It's all about preference. None is better than the other. Whichever one fits better for you is what you go with.

 

Yeh don't say?

 

I find the current size of the iphone to be perfect. I love my 4. I'm hoping to get almost 4 years out of it like I did my first gen iphone.

 

What's an anyways?

 

Sounds like what happened to the Mac, PC's passed them by...

DD

 

That's what SHE <s>said</s> manufactured! :grin:

 

I don't think a single person has mentioned that apple may also bring the screen to the edge (at least more to the edge) of the phone. Meaning that the phone may not have to be all that much bigger to get a larger screen. It's very possible. It would also look much different, apple likes to try and make statements.

 

I don't see them moving all the way to 4.6, but maybe 4 or 4.3

 

Do they really have a history of "making statements" from a design perspective, though?


I'm really curious. I'm not trying to be a jerk. It just seems to me that all the iPhones and iPads and for a while, the iPods look the same.

 

My razor is big enough.

 

nope, think it was written in a couple articles and in jobs bio (i think) he was the reason the ipods/iphones have never changed size/design. he didn't want phones/ipods to be fragmented. wanted everything uniform.

 

That's the first article i've ever read that says there is something optimal about 3.5 inches.