Apple iPhone with larger screen incoming: sources

lol all you Apple haters are so funny... think you're so "cool" dissing Apple. :p
Meanwhile they are the ones laughing all the way to the bank with $60 Billion or whatnot.

Unless your a share holder, bragging on how a company is shafting its end users is normally seen as a dumb move.

You think it's funny when they sue other companies for silly stuff, asking yourself "OMG Why do they do this?!"
They know exactly what they're doing...

Nothing funny about patent debates, Software patents is still crap in my eye doesn't matter who is doing the sui'ing.
Maybe you should read up on the matter or watch a video or 2
http://vimeo.com/36881035 (Video)
http://patentabsurdity.com/ (Video)

More reading:
http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/07/why-we-need-to-abolish-software-patents/
http://www.paulgraham.com/softwarepatents.html
http://endsoftpatents.org/
http://spi.org/

Saying: "and it will be marketed as "the new iPhone" LOL.
Yep...because they know what they're doing. don't think you know marketing better than Apple do.

They will most probably use it to get in line with iPod, Mac and Macbook naming. Dont think its a bad idea, just think they can do without the "New" part

You Apple haters are adorable, especially the android fanbois.
People are different, some like Apple, some like Samsung, and some like Erricson. it all depends on how much money you got and how much flexibility you want.
Some users like the Apple ecosystem, some hate iTunes (like me) and some hate it so much they go Android. It's just a phone people, not a religion.

And still going on about the iPhone and copy/paste? C'mon..Seriously, that was so long ago i'm not even sure if Android even existed back then :D

Not still going on about it, just pointing out the history of features vs users views, you know, showing the pattern, here is another one see 4G.

As for Hate, I do think there is a lot of people that love Apple products, its just that certain things that some would like to see to made the products better so they tend to voice their opinions on the matter, and I dont think Cosatu or such won the last election so I am pritty sure we are still free to voice our thoughts. :)
 
Apple is reacting to market demand, and it shows that they view Samsung for instance as serious competition. Competition, competition, competition - that's what we need!

Personal preference, but I don't want anything larger than 4". The S2 is already feels akward. As a matter of fact, 3.5" is already a good trade-off between screen real estate and having to carry around in your pocket. And battery life I assume. I don't want a phablet.

I suspect I might be in the minority though...

Women are 50 % of the market.

Seen quite a few with the Samsung note and they all love it.

They tend to not have to stuff it in their pockets as most of them have handbags.
 
I think 4" is great. The iPhone is starting to feel a little small. Apple can also make the bezels a little smaller on the iPhone so the actual phone doesn't have to be that much bigger for the screen size to be better. The Galaxy S 2 shows this well, the screen takes up virtually the whole front area.
 
I think 4" is great. The iPhone is starting to feel a little small. Apple can also make the bezels a little smaller on the iPhone so the actual phone doesn't have to be that much bigger for the screen size to be better. The Galaxy S 2 shows this well, the screen takes up virtually the whole front area.
I like the size of the iPhone and wish it didn't have to change. They could IMO enlarge the screen as you suggested (by going closer to the edge).

Unfortunately I also believe they have huge issues with battery life, and the next hardware leaps are going to demand even more power, hence your wish might come true I.e. they like the Galaxy S3 will need to enlarge the iPhone to extend battery life.
 
[)roi(];8251815 said:
I like the size of the iPhone and wish it didn't have to change. They could IMO enlarge the screen as you suggested (by going closer to the edge).

Unfortunately I also believe they have huge issues with battery life, and the next hardware leaps are going to demand even more power, hence your wish might come true I.e. they like the Galaxy S3 will need to enlarge the iPhone to extend battery life.

As long as they make it longer and not too much wider I'll be happy.
 
I think 4" is great. The iPhone is starting to feel a little small. Apple can also make the bezels a little smaller on the iPhone so the actual phone doesn't have to be that much bigger for the screen size to be better. The Galaxy S 2 shows this well, the screen takes up virtually the whole front area.

I agree that changing to a 4" screen without unduly increasing the overall size of the device will improve the brand. I've loved all my iPhones but I must admit that I enjoyed using my Galaxy SII as well. The screen size in landscape was the perfect size for me to type on. A quad core processor will become the norm, as well as a larger capacity battery to run the improved hardware.
But as I am locked into all things Apple I will not be easily swayed over to an Android forum just yet.
Samsung has played their hand for this year and Apple will use this to their advantage.
I am sure with the release of Mountain Lion, iOS 6(?) and the "new" iPhone, SJ's vision of the future will all make sense as it falls into place - a totally intergrated Operating System.;)
 
Its ironic as all the apple fanboys were going on about how smaller screens are better, and how if it was any bigger it would be an inconvenience. Will be interested to how they respond to this news.

They'll pretend it never existed before Apple INNOVATED that ****.


Oh, I see it's already been posted.
 
...A quad core processor will become the norm, ..,
I can understand the need for more powerful GPUs, but not CPU, well not without a software enhancement requiring this.

Pushing spec for spec sake is never a good thing; yet pushing it to support some new software or feature advancements does make sense.
 
C'mon ... you have to be honest that it's highly amusing when Apple folk change according to what Apple say? :p
Don't generalize!

I agree however that some Apple fanboys do sadly fit this profile, yet you'll find the same within the Android camp :rolleyes: :p

I for one prefer the current size, so if by some miracle they can improve the battery without making it larger I'll be one very happy customer.., however failing that I could accept slightly taller and an edge to edge screen. I.e. What they would need to do maintain the aspect ratio.
 
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[)roi(];8251815 said:
I like the size of the iPhone and wish it didn't have to change. They could IMO enlarge the screen as you suggested (by going closer to the edge).

Unfortunately I also believe they have huge issues with battery life, and the next hardware leaps are going to demand even more power, hence your wish might come true I.e. they like the Galaxy S3 will need to enlarge the iPhone to extend battery life.
Not necessarily, with new 32nm tech they could have a dual-core chip which uses less power than before, and the new A15 CPU's are way faster and more power efficient too.
 
Not necessarily, with new 32nm tech they could have a dual-core chip which uses less power than before, and the new A15 CPU's are way faster and more power efficient too.
Based on their past poor performance re battery life I sincerely doubt this. Aside from 32nm tech, I've also read that new touch screen tech would gain them .44mm space.

Yet I still believe we'll see something similar to what happened to the iPad 3; it's inevitable that it must be enlarged slightly to improve battery life.
 
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Women are 50 % of the market.

Seen quite a few with the Samsung note and they all love it.

They tend to not have to stuff it in their pockets as most of them have handbags.

Fair point. Looks like we will all have to get man-bags soon...
 
Fair point. Looks like we will all have to get man-bags soon...

If you need a man bag for 4 or even 4.3" sized phones you must be a midget ;)

And I agree with the general view that they should stay bellow the 4.3" mark. Personally I hate the new 4.6+ phaze with a passion.
 
If you need a man bag for 4 or even 4.3" sized phones you must be a midget ;)

And I agree with the general view that they should stay bellow the 4.3" mark. Personally I hate the new 4.6+ phaze with a passion.

You mean vertically-challenged... :p

No I'm not, but a 4" screen with thin bezel seems to me the perfect trade-off between screen real estate and comfortably fitting in my jeans pocket. Personal preference of a tall and skinny phone user. :)
 
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