Michal Ždanský The time for wild analyst speculation is here again, and the confident claims about the next iPhone come less than a month after the unveiling of Apple's latest phone. Jefferies & Co. analyst Yesterday, Peter Misek published findings from his research intended for investors, in which he tries to reveal the direction the company will take.
In this document reported by the server BGR.com, a quote appeared that Misek strongly believes in a larger iPhone 6:
While we see risk in Q4 and FY2013 overall, we now believe that better gross margin will allow Apple to fare well before introducing the iPhone 6 with a 4,8" screen.
Although Peter Misek confidently throws information about an iPhone 6 with a larger display, even with a specific diagonal size, he probably does not have a solid basis for his claims, after all, he would not be the first analyst with wild predictions that never come true. Although I consider the information to be pure speculation, it might be worth considering whether such a device could even arise in the captured conventions.
It's no secret that Apple is testing a large number of screen sizes, both for the iPhone and the iPad. However, what Apple is trying is not telling, most of these devices will end their life cycle only as a prototype. There is no doubt that the 4,8-inch iPhone is among the test devices. But would such a device even make sense?
Let's summarize a few facts:
- The current aspect ratio of the iPhone is 9:16, and Apple is unlikely to change it
- The horizontal pixel count is a multiple of 320, any further increase in resolution would mean multiplying both the horizontal and vertical counts to avoid fragmentation
- Apple will not release a new iPhone without a Retina display (> 300 ppi)
If Apple chose a 4,8-inch screen, it would lose the Retina display at the current resolution, and the density would be around 270 pixels per inch. To achieve a Retina display according to existing conventions, the resolution would have to be doubled, bringing us to a meaningless 1280 x 2272 pixels and a density of 540 ppi. Moreover, such a display would be extremely energy-intensive and very expensive to produce, if it could be produced at all.
I've written about the possibility before to create a larger iPhone, specifically 4,38" while maintaining a constant resolution and density of around 300 ppi. I can honestly imagine an Apple phone with a larger screen size than the current four inches, especially with slimmed down bezels around the display. Such a phone could have an almost identical chassis to the iPhone 5/5s. On the other hand, 4,8" seems like a meaningless claim, at least if Apple doesn't plan to fragment iOS with a completely new resolution.
I would probably expect a phablet in the future, something like a Note...
I think that it could lead to fragmentation in the future... (Even if I wouldn't wash it... but I didn't wash even 4" and I'm satisfied now) otherwise the autolayout would be canon on sparrows...
Secretly, I still hope that a wise person will come along and understand where the pawn is buried. The mobile market has become the same chase as the PC, higher performance will bring more demanding applications = the need for higher performance and over and over like with the nerds in the backyard. Why don't manufacturers learn from console manufacturers. For 2-3-4-5 years, the same hw power that just goes through evolution in the form of efficiency, consumption, cooling... Clearly given HW specification = clearly matched application performance need.
Upgrade this device towards battery life, material quality…
I don't need 8x2Ghz 2GB ram... I need a device that can be easily read in the sun, with a week's endurance, preferably with IP63-64... I still have an iPhone in my hand where I turn off most of the functions to at least last me a day. So what's the point. I'm going somewhere and I don't think about what I'm going to do there, but the first thing is... will there be juice? Or should I take the Nokia X1 and be quiet for 14 days :-)
In time, cell phones will also get there, just like computers. My Mac will be 5 years old in a little while and nothing is pushing me to replace it yet (I bought an SSD and 8 GB of RAM).
Honestly, I don't like this at all :( these paddles don't fit my iPhone...
Nicely written “m.” I totally agree. No one is doing anything with battery life and it's worth nothing, but the main thing is that it's stuffed with useless stuff. I also have everything turned off on my iP5 and even so the battery is a huge problem. Especially now after the update to iOS7 (big mistake) ... iOS6 held the juice much better.
I'm just surprised that Apple got carried away with this. At least for me, Apple is a company that doesn't compromise and goes its own way... they showed it to us in the form of iOS, but that's... a chapter in itself. If not a week, at least from Friday to Sunday.
A sufficient camera, one could take it on a shorter trek and record some video, but what can I do? Before I reach the train where I can still recover, I will climb the hill in the evening, I have half. The cold will take its toll and during the evening the iPhone will freeze.
But I just knew about that, as I keep writing I secretly hope that someone will hold their nose and understand the real meaning of the word "mobility" endurance, durability, readability, weight... Ghz are not really.
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It wouldn't be a problem to make an iPhone with more endurance, but it would be at the cost of a less elegant and sleek body... the question is whether it would be commercially successful - I think not... I'd rather take an external battery to nature and have a maximally elegant phone in the city …
Hello. I don't understand what is your problem with the battery on the iP5 iOS7. I use it at work at max and I was at zero on iOS6 at half past five in the afternoon. Now I arrive before eight, so I have eight to ten percent left. Everything on the 3g network, including Siri and, to a reasonable extent, navigation. I was wondering if you were kidding.. huh?
Complete agreement. The iP5 is doing better even for me with the endurance with the new system. The neighbor didn't seem to have much endurance, he did a hard restore with a clean installation of iOS7 and he's already grunting happily.
So I would probably like to exchange my i5 for yours or my iOS7 for yours. phenomenon: I don't notice grunting with happiness at all