Analyst: Next Apple iPhone can retain one handed operation with its 4.08 inch screen
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The new Apple iPhone's 4.08 inch screen can be used with one hand says an analyst |
Thanks to the 640 width of the new resolution, the new Apple iPhone will only be taller, not wider, and the 16:9 aspect ratio is the same used by HDTV and other HD screens. Making the aspect ratio 16:9 also allows apps written for older Apple iPhone models to be used on the new handset with the use of a black letterbox at the top and bottom of the screen.
The analyst says that he doesn't see Apple going larger than 4.-8 inches with the next iPhone screen because of battery life. A chart released by his firm shows that a display larger than 4.3 inches would need a larger battery which would stand out too much as far as Apple is concerned. Kuo says that the "longer" size of the new Apple iPhone would help those who make a lot of phone calls using the device as the micro[phone would be closer to the mouth when the unit is held up to the ear.
The next Apple iPhone will be just 7.9mm thick, according to Kuo, thinner than the 9.2mm of the Apple iPhone 4S and just slightly thicker than the Motorola DROID RAZR which weighs in at 7.1mm thick.
source: AppleInsider
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35 Comments
1. baldilocks posted on 06 Jun 2012, 20:18 19 2
They won't call it 4.08". It's gonna be a 4.1" display.
2. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Jun 2012, 20:22 28 4
'One Handed Operation' + Harcore Porn = Next Apple's Inovation :D
P.S.
Sorry just trolling! :D
6. JeffdaBeat posted on 06 Jun 2012, 20:32 10 6
As an AppleFanBoy...I find no problem with this statement...
3. Non_Sequitur posted on 06 Jun 2012, 20:24 20 1
I can operate an 4.7" HTC One X with One hand.
Heh. "One" hand. I'm on fire today. *shot*
5. Gsmalltheway posted on 06 Jun 2012, 20:32 13 10
Pretty soon Apple will put a patent on screen size and being able to use the phone with one hand.....
8. ervman1 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 20:42 35 9
This is ridiculous. I remember when Apple was justifying the 3.5" screen saying any bigger would be too big to handle one handed. Now they're pretending it's ok as long as it's an increase in height...no it's ok because they say it's ok. Quit acting like you invent everything and stop trying to sue HTC and others into oblivion because they're creating a superior product. Either step it up or get out of the way.
29. taco50 (banned) posted on 07 Jun 2012, 11:38 0 2
Sithman have you noticed the Fandroid trolls are turning up the heat? They're getting nervous because WWDC is around the corner.
As usual they'll hate everything Apple announces while they sit in front of the screen refreshing every 30 seconds on the live play by play.
20. Lucas777 posted on 07 Jun 2012, 00:09 5 2
actually that was just steve jobs… so the un-steve apple might not mind a bigger screen
25. qxavierus posted on 07 Jun 2012, 07:08 2 0
Actually, iPhone can't be operated with one hand only. Try for example pinch-to-zoom while using only one hand. Some people do it, but are risking to drop that fragile phone. Even Steve Jobs himself used two hands to operate the phone at his famous presentations:
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/p ictures/2011/10/11/1318357844918/Steve-Jobs-unveil ing-the--007.jpg
http://www.47project.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/0 8/0625-iphone-4-reception-steve-jobs_full_600.jpg
The one hand story is just an excuse for not having a bigger screen.
10. fay99 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 21:11 9 5
This is great. Underaged boys can operate it with their girlish hands!
30. taco50 (banned) posted on 07 Jun 2012, 11:38 0 1
Like non-sequitur you shouldn't bash him like that
11. networkdood posted on 06 Jun 2012, 21:34 9 0
Ok, first it was 3.99, then 4.0, now 4.08....what is next?
12. JGuinan007 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 21:35 3 3
This was clearly paid by Apple. If Steve Jobs said the perfect size was 3.5 how can 4.08 be perfect as well? I have a Galaxy Note and I have no problem with one handed operation (granted I have big hands), one handed operation depends mostly on the size of your hand and means little. No one size unit can be the perfect size for everyone since everyones hand size varies. The main size factor is display, smaller screens are cheaper to produce. If apple made a retina display on par with the general size of android OEMs trend of 4.5 it would cost alot more cutting into Apple's profits or raising the price of the device too much that people might not be willing to spend. The next time Apple increases the size of it's display will be when retina displays 4.5 are cheaper to produce bottom line.
13. TechDork posted on 06 Jun 2012, 21:47 2 0
Okay, but we're still going to have a cramped keyboard =/ It needs to be WIDER as well.
15. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 06 Jun 2012, 22:41 2 0
I like the balance of phones like the EVO and Thunderbolt, they were both very wide yet not super tall.
16. x7black7x posted on 06 Jun 2012, 23:32 2 0
one handed use will be no longer easier on iphone 5 coz if they are keeping the width the same and increasing the height it would be impossible to reach the top left corner where the back button is placed. thats why i love the soft keys on android devices
17. cttan456 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 23:47 4 0
I agree. I really hate the placement of the back key on the top left corner on iPhones because its not intuituitive at all. Have to really stretch my thumb beyond comfort level and I have big hands. With Android no such problem even on mega screen sizes.
18. mikeyjunk posted on 06 Jun 2012, 23:53 5 0
A 3.5-inch screen used to be ideal size for the human hand. Now it's 4.08-inches. I guess they have evolved bigger hands. This is a sure sign of fanboyism- a moving goal post. This one hand operation requirement is overrated. Even pinch-to-zoom requires two hands. One to hold the phone and one to pinch. This is all just spin to justify the lack of options to have a smaller or bigger screen depending on personal preference. Just like the absence of options for user expandable storage, removable battery, to have adobe flash or not, widgets, live wallpaper, etc. Iphone is like the Toyota Camry-the best selling car in the US for the last ten years. Is it the best car in the world? Not necessarily...
19. cttan456 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 23:56 6 1
I thought Steve jobs said that 3.5 inch is the ideal size just a few years ago? LOL Now its going to be 3.9/4.0/4.08 inch whatever I don't care. Why Apple? Has the human hand suddenly evolved within 5 years with a size increase of 26%?
I am just waiting to see Apple launch a 7.0+ inch tablet. Didn't Steve Jobs say that all the competing 7in tablets would fail during the launch of the iPad because its too small? Come on Apple. Launch a 7+in tablet and eat your own words.
Just proves that all Apple's marketing talk are plain brain-washing bulls**t.
34. gallitoking posted on 07 Jun 2012, 17:33 0 2
ok enough you 2 idiots... 1st Jobs is dead.. 2nd the hand has not evolutionized.. but technology has.. as a successful company it doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that making it bigger is the way to go.. no backpedal there. they just want to be successful at selling an appealing product.. and times changes as well as technology,.. so don't act dumb.. and please no dumb questions anymore..
21. jackhammeR posted on 07 Jun 2012, 04:31 1 0
love peering how apple struggling in order to remain "retina term" and apps compatibility. World has been chasing apple since they released first iphone. Now, it's getting utterly opposite.
22. rob5150 posted on 07 Jun 2012, 04:51 0 0
big deal im average size.. my infuse is 4.65" i think... one handed operation here
26. tmcr7 posted on 07 Jun 2012, 10:37 0 0
Another iPhone rumor which will turn out to be false.
32. taco50 (banned) posted on 07 Jun 2012, 11:40 0 1
Can someone provide a link from the interview where Steve Jobs said 3.5 was the ideal size?
33. kingpet13 posted on 07 Jun 2012, 14:25 0 1
I do not think it is aa quote from steve jobs. I think that this idea is from a study done a pretty long time ago. The study was in no way related to apple but claimed that the average thumb reach when holding a phone was 3.5 inches. Then many reviewers, including phone arena, decided to claim this is why apple made that idea. I could be wrong but i think that apple never confirmed or denied that this was why they chose the screen size. Either way I think it is a very smart move by apple to upgrade to a 4 inch screen.
