Another analyst confirms new iPhone to come with 4" 1136x640 pixels screen and 500 nits brightness

4. PhoneLuver posted on 06 Jun 2012, 03:10 6 2

Why are they making it longer? They should be able to fit in a 4' screen into the existing shape. All they have to do is reduce that enormous bezel!

16. Synack posted on 06 Jun 2012, 09:00 4 2

ITS SO STUPID. What f**king moron decided that making the phone LONGER would solve everyone's problem. Is it so hard to make the damn phone just a little wider and a little longer? God Apple is so stupid.

This phone is going to look retarded like that. It already looks retarded in the pictures.

20. taco50 (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 10:42 0 2

These are rumors so we really don't know at this point.

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34. Leo_MC posted on 06 Jun 2012, 13:05 0 0

Pitagora tells us that the size of iP can fit even a 4.5" screen.

21. taco50 (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 10:44 0 2

Bigger isn't necessarily better. It's a personal preference and not a technological advantage. At this point the smaller screen hasn't hurt Apple's sales so I don't know that it's an issue at all.

I think android HAS to do stuff like giant screens to differentiate themselves from Apple since the OS doesn't.

35. wsucoug13 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 13:13 0 0

the OS doesn't differentiate them from Apple.... yes it does. Their OS is completely different.

19. ian132 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 09:31 0 0

Ya exaclty google made it easy for developers to put in code that detects the screen size automatacally. And your right about the fragmentation thing

22. saiki4116 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 10:44 0 0

in iphone all the resources use static referencing like put a resource at some pixel,whereas in android to support all screens uses the same box model which is used in CSS.

23. taco50 (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 10:45 0 2

Huh Apple doesn't have fragmentation all the apps work. I'm sure Apple has a solution in place if the screen dimensions are different.

31. mas11 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 12:29 0 0

Actually Siri only works on the iPhone 4S, that's fragmentation. It's a lot easier to make sure apps work on 3 devices (because Apple won't update the OG iPhone and the iPhone 3G to iOS 5.1.1) than it is to make sure apps work on hundreds of devices.

32. taco50 (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 12:33 1 2

Missing one feature isn't nearly the same thing as only 10% of devices running your newest software almost a year later.

The 4 and 3GS have all the other features. It's pretty indisputable that Apple offers great long term support for their devices.

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33. mas11 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 12:44 0 0

Yep Apple does a great job at keeping their devices up to date. Then again it's very easy for them considering that they only have 3 currently supported pones, which were all manufactured by them. On the other hand, Android has hundreds of devices manufactured mainly by 5 companies. That makes updating phones a lot more difficult.

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38. Whateverman posted on 06 Jun 2012, 14:02 0 1

That's not exactly true. There apps I can't download on my OG iPad because I don't have a camera.

Also Apple hasn't allowed Mac users using Snowleapard to use iCloud. Why??? Greed of course! By making Lion required for iCloud usage, those who have Leapard, Snowleapard, or even Tiger have to either upgrade their software, which is a minimum of $30. Hardware upgrades are often necessary as well in order just to run the new software. So there is a lot of fragmentation with Apple that may not be as obvious because of these kinds of situations.

42. taco50 (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 22:10 0 0

more nonsense from you as usual

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43. Whateverman posted on 07 Jun 2012, 00:12 1 0

Probably sounds like non sense to you because you know nothing about anything tech. You're a wannabe Apple fan who only owns an iPhone, and you have no idea what the requirements are for being in the Apple Ecosystem. Where as I have had to upgrade my RAM and upgrade to Snowleapard just to activate my iPad because ...IT WAS A REQUIREMENT. And now they want to force people to upgrade Lion just to use iCloud.

I tried to dumb it down as much as I could. But if you still dont get it, maybe you should try remedial courses.

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44. taco50 (banned) posted on 07 Jun 2012, 01:10 0 0

Sounds like you should stop buying Apple. Seems like you're really unhappy with their products. You'd have to be dumb to keep buying stuff you don't like.

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45. Whateverman posted on 07 Jun 2012, 01:30 0 0

And that's exactly why I haven't. My OG iPad is possibly my last. But who knows, maybe if Tim Cook can help Apple stop the a$$hole behavior like suing competitors because they can't compete, and start making compelling products again... I may support them, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen anytime soon.

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6. PhoneLuver posted on 06 Jun 2012, 03:11 6 2

Hahahaha!!!

15. ilia1986 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 07:02 0 2

lol nice one

9. loken posted on 06 Jun 2012, 03:58 4 0

sorta like de xperia ray

11. VonRondo posted on 06 Jun 2012, 05:04 1 0

I agree. The phone does not have the same visual appeal with a 4" 16:9 aspect ratio. It could be a big screw up for Apple. Too long and skinny. I hope they stick to 3:2 aspect ratio and go to 4" screen, or even 4.25 would be great.

12. dmckay12 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 05:08 3 0

I agree. The resolution seems very random. It seems like it will be impossible to properly convert a video. It seems like there is a meeting every year where engineers ask themselves "what is the least we can do to call it a new model?"

24. taco50 (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 10:47 0 2

No one makes all their own components. Considering the new iPad's display I don't think Apple will have any issue keeping a retina display.

29. AppleConspiracy posted on 06 Jun 2012, 11:27 0 0

The resolution stated here is a typo: it should be 1136x640 (like in a title) instead 1316x640.

Resolution of 1136x640 makes sense: it's only 176 pixels higher than previous screen (960 px) and with same width (640 px), and that makes:

- 16:9 aspect ratio instead of previously used 3:2
- cca 4" diagonal
- exactly 329 ppi density like in previous Retina display

The only question is how they are gonna solve backward compatibility.

This analyst(s) provided theory that older apps will be shown with black bars on sides.

THIS IS THE KIND OF UN-ELEGANT SOLUTION THAT APPLE WOULD NEVER DO.

It just wastes too much space for nothing, given the fact that they think to extend the size of iPhone in general! This is totally unergonomic!

Instead, I think they will use extra 176 vertical pixels to incorporate virtual home button - like I visualized in my concept render. That way they will use extra pixels in a smarter way when we use older apps, and use widescreen for everything else. And of course, this way the physical dimensions of iPhone could be preserved, with increased screen size and easy one-hand use.

17. Synack posted on 06 Jun 2012, 09:06 2 0

iPhone 5:

4" long
everything else the same

All I can think of is the scene in Tron Legacy where they are about to release OS12 and the guy says what's different? CEO: We put a new number on it.

25. taco50 (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 10:48 0 3

In that case android copied for having a touch screen, web browser and phone application.

26. wassup posted on 06 Jun 2012, 11:00 1 1

Taco, touch screens existed before the iPhone, web browsers definitely existed before the iPhone, and don't tell me that you're that idiotic to think that apple invented the phone. Using your iDiot logic, didn't apple copy all the preceding phones by making calls and sending texts, also they copied LG prada's design, and copied the SII with Siri, because the SII (which launched before the 4S), had a modified VLINGO, which apple copied to make siri (Double tap home button to launch). I PRESENT TO YOU, iDiot LOGIC. don't make me go down to your level again, it hurts being this stupid, even if for 5 minutes.

28. quryous (banned) posted on 06 Jun 2012, 11:20 1 0

Actually, it is not a copy of the Galaxy S. It is actually a really blatant copy of the LG Prada, which completely pre-dated the original iphone. Apple, its gonna bite you!

37. wsucoug13 posted on 06 Jun 2012, 13:24 0 0

the dual core A5X would be pretty sick though. that thing flies!

40. matrix_neo posted on 06 Jun 2012, 17:33 0 0

For those slow eyesheep people, including you galli, you obviously knew android and ios are different ios but still keep on bashing, trolling here in pa, against android. Accept the truth that android already surpasses your beloved iphone, in terms of sales and market shares. Apple is not the company capable of creating best products, there's a lot of other companies also. Sad to say they stop it once they were threatened. Afraid of real competition, right?! Have a class too ok?!

47. Leo_MC posted on 08 Jun 2012, 05:20 0 0

If it's products are good, why should you care that Apple sues the others?!