Apple CEO hints bigger iPhone screen may come when 'trade-offs' can be avoided

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  • Reply 161 of 166
    v5vv5v Posts: 1,357member

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    Originally Posted by igriv View Post


    Why should the larger screen affect color accuracy?



     


    "It's not my intention to initiate debate about any of the specific comparisons I've listed as examples, but to point out that the term "trade-offs" means making value judgements about the relative importance of several characteristics..."


     


    The particular examples I used are irrelevant. Color accuracy was just an arbitrary example used solely to illustrate the point that the need to make "trade-offs" is not, in itself, a valid argument against building a phone with a larger screen.


     


    That particular example came from a display review I read somewhere on the forum that said Apple's 4" screen has more accurate color than the larger screens used by Samsung et al, but again, that's not the point.

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  • Reply 162 of 166
    v5vv5v Posts: 1,357member

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    Originally Posted by Alexmit View Post



    I don't need a bigger phone to add a larger bulge in my pants. I'm fine with the iPhone 4 size.


     


    EDIT: Smart-ass answer deleted. Actual point of original post now noted. Carry on.

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  • Reply 163 of 166
    igrivigriv Posts: 1,177member

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    Originally Posted by v5v View Post


     


    "It's not my intention to initiate debate about any of the specific comparisons I've listed as examples, but to point out that the term "trade-offs" means making value judgements about the relative importance of several characteristics..."


     


    The particular examples I used are irrelevant. Color accuracy was just an arbitrary examples used solely to illustrate the point that the need to make "trade-offs" is not, in itself, a valid argument against building a phone with a larger screen.


     


    That particular example came from a display review I read somewhere on the forum that said Apple's 4" screen has more accurate color than the larger screens used by Samsung et al, but again, that's not the point.



     


    So, I think when the smoke clears, there appears to be no particularly good solid reason to not make a bigger display. The bad reason is the Apple rendering model, which is very resolution dependent. This might have been a good idea six years ago, due to hardware limitations, but seems like an albatross around Apple's neck now (this echoes strangely the original Mac programming model, which was very strongly influence by the tiny ROM and RAM that the machine had, and was a suffocating influence about three years later. Notice that Jobs' NeXT used the Postscript rendering model, which WAS resolution independent, and worked great (and still does...)

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  • Reply 164 of 166
    dasanman69dasanman69 Posts: 13,002member
    "People are switching to Samsung and completely forgetting Apple… The trend will soon spread to America!"

    I know several people that have done just that but I also know several that switched from a Android phone to the iPhone, but I wouldn't go around making blanket statements based on my personal experiences.
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  • Reply 165 of 166
    bitemymacbitemymac Posts: 1,147member


    Based on Tim's note, it's obvious Apple is interested in bringing iphone with larger screen.  Tim just did not mention that Apple missed the projected timeline for the new design.  I would assume Apple needs extra 6 to 9 more months to bring the larger iphone design for mass production. 


     


    The "trade-offs" statement is BS.  They are just late to the party. 


     


    We use 3 iphones in our household and I am getting close to jumping the ship.  The screen is just too tiny and strains my eyes staring at it.  Even Steve Jobs used to lift his glasses, during the keynote demo on the stage, to work on the iphone.


     


    If you're using iPad or iPad mini, then you'll know what I mean on how using iphone can strain your sight.


     


    I bought two iPad mini for the kids, so they won't go blind playing with iphones.

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  • Reply 166 of 166
    igrivigriv Posts: 1,177member

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    Originally Posted by bitemymac View Post


    Based on Tim's note, it's obvious Apple is interested in bringing iphone with larger screen.  Tim just did not mention that Apple missed the projected timeline for the new design.  I would assume Apple needs extra 6 to 9 more months to bring the larger iphone design for mass production. 


     


    The "trade-offs" statement is BS.  They are just late to the party. 


     


    We use 3 iphones in our household and I am getting close to jumping the ship.  The screen is just too tiny and strains my eyes staring at it.  Even Steve Jobs used to lift his glasses, during the keynote demo on the stage, to work on the iphone.


     


    If you're using iPad or iPad mini, then you'll know what I mean on how using iphone can strain your sight.


     


    I bought two iPad mini for the kids, so they won't go blind playing with iphones.



     


    A good idea, but I find that a high res (e.g. retina) display is much less tiring to read on. Might not matter with games, but you might consider upgrading the kids' tablets if they do a lot of reading.

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