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Apple Takes Cue From Samsung - a Bigger iPhone

posted by janrinok on Wednesday April 02 2014, @05:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the if-Apple-can-claim-rounded-corners,-can-Samsung-claim-that-size dept.

sl4shd0rk writes:

Apparently, size does matter as Apple takes a cue from the Samsung playbook. Reuters is reporting that Apple's next iphone, slated for Q4 of 2014, will have a much bigger display than current devices. A whole 1.5" (38mm) bigger. This will bring the iPhone close to the same size as the Samsung Galaxy Note which stands around 5.7" (144mm). It seems Apple will test the waters with an initial 4.7" (119mm) sized device first with the larger version to appear much later. The question is, do all users think bigger is better?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by sl4shd0rk on Wednesday April 02 2014, @09:07AM

    by sl4shd0rk (613) on Wednesday April 02 2014, @09:07AM (#24731)

    I picked up a Palm Pre the other day that was laying around work (the devs use it for god knows what). It seemed miniature in comparison to anything I've seen in a while. It's still a fully functioning smartphone and the display is quite readable. I found myself almost envious of the smaller device. It's lightweight and leaves plenty of room leftover if shoved into a pants pocket. If I weren't into browsing the web and doing email on my phone, I think I'd almost prefer a smaller device.

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  • (Score: 1) by spxero on Wednesday April 02 2014, @09:17AM

    by spxero (3061) on Wednesday April 02 2014, @09:17AM (#24740)

    I wish the Pre would have taken off- there was a nifty homebrew community with it and the device itself was just simple to use while still being fully functional. Unfortunately I wasn't on Sprint at the time, and they had an exclusive on it since ATT had the iPhone and Verizon had the Droid.

    Unfortunately Palm just had too little too late with that device, and signing the deal to lock it to one carrier put a death nail in that coffin.