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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 zafiro17 on Wednesday April 02 2014, @11:26AM

    by zafiro17 (234) on Wednesday April 02 2014, @11:26AM (#24903) Homepage

    No, the Note 3 is still a one handed phone, and it's thinner than the iphone too. Nor is it very phone. If you want really massive, try the Samsung Max. It's dangerously close to putting a Nexus 7 up against your head. On the other hand, it's dual chip.

    The Note 3 fits in jeans pockets, but it's at the limit. I think the Nexus 5 is probably about the same size.

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