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What are you hoping for in the next iPhone?
A couple of things I'm hoping for
-Vastly improved battery life -Better camera -Get rid of the 50mb cellular download limit -Better sound quality -More innovative apps |
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A couple of things I'm hoping for
-Vastly improved battery life -Better camera -Get rid of the 50mb cellular download limit -Better sound quality -More innovative apps Main think I would want is a bigger screen. |
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A couple of things I'm hoping for
-Vastly improved battery life -Better camera -Get rid of the 50mb cellular download limit -Better sound quality -More innovative apps |
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I wouldn't mind a larger screen however I wouldn't be bothered about it being Full HD as long as Apple retains the retina display at whatever eventual size I will be happy. Ideally I wouldn't want it to be any bigger than 4.5 inches as it is then getting to big for one handed operation. There are some stellar Android handsets that are around 5 inches but these are too big for me personally, I use my phone mainly as a phone and would like the size to remain so.
I would expect iOS to have matured a but more by that point so they could sort out some of the quirks introduced with iOS 7. Maybe dynamic icons like the clock, for instance there is nothing stopping them allowing icons to update with current information for instance the weather app icon could show current conditions and maybe temp without the need to go into the notification centre. Overall iOS is a solid OS but it could do with a lot of refinements to bring it level with Windows Phone and Android. |
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Bigger screen, less bezel.
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Well you should be happy, because the cellular download limit has already been increased to 100MB.
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I wouldn't mind a larger screen however I wouldn't be bothered about it being Full HD as long as Apple retains the retina display at whatever eventual size I will be happy. Ideally I wouldn't want it to be any bigger than 4.5 inches as it is then getting to big for one handed operation. There are some stellar Android handsets that are around 5 inches but these are too big for me personally, I use my phone mainly as a phone and would like the size to remain so.
I would expect iOS to have matured a but more by that point so they could sort out some of the quirks introduced with iOS 7. Maybe dynamic icons like the clock, for instance there is nothing stopping them allowing icons to update with current information for instance the weather app icon could show current conditions and maybe temp without the need to go into the notification centre. Overall iOS is a solid OS but it could do with a lot of refinements to bring it level with Windows Phone and Android. In fairness only other thing I think would be useful is NFC I know this doesn't have a legit use yet but will do in UK by spring. Vodafone will have launched there mobile wallet across entire European networks by time new iPhone is out. |
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No legit use yet but will do by spring?!
So the biggest two networks already having mobile wallets available have to wait for Vodafone to do it too before it becomes legit? |
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No legit use yet but will do by spring?!
So the biggest two networks already having mobile wallets available have to wait for Vodafone to do it too before it becomes legit? Apple has demonstrated in the past that they only do something when either majority of people want it or they consider it worthwhile doing. |
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You specifically said will have a legit use in the UK by spring. But what you meant was wide enough adoption outside the UK for Apple to bother supporting it?
Incidentally Apple have been demonstrably off with their timing in the past as well - iPhone 1's lack of 3G, iPhone 5's only working on one network... |
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You specifically said will have a legit use in the UK by spring. But what you meant was wide enough adoption outside the UK for Apple to bother supporting it?
Incidentally Apple have been demonstrably off with their timing in the past as well - iPhone 1's lack of 3G, iPhone 5's only working on one network... Very true in fairness to Apple the 5 was out nearly a full year before O2 and Vodafone launched 4G but I do see your point they did forget about Europe with the 5. Thankfully they fixed it with the 5C and 5S. |
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Very true in fairness to Apple the 5 was out nearly a full year before O2 and Vodafone launched 4G but I do see your point they did forget about Europe with the 5. Thankfully they fixed it with the 5C and 5S.
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Eh, except the rest of Europe has had harmonized spectrum allocations for several years. The UK isn't the only LTE enabled country in Europe, in fact we were one of the last.
Germany, the biggest economy, most populous country, and presumably one of their biggest markets, has had 800+1800+2600 LTE for quite some time. |
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Eh, except the rest of Europe has had harmonized spectrum allocations for several years. The UK isn't the only LTE enabled country in Europe, in fact we were one of the last.
Germany, the biggest economy, most populous country, and presumably one of their biggest markets, has had 800+1800+2600 LTE for quite some time. And the iPhone 5 launch mentioned LTE in Germany and the UK as working fine (thanks to 1800mhz support) - and the DC-HSPA support was pretty much Europe only. |
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The download limit has been doubled to 100mb? When did that happen?
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The download limit has been doubled to 100mb? When did that happen?
I would like to see a larger screen, improved battery life, improved camera optics and NFC. |
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4.3" screen mainly.
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I wouldn't mind a larger screen however I wouldn't be bothered about it being Full HD as long as Apple retains the retina display at whatever eventual size I will be happy. Ideally I wouldn't want it to be any bigger than 4.5 inches as it is then getting to big for one handed operation. There are some stellar Android handsets that are around 5 inches but these are too big for me personally, I use my phone mainly as a phone and would like the size to remain so.
I expect the iPhone range will similarly expand. Not a bigger replacement, but a bigger brother. I see the 4" version being here to stay for those who want high-end performance in an easily pocketable form. Apple still being the only manufacturer doing so. And I can't see them adding any more than one additional size. A million-and-one different options is a Samsung thing, not an Apple thing. And I can't see that size being a 5+ inch 'phablet' like some rumours have had it. They're just a bit silly and willy waving. I think something in the 4.5" to 4.8" area could be a reasonable compromise. The one big issue to iron out though will that of resolution. With most screen size changes (bar the iPhone 5 going 16:9), they've either just kept the same resolution (e.g. iPad Mini), or quadrupled it (e.g. iPhone 4). But an iPhone with just a little bit bigger screen in both x and y, they'd surely have to boost the resolution to retain its 'Retina' credentials. But they can't really quadruple it. It would have to be a brand new resolution for an iOS devise, and that introduces just a little more fragmentation. Something Apple doesn't like dealing with. |
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I thought the Germans hadn't launched workable LTE until mid 2012?
And the iPhone 5 launch mentioned LTE in Germany and the UK as working fine (thanks to 1800mhz support) - and the DC-HSPA support was pretty much Europe only. 800Mhz was launched first, in September 2010. Three networks had LTE 800 by July 2011, the time the first 1800Mhz network was launched Of course if your idea of "workable" means "iPhone compatible" then of course, that arrived with the 4G iPhone in mid 2012. Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Austria, Norway, and Sweden all had 800Mhz or 2600Mhz networks since 2009 or 2010 as well, contrary to Apple's claims. Ironically it was the leading economies - UK, France, Germany - that were the last, but then again Apple doesn't count anyone who can't afford their products. |
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I would like to see a larger screen, improved battery life, improved camera optics and NFC.
Improved battery life - Quite difficult to do with the current small form factor. Battery technology isn't improving at the rate of the tech it powers. Other than small incremental efficiency improvements, all they can do is make the battery physically bigger. Which if there's to be a bigger screened version, that would become an option. But it's unrealistic to expect any major advancements here right now. Improved camera optics - Also a given. They always incrementally improve the camera. To the point where it's gone from a pretty naff one in the first iPhone, to one that's now already one of the better ones. NFC - DOA. Ain't gonna happen. |
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NFC - DOA. Ain't gonna happen. |
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Yeah I agree with this the sweet spot for me for screen size is 4.3-4.8 inches. The main thing that puts me of iPhones at the moment is actually the screen size. iOS 7 has sorted a lot of things out which annoyed me compared to Android. Your right though iOS has still got further developments to be made to it.
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I think a bigger screened iPhone is just a matter off time. Much like with the iPad, The Jobs insisted a smaller iPad wouldn't work, but now we have one, and as it turns out, it's rather popular.
I expect the iPhone range will similarly expand. Not a bigger replacement, but a bigger brother. I see the 4" version being here to stay for those who want high-end performance in an easily pocketable form. Apple still being the only manufacturer doing so. And I can't see them adding any more than one additional size. A million-and-one different options is a Samsung thing, not an Apple thing. And I can't see that size being a 5+ inch 'phablet' like some rumours have had it. They're just a bit silly and willy waving. I think something in the 4.5" to 4.8" area could be a reasonable compromise. The one big issue to iron out though will that of resolution. With most screen size changes (bar the iPhone 5 going 16:9), they've either just kept the same resolution (e.g. iPad Mini), or quadrupled it (e.g. iPhone 4). But an iPhone with just a little bit bigger screen in both x and y, they'd surely have to boost the resolution to retain its 'Retina' credentials. But they can't really quadruple it. It would have to be a brand new resolution for an iOS devise, and that introduces just a little more fragmentation. Something Apple doesn't like dealing with. Quote:
Yes it will. The next iphone will have it.
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I already use my phone for contactless payments in Tesco and McDonald's it's pretty cool.
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Yes it will. The next iphone will have it.
I think it'll be me.
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Bigger screen.
& Qi wireless charger built in!! & 2GB RAM. |
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Bigger screen.
& Qi wireless charger built in!! & 2GB RAM. |
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