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The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by tarice »

Question: Per this article, what iPhone version will be able to reach to the moon?

Assuming: Increase in icons is quadratic over time. Each iPhone version requires an extra 8.6mm in height to hold the extra icons. The distance to the moon is ~240,000 miles. The length of the iPhone 1 is negligible.

Step One: Regress the data from the article to get the equation "y = 3.25x^2 - 27.65x + 76.95", where y = # of icons and x = iPhone version number.

Step Two: Convert equation to mm. 8.6mm increase for every 5 icon capacity (difference between iPhone 4 and 5) => multiply our equation by 8.6mm/5 icons => new equation is "y = 5.59x^2 - 47.558x + 132.354", where y = mm.

Step Three: Solve for x when y = 386,242,560,000mm (240,000 miles in mm).

*Answer: The iPhone 262,864 will be able to reach to the moon, opening up a key market for mobile users in the year 330,592 AD. It will debut with a little under 225 billion apps, too.

Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by freehunter »

[deleted] wrote: post #47
mtgx wrote: post #17

There's also the iPhone 10, the tallest iPhone yet! http://9.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iPhone-10.jpe... And iPhone 20: http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iphone-20.jpg Thumb actions might be a little hard there.

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This article isn't kind of a joke. This article is exactly a joke. It's making fun of Apple rumors and complaints after new product announcements.

Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by jeremyjh »

[deleted] wrote: post #47
mtgx wrote: post #17

There's also the iPhone 10, the tallest iPhone yet! http://9.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iPhone-10.jpe... And iPhone 20: http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iphone-20.jpg Thumb actions might be a little hard there.

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I thought it WAS a joke - the icon projection gave it away.

Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by jeremyjh »

[deleted] wrote: post #47
mtgx wrote: post #17

There's also the iPhone 10, the tallest iPhone yet! http://9.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iPhone-10.jpe... And iPhone 20: http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iphone-20.jpg Thumb actions might be a little hard there.

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I thought it WAS a joke - the icon projection gave it away.

Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by Zikes »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #42
Zikes wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you mean Google Glass. Goggles is their app for scanning photos and identifying things.

Google Goggles used to be site previews, IIRC.

I think those are called Instant Previews.

Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by batista »

incision wrote: post #37
twmb wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know why everybody claims that the iPhone has the "perfect" screen size[1]. I have never had a problem with any android phone size... they are larger, but nobody ever considers they aren't just larger for larger's sake. I appreciate the larger screen, not only for the extra space on the keyboard but because I like the extra display. My pockets aren't miniature. They can fit a slightly larger phone. Sitting do…

Because Apple. The notion of a "perfect" screen size makes exactly as much sense as a perfect ring, glove, shirt or shoe size - none.

>The notion of a "perfect" screen size makes exactly as much sense as a perfect ring, glove, shirt or shoe size - none.

Really? Because any device but has to be sold to hundrends of millions people, western, asian, african, men, women, adults, teenagers, etc, must accommodate their median hand size to fit comfortably well.

So, the notion of a "perfect screen size" makes PERFECT sense: it's the one thats usable by the majority of millions of people. And it's not as much a specific screen size, as a guideline: the median finger must be able to reach the upper corner easily.

Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by wonderzombie »

twmb wrote: post #21
incision wrote: post #15

Anyone can make a larger smartphone display. But if you go large for large’s sake, you end up with a phone that feels oversize, awkward, and hard to use. iPhone 7 features a 7-inch display designed the right way: it’s bigger, but it’s the same width as iPhone 4S, 5, 5S, 6, 6G and 6GS.

I don't know why everybody claims that the iPhone has the "perfect" screen size[1]. I have never had a problem with any android phone size... they are larger, but nobody ever considers they aren't just larger for larger's sake. I appreciate the larger screen, not only for the extra space on the keyboard but because I like the extra display. My pockets aren't miniature. They can fit a slightly larger phone. Sitting do…

I have a Galaxy Nexus. The keyboard is precisely why bigger is not better for me. Typing anything one-handed or hitting something on the upper or lower right of the screen is difficult for me; I end up letting the device rest in my hand somewhat precariously, which is extra fun when standing on a shaky bus in stop-and-start traffic.

I'm not the biggest person but my hands aren't tiny. I've been able to use other (e.g.) Nexus phones without any trouble. So from my perspective the bar ought to be higher than "we're making it bigger because we like more pixels" or whatever.

Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?

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Post by PhrosTT »

dakotasmith wrote: post #44
nuclear_eclipse wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a counter-point, I bought a Nexus S (4.3") when they were first available, I loved it and appreciated the screen size bump from my older Nexus One. But when my employer gave me a Galaxy Nexus (4.7"), I thought the screen was too large. I can still use the phone, but a lot of one-handed uses feel awkward or strained because my thumb can't reach the top of the phone without having to first reposition the phone in my…

I needed to get another phone weeks before yesterday's iPhone announcement, so I went with the Galaxy Nexus, since it is contract-free and affordable. Attempting to select multiple emails, one-handed across the screen with my thumb, has lead me to drop the phone several times. Fortunately it is built like a cheap plastic tank. Dropping it is part of how I introduce it to people. "Remember when you used to drop your p…

From a physics perspective isn't a flying battery a good way to dissipate energy?
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