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iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by lumens »

Everything about this design, from the edge to edge glass, to the Lightening + Magsafe connector is super appealing, but it's too much of a jump for Apple. Their design style is much slower and more iterative than this.

Arguably the biggest hardware leap so far was the 3gs -> 4, and that was limited to an aesthetic re-envisioning, a camera improvement, screen resolution upgrade, and processor bump.

This design showcases improvements that Apple would likely spread out over 3 generations: everything listed for their biggest leap above, plus new input mechanisms, new connector, significantly less heft, and waterproofing (!!).

Don't get me wrong -- I'd buy this in an instant, but it looks more like iPhone 8, than 6.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by derefr »

joeblau wrote: post #8

The design looks amazing, even though most people will probably have the device covered up with a phone cover. Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 versions of every image in my app which is getting to be a bit much.

> Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 versions of every image in my app which is getting to be a bit much.

I don't see why; for the edges, I think it'd look fine to just stretch the border-edge pixel out to infinity. All taps/gestures on the "sides" could be reported as occurring at the edge pixels. You'd need to modify your view-controller logic (to do something with all these edge-taps), but not your view.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by mynameisvlad »

That Magsafe Lightning concept would never work. Not only is there not enough space to fit powerful enough magnets, not only is the Lightning connector 8-pin, but one of the only reasons MagSafe even works is that laptops are strong enough to still be in the same place if tugged slightly. Your phone will now not only be tugged along with the cord, but will then disconnect more easily and fly across the room.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by derefr »

durkie wrote: post #7
MrFoof wrote: post #2

Would the aluminum + carbon fiber be a weave of aluminum mixed in with the carbon weave (similar to Pagani's carbotanium for the Huayra's body panels), or an aluminum galvanization process on the surface of the carbon fiber (similar to the galvanized carbon fiber in the Porsche 918 Spyder)?

I did my master's thesis on aluminum/carbon fiber composites and typically they mean infiltrating liquid aluminum through weaves of carbon fiber. But these materials are hard as hell to make. Carbon and aluminum do not get along for a variety of reasons, and aluminum/carbon composites remain a pie-in-the-sky concept. One of the ways they make Al/C composites now is through a process called squeeze casting, whereby th…

How much additional effort is that on top of the current process of making gorilla glass, though? I believe it already requires some mighty temperatures+pressures.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by derefr »

mynameisvlad wrote: post #13

That Magsafe Lightning concept would never work. Not only is there not enough space to fit powerful enough magnets, not only is the Lightning connector 8-pin, but one of the only reasons MagSafe even works is that laptops are strong enough to still be in the same place if tugged slightly. Your phone will now not only be tugged along with the cord, but will then disconnect more easily and fly across the room.

It could work... if they gave the connector a really big magnetic "ring" that held to the entirety of the bottom of the frame, not just the bit in the center. Maybe if they figured out a way to make the speakers also magnets... ;)

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by jrockway »

I love the idea of wrapping the display around the side of the phone and having touch sensors to detect when you're holding your phone. I have this problem where I'm holding the phone with one hand and trying to press something with my thumb. It doesn't register as a touch because part of my hand is contacting the front of the screen, causing my action to be interpreted as some sort of two-finger gesture. With accurate information about where my hand is, this would be easy to fix.

One question: why not a 1920x1080 screen? The Galaxy S4 already has that resolution.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by mynameisvlad »

derefr wrote: post #17
mynameisvlad wrote: post #13

That Magsafe Lightning concept would never work. Not only is there not enough space to fit powerful enough magnets, not only is the Lightning connector 8-pin, but one of the only reasons MagSafe even works is that laptops are strong enough to still be in the same place if tugged slightly. Your phone will now not only be tugged along with the cord, but will then disconnect more easily and fly across the room.

It could work... if they gave the connector a really big magnetic "ring" that held to the entirety of the bottom of the frame, not just the bit in the center. Maybe if they figured out a way to make the speakers also magnets... ;)

But the other issues will still plague it. It either won't disconnect, or will disconnect to easily.

Re: iPhone 6: An edgy concept

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Post by bebna »

joeblau wrote: post #8

The design looks amazing, even though most people will probably have the device covered up with a phone cover. Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 versions of every image in my app which is getting to be a bit much.

> 3 versions of every image

In Android you have to use 4 different density versions of your images to support the majority. And in BB10 you think about to differnt formats which have different artistic rules to them (you can't use the rule of thirds in a square, it doesn't work well).

So you should better expect screen size/density/aspect ratio differences in future or you will probably regret it.

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