iPhone 5?

[DeeKay86]

There is no magical 300 ppi limit as you claim. Retina display is a completely made up marketing term. It has no clear definition, and will be used by Apple to market any device they release in the future that they feel has a high enough resolution.

Apple is about to release an iPad 2 with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 which calculates to a ppi of 260, and they have every intention of marketing the device as having a Retina display.

If a display with a ppi of 260 can be considered Retina just because the device has a larger screen, why can't a device with a ppi of 285 be called Retina since the device will likewise have a larger screen?
The iPad won't be the last time you see the term either. I fully expect to see Macbook Pros, iMacs, and Cinema Displays with substantially higher resolutions in the future, and these devices will also likewise be marketed with a term Retina display, even though most of them will not have a ppi above 300 either, despite the substantial upgrade in resolution.

The vast majority of laptops, monitors, hdtvs have a dpi of around a 130 or so. If the screen looks sufficiently high res and the pixels sufficiently difficult to see, it doesn't actually matter the precise ppi number.

Retina display is a completely made up marketing term. It has no clear definition, and it can be used to mean whatever Apple wants it to mean.

Fair point. The way I saw it was that 'Retina' display meant 'can't see the pixels'. But if what you are saying is true (I guess it is), then fair enough.

 

[Keydogg]

Doesn't the 4 have 275dpi, not 300?

The new iPhone definitely needs a bigger screen, after using my Mrs' Galaxy S and my mates HD7 which both have much bigger screens at around 200dpi and they are very clear. Going back to mine having used those, feels like the screen size is the same as a Nokia 3310!

I would MUCH rather sacrifice 75dpi and have a bigger screen. After all, the 3GS had dpi of 60 less than both the HD7 and Galaxy S!

 

[Christopher]

iPhone 4 is 326ppi.

I reckon it'll get a 0.2" increase to 4". It'll still stay above 300ppi that way.

 

[Keydogg]

0.5" increase*

I think 4" would be very acceptable, not sure if it will happen though.

 

[Keydogg]

Double post, joy.

 

[Keydogg]

Wow, seriously?!

 

[MK3 Dan]

Anyone have more new's on the 5 release date? My contract is due soon and im thinkin of waiting!

 

[Revels]

There won't be a release date until the start of June.

 

[wozzaa]

Retina display and if you can see the pixels or not depends on a few factors. The iPhone is a small screen and a small device, you tend to hold it closer to yourself than you would a laptop / iPad.

The further away you are from the device the lower the PPI can be while giving a clear display.

 

[Christopher]

That's why there's an industry standard that everything measured at.

The 27" iMac display for instance, is only 109ppi.

 

[paddymph]

So, I hear the 5 is possibly going to be made from Carbon Fibre?

 

[Tom]

Rumours seem to indicate this is the case

 

[VeinAST]

Rumours seem to indicate this is the case

LOL

 

[paddymph]

Rumours seem to indicate this is the case

Did you mean that "double entendre", Tom? Very clever... lol

 

[DeeKay86]

Rumours seem to indicate this is the case

Don't know if that was intended, but epic response! LOL

 

[AK]

Carbon fibre sounds sexy!

 

[Tom]

It was intentional. Thanks, please try the fish.

 

[Gally]

There are no better responses than Tom's.

He's sometimes just a little too cryptic for me and my tiny brain.

 

[seb]

 

[Revels]

a little birdy told me that there will be no button on the ipad 2 and it will be unlocked etc using gestures.

No. That's wrong.

is it?

Yes.

And what happens if you don't have 4 or 5 fingers?

There will always be a home button.

i heard from an inside source otherwise. hense my saying so.

Who are you to say who I do and do not know?

It's what I've been told by a good friend. Not some douche in the pub

 

[jon_r]

iirc, he got banned.

 

[Ali]

So yeh, to save me reading this whole thread. When is the iPisch5 expected? I need to forewarm Dan and Chris.

 

[Revels]

Announced - 5th June. Out within two weeks.

 

[Harpham]

FLOL!!! Great post.

I think im going to get the iPhone 5 when it comes out. Contract expires in June, get rid of Crapberry and reinvest in an iPhone, win!

 

[Ali]

Thanking you. I'll hold off till then.

 

[Christopher]

I have a cunning plan. I took a new contract out with my iPhone for last July, so I'd normally need to skip the 5 and wait for the 2012 hardware.

But the missus' iPhone 3GS contact come to an end in June. Handy. Slip 'er £100 and she said she'd swap as long as my iPhone stays mint until then.

Better than the £250+ it'd cost me to upgrade usually.

 

[eugegall]

There won't be a release date until the start of June.

Announced - 5th June. Out within two weeks.

Just to confirm.... Are you saying Apple have confirmed the 5th as a release date?

 

[JD]

I have a cunning plan. I took a new contract out with my iPhone for last July, so I'd normally need to skip the 5 and wait for the 2012 hardware.

But the missus' iPhone 3GS contact come to an end in June. Handy. Slip 'er £100 and she said she'd swap as long as my iPhone stays mint until then.

Better than the £250+ it'd cost me to upgrade usually.

ORLY? With ideas like that, we must be twins. Except for the fact that my misses is getting my old 4 and I get a nice new 5 when my contract is up in June. And I have to pay the upgrade fee. So really we're not twins. Bennnnnnnnnnnnnn???

 

[JD]

Just to confirm.... Are you saying Apple have confirmed the 5th as a release date?

He said "announced". I'm guessing that's the date of the next Apple "this is where are company is going" conference where they usually show case the new phone and give a release date.

 

[Ali]

I have a cunning plan. I took a new contract out with my iPhone for last July, so I'd normally need to skip the 5 and wait for the 2012 hardware.

But the missus' iPhone 3GS contact come to an end in June. Handy. Slip 'er £100 and she said she'd swap as long as my iPhone stays mint until then.

Better than the £250+ it'd cost me to upgrade usually.

Thing is i'm about as technologically advanced as a caveman! So having an iPhone 4 when everyone's got a 5 wouldn't make my johnson twitch!!....

I just need a new phone!

 

[Gally]

Just to confirm.... Are you saying Apple have confirmed the 5th as a release date?

FLOL.

You even quoted what he said, twice.

 

[eugegall]

FLOL.

You even quoted what he said, twice.

No i was genuinely confused. In the top quote i though he was saying that it wont be announced until June. Then in the second quote it was announced...

 

[Revels]

He said "announced". I'm guessing that's the date of the next Apple "this is where are company is going" conference where they usually show case the new phone and give a release date.

FLOL.

You even quoted what he said, twice.

Baffled! Lol. Announced and released are two different words, Euge!

5th - 'Hi. Today we have an awesome new product for you. But first here's some boring stats and pictures of shops'

Then he'll show you the iPhone 5. 'It's going to be available really fast. June <day>'.

 

[Gally]

Lols @ Jobs' script.

 

[eugegall]

Contract is up on 22nd July. Ill get mine then! I have a feeling its going to be great!

 

[DeeKay86]

Baffled! Lol. Announced and released are two different words, Euge!

5th - 'Hi. Today we have an awesome new product for you. But first here's some boring stats and pictures of shops'

Then he'll show you the iPhone 5. 'It's going to be available really fast. June <day>'.

Too true!!

However, I will still be sat here cheering at every stat like a mindless fanboy cheerleader! LOL

 

[john.med]

I will not be upgrading. I've bought both an iPhone 4 and a MBP in the last few months. It ends here. I'm broke.

 

[Christopher]

Just to confirm.... Are you saying Apple have confirmed the 5th as a release date?

PMSL.

 

[Christopher]

Is it out yet?

 

[john.med]

It'll prob be iPhone White or iPhone 4S day.