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Other Rumoured iPhone fold size - concept drawing and renders
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It’s roughly the same screen area as a regular iPhone, not really small IMO. Just trading height for width.
You will be able to reach the top, but only on the side of your respective hand. You’ll need to use both hands.
nicely done. thanks.
based on the dimensional comparisons with the other phones, i confirm im not in the market for this unwieldy device.
its a shape (both closed as well as open) that fits in a lady's handbag. and maybe fun to use in a cafe setting.
looking forward to the iPhone Air this September.
based on the dimensional comparisons with the other phones, i confirm im not in the market for this unwieldy device.
its a shape (both closed as well as open) that fits in a lady's handbag. and maybe fun to use in a cafe setting.
looking forward to the iPhone Air this September.
Great rendering! But when it’s closed its a bit too wide for my liking.
It does seem pretty strange. It's as if they couldn't decide between a flip and a fold, so they went somewhere in the middle. I think a flip would have a pretty specific target audience and a fold would have a different target audience. I'm not sure this hits the flip audience much at all, but probably still gets the fold audience pretty excited.
The narrower you make the outside screen, the more square the inside screen becomes, and the less suitable for 16:9 video and the like. I suspect that is driving the design.
When the diagonals originally leaked, I thought Apple was going for the same aspect ratio for the inner and outer screen (which would result in 1:1.41), so that apps could be switched between inner and outer screen without having to change their layout (i.e. the app may not even notice). But with the latest details, the aspect ratios seem to differ enough for that theory to be wrong.
I like the drawings.
Is it possible that the large folding screen will wrap around the outside of the device, like a book cover? Wrapping the same screen around a 5.5-11mm thick device would allow the iPhone to be narrower in width than in the drawings.
Apple had at least explored the idea several years ago: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/1...ble-display-gorilla-glass-bendable-smartphone.
These renders are outstanding. Really gives a sense of how this will look.
I’m concerned about the width when folded. This won’t fit in some pockets of mine as easily. I’d rather have the narrow form even if it’s taller.
I’m concerned about the width when folded. This won’t fit in some pockets of mine as easily. I’d rather have the narrow form even if it’s taller.
Yeah it did seem odd that they would have different aspect ratios, but I was just following the rumoured resolution as a guide.
I know Apple always specify 'safe zones' to avoid the home bar etc, so maybe in one orientation the safe zone will be a bit more generous to create an equal aspect ratio
Yeah, but I would rather expect a larger “unsafe” zone on the outer display due to the front camera (as in your renders), which would increase rather than decrease the difference in aspect ratio.I know Apple always specify 'safe zones' to avoid the home bar etc, so maybe in one orientation the safe zone will be a bit more generous to create an equal aspect ratio
Awesome renders. Makes me want to buy one. Apple should be sending a check to the OP.
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Any iOS app built to iOS SDKs from the last few years must scale to different screen sizes. That's why iPhone apps work well in iPad Slideover.
They dont have to. Instagram, for example, on the iPad is still just the narrow phone app.
That's really good!
As a huge fan of the OG Pixel Fold's size and capability (preferred it to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold); I'd absolutely have that as an iPhone as long as the camera capabilities are kept top quality (ie Pro / Pro Max cameras)
The Pixel Fold and 9 Pro Fold did take excellent pictures IMO; but they weren't as good as my 15PM and 16PM I had alongside etc
As a huge fan of the OG Pixel Fold's size and capability (preferred it to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold); I'd absolutely have that as an iPhone as long as the camera capabilities are kept top quality (ie Pro / Pro Max cameras)
The Pixel Fold and 9 Pro Fold did take excellent pictures IMO; but they weren't as good as my 15PM and 16PM I had alongside etc
What you're saying makes sense, and is obviously true. But you paint this picture as if Apple is tackling a brand new problem. There are dozens of androids out there that somehow manage to have different ratios. I get that Apple has different standards for stuff like this, but having their devs create solutions for 2 more screen sizes really isn't the biggest deal on earth...
I believe that tri-folds are next for Apple. How much taller would the display have to be in order to keep the 4:3 aspect ratio when unfolded on a tri-fold?
I made two separate points. The first, import one doesn’t relate to same/different aspect ratios, but to having a non-square aspect ratio for the inner screen. And the less important one was acknowledging that Apple apparently isn’t going for the same aspect ratio.
Apple also isn’t the first to go for a wider outer screen in order to have a more rectangular inner screen. Look at the Huawei Pura X: