What Will The IPhone 6 Offer Against Huge Android Smartphones?

2023 Author: Gordon Kinson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-26 08:36

Flagship models of 2013 in the Android smartphone market, such as the Samsung Galaxy S 4, Sony Xperia Z and HTC One, leave the previously innovative Retina display far behind in display size and pixel density. Apparently, the time has come for Apple Retina +. Let's consider the most likely options for implementing competitive screens using the iPhone 6 as an example.

Most likely, following the traditions of the launch of previous generations of phones, the new iPhone 5S will not differ in appearance from the “five”, and will retain a large-format Retina display. Rumor has it that the iPhone 6 will receive a higher resolution display and will come with several variations.

Apple never looks back at the development of Android smartphones with their trends of increasing the diagonal of the screen and the cores of the flagship models. But competitors are successfully winning over users' love by offering models such as the Galaxy S 4 with a large, high-definition display, making it easy to watch Full HD movies in a pocket-sized device. Apple will not be able to endlessly ignore a niche that is developing without it.

It's possible that Apple is planning to equip the iPhone 6 with the new Retina + HD. Consider all the options for a future high-definition display for Apple.

Retina + HD display

Rumors about the manufacturer of the new iPhone 6 display often cite Sharp, whose 5-inch HD-resolution Sharp IGZO was unveiled at CES 2013.

An alliance between Sharp and Apple is quite possible. Only for Apple will not be a breakthrough five-inch panel with a resolution not far from the resolution of the latest iPhone, besides, the pixel density of IGZO loses to Retina. Apple needs high-quality 1080p displays, and Sharp is able to meet the needs of the corporation.

By choosing IGZO display for iPhone 6, Apple will get energy efficient displays with high-quality picture and excellent touch response. Apple may be interested in this technology, in particular a five-inch display for a smartphone. Thus, Cupertinos will be able to compete on a par with both the new Android flagships and the niche Samsung Galaxy Note and LG Optimus Vu.

It's worth noting that Sharp IGZO displays allow you to use a regular pencil instead of a dedicated stylus or finger.

iPhone 6 with multiple display sizes

Apple can offer users a choice of comfortable display diagonal to reach the maximum audience. Perhaps the iPhone as we now know it will continue to exist with an older brother in the bargain. Moreover, the usual sales model used for Android devices “the smartphone with the largest diagonal in the line has the best characteristics” will not work for Apple, so that the buyer of the “regular” iPhone 6 does not feel infringed on the characteristics.

What will happen to fragmentation?

Releasing 1 product in a line in a year, Apple has always been famous for excellent application compatibility and lack of fragmentation. Apple won't let itself take a step back without coming up with a common ecosystem for all devices. But, if you remember the announcement of the iPhone 5, Apple has enlarged the display by changing the usual screen proportions, which forced developers to reconfigure all of their applications. This may mean that the apple corporation is ready for changes in its ecosystem, the main thing is to remain a confident player in the mobile device market.

See also:

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New iPhone 6 concept with 4.6-inch display.

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IPhone 6 concept by Arthur Reis.

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