Apple Discussion Thread - iPad Air 2, iMac 5K Retina, OS X 10.10 out

[Cersei 56]

I think this looks genuine to be honest

[amenART 429]

looks real, but kind of boring i hoped they'd do something a bit different, not just stretch the old model and make it lighter

[Mr Josh 3]

Fake

Nope.

[Cersei 56]

I want and can't wait to buy this

[Hewkah 48]

If this is true, then they've went back in time. I thought things were supposed to get smaller?   It looks like an Android, freaking huge! 

[South Blonde 5,445]

Hope it's fake

[cometoogg 0]

the only thing i dont like is that line on top of the camera tbh

[Mr Josh 3]

If this is true, then they've went back in time. I thought things were supposed to get smaller?   It looks like an Android, freaking huge! 

4.7 is far from 'freaking huge'. It's about damn time they use a decent sized display .

[Zoey Brooks 0]

Honestly I've hated the idea of a bigger iPhone since the rumours started however long ago. All I want is to keep the phone the same size and improve the battery, but for some reason there's this massive push to make the screens bigger and the phones thinner, it's a mess  :toofloppy:

[Cersei 56]

Honestly I've hated the idea of a bigger iPhone since the rumours started however long ago. All I want is to keep the phone the same size and improve the battery, but for some reason there's this massive push to make the screens bigger and the phones thinner, it's a mess  :toofloppy:

 

I have kept my iPhone 4 since I got it in 2010, and now I must admit i'm aching abit for a bigger screen.

 

The 5 didn't actually look big enough for me... i quite like the idea 4.7 inch screen, I'm also looking forward to my upgrade because i'm technically getting the features of like 4 iPhones and a new one with features we don't even know yet. 

Yay exciting time to be me 

[PicklePower 1,649]

Does it have a prayer app?

 

[Zoey Brooks 0]

I have kept my iPhone 4 since I got it in 2010, and now I must admit i'm aching abit for a bigger screen.

 

The 5 didn't actually look big enough for me... i quite like the idea 4.7 inch screen, I'm also looking forward to my upgrade because i'm technically getting the features of like 4 iPhones and a new one with features we don't even know yet. 

Yay exciting time to be me 

At least they're still making the smaller ones as well

 

I just hope there isn't some amazing feature in the 4.7 inch that the other ones don't get

[Cersei 56]

At least they're still making the smaller ones as well

 

I just hope there isn't some amazing feature in the 4.7 inch that the other ones don't get

 

I guess it depends which model you have

 

for me, no matter what.. it's worth the upgrade.

[Cersei 56]

the only thing i dont like is that line on top of the camera tbh

 

Think about it though, whenever you use it you will be holding it

 

and covering up the ugly bit.

 

Wack a case on and enjoy whats INSIDE 

[Mr Josh 3]

A Tweet today from developer Steven Troughton-Smith points out that the graphics shown on the display during this booting process "*seem* to confirm" John Gruber's arguments in favor of the device being equipped with a 1334 x 750 display at the same 326 pixels per inch density of previous Retina displays. More specifically, the evidence points toward an approximately 667 x 375 point display, which would presumably arrive in the form of a 2x Retina display at 1334 x 750 as Gruber suggests.

Sparked by Troughton-Smith's observation, we have independently examined photos of the booting device provided to us by Feld & Volk and come to the same conclusion.

 

iPhone 6 (left) and iPhone 5s (right) shown booting to recovery mode. Letterboxing on iPhone 6 visible below Lightning cable.

 

The method relies on the fact that the "Connect to iTunes" image does not completely fill the display on the iPhone 6, with the Lightning cable ending above the bottom edge of the screen whereas on current iPhones it extends all the way to the edge. Assuming this "letterboxing" is due to the image not being optimized for the larger iPhone 6 display, it would correspond to the image filling an area equivalent to a 4-inch screen centered on the device's 4.7-inch display.

 

This would account for the margin of black seen between the cable and the bottom of the display, and measuring the ratio of the space (plus a presumed equal one at the top) to the overall display size should yield an approximation of how much larger the viewable area is in points on the iPhone 6.

 

4.7-inch iPhone 6 display showing apparent letterboxed areas (red) with image optimized for 4-inch display (blue)

 

By our calculations, the border areas not covered by the image together suggest that the iPhone 6 display carries approximately 17.5% more points in the vertical dimension than a current 4-inch display. This would move the current 568-point height of the iPhone 6 (1136 pixels at 2x Retina) to 667 points (1334 pixels assuming 2x Retina) on the iPhone 6.

Assuming the aspect ratio of the screen remains the same as in the iPhone 5s, which by all indications it does, this would mean a 667 x 375 point (1334 x 750 pixels Retina) display for the iPhone 6. Performing the calculation in the horizontal dimension is more difficult due to nature of the recovery mode image, with no portion of the visible graphics extending to the side edge of the overall image to determine how much letterboxing space is on the sides.

 

Some observers have questioned the legitimacy of the video given the unfamiliar gear icon at initial startup and the blue iTunes logo that does not match the new red logo used on iOS 8, but Troughton-Smith notes the device is likely simply running Apple's BurnIn tool rather than full iOS 7 or 8.

This a--lysis obviously addresses only the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 that Feld & Volk has acquired parts for. Gruber suggests the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will likely contain a 2208 x 1242 display at a sharper 3x factor than the current 2x Retina. As pointed out by developer James Thomson and 9to5Mac, the current iOS 8 beta is indeed showing some behavior indicating a preference for displaying 3x images when available.