Is there any possibility that iPhone X Plus screen would be full 4K?
Out of curiosity, what's the use case of a 6-inch 4K screen?
Watching iTunes 4K movies that I have plenty.
When is the reported Apple Event?
Hasn't been announced yet. We're guessing the week of Sept. 10.
Oh, iTunes streaming? You should have a 1080p version if you got them through iTunes. Not quite the same resolution, obviously.
If you've got them from a different source than iTunes, they'll play on the iPhone now.
Question of the day right there. I’m frequently baffled by the requests for some many pixels in a small display that there is no way people will be able to discern them.
If we already have phones with so many pixels that the majority of the population can’t see the individual pixels then why do we need to, say, double that number? I just don’t get it.
More pixels requires more processing power which requires more battery use and potentially more RAM which requires more battery use. For what?
Do you think that LCD model will have the same A12 CPU as OLED models?
That'll matter on a screen so small... why? Pushing such high pixel counts on such small screens is nothing more than marketing hype, as density that high on such a small screen only causes more issues than needed, such as battery consumption and performance degradation. It's pretty much impossible to see pixels on the iPhone X as it is, unless you're intentionally trying to see them at an inch away from your eyes. The only way I can see the pixels on my iPhone X is if I use a jeweler's loop.
Support for Apple Pencil on the iPhone would be somewhat useful for the Apple Store if they care about capturing legible signatures. I suppose they really don't care what it looks like but my signature done on an iPhone using my finger looks like it was done by a tree dwelling primate.
Other than that, I struggle to see many current use cases for using an Apple Pencil with an iPhone but I'm open to suggestions. At the very least Apple would have to come up with a shorter pencil if they expect you'll carry it around with you. Unless of course Apple is going to release the Apple Pocket Protector™ that not only provides a convenient and overtly stylish docking port for your Apple Pencil, but also recharges the pencil, and perhaps a tiny powered screwdriver, in similar fashion to the AirPods storage/charging capsule. Apple logo covered eyeglass tape optional.
"offered as option" pencil support doesn't make any sense unless the "option" is to buy the Pencil, but this presupposes that the likely candidate model would be the 6.5 inch; the priciest model in the line. Apple certainly isn't going to make a variation of the 6.5 with added Pencil support.
I'd be all in for Pencil support, even though my use case is limited, but I'm just not seeing this rumor as being close to happening.
Likely, but not certain. There hasn't been any discussion about it at all.
There is precedent. The iPhone SE had the same A9 as the iPhone 6s line -- but the former was released about six months later.
They play but not at full 4K resolution. For instance, on my iPhone X it only play full HD HDR version.
dewme said: Other than that, I struggle to see many current use cases for using an Apple Pencil with an iPhone but I'm open to suggestions.
I think a 6.5" screen would be large enough to get some benefit from the Pencil...mostly for photo/art applications + notes/annotations of PDFs etc.
This doesn’t seem to be anything more than pure guessing and speculating not based on any rumors or supply chain chatter. But if Apple does bring a version of the pencil to iPhone how do they do it and not have it look like a rip off of the Galaxy Note?
"limited within $1,000 threshold as to encourage purchasing from consumers"
...it's time for analysts to get over this and face the fact that the $1,000 threshold has been broken through and has been proven to be a non issue for sales"
I can perhsps understand them giving the 6.5” Pencil support, but not the smaller iPhone. Even at 6.5” is debatable if it’s a good idea; it may cause product confusion—one of Apple’s favourite games these days.
Unless you have superman eyes, that's a ridiculous answer. You can still watch 4K scaled down and I'm sure you won't see the difference.
They won’t, because only you care.