3.5" iPhone again?

[tigerinexile]

I have a friend or two who long for it.

I suspect that when Apple does a smaller phone (my money's on a 7 Mini), it'll be the four-inch version, just because of screen ratio.


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[minminlight]

I'd like to see an iPhone 7 mini, it's all about choices! Of course keep the popular current sizes, but give folks a smaller choice also for those who want one! (this is coming from a plus user BTW!)

+1 for iPhone 7 mini : D

 

[Rob Phillips]

I'd like to see an iPhone 7 mini, it's all about choices! Of course keep the popular current sizes, but give folks a smaller choice also for those who want one! (this is coming from a plus user BTW!)

The problem is that there is such a small demand for a phone that size that it's doubtful that Apple would ever find making another 3.5" phone economically feasible. I agree that it's all about choices but Apple is in this game to make money and they just aren't going to invest in a device that has little hope of being profitable.

If there's any hope for the small screen fans out there it may come in the form of something like a 4" iPhone 7c. I think there would be more demand for that size and 16:9 aspect ratio.

 

[pkcable]

The problem is that there is such a small demand for a phone that size that it's doubtful that Apple would ever find making another 3.5" phone economically feasible. I agree that it's all about choices but Apple is in this game to make money and they just aren't going to invest in a device that has little hope of being profitable.

If there's any hope for the small screen fans out there it may come in the form of something like a 4" iPhone 7c. I think there would be more demand for that size and 16:9 aspect ratio.

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[Rob Phillips]

Nice shiny new badge!!! Congrats!

Thank you!

 

[poochie89]

i think the market for a 3.5' device is way to small
4' could be interesting for apple though

 

[TLD1]

At first I thought Apple had bumped their corporate heads with the 3.5" phone rehash...but several of my coworkers have told me that they have been kept from upgrading their 5's and 5s's to the 6 or 6s because of the size of the phone. They feel very comfortable with the ease of one-handed use and compact portability of the smaller device...so the re-release of a same size phone is right up their alleys, and they are excited about it!

Frankly, I think it will sell many more than even they expect.

It may have been mentioned in an earlier post, but Steve Jobs said that the 3.5" screen size was perfect for reaching the entire span of the screen with the average persons thumb...so that was the perfect size for his idea of the iPhone.

 

[Just_Me_D]

Personally, I would not want to use a screen size that small again. My eyes are quite happy with the display of the iPhone Plus versions.

 

[HAWK]

Personally, I would not want to use a screen size that small again. My eyes are quite happy with the display of the iPhone Plus versions.

Yeah any smaller than the 6 I'm not interested anymore. Agreed

 

[Ledsteplin]

Only as a knock around back up to my 6s Plus!