News - Experts believe an iPhone mini is in the pipeline

[HEXUS]

Apple needs lower priced ammo in the smartphone wars.

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[hatsumi]

Would it have a 2.5" screen or are they just expecting them to rebrand the iphone 4S? Seeing as that has a smaller screen than the S3 mini.

[kingpotnoodle]

But iPhone is teeny tiny for little people hands already!

[Kushan]

I can't see it happening, Apple has already started to feel the wrath of fragmentation with the iPhone 5's bigger screen and the iPad Mini's smaller screen. A mini iPhone would be yet another screen size to deal with.

[brasco]

I think it's the right size already tbh. Are we going to see it followed by iPad Massive® and iPhone Micro®

[kalniel]

I can't see it happening, Apple has already started to feel the wrath of fragmentation with the iPhone 5's bigger screen and the iPad Mini's smaller screen. A mini iPhone would be yet another screen size to deal with.

What wrath would that be? Apple's competitors already have phones out in a variety of sizes from phablet to mini, apple need to offer something in the same markets to compete.

[Brewster0101]

I can't see it happening, Apple has already started to feel the wrath of fragmentation with the iPhone 5's bigger screen and the iPad Mini's smaller screen. A mini iPhone would be yet another screen size to deal with.

What wrath would that be? Apple's competitors already have phones out in a variety of sizes from phablet to mini, apple need to offer something in the same markets to compete.

I think he is referring to the software eco system.

[3dcandy]

Screen size isn't the problem resolution is. SO choose a screen size and keep to a resolution that is already is use would surely solve that problem, no?

[mikerr]

Well they can't go much bigger without bumping to ipad mini:

[kalniel]

Screen size isn't the problem resolution is. SO choose a screen size and keep to a resolution that is already is use would surely solve that problem, no?

Resolution shouldn't be a problem either - bitmaps are so 1980s. UI should be responsive these days so fine with a variety of resolutions and aspect ratios.

[3dcandy]

Resolution shouldn't be a problem either - bitmaps are so 1980s. UI should be responsive these days so fine with a variety of resolutions and aspect ratios.

Except it doesn't work that way in Appleland...

[kalniel]

Except it doesn't work that way in Appleland...

Why not? If you're writing an app there's nothing forbidding you from making it responsive is there? I thought most already were to handle vertical-horizontal transitions anyway.

[3dcandy]

do you know I can't tell you why, but it is a problem. Some apps don't play ball, and a load of apps had to be rewritten and updated last time the res changed. I *think* it may be something to do with apps and html5 stuff not playing ball, but I could be wrong...

Perhaps somebody more qualified could explain it? I can just remember apps with black borders and having problems...

[kalniel]

Well I guess just because you *can* do something doesn't mean you *will* Poor code exists regardless of the capability to create better code

[shakerist]

Steve Jobs would be rolling in his grave

[JimmyBoy]

I think it's the way app devs are forced to code their apps, as every single app has to be updated to be 'iPhone 5 optimised' the black borders are annoying and it would be much better if they were just up scaled but nope, apple likes things done in a certain way, luckily it's slowly becoming a thing of the past as most apps I use now use my i5's full screen