Did Samsung Forget About Tablets?
This is encouraging. 9to5Mac is reporting rumors that the upcoming iPhone 8 is shorter than the Plus model but slightly wider than the non-Plus 4.7” iPhone. This would be the best case scenario.
I’ve been concerned that Apple would give the new flagship iPhone a taller and narrower aspect ratio. As I’ve written before, narrow screens make viewing the internet terrible when holding your device in portrait mode.
I’ve been concerned that Apple would give the new flagship iPhone a taller and narrower aspect ratio. As I’ve written before, narrow screens make viewing the internet terrible when holding your device in portrait mode.
There’s an intangible quality to tall narrow aspect ratios that people just don’t like. That’s part of the reason why Android tablets abandoned their tall narrow aspect ratios and eventually emulated the iPad’s fatter ratio. Since the iPad is not intended for your pocket it has the luxury of using a pleasing 4:3 screen aspect ratio.
Since phones need to fit into your pocket they’ll probably never get to a 4:3 aspect ratio. That’s OK. But backtracking from where we are now with a 16:9 ratio to an even taller and narrower screen would be a big mistake.
Even if Apple does end up going with a narrower aspect ratio, all is not lost. It's only a temporary setback until screens become foldable. At that point, all of a sudden everyone will rediscover the wonders of width.
My iPhone 7 Plus is too tall, not too wide. I'd still prefer that the width of the 7 Plus not be reduced at all. That is really the best part of the 7 Plus.
Related:
Phandroid.com - The Galaxy S8's Worst Feature Is It's Screen
The Web Is Better on Wider iPhones
Since phones need to fit into your pocket they’ll probably never get to a 4:3 aspect ratio. That’s OK. But backtracking from where we are now with a 16:9 ratio to an even taller and narrower screen would be a big mistake.
Even if Apple does end up going with a narrower aspect ratio, all is not lost. It's only a temporary setback until screens become foldable. At that point, all of a sudden everyone will rediscover the wonders of width.
My iPhone 7 Plus is too tall, not too wide. I'd still prefer that the width of the 7 Plus not be reduced at all. That is really the best part of the 7 Plus.
Related:
Phandroid.com - The Galaxy S8's Worst Feature Is It's Screen
The Web Is Better on Wider iPhones
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