Apple CEO Tim Cook Promises 'Great Things' Are Coming When Asked About Larger iPhone

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Posted January 17, 2014 at 11:55am by Shalom Levytam

Apple CEO Tim Cook promised China Mobile customers 'great things' after being asked if the company was developing an iPhone with a larger display, reports Bloomberg.

Cook was at China Mobile's headquarters store for the launch of iPhone sales at the carrier. He handed out autographed iPhones with Chairman Xi Guohua and was questioned about bigger screens and flexible displays.

“We never talk about future things,” Cook said. “We have great things we are working on but we want to keep them secret. That way you will be so much happier when you see it.”

It's estimated that China Mobile could sell as many as 10 million iPhone units this year. Pre-orders for the device reached about 1 million units.

DisplaySearch recently suggested that the iPhone 6 could come in a 4.7-inch 1600x900 version and a 5.5-inch 1920x1080 version. Notably, Reuters has reported that Apple is looking at introducing a 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch iPhone.

What size do you think would be best for the iPhone 6?

Apple CEO Tim Cook Promises 'Great Things' Are Coming When Asked About Larger iPhone

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Maher - January 17, 2014 at 8:43pm

The most good think in the iPhone is the you can use it by one hand therefore I strongly recommend to keep the iPhone size as is and to launch a bigger screen if need to those who need bigger screen size

Anthony - January 17, 2014 at 4:15pm

Wolverine and Demo have good points. Fukjohn also has a comical point ;-)

Anthony - January 17, 2014 at 4:11pm

2014 will be an exciting year, but NOT for screen size . I'm not one of those people that want an IMAX screen on my phone (I leave that to the iPad/iMac/Mac Air/TV)..... It's quite embarrassing to have your phone ring in a meeting and having to pull out something the size of a Sony WalkMan- seems to me like a step back in time .....so a bigger screen is not the "next best thing" however it is an interesting prospect, as I know that Apple will take a big screen and make it as beautiful and convenient as the existing 5S.

Demo - January 17, 2014 at 3:11pm

iPad mini with phone app ? Why bigger screen ? Why?

WestboundAndDown - January 17, 2014 at 3:49pm

I agree! Why the hell would anyone want a bigger screen than the iPhone 5? It's the perfect size!

Wolverinemarky - January 17, 2014 at 2:48pm

Whichever size gives us the highest ppi imaginable so we can be retina gods again

gamerscul9870 - January 17, 2014 at 4:00pm

We already are because are the only retina users.

thats cute - January 17, 2014 at 4:10pm

The iPhone has been behind in ppi for a bit.... iPhone 4,4s,5c,5s = 326 ppi Samsung Note 3 = 388 ppi Samsung Galaxy s4 = 441 ppi Lumia 1020 = 334 ppi Lumia 920, 925, & 928 = 332 ppi HTC One = 468 ppi The whole Retina thing is just marketing talk for Apple. Everyone has leaped on by.

gamerscul9870 - January 17, 2014 at 4:34pm

Still, what is better for other display if we have enough to sharpen the display?

THui - January 18, 2014 at 6:34am

U won't notice a huge difference between a 300 and 500 ppi. It all depends on the accuracy of the colors and angles that determines the quality of the screen.

gamerscul9870 - January 18, 2014 at 7:50am

See, Tony doesn't even understand this.

Nitro Junkie - January 18, 2014 at 8:58am

See that what people don't understand. Like john said. The human eye can't really tell the difference between 300-500 ppi. Everyone thinks because the number is bigger it's better. It's total BS. same with megapixels on cameras.

Nitro Junkie - January 18, 2014 at 8:59am

Sorry what T Hui said.

THui - January 18, 2014 at 11:39pm

Also in a camera, people have to understand that Megapixels don't matter if u have a small lens. A small lens and sensor size won't make pictures better no matter what the megapixels is compared to cameras with bigger lens and sensor size. That is why a 41 MP camera on a Nokia phone is just slightly better than a 8MP on the IPhone 5S. MP only means the total number of dots on the screen.

gamerscul9870 - January 19, 2014 at 12:00am

So if we have a 1000mp camera and compared it to a 2000 mp camera, there is a difference if we don't care how big a sensor which takes in light and the picture will be sharp as Fck but dark as Fck. Explain that.

THui - January 19, 2014 at 1:26am

K, u are getting into extreme cases. I meant if a camera has 16 MPs and the IPhone only has 8MPs, but the 16MP camera has a smaller sensor and lens, then normally the 8MP camera will take better quality photos. Color accuracy of the screen also plays a big part of it as well as the quality of the angle shots, zoom, and quality of image stabilization.

gamerscul9870 - January 19, 2014 at 2:40am

T hui you got into this ya know.

Jew - January 17, 2014 at 2:37pm

But when will it be shipped ?

Azman - January 17, 2014 at 12:21pm

Great news!!

gamerscul9870 - January 17, 2014 at 12:11pm

How about a 4.5", 5", and a 5.5".

gamerscul9870 - January 17, 2014 at 12:09pm

Even with new ideas, this is an example apple is still alive jobs or not.

Nitro Junkie - January 17, 2014 at 7:32pm

Love the name dude. Notice Ismael Santos struck again in the comments with his gibberish. I'm surprised he didn't ask anyone to fax him.

gamerscul9870 - January 17, 2014 at 8:12pm

Agreed <3