Phil Nickinson from Android Central has made a comparison video between the HTC One and the iPhone 5. As you can imagine, the HTC One looks much bigger because it is. As an iPhone user, there are a few cues I wish Apple would take from the HTC One.
First of all, the top and bottom bezels are very slim and Apple should look into that. In fact, the iPhone 5's display could theoretically fit vertically on an iPhone 4 chasis if Apple would have made smaller bezels. Obviously, there are other things to consider and Apple may not have been able to fit the 4 inch display on the iPhone 4, but I wish they would take a second look at that. If Apple had been able to increase the screen size but keep the overall phone the same size, that would have been incredible. How about a shorter, oval-shaped home button?
I also like the way the back of the HTC One is slightly curved. That would feel much better in the hand than the iPhone 5. Apple seems to be so intent on making the iPhone as thin as possible, but why? What if it were just slightly thicker? Wouldn't that mean we could have better battery life?
I'm still using an iPhone, but I sure wish Apple would consider a few things in the next iteration of the iPhone.
First of all, the top and bottom bezels are very slim and Apple should look into that. In fact, the iPhone 5's display could theoretically fit vertically on an iPhone 4 chasis if Apple would have made smaller bezels. Obviously, there are other things to consider and Apple may not have been able to fit the 4 inch display on the iPhone 4, but I wish they would take a second look at that. If Apple had been able to increase the screen size but keep the overall phone the same size, that would have been incredible. How about a shorter, oval-shaped home button?
I also like the way the back of the HTC One is slightly curved. That would feel much better in the hand than the iPhone 5. Apple seems to be so intent on making the iPhone as thin as possible, but why? What if it were just slightly thicker? Wouldn't that mean we could have better battery life?
I'm still using an iPhone, but I sure wish Apple would consider a few things in the next iteration of the iPhone.