Here's Tim Cook on why no multi-tier iPhones or a phablet

29 May, 2013
At the All Things D11 conference, Cook confirmed Johny Ive is working on the iOS7 redesign.

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  • Anonymous
  • 9xH
  • 04 Jun 2013

No matter what size or screen a new iPhone will have - just iOS7 will decide over the success of the next iPhone. We all know when it comes to the hardware - it will be a little lighter, a bit smaller and will get a better camera. *yawn*
Just iOS7 will bring success or damage to Apple.

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    • Dr G
    • qTL
    • 31 May 2013

    Create a phablet or lose market share. This is the start of the demise of Apple - you CAN'T CONTROL THE MARKET. If you produce what people want, b/c you're so `freakin'' awesome, maybe there is still time for success. If you don't, you'll fail slowly and make excuses to your investors along the way. Pathetic.

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      • AnonD-116857
      • 3SW
      • 31 May 2013

      So stupid what this guys says.... apple´s trying make a perfect phone for 6 years... and nothing yet.... iphone keep getting the same problems ever... if you dont do a bigger phones or phablet... its because you´re not able to do!!!

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        • MILTK
        • TIG
        • 30 May 2013

        My phones...

        SonyErricsson P1 -> iPhone 3GS -> iPhone 4 -> iphone 4S -> Samsung S3 -> iPhone 5 -> Nokia Lumia 920......now back to iPhone 4.

        ...now I know what is best for me.

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          • niv
          • ttv
          • 30 May 2013

          You are so overproudy and that is killing you.Your competitors are far ahead moving in technology and innovations.Time has changed a lot but you are still there where you started.If you refuse to reality and pretend to have been best like Nokia used to you will die soon.

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            • Shaggy
            • TXU
            • 30 May 2013

            Denzo, 30 May 2013Honestly, the iPhone 5 is just a beast phone. Everything is... moreThat's your relativistic view on the iPhone, which many ppl share.

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              • Kabir
              • J9S
              • 30 May 2013

              Honestly iPhone 5 is best smartphone,not so fast not so slow its call human fast..Samsung s4 so fast I can't use it properly..I loose money with so many time bought it and later sell it true..I don't why I like iPhone always thee is some magic...use it and feel it..

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                • Anonymous
                • qKA
                • 30 May 2013

                Tim Cook is blind ... or just Apple Arrogant.

                Samsung is segmenting the market right before his eyes ... and while they eat his lunch, he keeps asserting there is no food on the table.

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                  • Kris
                  • 3Za
                  • 30 May 2013

                  Denzo, 30 May 2013Honestly, the iPhone 5 is just a beast phone. Everything is... moreAnd then you woke up with T. Cook in your bed... Was it amazing?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 2Gw
                    • 30 May 2013

                    Denzo, 30 May 2013Honestly, the iPhone 5 is just a beast phone. Everything is... moreThe apple is strong in this one

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                      • Denzo
                      • 2CF
                      • 30 May 2013

                      Honestly, the iPhone 5 is just a beast phone. Everything is perfect. In your hand feels like a jewel. It's battery is good enough. Clear phone calls. So smooth to touch and scroll, amazing apps and store. Screen is A grade. Design. A grade. And it has REAL features you can actually use. For me it's perfect. People who think they are "power uses" on a phone are just silly. What work can you do on a phone? Real work! Nothing. You need a keyboard you need a calculator that can be typed on faster than possible. Even emails, iPhone it fits in screen and looks good. Man my HTC one X and Samsung galaxy s2 were garbage compared to the iPhone 4. iPhone 5 is on another level. We don't have eye scroll though lmao!! I can't believe people value this bulls^^t!

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                        • Julfiker Haider
                        • YW2
                        • 30 May 2013

                        iphone 4s is the best size.

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                          • Shaggy
                          • TXU
                          • 30 May 2013

                          What about all the rumours(leaked by DigiTimes and supposedly accurate) of a low cost iPhone? That would certainly conflict with Cook's statement of only "one" iPhone. We all know that this opinion of Apple can change over time just like in the case of the iPad mini.

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                            • khan
                            • iwp
                            • 30 May 2013

                            apple s smoother than ever

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                              • Anonymous
                              • PB1
                              • 30 May 2013

                              No Cook, keep it small size and low cost but with good camera and music, i'll buy! i have a 4.7 android but it don't fit on my pocket and i just realize i don't really need the big screen.. i miss the small phones in the past.

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                                • HistoryRepeatsItself
                                • M3s
                                • 30 May 2013

                                Two words: Palm Pilot.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 4QS
                                  • 30 May 2013

                                  Anonymous, 30 May 2013Apparently Tim Cook was not as bulls**t as the dead and gon... moreEven the S4 Amoled screen has the best white balance....So again...Lying...Right? Where is the innovations and results he speaks of?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • PV{
                                    • 30 May 2013

                                    The whole world iphone users are desperate for large screen iphone. How can apple arrogantly ignore their consumers need?

                                    No wonder there's many iphone shifted to Android, especially Samsung Galaxy S2/S3/S4, Note 1/2 cellphones.

                                    A company did not listening to their consumer WILL eventually going down, just like Nokia Symbian, and Microsoft WP and RIM Blackberry.

                                    Although it may take some years to see apple bad business results, but definitely apple is going down, unless Tim Cook daring enough to take the chance to bashing all Steve Jobs ancient philosophy & vision and flush them away into toilet bowl.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PV{
                                      • 30 May 2013

                                      Apparently Tim Cook was not as bulls**t as the dead and gone Steve Jobs, but nevertheless he is still the same crap coming from Apple.

                                      Screen size not necessary? Color representation, white balance, brightness and battery life?
                                      Then what happened to older generation iphone and ipad warm color shift?
                                      What happened to iphone4, new ipad(3), ipad 4th gen poor battery life?

                                      So we haven’t become defocused by working on multiple lines.
                                      Then try to stick with only 1 ipod, 1 macbook, 1 mac pc.

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                                        • AnonD-150588
                                        • nbr
                                        • 30 May 2013

                                        Is anyone here serious or older than 12 years old actually? Apple is not the company who follows the usual lines of the rest companies (e.g. samsung). They have their own philosophy. As a matter of fact they put a soul in their products. No doubt there are many great phones etc around the world so there is no problem if you do not like Apple choose something else. But you cannot be commenting constantly against apples philosophy. They don't want to be like the rest thats it. They do not want to have a phablet as a matter of fact most users find phablets useless. Personally if iphone goes more than 4.5" i wouldnt bother to buy it. Quit complaining like retarded kids. You like apple products you buy them you dont, dont buy them. I cannot use an imac for example although i love the design because of the small graphic power even with the biggest vga card on so i dont do it and but i dont complain either