To be fair, we should probably wait until the product launch to comment on that....

cageface · on Sept 5, 2012

We know what's going to be in iOS 6 now and that doesn't leave a whole lot of room for unexpected hardware features.

bornhuetter · on Sept 5, 2012

That's a good point. They surely must have something hidden up their sleeves other than a bigger screen though.

markmm · on Sept 5, 2012

I doubt they will change the width, there must be 1000's of apps that will break or look wrong if they change that (without updating).

bornhuetter · on Sept 5, 2012

That's not what I mean. They could release a new integrated service, do something with the sound, make the thing out of some new material.

They almost certainly have something their sleeve to hype that they can claim competitors don't have. If they just make the screen bigger and some minor changes to the case, they will just be seen as playing catch up.

beedogs · on Sept 5, 2012

> They could release a new integrated service, do something with the sound, make the thing out of some new material.

Those are all relatively absurd examples. They tried the integrated-service route with Ping, and it was an unmitigated failure. What could they possibly do with the sound or the material?

Something tells me I'm going to be severely underwhelmed in a week or so.

bornhuetter · on Sept 5, 2012

They weren't intended to necessarily be good examples. By an intergated service, I meant something like Siri.

markmm · on Sept 5, 2012

What about squeezing the device as a user input method, squeezing the sides could unlock it.

markmm · on Sept 5, 2012

They need to do something unique like a small always on screen on the back to show statuses.

ryanhuff · on Sept 5, 2012

They can change the physical width of the device while making the change transparent to apps. I wouldn't put much stock into this.