I know it hurts, we all want sapphire, but Apple does this all the time. Intentionally cripple a product so they can have a talking point for the "s" release.
iPhone 6S, now with impenetrable sapphire display!!!! Magic!
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Detailed Yet Sketchy Report Claims 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NFC, Improved Touch ID, but No Sapphire Display for iPhone 6
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I know it hurts, we all want sapphire, but Apple does this all the time. Intentionally cripple a product so they can have a talking point for the "s" release.
iPhone 6S, now with impenetrable sapphire display!!!! Magic!
I'd thought you would have insisted on an ape glass.
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Maybe their current owners don't want to sell.
Same reason Apple hasn't purchases any of it's other suppliers... it only needs the milk, not the whole cow. GT Advanced makes a lot of industrial products not in Apple's wheelhouse.
Apple was absolutely against a iPad Mini ('sandpaper for your fingertips')
Never Say Never.
That is almost verbatim my ex-wife's assessment of the plans I'd made for the two of us before she broke the news.
I have followed Apple for years at first I thought they were approaching NFC the same method as they did with LTE, wait until the chip is not as battery sucking and huge.
But with NFC the technology has been ready to fit in an iPhone for years, I don't know enough about it to figure out why it has yet to be included, but it seems much more battery efficient than bluetooth or wi-fi communication.
But if someone who knows the technology can prove me wrong, please do.
sapphire laminate may still be possible...
maybe it's not pure sapphire, but laminate is still possible. Cornings sales in smartphone glass was much lower than expected, so it may be possible that they are using glass with sapphire laminate.
I'm happy when it's stronger than the gorilla
maybe it's not pure sapphire, but laminate is still possible. Cornings sales in smartphone glass was much lower than expected, so it may be possible that they are using glass with sapphire laminate.
I'm happy when it's stronger than the gorilla
Huh? At which point has this video been confirmed as real by Apple?
We can't take any leaks as verified because Apple test various materials at the same time to figure out the best one.
The only way we will know is next month when Apple is rumored to announce it on 9th.
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I seem to recall reading an article or something a long time ago (last year) about the EU requiring all new cell phones beginning in 2015 have NFC capabilities, or something to that effect? I've tried googling and scouring the Internet since then and have come up empty. But I distinctly remember thinking at the time, "I guess iPhones will have NFC after all if they want to sell in Europe." Has anyone heard of anything like this?
Or maybe I misread it and it said phones that happen to have NFC must meet a certain standard starting in 2015?
Or maybe my old-fart brain is imagining all this. (I hope not. I don't want to be blissfully senile just yet)
Or maybe I misread it and it said phones that happen to have NFC must meet a certain standard starting in 2015?
Or maybe my old-fart brain is imagining all this. (I hope not. I don't want to be blissfully senile just yet)
and how will you charge it? Through your iPhone
Or via USB port on my computer at work overnight when I'm not there, probably.
27 days or 648hrs til supposely the invitation for the 9.9.14 Apple event hits the media .. until then its all rumors... :roll eyes:
802.11 ac wifi upgrade / Touch ID 2.0 is no brainer ..
:roll eyes:802.11 ac wifi upgrade / Touch ID 2.0 is no brainer ..
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If there's no sapphire then I'm done with Apple, seriously.
I'm just so sick of these lame upgrades.
We keep getting teased with great rumours only to be disappointed and heartbroken when the product finally arrives.
I'll be getting a Samsung. They might be unoriginal but at least they're keeping up with the technology curve.
I don't care about sapphire glass at all.
What I do care about is improved battery life,larger display and great design.
so far only larger display is (%99.9 confirmed).battery life is likely going to be same as iphone 5s(average) and these round shape corners look super ugly.not to mention those awful plastic antena bars.
Still since I need a new phone soon,I'm hoping the final product looks nice and premium,if not I'll see to reason to waste money on iphone 6.
I'll be happy with my Mac and iPad.and will happily buy an HTC or Galaxy phone.
What I do care about is improved battery life,larger display and great design.
so far only larger display is (%99.9 confirmed).battery life is likely going to be same as iphone 5s(average) and these round shape corners look super ugly.not to mention those awful plastic antena bars.
Still since I need a new phone soon,I'm hoping the final product looks nice and premium,if not I'll see to reason to waste money on iphone 6.
I'll be happy with my Mac and iPad.and will happily buy an HTC or Galaxy phone.
You're not quite in Happy Acres yet but I think you've got two stories conflated.
The EU has been drafting regulations on mobile payments, but not limited to NFC,which should cover things like Google Wallet, Passbook and PayPal but nothing has been brought into law yet.
What is being enacted is a universal micro-USB charging standard so that all phones sold from 2017 onwards will be capable of using the same charger.