I'd be VERY surprised if they included AirPods in the box. Those that buy them for the full $159/£159 this year would be in uproar and rightly so!
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10th anniversary IPhone, it's gonna be killer!
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I'd be VERY surprised if they included AirPods in the box. Those that buy them for the full $159/£159 this year would be in uproar and rightly so!
Good luck keeping up with android then...Apple still committing to 2014 standards tbh
I'm not big stickler on case design but I can understand those who are. People buy cars based on body changes that end up having the same 15 year old motor and chassis. We all also don't wear the same exact pair of shirt and pants.
To some, maybe many, changing your phone is an expression. Nothing wrong with that.
I can take or leave case design. But the bezels really need to go. They're just entirely too big. Give me more screen or the same screen in a smaller form factor.
To some, maybe many, changing your phone is an expression. Nothing wrong with that.
I can take or leave case design. But the bezels really need to go. They're just entirely too big. Give me more screen or the same screen in a smaller form factor.
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Hey, some of those features would be very nice. What I don't understand stand is the desire for 1440p and 4K smartphone displays? On the 1080p plus display I cannot see any pixels at all. I do think the base 7 with the 326ppi can look a teeny bit pixelated when viewing up close, but even then 326ppi looks good. The 401ppi on the plus looks better, but any more and I literally cannot see a difference.
Yeah I'm just gonna post my information to Twitter or Soemwhere Else I can get credit for it there are 10 threads a day on this now.
#1. Special 10th Aninnversary Steve Jobs Edition, Ceramic White 256GB Model $1,000 but You just Can't Buy it. You Must do 2 Things #1. Follow Apple on Twitter which few people do because they don't tweet more on this later. #2. Own an Actual Original iPhone but the Market has dried up and costs $500+ nowadays. You must show one at an Apple store to be registered by Serial Number so multiple people can't use the same old iPhone. Once Registered You will be selected who knows how and notified via Twitter that you have the honor of buying one. They come in Amazing packaging
#2. New Redesigned Body 5.7" OLED 1440p Display Made by Samsung. Apple already purchased them
#3. New name iPhone 8 and iPhone Pro. Like the Note 5 thanks to the redesign it has a Larger Display 5.7" but thanks to slimmer Bezels and gone Home Button it is smaller than Current iPhone 7 Plus. Pretty amazing (thanks Samsung)
Why would they want to catch up when they're not even on the same path?
I can't tell you how many times my friend's Samsung has died on her or the battery was dying so she had to take out her handy portable charger or we would meet at Starbucks because she has to borrow an outlet. She's still a die hard android fan though even though my Snapchat quality is better then hers.
I will admit that since changing hands, OCD on quality control has dialed down but like anything, nothing can stay same forever (unless we're talking about genetic research but that's another long winded reply).
Realistically, they'd give it a new design sans the dedicated home button and a few new features, then add the rest of the features in the iPhone 8S. Apple doesn't put all their eggs in one basket, and they're a master at selling busloads of new iPhones with very little changed.
Apple debut an iPhone Pro next year. That's the big 'surprise' for next year to mark the 10th anniversary. It will have some extras that the other two phones won't have like OLED, maybe come in ceramic, etc to wow you.
It will be one of the next year's standout feature like the 'Black/JB" of this year's phone.
The 2017 4.7" will still have LCD display, 2gb RAM, and so on. That's the one that I care about.
I keep saying this over and over and I'll repeat it: 2017 phone will have some improvements, but it's not going to be chock-full of goodies.
Those days of innovation are over with. Apple doesn't need to try hard to wow you anymore: it's about keeping current market share.
People that skipped upgrading to the ip7 (from the ip6) might be disappointed with the 2017 phone.
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I agree.
The Anny iPhone may not be as crazy as some of those renders with the zero bezels we've all seen, but no doubt they will go with a totally new hardware design.
I can't see Cupertino being ok with the 10th anniversary iPhone, looking identical to the 6, 6s, 7. No chance. They have to distinguish it from the rest.
Here's a fantastic post that goes in details of the materials Apple might use. While it's all speculative, it has the most insights I have ever read regarding material considerations and the things that go into deciding which ones to use.
https://www.quora.com/What-will-the-iPhone-8-be-made-of
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This is one person's unsubstantiated prediction vs. actual rumors such as Apple to Eliminate Home Button in 2017 iPhone and 2017 iPhone will Include Edge-to-Edge Display with 'Virtual Button" Built into Screen.
I'll take the latter.
I'm not dismissing that Apple might have edge-to-edge and no home button ready for the 2017 phone.
This year's haptic home button is merely the precursor for the home button to go away. Either in 2017 or the year after that.
That is obvious.
I love it - faster processor, better display, better camera, better battery, more storage, etc. and people think it is the same phone as last year I'm sorry I'm weird I care about what a phone does and how it does it and not what it looks like (within reason). I don't care what the icons look like, I care about the screen and not what lines are on the back.
I don't want a bigger phone - today's doesn't fit that well in my pocket. App developers are more important than much of what people complain about
I don't want a bigger phone - today's doesn't fit that well in my pocket. App developers are more important than much of what people complain about
Yet you maintain that people who skipped upgrading to the iPhone 7 might be disappointed with the 2017 iPhone. It'd be a new form factor.
My iPhone Anniversary Edition wishlist:
-smaller bezels
-Sapphire glass for display
-Qi charging (wireless charging)
-ceramic and aluminum case for the body
-TrueTone display
-smart connector vice lightning port for charging/data transfer (in addition to wireless charging)
-4K display resolution on Plus model
-touch ID/Taptic area on bottom of display vice a home button
-8MP FaceTime camera and 16MP main cameras
-smaller bezels
-Sapphire glass for display
-Qi charging (wireless charging)
-ceramic and aluminum case for the body
-TrueTone display
-smart connector vice lightning port for charging/data transfer (in addition to wireless charging)
-4K display resolution on Plus model
-touch ID/Taptic area on bottom of display vice a home button
-8MP FaceTime camera and 16MP main cameras
The people saying this are mostly those who have last year's model.
Processor: it is indeed faster. But real world use doesn't seem effected. I've watched a few videos in YouTube comparing and I have done comparisons myself. Things are uploading at exactly the same rate. The performance just isn't actually better. This is more a testament to how good last year's phones are. And of course ios10.
Better display: the color accuracy is better and apparently its better outdoors. In real world tests I can't tell the difference outdoors. As far as color accuracy, I won't fight it. But it doesn't seem to vastly change the way in viewing content, photos, etc. moving forward is always great. But remember. People are talking about being given a reason to upgrade.
Battery: we get another hour out of it. Always a plus to have more battery. But again, we are talking about a reason to upgrade here.
More storage: I suppose there is a subset of people that couldn't live with 128gb and needed to upgrade to 256. It's also nice we finally have a 32gb base model. These are changes I expect to see moving forward and welcome.
Camera: I only have a 7 to compare (no plus) but the photos aren't generally distinguishable. I think a lot of folks just point and shoot. The camera could very well be miles ahead in the right hands. The issue is most of us don't have the right hands. We just use the camera we have. This relates a little bit to the processor statements I made. It's great that it's much better on paper. But if I can't see the difference in practice, how much better is it, really?
At the end of the day I don't think most mean to imply the phone is literally the same as a 6s. They're just not seeing it worth dropping another $650+ this year. I can't really blame them. It's the first year I didn't upgrade (though my wife did), and despite having a bit of envy because she has the new shiny phone (I got the new Watch, which feels good lol) I can't say I feel like I'm missing out.
Of course there are those who come here and say the iPhone is always just a tiny upgrade milking the consumer. I don't agree with that. I do think that this is the smallest upgrade I've seen in a while in terms of actual tangible benefits (or lack therof) I would receive. If I had an iPhone 6 to trade in to my carrier to get thenohone effectively free after installments, you bet I'd be hopping on board though.
I highly doubt they will keep the same form factor. Investors have already turned their nose up to the iPhone 7 for keeping the form factor for a third generation without displaying any strong advantages to it (like significantly reduced production costs etc).
The iPhone 6/7 is a little chunky. The more ergonomic shape of the galaxy edge phones and thinner bezels make the phone feel significantly smaller in your hands without a loss of screen size. This primarily only applies to the large 5.5" phone, which to many is just too big. Don't believe me, go hold its competition side by side.
Im not convince about the displays and other features as much. One thing apple does well is not over-do it when it comes to specifications. They have control over all of the hardware and software which gives them an advantage over the competitors. Apple hasn't done much with screen resolution in several generations and thats because they know going beyond the current pixel density isn't really noticeable to the user - and higher PPI screens can gob up much more energy.
A switch to OLED makes sense if they can keep the cost down. But only if its going to provide them some combination of thickness savings, energy savings or image quality improvement.
Specification wise, it needs to be faster than the 7 obviously. Id really like to see a lot of focus put toward one single area: battery life. I want a phone that lasts all day... Im a heavy user, and i barely make it to lunch time before I'm knocking on 40%. Fast charging would be a plus. Wireless charging is cool and all, but I doubt it will be able to carry the same load as a cable.
The iPhone 6/7 is a little chunky. The more ergonomic shape of the galaxy edge phones and thinner bezels make the phone feel significantly smaller in your hands without a loss of screen size. This primarily only applies to the large 5.5" phone, which to many is just too big. Don't believe me, go hold its competition side by side.
Im not convince about the displays and other features as much. One thing apple does well is not over-do it when it comes to specifications. They have control over all of the hardware and software which gives them an advantage over the competitors. Apple hasn't done much with screen resolution in several generations and thats because they know going beyond the current pixel density isn't really noticeable to the user - and higher PPI screens can gob up much more energy.
A switch to OLED makes sense if they can keep the cost down. But only if its going to provide them some combination of thickness savings, energy savings or image quality improvement.
Specification wise, it needs to be faster than the 7 obviously. Id really like to see a lot of focus put toward one single area: battery life. I want a phone that lasts all day... Im a heavy user, and i barely make it to lunch time before I'm knocking on 40%. Fast charging would be a plus. Wireless charging is cool and all, but I doubt it will be able to carry the same load as a cable.
iPhone 4 - iPhone 4s - iPhone 5 - iPhone 5s..... same design minus a screen bump and no glass.
Nope next year its the iPhone 7s, stop with the mental masturbation.
The just updated the home button and people think its going away next year ? plz next year the homo button will vibrate more accurately.
Nope next year its the iPhone 7s, stop with the mental masturbation.
The just updated the home button and people think its going away next year ? plz next year the homo button will vibrate more accurately.
If they do something truly special and want that same impact as the original iPhone I think it has to be wireless charging over a distance. Supposedly they are working on it with that Energous company and making strides so it may actually happen.
Anything else they do, such as shrinking the bezels down, no home button, Touch ID built into the display, or even a display on the back will just be new twist on existing technologies that either apple or other companies have done already.
Truly wireless charging of up to say distances of 5-10' would be unbelievable and a huge leap in the tech world,and make just as much of an impact that the original iPhone made..
Anything else they do, such as shrinking the bezels down, no home button, Touch ID built into the display, or even a display on the back will just be new twist on existing technologies that either apple or other companies have done already.
Truly wireless charging of up to say distances of 5-10' would be unbelievable and a huge leap in the tech world,and make just as much of an impact that the original iPhone made..
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On the contrary, someone won't plunk down $650-$950 every year for incremental spec bumps. If you think it's worth it, more power to you. I'll save my money for something better.
Because a new form factor, in and of itself, doesn't necessarily mean all that much (to me).
Of course, that's entirely subjective.
But let's say the form factor changes, and everything else remains the same - same display, same RAM, same camera...would the new phone be a significant upgrade to you?
Or would maybe the tipping point be if the home button goes away?
There's several ways this could go.