2017 iPhone to Feature Glass Design With Stainless Steel Frame on High-End Models

[johngordon]

"High end models" ...

STAHP APPLE STAHP. If the high end model is a 4.7" size I am fine with that but stop forcing me to the bigger model for better stuff. Please.

Yeah - its a bit annoying. The OIS trickled down the the smaller one this year, so hopefully the dual camera will next year. (Although early rumours suggest that won't happen.)

If 'high end' = glossy, then I'm not too bothered as I prefer the matte.

 

[2457282]

So a thin and large iPhone 4/4s type device.

Exactly my thought. which is why i doubt this rumor is true. I don't think Jony wants to relive Antenagate all over again.

 

[Saipher]

Edges like on iPhone 6/7. Slightly curved.

And what would be a 3D design than?

 

[Hanzu Lao]

iOS/MacOS share a code base?

It's strictly in OS X part, the first non intel architecture added.

 

[DocMultimedia]

Ugh. The 7 is the first iPhone I didn't buy right away. Now I'm even getting worried about the 8. How big will the one with the best camera be? Will I need to buy an iPhone the size of an iPad Mini? They are starting to discriminate against people that don't want a gigantic iPhone.

But...I'll wait to see what really happens next year. Rumors at this point are a bit sketchy at best.

 

[Hanzu Lao]

And what would be a 3D design than?

Don't know. Maybe round edges all the way.

 

[sziehr]

Why there is no news about kernel changes in objective-c?

mach/machine.h
Removed #def CPUFAMILY_INTEL_6_14 <https://developer.apple.com/reference/kernel/cpufamily_intel_6_14>
Removed #def CPUFAMILY_INTEL_6_15 <https://developer.apple.com/reference/kernel/1444924>
Removed #def CPUFAMILY_INTEL_CORE <https://developer.apple.com/reference/kernel/cpufamily_intel_core>
Removed #def CPUFAMILY_INTEL_CORE2 <https://developer.apple.com/reference/kernel/cpufamily_intel_core2>
Removed #def CPUFAMILY_INTEL_MEROM <https://developer.apple.com/reference/kernel/1444833>
Removed #def CPUFAMILY_INTEL_YONAH <https://developer.apple.com/reference/kernel/1444859>
Added a #def CPUFAMILY_ARM_HURRICANE

The plot thickens.

So if this is legit. They are internally testing out the idea of a ARM based computer. This makes real what i have said for a long long time now that intel was in some serious trouble with apple for all the delays. I do not think we will see an arm based chip in a mac product for another few years. I however think they will announce it long long before. I also think they will just say hey we are going to do both ARM and X86 at the same time in the future so here is how to be ready. The universal cloud binary. The reason to come back to the apple mac app store. This is the future. The low end machine on ARM running full OS X with universal binaries optimized for ARM. Then intel binaries for the high end models.

please please make this real apple. I want 15 hour use life out of a laptop

 

[RedOrchestra]

Now I'm even getting worried about the 8. How big will the one with the best camera be?

Don't think it'll be any bigger than the current PLUS models BUT it will likely be separate product at a special anniversary price ... cha-ching.

 

[639051]

This isn't Apple saying this, and it's likely not even true. All iPhones are the "high end models".

that's simply not true. The iPhone SE carries similar features to the iPhone 5S (LCD, non 3d touch, etc). There are higher end devices to Apple. I know it is not Apple saying this, but acting as if Apple does not set the Plus apart (more features) is just ignoring reality.

 

[jimbo1mcm]

I'm in line at the 5th Ave store. Only 11 months to go. Hope I make it.

 

[639051]

It's strictly in OS X part, the first non intel architecture added.

Who knows, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they bring out ARM based Macs of some sort. Reality is it makes sense, their CPUs are quite good and Intel right now is not making any huge strides in performance over each cycle. Mostly power savings, etc.

 

[jbachandouris]

Glass again? No thanks.

 

[SMIDG3T]

Sounds like Apple is becoming more comfortable with product fragmentation.

It's two phones... that's not fragmentation. Look at Android.

 

[newdeal]

you know what else works? The glossy black back of the iphone 3g/3gs/5C made out of wonderful, radiotransparent plastic

 

[kas23]

This is an empty, nothing prediction.

It bears no similarity to the kinds of information he leaks close to launches when he receives info from his sources.

Correct, and he points it out as such. Based on the popularity of the jet black and its poor production yield, he predicts the model with be all glass. Move along folks, nothing to see here.

 

[H2SO4]

"High end models" ...

STAHP APPLE STAHP. If the high end model is a 4.7" size I am fine with that but stop forcing me to the bigger model for better stuff. Please.

I don’t understand why people have a problem with this. When I by a base model 316d I don't get an LSD like I do if I buy an M3. Is that not the same?

 

[639051]

I don’t understand why people have a problem with this. When I by a base model 316d I don't get an LSD like I do if I buy an M3. Is that not the same?

I suppose you could use this car analogy if you want, but perhaps compare it more apples to apples. My issue is not with the price, my issue is I do not want to have to pick a massive phone over a reasonable sized phone in order to get the features. This isn't about cost, it's simply about shoving all the goodies into the larger model "because that's the model people want". I don't want it, I want a sane size.

The 316d and the M3 are directly comparable in size and weight, the plus to non plus models are not.

 

[sofila]

So if this is legit. They are internally testing out the idea of a ARM based computer. This makes real what i have said for a long long time now that intel was in some serious trouble with apple for all the delays. I do not think we will see an arm based chip in a mac product for another few years. I however think they will announce it long long before. I also think they will just say hey we are going to do both ARM and X86 at the same time in the future so here is how to be ready. The universal cloud binary. The reason to come back to the apple mac app store. This is the future. The low end machine on ARM running full OS X with universal binaries optimized for ARM. Then intel binaries for the high end models.

please please make this real apple. I want 15 hour use life out of a laptop

It will be as thin as 8/9 hours of battery life expected

 

[iThingsGurl]

I hope they don't start the Apple Watch Aluminium and Apple Watch Stainless Steel facade with the iPhone now!

 

[ScottButler]

"High end models" ...

STAHP APPLE STAHP. If the high end model is a 4.7" size I am fine with that but stop forcing me to the bigger model for better stuff. Please.

As much as this would make customers happy, it would perhaps come with a cost. For example something internally would have to be reworked or removed in order to fit the dual lens camera system in the 4.7 inch device.

People would probably be more upset with less battery capacity etc, in order for the dual lens to fit, if that's the case

 

[jdclifford]

So a thin and large iPhone 4/4s type device.

That's what I was saying last week. Apple probably going back to materials used on 4 and 4s. That's ok with me. But it should switch to AMOLED screens for all 2017 models.

 

[H2SO4]

It's two phones... that's not fragmentation. Look at Android.

It’s still a broader spread admittedly but you’re comparing a brand, (Apple), with an entire OS, (Android).

 

[velocityg4]

Personally I hope they never adopt a curved screen. It makes full case bumper protection impossible. As the raised bumpers would make the edges inaccessible. Just look at the Lifeproof case for the Galaxy Edge.

Plus the image is distorted along the edges. There is nothing compelling about those curved edge screens.

 

[paulryp]

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has outlined further predictions for next year's iPhone lineup, claiming the popularity of Jet Black models will encourage Apple to return to glass casing for 2017 models, as the material tends to have a higher gloss finish than metal.Kuo believes Apple is more likely to stick with slightly curved 2.5D cover glass on the 2017 iPhone, as used on iPhone 6s, rather than adopt a fully curved 3D design, in light of mass production considerations and drop test performance. Kuo previously said Apple will launch a 5.8-inch iPhone with a curved OLED display and glass casing next year, which a subsequent report said will be a high-end model. The other models would retain LCD displays with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen sizes.

Kuo said the new glass casing will be reinforced by an aluminum metal frame, while stainless steel will be used for high-end models.The analyst believes Foxconn will be the sole supplier of high-end iPhone models next year as the exclusive manufacturer of the new stainless steel frame. Meanwhile, glass material supplier Corning and glass casing makers Lens Technology and Biel Crystal are said to be beneficiaries of the new glass design.

Article Link: 2017 iPhone to Feature Glass Design With Stainless Steel Frame on High-End Models

I already have wraparound Glass with aluminium thanks to samsung S7 Edge.

 

[simonmet]

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