It’s all just speculation. Although there is a bit more rumors about an iPhoneRemember hearing the same about the Apple Watch anniversary and here we are.
It’s all just speculation. Although there is a bit more rumors about an iPhoneRemember hearing the same about the Apple Watch anniversary and here we are.
Because slavery was abolished in the United States since 1865.Why not make it in Texas. $3,500 a pop!
MURICA
I have an idea. How about "personal digital assistant", or PDA for short? (where have I heard that before....?)I wonder if we will ever stop calling these devices 'phones'?
That’s only because of scale. The things we make in the USA are on small scale so that increases cost. If we had the production like China, the cost would be slightly higher because we’re not using child labor, but it wouldn’t be crazy expensive.See this is what I've been thinking. This is the kind of stuff we will NEVER be able to manufacture in America. We don't have the ability; technology wise and honestly the work ethic needed.
Don’t give up on that. You just have to pick the right components. The extreme top end components are usually only slightly more powerful, but multiples in price. I realize money is relative but you should be able to build a nice system for under $1000 US.It's not a good time to be into tech and gadgets, unless you're rich. I've already given up my plans to build a gaming PC. I won't be able to afford it.
I would instead market the China manufacturing “as a homage to the original iPhone”.Due to 'Extraordinarily Complex' Design
Nothing wrong with that , wouldn’t buy a American made iPhoneIt's really because of the 'extraordinarily cheap' labor in China. #TimApple
PhoneWdPodIntrCom doesn't roll off the tongue.I wonder if we will ever stop calling these devices 'phones'?
How about "Internet Communicator" or simply "Communicator"? 🤔I wonder if we will ever stop calling these devices 'phones'?
iPhones are already very complex, even "extremely" or "extraordinarily" so. Modern iPhones include hundreds of individual components, all integrated with remarkable precision into a single package. And many individual components are themselves wonders of complexity -- for example, the A series SOCs, which incorporate over 20 B transistors, or Apple's new C1 modem, which has ridiculously intricate features.Excited for innovation from Apple, but “extraordinarily complex” doesn’t sound like something I’d want to pay for or use without extreme care. Curious to see what this will turn out to be.
It would be easy for the marketing material to leave open the 20th anniversary of what it is.Hopefully Apple has enough sense to not sell pre-orders while it slips into a 21st anniversary edition...
Maybe once Siri is actually able to assist.I have an idea. How about "personal digital assistant", or PDA for short? (where have I heard that before....?)
Paramount probably has a copyright on that.How about "Internet Communicator" or simply "Communicator"? 🤔
Yes, you're probably right!Paramount probably has a copyright on that.
I wonder if we will ever stop calling these devices 'phones'?
That’s only because of scale. The things we make in the USA are on small scale so that increases cost. If we had the production like China, the cost would be slightly higher because we’re not using child labor, but it wouldn’t be crazy expensive.
From time to time Apple releases these overpriced "anniversary edition" pieces. Don't buy them to use. Keep them in the sealed original packaging. If you have a 10-20 year time horizon, you can make some real money with them. Anything shorter and you're just wasting your money.
Paramount probably has a copyright on that.
This article is not about SoCs or modems, we’re talking potential folding phones and all-glass designs. That’s miles beyond the sandwich design we’ve had for years. You can replace a battery by removing the back panel. Or replace the screen. Changing those things drastically is the kind of complexity that I fear. Simple is best IMO.iPhones are already very complex, even "extremely" or "extraordinarily" so. Modern iPhones include hundreds of individual components, all integrated with remarkable precision into a single package. And many individual components are themselves wonders of complexity -- for example, the A series SOCs, which incorporate over 20 B transistors, or Apple's new C1 modem, which has ridiculously intricate features.
Compared to the original iPhone, Steve Jobs would probably describe modern (and certainly upcoming) iPhones as "insanely" complex. What Apple's been doing for the last 20 years is slowly ramping up this complexity, overall in a pretty successful manner. This will surely continue in the coming years and decades as miniaturization and manufacturing technologies progress -- for example, ever finer lithography for chips; microLED displays; super-advanced networking (6G, Wi-Fi 8, more readily-useable satellite, etc.); solid-state batteries; ever-more sophisticated cameras. The level of engineering required for each of these technologies is insane, and it's still a whole different level of insanity to integrate them all together in a single, coherent package. "Complexity" is in fact Apple's middle name -- no one handles it better.
That's because they don't have to make iPhones.American workers aren't trapped in factory dorms or jumping off factory roofs.
Why not make it in Texas. $3,500 a pop!
MURICA
I agree after over 50 years of exporting jobs it’s going to be challenging, but not impossible. Labor costs in the USA while higher than other countries isn’t the big thing everyone thinks it is. With machines much of the process is automated. That’s only going to increase in the future. Other regulations such as environmental regulations and taxes are actually more prohibitive. You can’t just dump toxic fumes into the environment like you can in some other countries. In the end, none of this is helpful because those toxic fumes that get dumped halfway across the world eventually make it to us.The challenge is being able to scale up and having the work force to handle the scale. Any large scale production will likely involve massive automation and the cost and risk of such an investment prohibitive given all the uncertainty around tariffs, etc. The key, IMHO, is to get component count way done to the point where all the electronics are on a chip, with only screen, case, and ports/buttons separate units so assembly is much easier. Then, all the high value components could be manufactured in the US or other high labor cost countries as well.
It’s because there’s laws against a lot of that in the USA. These laws do add to the cost of labor though. I think everything is a balance. Even in China, they try to protect the workers from jumping by installing safety nets. It’s not like they don’t care about their workforce.That's because they don't have to make iPhones.
Yet.
I think the iPhone Mini will come back as the flip model a year or two after the iPhone Ultra folding model.The anniversary iPhone could just be a flip model, albeit one with Apple's flair. The interior displays are actually quite resilient, notably because they are plastic instead of glass. The newest Razr Ultra model looks lovely, especially with the wooden finish. Then you have the Huawei Pura X with its lovely sideways flip design.
These are the high point of phone engineering at the minute and solve some very real problems, not least of which is the front display acting as an ultra-small handset by itself cutting down on phone use and it taking up a lot less room in your pocket.
Apple could do some cool **** with that design.
Maybe they have been holding back these advancements for that iPhone. A bit weird but we are in the weirdest timeline anyway.Wonder what a 20th anniversary model will look like... In my mind I've got Ive's "piece of glass", but the required technologies like underscreen FaceID and camera have always been "2 years away" for the last 6-7 years...
If it ever happened it would be heavily automated with more robots than people like the car companies do.See this is what I've been thinking. This is the kind of stuff we will NEVER be able to manufacture in America. We don't have the ability; technology wise and honestly the work ethic needed.