Yeah I think it was fairly clear that wasn't the poster's motivation in clinging onto his 6S.
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5.4-Inch iPhone 12 Model Size Compared to Original iPhone SE and iPhone 7
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iPhone 7 and 8 had bezels.
I’m talking about the X design requires that slight increase in size to house to display.
Apple could bring out an iPhone Audio Pro model, with not just a jack, but a very high quality jack and DAC. It would be hilarious as all the "jack is dead" crowd rushed to buy it, and all the other phone makers rushed to copy it.
The sad truth is, Apple has made such an extraordinary amount of money from it's expensive, disposable AirPods that it's unlikely to want to give users an option to abandon them. But I'd say that people are used to them now, and like them, so even with an Audio Pro model, I think they'd still use AirPods a lot of the time.
I also often use sound to go to sleep with, and find that comedy shows are the best, surprisingly, or sometimes UFC fights, as they take your mind right off things. I use my rMBP with the screen and key brightness turned completely off, or almost off if a UFC fight, which I can do by feel, and adjust the volume by feel, since it has physical fn keys. So I feel ya.
Just an idea to help with your phone jack problem, maybe you could try one of those lightning double adapter dongles so you can charge at the same time?
Its at 85% but dunno if that's good or bad. I bought this phone about 2 years ago. Frankly after updating to ios13 all the battery issues started. Hope ios14 fixed the issues, otherwise gotta get a battery replacement. Does yours get through the day okay?
Fear not. Apple isn't shipping a port-less iPhone anytime soon.
The rest of the world isn't ready for it. If you think Apple is going to ship an iPhone ANY time soon that immediately does not work with CarPlay in 99% of new vehicles (almost none of them use wireless CarPlay), you're very confused. This is just one of many, many reasons why it isn't happening for a long time.
Apple recommends new battery at 80%, but as you probably power user I’d get battery service now. Should be good for a year at least then.
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Fair.
To be honest I am on my 4th iPhone 6s. I intentionally did not upgrade for these reasons:
- portability matters to me more than screen size
- headphone jack is still a big plus for me, because I switch on regular basis between different devices including my mac and the battery time of wireless earbuds is currently not enough for me (I go through days where I have 8 hours straight of remote business meetings)
- I use the device often on a table and lacking functionality of faceID in this mode is a setback for me
I think that the FaceID issue will be solved with this iPhone iteration and that longer lasting wireless earbuds will come out by the end of the year.
My two cents
Dude why are you still on a 6S though if an iPhone 8 literally has the same dimensions, touchID, but with better battery life, process, and camera. You realize there are headphone adaptors for the lightning port right? The iPhone 8 comes with one: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35-mm-headphone-jack-adapter
I have several colleagues who stepped back to a 6S during the corona lockdown for the same reason as I stick to it. you need too many adapters. When you use your phone so much, especially with video you need to charge and use the headphones at the same time. It's messy.
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Also I do not see any difference with the 8 tbh
I think Apple listened to the significant numbers who said “Small one, please.” Looks perfect, and my original SE is showing its age, so timing might be perfect, too.
Both of the new Pros (6.1/6.7) increase in size over current Pros (5.8/6.5). Maybe the LiDAR takes extra space or power, or maybe they just want to give customers the bigger (but more expensive) screens they want and are willing to pay for.
For the non-Pro models, they’ve added this new smaller and less expensive 5.4” model to the existing 6.1”.
If you want the mid-tier XR/11 type of phone, you’ll not only have the existing 6.1” but you’ll also have an additional, smaller option (5.4”) now. Another option isn’t a bad thing!
For those who want the top of the line Pro series, there are still only two sizes, the 6.1/6.7 sizes I mentioned earlier. There is no third Pro model of 5.4”.
Why? Presumably Apple thinks adding a regular model will be more popular than adding yet another Pro model to the existing two. (It’s possible they simply can’t get the features and performance of the 6.1/6.7 Pros shoehorned into a 5.4” form factor.)
I always thought the Sony Xperia Compact series of (Android) phones with a 4.6" screen were my perfect size, with great battery life from the 1280x720 screen (which looked alright at the time).
But my 2015 Z5 Compact was spoiled by awful UI lag in spite of the flagship SoC, even immediately after a factory reset on the latest OS with no backup and few apps installed. Also, the bottom inch of the screen stopped working after a year where the back, home and app switcher buttons are, so that was that.
This iPhone 5.4 is like the Second Coming to me. Hallelujah, it's happened, in an era of large and extra large. Give me non-Pro, I'm fine with that.
I'd agree, except for me the era of large started with the iPhone 5, and the era of super large and super extra large with the iPhone 6. (I guess that makes the iPhone X just comically absurdly large?)
Or somebody could just make a USB-C-based very high quality jack and DAC that plugs into the USB-C port of future iPhones.
Agreed! It’s the only phone I still have that I didn’t sell or trade in. Definitely the best one for me in my hands. If only my battery still lasted, I would still be using it.
Sigh, you say that as if "very high quality" is something USB-C could do, but not a jack. The jack already is a "very high quality" connector, it's still around after 140 years because it is cheap, durable, small, high quality, and "just works". The jack is also still used in all the Audio Pros' other audio equipment, so putting USB-C in the phone only creates a problem of needing to either duplicate your high quality, expensive, headphones with both types, or...... dongles!!!!!! The only true reason Apple dumped it from their phones is so they could sell overpriced AirPods in droves (and boy was that successful for the profit line! - but not so successful for the Audio Pros).
There would still be a non-Audio Pro model, you don't have to buy the one with the jack if you really think it's superior somehow. You are just being stubborn and hateful in not wanting the Audio Pros to have a jack in their phones.
Quality of the jack: https://www.soundguys.com/was-ditching-the-headphone-jack-a-good-idea-13825/
Quality of USB-C audio: https://www.soundguys.com/usb-audio-explained-18563/
Yes there is space in the iPhone for a jack: https://strangeparts.com/bringing-back-the-iphone-headphone-jack-in-china/
You made it sound like people would rush to that Audio Pro iPhone because it would enable high quality audio. But that is false, you already can have that via an external DAC/ADC. Adding a jack is about convenience, not about enabling
high quality audio. You used the wrong argument.
I’m also confused why people that got Lightning Earpods in the box would feel pressured to buy AirPods?
Yeah I am saying that some people would rush to it. And some wouldn't. I think there are significant numbers in both camps. However, I'm not saying that the main reason people would choose the Audio Pro iPhone with high end DAC and high end jack, would be because current iPhones with only bluetooth or lighting connectors have slightly lower quality audio than a jack (and yes they DO). I'm mostly saying it because of the high number of people with high quality headphones with jacks, including almost all Audio Pros, but also all the wannabes. What I originally suggested was that Apple could release an Audio Pro iPhone with a high end DAC and jack; along side it's normal line of non-jack iPhones. And I was speculating that if they did release such a phone, as long as it wasn't deliberately compromised in other ways (such as with lower quality cameras), then there would be a lot of people who are currently in the "jack is dead" crowd who would jump on the Audio Pro bandwagon and go and buy high end jack headphones because it would become the new prestigious thing. Apple could even release a line of various high end Apple Audio Pro wired headphones to go with it (and a new line of high end Audio Pro bluetooth headphones while they are at it - thus possibly adding to their bottom line, rather than undermining their successful AirPods line). And then.... everyone would be happy!
I'm not sure you have heard the term 'naked robotic core'. It refers to distilling something like an iPhone to a somewhat minimal core that is most universal in that it can be adapted to a lot of different use cases by adding things. One example would be a battery case. People who want a somewhat slim phone can use the phone as is, those wanting more battery life can add a battery case. The alternative to this approach would be either a heavier and thicker phone that would be overkill for a significant portion of the users in regard to battery life, thus forcing them to carry a heavier and thicker phone than strictly necessary given their battery needs. Or selling two different phones (with different battery capacities). While the latter avoids trapping people into something they don't want or need it adds fragmentation, in particular, if extended to all kind of demands: a 'battery+' phone, an 'audio+' phone, etc..
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Like it or not, wired headphones are as dead as the stick shift. (Personally, I'd rather keep the stick than the phones.)
Of course you can (first Google result). Just like with a battery case it is not the most space-efficient way.