My wife will be upgrading this year, we do upgrade on alternative years and the camera upgrade might be worth it.
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Alleged CAD Images of Apple's 2019 iPhones Surface Online
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Another year with my iPhone 7plus... The iPhone 7 was the best iPhone. I don’t want or need Face ID, the camera system has gone too far, the gimmicks keep on coming and they’re destroying the phone. You’re your simply not going to replicate a $7000 mirrorless camera system in a phone, what’s the point anyway. Adults want a sleek phone they can access the internet with, make calls from and text. That’s about it along with your occasional FaceTime call. Make those better, give us back the metal body or go with sapphire. Either way I’m not buying an all glass body.
Waiting to see what the tech in the raised marshmallow gives us - hopefully its more than just adding a widefield, but yeah its hard to get past this just doesn't look good.
Based on that article, it sounds like this is probably the case. Not a good portent.
Heh, but based on the most recent story, there's a good chance he didn't look at any of them.
Based on that article, it sounds like this is probably the case. Not a good portent.
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[doublepost=1561983782][/doublepost]And that's the real reason Ive left. He didn't want to have his name associated with this monstrosity.
The first alleged leaked CAD renders of Apple's 2019 iPhones appeared on Slashleaks this morning. Smartphone CAD images shared online are usually touted as official designs leaked from production factories and are often used by case makers to predict the design of unreleased devices.
Alleged "iPhone XI" CAD
Regardless of the authenticity of these renders, they do line up with rumors regarding the company's upcoming flagship smartphones and serve as a reminder of what to expect from the devices, likely to be launched in September.
Rumors suggest the successors of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR will again be 5.8 and 6.5-inch OLED iPhones along with a 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, respectively.
The 5.8 and 6.5-inch iPhone XS and XS Max successors are expected to feature triple-lens cameras, while the LCD iPhone will use a dual-lens camera setup, as depicted in the rear square patches on the top-left of the devices.
Alleged "iPhone XI Max" CAD
The camera bump has proven quite controversial since it was first leaked by OnLeaks in January, with many criticizing the look of both the bump itself and the positioning of the camera lenses within the bump.
Some have also questioned why the successor to the iPhone XR would have a square bump for a dual-lens setup when a pill-shaped bump is used on the iPhone X, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max, although Apple may simply be adopting it to draw a distinction with previous models and maintain consistency across the new line-up.
Either way, the third camera on the next iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max is rumored to be an ultra-wide-angle lens that enables a broader range of zoom, while the second lens on the next iPhone XR is expected to enable increased zoom as well.
Alleged "iPhone XIR" CAD
Otherwise, the 2019 iPhone lineup is expected to look similar to the Apple's current smartphones, but Apple may be planning to use a new frosted glass design for the back of the 5.8 and 6.5-inch devices. The 6.1-inch iPhone, meanwhile, could come in new lavender and green shades.
The CAD renders also point to Apple sticking with a Lightning port for this year's iPhones, rather than the USB-C port it adopted for its 2018 iPad Pro models, as suggested by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Other changes mooted include larger batteries, the ability to wirelessly charge other devices, and new technology for indoor positioning and navigation. We don't yet know what Apple will call the new iPhones, but iPhone XI or iPhone 11 are possibilities for the iPhone XS successors.
Article Link: Alleged CAD Images of Apple's 2019 iPhones Surface Online
I still hold out hope for some decent improvements that fit in the same design, e.g. ProMotion would make a huge difference to the display, Night Sight camera support etc. but also temper this maybe being the last intel (yuck!) based iPhone, my X upgrade decision will be waiting on the Keynote.
(ProMotion I think is likely because if Oneplus can source a 90Hz OLED screen, then Apple definitely can)
(ProMotion I think is likely because if Oneplus can source a 90Hz OLED screen, then Apple definitely can)
Won't happen. You tell me what about this phone would entice anyone to buy it?
No 5G? I'll wait.
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Agreed to an extent, but 5G coverage here in the UK for example isn't going to be great for a while yet (some limited rollout this year) agreed though that it does impact the device heavily if you intend to keep it for 2-3 years.
Inb4 someone says who cares about the design when you're just gonna slap a case on it.
They're probably not targeting adults but kids and twenty-somethings who use their phones almost as their main computer in many cases. Look how much they hype animojis and new emojis with every new release .... many if not most adults could probably care less about such things.
No other competitor has the same facial-recognition tech. I'd rather keep the notch than compromise for the sake of aesthetic. The notch doesn't bother me.
I'll take the notch over a hole-punch, obscured front camera, or less accurate state-of-the-art facial sensors.
And the design is essentially a rectangle, exactly like every single other major competitor's device lineup - what "new design" are people asking for? New side buttons (wooow)? Not much has changed except bezels/cameras since the 6. I for one welcome our new triple-camera array overlords, and updated internals as we've come to expect every year.
And the design is essentially a rectangle, exactly like every single other major competitor's device lineup - what "new design" are people asking for? New side buttons (wooow)? Not much has changed except bezels/cameras since the 6. I for one welcome our new triple-camera array overlords, and updated internals as we've come to expect every year.
Why, he would at least have had to sign off on this design even if he didn't design it himself.
Which competitor has the same number of sensors below the screen?
What makes you think Forstall would want to go back after the way he was treated especially while the bean counter was still in charge, I certainly wouldn't
No other competitor has a system that does what Face ID does so that doesn’t apply.
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