I will always want the lighter option. I’ve never had an issue with my iPhone being aluminum.
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It matters. Hence the iPhone Air. It’s something you hold and carry with you everywhere. A reduction in weight is always appreciated by me.
Marketing team will get their ideas to sell this as the best ever Aluminium to the user
Honestly thinking about to upgrade form the 15 Pro. I like this two toned look on the backside.
And having all three rear cameras with 48 mp is nice.
The material that your current models offers is always the best.
Marketing rule #1
Repetitive strain injury is exacerbated by the weight of the phone. I have a 15 pro and I still use my iphone 6 which is infinitely more comfortable to use for long periods.
That's two comments and two complaints. You need at least three before you gain full acceptance into this community. In all seriousness, I'd bet you are in the minority for not wanting the Pro and Pro Max to potentially weigh less.
The weight discussion is absolutely pointless. Some folks prefer the comfort of lighter devices, others associate a higher weight with a more „premium“ feeling. (Same thing with mechanical watches, btw.) There is no „right or wrong“ here.
The rumored price increased? Did I read that correctly? You're complaining about the rumored price of an unannounced phone? More people on this forum should consider walking in nature. Do forums naturally lead to nihilism, or is it specific to this forum?
I like my Titanium iPhone 16 Pro Max, but I always felt that advertising based on the metal used in a phone was odd. Titanium bicycle frames over aluminum? Lots of benefits at a cost premium. But on a phone it honestly makes no difference to me at all. I have owned Aluminum, Stainless, and Titanium iPhones, as well as plastic. I am not a huge fan of plastic, though I have had nice polycarbonate phones as well. To me the thing that has differentiated my iPhones the least was which metal was used in the device. I think moving from the “Glass Sandwich” design is probably a good thing, but then again I am not an engineer or industrial designer. I just hope that the huge camera bump really is needed for a massive camera upgrade.
This will only make a tiny glimpse of production costs.
If it’s really 50 bucks more but instead of 128 Gb it’d starting with 256 Gb, I think it’s fair.
The comparison to bikes is pretty on point. It’s the same here, every company advertised the used material of their bikes as the best.
At the end Aluminium, Titanium and Carbon all having their own strength and weaknesses but there isn’t that one material that is the absolute best.
titanium was nice, but I feel like it solved a non-existent problem. aluminium was always the more appropriate material. and stainless steel phones were always dumb.
You get a full aluminium enclosure rather than the titanium sides you have at the moment basically.
I get the feeling the hardware will feel quite Mac like in person.
Rather then titanium in a glass sandwich you’re getting a full aluminium enclosure
Here’s the secret: there was never very much titanium. It was an aluminum unibody with a titanium facade.
When I think back to the stainless steel on the Xs… it felt nice
You mean the $50 price reduction for the 256 GB model? You need to hget your TDS looked at. It is hampering your ability to do simple math.
You mean the one with hinge problems and paint chipping? And still USB 1 too in 2003?
Every time. EVERY TIME users comment on wanting a lighter PORTABLE DEVICE we get that one gym bro who doesn’t understand ergonomics and thinks a comment like this adds anything to the discussion.
Thankfully Apple understands (even if you don’t) that every gram can make a difference in usability for a device that is meant to be held in one hand.
I haven’t seen any confirmation that 256Gb will be the new base (it was only a supposition from MR staff). Apple likely would have bumped the base storage anyway to stay competitive. Just like they did when they removed the 64Gb iPhones without a price bump.
Jokes on you though, I’m a libertarian. I don’t care who is in office… I only care about who is screwing with my wallet.
“I am carrying something that weighs 4 ounces”
“I am carrying something that weighs 7 ounces”
I am really just not seeing a significant difference
This might be the first time in my life I’ve ever been referred to as a gym bro. I can assure you I am not. But I have never had any difficulty using any iPhone I’ve ever had one-handed, even the 14 Pro Max which I believe is officially the heaviest the iPhone ever got. It’s very much the contrary, using the iPhone one-handed is actually something I do quite often.