Apple has to keep its profit margins. Especially the extra costs incurred for people continually returning devices.
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Apple Approves Production of OLED Panels for Foldable iPhone
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k1121j
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No one knows, I get it, like the people who did this to the first iPhone. I remember the skeptics saying no one wants a touch screen phone.
It’s going to be all about price if this flys off the shelves or not.
Parowdy
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Phew, luckily you don’t work for any notable tech firm or we’d still be stuck with physical keyboards on our phones.
Although, with that attitude, you could land a job at Microsoft. You just need a time machine to go back to the 2000’s.
jdawgnoonan
macrumors 65816
I am interested but not sold. I owned a Samsung ZFold 3 and I did like it but chose to return to the glass slab for durability concerns (and a general preference for iOS). I assume I won’t bite, but I am open to changing my mind probably on the 2nd generation device. I hope they execute well and succeed.
Don't buy first gen new hardware product Apple in era tim cook
This iPhone fold or ultra whatever silly name from Apple its still tim cook era
This iPhone fold or ultra whatever silly name from Apple its still tim cook era
No telephoto no face id still charge $2k price tag i doubt next gen they gonna put face id and telephoto next year
I really hope the rumor of this not running iPad apps is false. As an iPad Mini + iPhone user, I really like the idea of combining the 2. I'm also concerned about the software out of the gate given the increasing bugs and odd UX choices my iDevices has had in recent years.
I hope there aren't other deal breakers (from my point of view of course) when they finally release it.
I hope there aren't other deal breakers (from my point of view of course) when they finally release it.
DailySlow
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Yeah! This is excitement happening. Stand in line 6 am kind of excitement. If I shake enough cash loose I will get this immediately it’s gettable. Not for the camera, not for the iPad mini-ish display dims, but it’s Apple NEW. A bit different than most tech “model year” marketing cycles and comes with software stack like no other. So the EXCITEMENT JUST WORKS!
DailySlow
macrumors 65816
I am not clear on Apple Pencil capabilities myself. I hope it works. I can see these in tech and maintenance services technicians’ toolkits. Small screen quick FAQ questions and directions etc., folded open for schematics at readable size and clarity.
How many times of unfolding and folding per day constitutes “regular use”? So you have a robotic device in a lab test the function many more times and faster than human hands can do. Sansung may not have done that before ‘22 and the display tech has evolved since then. Apple would never skip such testing and must have collected evidence that foldable displays can become increasingly creaseless.
Dr McKay
macrumors 601
Love the Oppo Find N6. Is that yours or a stock photo? Mine looks like that after a couple months of use.
MrGunny94
macrumors 65816
Look, its bound to have some issues. ALL NEW DEVICES DO...Im sure their might be a crease over time. Its unlikely going to have apple pencil support. Im not crazy about going back to touch ID over faceID. I dont even know if it has built in magsafe. I get it, trade offs made to make it slimmer. You watch, the 2nd and 3rd gen might get thicker. Who knows.
But..So what? Its unlikely to be water proof meaning i woulden't go swimming with the damn thing, like most my apple products.
Nothing is perfect. If you want a damn near indistructable phone, get an old school Nokia or they have these rugged Tank Phones that are thick as a brick, have projectors in them, battery last 5 hours, have sirens and flashing lights and nightvision on them, and are designed to survive world war 3. Last time i checked, they are cheeper too...problem is they run android. Meh.
It all depends what you want and what you expect from the phone for the price it comes out at and are you willing to except its limitations?
If not, its not like its the only phone on the planet, you got PLENTY of options from not just apple, but other companies as well.
But..So what? Its unlikely to be water proof meaning i woulden't go swimming with the damn thing, like most my apple products.
Nothing is perfect. If you want a damn near indistructable phone, get an old school Nokia or they have these rugged Tank Phones that are thick as a brick, have projectors in them, battery last 5 hours, have sirens and flashing lights and nightvision on them, and are designed to survive world war 3. Last time i checked, they are cheeper too...problem is they run android. Meh.
It all depends what you want and what you expect from the phone for the price it comes out at and are you willing to except its limitations?
If not, its not like its the only phone on the planet, you got PLENTY of options from not just apple, but other companies as well.
So you would purchase an AVP if you could afford one? Due to the current memory chip shortage, I’m guessing the “iPhone Ultra” will be pretty close in price to an AVP. I wouldn’t be shocked if the “iPhone Ultra” costing $2,700+
I’d be a lot more likely to spend $3k on a phone than AR gear, yes… this is like asking why you’d buy a car for $35k if you wouldnt buy the avp, different product categories have different value calculations
DENZIE
macrumors 6502
famously apple switched from plastic to glass like 6 weeks before the original iPhone launch.. so I guess nowadays it’s quite possible