My family liked the great upgrades offered the last couple of years and now everyone now has a “better” phone than me. My issue I can’t hand me down my 6s to anyone and I don’t want to hassle selling it. So my phone upgrade is on hold, however the watch and AirPods are a go.
The reason for that is that the watch is an accessory product. It may be moving beyond an accessory in the future but Apple has always been clear that it is a companion to the iPhone.
Isn’t it a bit early to bemoan the notch given that iPhone X isn’t even on sale? If I were to hazard a guess, I believe the traditional form factor will remain for the foreseeable future, much like the iPhone SE. The iPhone X is better viewed as a new subcategory within iPhone than a total rewrite. Hence the announcement of the iPhone 8 at the same time with the traditional home button.
The rest of the smartphone makers have already gone to near bezelless designs,and didn't do it with a notch. Apple is late to this so don't agree that the traditional form factor will remain for foreseeable future. Samsung has three different sized devices. Apple is late with only one. It will probably be another year before they have something of the S8+ size. So only in Apple's lineup is the traditional form factor there for the foreseeable future.
The notch is deliberate. They are going out of their way to draw attention to it. It emphasizes the face id technology and creates a unique screen shape to stand out from the crowd. Definitely a marketing choice and it has everyone talking, so mission accomplished. And now all the android phones are quickly shifting gears trying to implement face id-like functionality to catch up. Much like the scramble after the release of the original iPhone which defines every modern smartphone. Without Apple’s template, we would all still be tapping away on plastic keyboards. So no, Apple is not late to anything. They just stop to think first.
