I’m here especially for the rumors. I’m fueled purely by outrage, spite, coffee and donuts.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Delaying Solid-State Buttons Until iPhone 16 Pro Due to 'Design Issues'
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Or ... Apple is refusing to release product designs that don't meet their own standards. Are you saying the oversight by Operations has raised the bar?
Regarding being "delayed"... something that was never scheduled for release can't be delayed. Opportunistic headline.
The periscope lens may be a little overhyped for what you’re getting or more to the point, what most people need/use their camera for. Of course that will be moot for potential 15 Pro customers since the periscope lens will most likely be exclusive to the 15 Pro Max.
I think the amount of people who care about what hole their phone charges from doesn’t even reach the millions.
Most don’t care.
Exactly. For most people, at least initially, they won’t see any benefit from the switch to USB-C from lightning. Given Apple’s reluctance to switch for the last few years until they were forced to as well as rumblings from Apple through rumors that they want to go port-less, I predict USB-C may not last close to the 11 years that lightning had with the iPhone, maybe not even half that long.
Last edited:
I think gimmicky features are overruling sensible design choices. That's sales/marketing/ops are dictating product features.
Yes but then they would have gotten the rumor wrong and instead...apple is making major changes.
You can’t say this. Rumors are rumors. They found out they were wrong and they’re making a rumor to cover their asses.
Please, please, just don’t take away the titanium frame (that we haven’t actually gotten yet). Not sure I care one way or the other whether the buttons are haptic or mechanical. I also hope usb-c is green-lighted for the iPhone Pro’s, mainly because it will simplify travel for me with one cable for both my iPhone and iPad Pro.
Excellent news! I'll be upgrading from my 12 Pro, and the solid state buttons are one thing I was not keen on, so this is perfect. I can dodge that bullet for another 2 or 3 years.
Wait until they remove the power port and you'll have to take it to Apple to reset it like the Apple TV
I think that’s good news for those considering buying 15 Pro.
The Mute button is very unique and practical,and I want it to stay so.
physical ,simple,practical and straightforward.
I hate the “virtual” programable all in one key idea.
Whenever Apple removes a feature it’s because of form over function.
I wish there was also a dedicated Camera button like Sony phones.
The Mute button is very unique and practical,and I want it to stay so.
physical ,simple,practical and straightforward.
I hate the “virtual” programable all in one key idea.
Whenever Apple removes a feature it’s because of form over function.
I wish there was also a dedicated Camera button like Sony phones.
That settles is. I'm no longer waiting for iPhone 16. I'll be getting the 15 this Fall. Unless it doesn't have USB-C.
Thing is, the design for iPhone 15 series is well and truly "locked in" by now and would have been for some time. Apple won't be tinkering with any design changes now as all the parts needed from their manufacturing partners would have been ordered and already in the process of being manufactured to build up inventory for the 100's of millions of orders placed. You don't make major changed this late in the day.
I'd have thought by now that all these rumours are just that. No one has a clue & occasionally if you chuck enough turds at the walls, some will stick and some "analysts" are seen to get things right.
We'll know exactly how it will look when the 3rd party cases start appearing in the summer. They are always, always, always right.
Yeah, mobile phone has become a pretty mature market and meaningful innovations to wow people do not Really exist anymore. Dynamic island (aka tweaked notch) you say? No one is asking for that I can tell ya. And not everyone would like to use a Force Touch volume button and action button instead of physical switches either.
Just put a new chip in the iPhone 4S body, maybe extend the screen closer to the edges, maybe Touch ID in the power button. Sell it for even $1000 and I’d probably buy one.
