klasma
macrumors G4
3. It will sell like the Vision Pro.
4. It will sell like the iPhone Air.
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Apple Hoping to Outdo Rivals With Tougher Display for Foldable iPhone
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4. It will sell like the iPhone Air.
H.E. Pennypacker
macrumors 6502a
Day 1 buy. All of those peasants who don’t want one can stick with their slabs.
The company that would create that 'tougher' display would possess the technology, not Apple. Apple would have to pay a considerable amount of 'ransom' money to keep it exclusive. In that scenario, the user would be holding the wrong end of the stick.
k1121j
macrumors 68010
I love comments like this, reminds me of The “who wants a touch screen keyboard comments” when the iPhone was announced.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
Yep, but like a lot of Apple roll outs, they tend to claim innovation and they invented the technology
tridley68
macrumors 68000
ArtOfWarfare
macrumors G3
Remember when people asked who the hell wants an Apple Headset?
Because it turned out the answer was nobody.
I thought I'd want it. The killer app for such a headset is obvious. Apple didn't bother making it. No killer app. No sales.
Paul1964
macrumors 6502
Like that 'vapour chamber' technology that other phone manufacturers had a long time ago.
I'm interested, depending on the features and cost.
Neil Harrison
macrumors 6502a
lazyrighteye
Contributor
I don’t think I’m seeing any scuttlebutt about this. What’s the over/under on some form of Pencil support - at least when opened to full-size?
iPad mini + Pencil has been so game-changing for my workflow. I think I’d like to see this option on the fold.
iPad mini + Pencil has been so game-changing for my workflow. I think I’d like to see this option on the fold.
B4U
macrumors 601
But this is a rumor site, mate. 🤣
Glad to hear this information! Hopefully it will work out and materialize. It is a superb action that Apple always ensures its products have a great quality! Excellent job!!
I do and all others who like to have a pocketable hybrid iPhone and mini iPad on the go. One device only is needed for having both iPhone and iPad experience and small enough to be pocketable!
I am sure Apple will ensure its products to make a worthwhile for prices they put.
You mean an unfoldable iPhone. Or, a foldable iPad. A foldable iPhone would be something like an iPhone Flip. This weird use of terminology hurts my head.
The question is not "who wants an iPhone that can magically turn into an iPad whenever you want it to". This concept is not difficult to understand. Most customers would appreciate something like that. In theory.
The real question is: is the product that is possible to make using current technology good enough to actually meet that fantasy goal? Or does it espouse so many compromises and tradeoffs to achieve the design that it is actually worse than what it builds upon? Time will tell. But if we're being honest, rumors already have.
Paul1964
macrumors 6502
I'd say there is a third possibility, which is it sells to the same 800,000 people who buy everything Apple releases no matter what, and that's about it, and then is treated like it doesn't exist by Apple. This has been the trend for Apple's massively overpriced flops.
klasma
macrumors G4