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Waterproofing is long overdue. Thank God for the competition from Samsung or that would never have happened. No headphone jack makes a big drawback to upgrading however.
you want waterproofing but you want a headphone jack that is susceptible to moisture...hmm :rolleyes:
 
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Super curious to see if they prove us wrong and show a compelling reason for removing the headphone jack and change the audio world. They've done it in the past so I'm hopeful.
 
I hope that dark background means dark mode is confirmed! I know, I'm dreaming, right?

Seriously though. There's something weird about that invite. The typography seems kinda weak for Apple. It seems so plain, but not in their usual elegant way. It's not as thin, it's set uncomfortably close to the baseline of the graphic. And that might be an actual photo, and they haven't used an actual photo for an event in quite some time.
 
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Perhaps someone else has mentioned this, but having the "7th" in the graphic seems out of the ordinary. Looking back at past events, I don't see much evidence of them phrasing things that way. So this really might be called the iPhone 7 instead of the 6SE.
 
In case anyone didn't notice it (I didn't at first), the color bubbles pattern is the top of the Apple logo.

I think the dual camera on the Plus will make for a very impressive demo.

Here's some of the features the dual LinX Imaging camera could bring:
  • Bokeh effects, changing the depth of field after the picture was taken.
  • Much better performance in low light situations.
  • Augmented Reality (AR) applications - LinX cameras provides a true pixel-precise depth map, which would greatly help virtual object placement and orientation.
  • 3D photos/videos - tilt your iPhone to get some 3D parallax depth effect while watching your photos/videos. Not easily possible with traditional stereophotography which needs shape recognition to estimate a fake depth map from two 2D images, and often fails at it.
  • Ability to create a 3D model of a room just by scanning it with your iPhone.
  • Background removal/replacement. With a depth map, it's easy to isolate subjects from the background.
 
So you're saying that it's going to be a bokeh kind of keynote, eh? Perhaps the new and improved device camera is the primary selling point.
 
Looking forward to seeing the official unveiling, know I won't be buying it though. If there is a new iPad Pro 12 inch, I might consider it, along with a price drop would be nice.
 
I always love seeing the graphics for these invites. Whoever's job it is to come up with unique ways to render the Apple logo does an outstanding job and I can only imagine how much they love what they do.

(Sorry for not following MR comment etiquette by saying something positive about Apple)

i agree. only true inspirational apple geniuses could have created something so simple yet elegant like apple have in this picture: circles covering a black background.
 
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Yup really beautiful design and screen but that brand new note 7 got spanked by last years iPhone. Not to mention the countless reviews that states the Note 7 is a lag fest when doing even the simplest task.

Yes, the screen quality is top notch, but the performance is very bad. I have a colleague who has a Note 7 and we compared the speed/performance with my 6S+. Well, I think I do not have to say anything. we all saw that video.

Let's hope that Apple will make the next iPhone with an OLED display.

 
Just to save everybody's time, this will the course of events of the forum

"Boring I will keep my [insert previous iPhone version]"
"Apple is not innovating anymore"
"I am switching to Android because I am bored."
"So expensive. I can buy China phone for 1/3rd of the price."
"Stupid Apple. Website is hanging/crashing."
"My pre-order is in. How about you guys?"
"Mine is shipping! Here's the screenshot."
"Out of stock? Stupid Apple. I'm buying Android."
"Does anybody know if I can just walk in to store [insert Apple store location] and buy one?"
"My iPhone has [insert minor blemish], I am returning it. Apple is going downhill."
"I just bought this new iPhone. What a ripoff. I hate Apple."
*repeat when t = September 2017

PowerBook G5 at last!
 
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