Screw the 4.7” size. I want it the same size but with an edge-to-edge display. I want a phone like that too.
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Apple May Be Working on 7th-Generation iPod Touch, 2019 iPhones Could Adopt USB-C
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Screw the 4.7” size. I want it the same size but with an edge-to-edge display. I want a phone like that too.
Cool. I wish they’d they make a 6.5” screen size iPod touch. I like having an SE size phone when I go out, but I want a big handheld device for home use. With continuity, I could use it as my phone at home and leave my SE charging. I make do with an iPad mini at home now but it’s difficult to grasp one-handed and not pocketable.
My kids have an iPod touch and love it. They don’t need a phone but an updated iPod with longer better life and slightly bigger screen would be welcome.
Well, I was just thinking about the yearly costs to have a cellphone. An iPod touch is like an iPhone, without cellular right? I think I said it fairly clearly - save money by not paying for cellular service - just use Wifi and an iPod touch. Yes you can get a $100 Android smartphone, but if you are paying more than that for the actual cellular service plan, what's the point?
YES! I couldn’t agree more with you. I want USB C on the next phone, traveling right now with the new iPad and iPhone X is such a cable mess!
From a user perspective, Does it even matter if it is Firewire or even Thunderbolt 3?
The Mac brought in more revenue than the iPod in 2006 the year before the iPhone launched.
Add a modem and make the iPod touch the new, cheap iPhone lineup. Esim only to keep cost down?
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iPod Touch with in-screen Touch iD perhaps?
Maybe Apple will introduce an all screen iPod, perhaps with a smaller notch and with in-screen Touch ID instead of Face ID? It could be the one feature that will drive a renewed interest in the device. Or rather an all screen iPod with in screen Touch ID could be two features that will renew interest.
Someone mentioned the want of a bigger display for gaming, so perhaps iPod Touch 7th gen will come in a Plus size also.
Parents who don't want their kids playing around with a $1500 iPhone may opt for a much cheaper iPod Touch.
I guess there may be a market out there for it, just that Apple never really worked at tapping into that market after interest in the iPod Touch waned due to a lack of updates and the fact that it hasn't kept up with the current iPhone design.
Who knows. Will be interesting to see what they come up with or if it actually gets axed all together.
Maybe Apple will introduce an all screen iPod, perhaps with a smaller notch and with in-screen Touch ID instead of Face ID? It could be the one feature that will drive a renewed interest in the device. Or rather an all screen iPod with in screen Touch ID could be two features that will renew interest.
Someone mentioned the want of a bigger display for gaming, so perhaps iPod Touch 7th gen will come in a Plus size also.
Parents who don't want their kids playing around with a $1500 iPhone may opt for a much cheaper iPod Touch.
I guess there may be a market out there for it, just that Apple never really worked at tapping into that market after interest in the iPod Touch waned due to a lack of updates and the fact that it hasn't kept up with the current iPhone design.
Who knows. Will be interesting to see what they come up with or if it actually gets axed all together.
Agreed. Even when the iPhone SE launched, that even pushed the iPod further into the darkness. The SE essentially is a 4 inch phone that had cellular and all the capabilities of the iPod. I just don’t see the investment for the iPod anymore for Apple, not when smart phones are the primary as you mentioned, and for what Apple charges for an iPod touch for a higher storage, you can find an iPhone for that price in good condition and have cellular if needed.
I’m completely open for the idea to Apple updating the iPod, I just don’t see the market for it as it once was, as it’s been so long already since its last refresh, does the consumer really care about a product like this when they’re smart phone meet all those expectations? And then factor the Apple Watch can now stream music directly to the AirPods as well, which the iOS was popular acting as a second device for streaming music.
If a quarter of the things Apple were supposedly working on, were actually being worked on, Apple would be a trillion dollar company. For too long Apple has been all about "Jam tomorrow", but at least the jam was nice. Now it is "Jam Next Year" and the jam is cabbage flavoured.
Seems like it's obvious the next iPhones will use USB C. When has apple ever introduced a new port/power socket etc on a device and not also incorporated it on subsequent devices? The new iPads just released with USB C, it would be crazy if they release any future iOS devices without USB C.
Think we knew USB type C was coming after it was on the new iPad pros. I will welcome that for sure.
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Same way samsung manages just fine with theirs....
iPhones coming with Lightning to USB-C cables and a new Type C charger (same size, maybe upped to 7.5 W) yes please, it's about time.
iPhones with USB-C instead of Lightning? I don't see that nor want it.
With AirPods Case, Siri Remote, Magic Keyboard/Trackpad/Mouse, Watch Dock and even beatsX they're all in on Lightning, what a mess that would be. And remember Phil's promise when Lightning was introduced in 2012?
I also don't see non-Pro iPads switching to USB-C anytime soon.
Two more years, maybe a bit longer, and iPhones will have no port at all. Lightning will (and should) stick around until then. For small devices like a phone, it's just the best mechanical connector design out there. USB-C is much more fragile.
As for the iPod touch reports, I personally don't have any use for it, but of course I'd welcome a new one. We'll see.
iPhones with USB-C instead of Lightning? I don't see that nor want it.
With AirPods Case, Siri Remote, Magic Keyboard/Trackpad/Mouse, Watch Dock and even beatsX they're all in on Lightning, what a mess that would be. And remember Phil's promise when Lightning was introduced in 2012?
I also don't see non-Pro iPads switching to USB-C anytime soon.
Two more years, maybe a bit longer, and iPhones will have no port at all. Lightning will (and should) stick around until then. For small devices like a phone, it's just the best mechanical connector design out there. USB-C is much more fragile.
As for the iPod touch reports, I personally don't have any use for it, but of course I'd welcome a new one. We'll see.
Why? I use one for running, saves me taking my unwieldy plus-sized iPhone out with me! They're really svelte little things and absolutely perfect for this purpose.
Just because older products don’t have it doesn’t mean newer products won’t. You can even buy Apple Watch charger from apple with USB C.
I can see air power coming with USB C and new air pods coming with the same.
An iPod touch with the best camera technology. id rather loose that or have it stollen in a city than my iPhone
Under Cook, we might see a USB-C to USB-C dongle to regain lost revenue
