Cry all you want but the headphone jack is done. Newer bluetooth standards are in the horizon.
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Apple Reduces iPhone 7 Supplier Orders Amid 'Fading' Demand and 'iPhone 8' Excitement
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One possibility is both a 7s (4.7") that looks identical to the 7 with a LCD display and a redesigned iPhone Plus/Pro model (5.8") with OLED coming next year. Not a good possibility for many of us who want a more pocketable iPhone so let's hope that scenario doesn't come to fruition.
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I didn't read any rumors about one at all so far so it looks iffy.
How about they just keep their same supplies order. Then if sales drop they can keep up with demand for the first time ever.
Exactly. I've been very happy with my 7 Plus, except that this omission stings even more than expected. And I prefer wired usage for sound quality (and to avoid having yet another device sucking down batteries), so that problem won't get better on iPhone unless Apple reverses their decision.
You know what would require real courage, Apple? Admitting you were wrong about the headphone jack.
I mean yeah, the glass would make it a different design. Would be strange if they used a completely different material with no antenna bands and still called it a 7s, but I suppose anything is possible. I mean, if it still has a home button and fat bezels maybe it wouldn't warrant a name change?
Apple has reduced its orders for the iPhone 7 with suppliers, following the initial sales influx within the first month of the device's launch this past September. Supply chain sources speaking with Digitimes pointed towards strong demand for the Jet Black iPhone 7 and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 issues as catalysts for the initial shipping momentum, but both factors have now trailed off in producing more iPhone sales leading up to 2017.
Because of these factors and more, demand for the iPhone 7 in China and other markets around the world has "started fading." The timing aligns with Apple's typical iPhone manufacturing slow down towards the end of each year, and attention by suppliers and customers is now said to be on 2017's much-anticipated tenth anniversary iPhone.
"High expectations" for the so-called iPhone 8 are also factored into the shipment outlook for the iPhone 7 as the new year approaches. In total, shipments for the iPhone 7 are believed to be five million less in the first six months of 2017 than in the four month period the smartphone will have been available by the end of 2016.
The iPhone 8 already has a plethora of rumors surrounding its design and potential new features, including a glass body, edge-to-edge display, and wireless charging abilities.
Article Link: Apple Reduces iPhone 7 Supplier Orders Amid 'Fading' Demand and 'iPhone 8' Excitement
I would be fine with paying more for a special edition. I designed some mockups and they should be able to fit up to a 5.2" display in the same form factor as the iPhone 7. I'd be willing to pay up to $200 more for a 4.7" to 5.2" display with reduced bezels (including somewhat reduced top and bottom), dual cameras, OLED, TouchID implemented into the display, new taptic engine, all the usual speed improvements, 3-4GB RAM, and wireless charging. I don't necessarily care if the thing is in a glass enclosure, but if they can do it and keep it strong enough and it's needed for wireless charging then that's fine. I'd be happy with just keeping it Jet Black because it looks freaking slick. They could make it only available in 128GB and 256GB capacities, and maybe offer a special edition color.
I totally agree, I don't think it was courageous to remove it, I think it was foolhardy. There's a reason every single other phone manufacturer on the planet includes it.
THIS IS DIGITIMES. This rag will print contradictory information on the same day so it can point to one of them later and say: "See, we were right".
I TOLD YOU SO.
That's why I don't bicker and argue on this forum. There's no need to!
Pot. Kettle.
Headphone jack isn't going anywhere. Deal with it. Those lousy iPhone 7 sales are proof that people don't want to deal with apple's dictatorship.
Walt: Timinator, what's the must have new feature of the iPhone 8?
Timinator: It's our best iPhone ever.
Walt: WOOOOOOOOOOO!
Timinator: It's practically magic.
Walt: How is that?
Timinator: We removed the bezel.
Walt: That took courage.
Timinator: And one more thing...
Walt: WOOOOOO!
Timinator: We put on a fake headphone jack.
Walt: WOOOOO! Wait, what?
Timinator: Gotcha!
Timinator: It's our best iPhone ever.
Walt: WOOOOOOOOOOO!
Timinator: It's practically magic.
Walt: How is that?
Timinator: We removed the bezel.
Walt: That took courage.
Timinator: And one more thing...
Walt: WOOOOOO!
Timinator: We put on a fake headphone jack.
Walt: WOOOOO! Wait, what?
Timinator: Gotcha!
Those who have 6s series or those who are okay with 6 series...or who love to spend on every generation iphones could wait.
The entire phone will be a speaker, thanks to the new Taptic 3 module. #courage #youhearditherefirst
Yes, i have surveyed people, but would not consider it statistically valid. However, given the purchasing habits of most people who buy Beats, BOSE, etc over much better options, in terms of sound quality, I am confident in my statement. Once a certain threshold is exceeded people do not really care that they are not getting the best possible sound.
[Random nonsequiter arguments omitted] Though I agree with you that Apple (and any company FWIW) should focus on the mass market and ignore the small segment that wants features that don't really matter to the mass market, unless they chose to cater to that segment and can command a price premium as a result; otherwise you need to go where you maximize profits, which means some people will not like your decision. One of the hardest things for a business to understand is not every customer is a desirable one' and sometimes firing or ignoring one is the right decision.
And on and on. Or it can be spun even more poorly...
Most users + 1 more user want a headphone jack. My "most users" outnumbers your "most users."
They have one with a dongle, no utility is lost. Problem solved for 99% of the users, with the 1% that post on Apple boards free to rant about a decision that is irrelevant to most (there's that word again) consumers.
If you don't like Apple's decision, buy a different phone. That is the beauty of a free market, you get to decide what works best for you.
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Same situation and I passed on my free upgrade. I don't need another accessory to drag along and/or remember to charge. Thanks for confirming my choice
To me iPhone 7 was like Pokémon Go!
Day 1...Exciting
Day 2...Exciting
Day 3...Boring
I know there are many still playing Pokemon Go but I gave my 7 to my daughter and kept her 6s plus. She appreciated the 7 a lot more. Pixel is looking very interesting.
Day 1...Exciting
Day 2...Exciting
Day 3...Boring
I know there are many still playing Pokemon Go but I gave my 7 to my daughter and kept her 6s plus. She appreciated the 7 a lot more. Pixel is looking very interesting.
I just can't imagine today's Apple being the first company to produce (in the millions) something so radical as over-the-air charging for the rumored ip8.
This has never been done before. Apple doesn't invent any longer. They iterate and refine.
OTA charging is only a rumor. Ain't gunna happen.
This has never been done before. Apple doesn't invent any longer. They iterate and refine.
OTA charging is only a rumor. Ain't gunna happen.
I read some where that new Samsungs may not have an earphone jack also. Sounds like they are trying to drive the market.
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This sounds like LEAN manufacturing to me. The will only make what they need and not make much more until current stocks deplete. I can see them driving down current stock through Christmas...people will be forced to buy what the store has instead of what they want.
No. of course Iphones peak imthe quarter and following quarter of release- but they remain strong strong throughout the year.
The difference is- now that the fans and the affluent have go their 7 plus- sales will substantially drop until iPhone 8 is out. Primarily due to 7 being a crap overall upgrade (essentially 6ss)
I'm hoping for compelling wireless charging (i.e. as long as I'm in one or two specific rooms in my home, the phone is charging automatically). Also, a fully waterproof design would be nice. I would love to have my iPhone in the pool for pictures and videos; and while people have certainly done that plenty with the iPhone 7, Apple's warranty fine print would probably dissuade me from doing so if I had an iPhone 7.
I know it's a pipe dream, but I'm hoping that Apple dissolved the AirPort team and moved them to other projects because they're working on a Wi-Fi mesh router that doubles as a wireless charger for your iPhone that "beams" power to your phone when you're within a certain range of the base stations. Sell a two pack of the base stations for $300 and Apple will suddenly be back in the router business and in a bigger way than they ever were in the past, I think.
If they pull something like that off, I think it would be amazing and would make the wireless charging that's been done up to this point look akin to the way the Palm smartphones looked next to the iPhone nine years ago.
I know it's a pipe dream, but I'm hoping that Apple dissolved the AirPort team and moved them to other projects because they're working on a Wi-Fi mesh router that doubles as a wireless charger for your iPhone that "beams" power to your phone when you're within a certain range of the base stations. Sell a two pack of the base stations for $300 and Apple will suddenly be back in the router business and in a bigger way than they ever were in the past, I think.
If they pull something like that off, I think it would be amazing and would make the wireless charging that's been done up to this point look akin to the way the Palm smartphones looked next to the iPhone nine years ago.