Guess I'll continue upgrading my 13PM by getting a new battery every three years. The only thing it doesn't do is AI and I don't want let alone need that.
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Apple Rumored to Redesign the iPhone Every Year Through to 2027
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I won't be upgrading from my 16 Pro Max no time soon. My phone will only be a year old by the time 17 lineups is revealed. I'm good. Just not spending more money for now. All my techs are among the latest, going back to iPhone 14 Pro(my wife's). Just waiting to see what's next.
I’m more interested in software polish than anything else.
The ecosystem interoperability is a mess right now. That, and send Siri to the glue factory and give us an upgrade.
The ecosystem interoperability is a mess right now. That, and send Siri to the glue factory and give us an upgrade.
Just about to jump ship after having been with Apple phones since iPhone 4. Looking at Pixel and Nothing at the moment.
No Mini = No Buy
(sorry, I know it really bothers some folks that us Mini users keep saying this)
(sorry, I know it really bothers some folks that us Mini users keep saying this)
I'm in the same boat. Over the last six or seven months I've upgraded to 16PM, iPad Mini 7 and M4 MBP, so I'm on the sidelines for awhile unless Apple comes at me with a serious "Wow!" release, which I honestly can't see happening.
Cool but not something that was never done before. We are about to get the 20 anniversary iPhone and with a redesign iPhone next year since this year will be the 3rd and last year of the iPhone 15 design. In 2027 it will be the iPhone 8 and iPhone X all over again but since Apple did away with the “S” models we will get the iPhone 19 Pro (iPhone 18 Pro design) along with the iPhone XX that will come in only one size and more $$$$. Come 2028 we will then get the iPhone 21 (iPhone XX design) along with a larger iPhone 21 Max. Which of course iPhone 18 design will be forgotten lol. Then the 3 year cycle will continue as per usual.
The Mini is not coming back. Mini Fans should get over it instead of whining about it on every occasion.
Good, let's see what they can do.
Doesn't change the functionality of the iPhone I use today that I was happy to buy 4 months ago.
Doesn't change the functionality of the iPhone I use today that I was happy to buy 4 months ago.
Good, let's see what they can do.
Doesn't change the functionality of the iPhone I use today that I was happy to buy 6 months ago.
Loved my mini, but having gone from 13 mini to pro max (if I can't have small I may as well have huge!) - the battery capacity is a game changer. For a device I spend so much time using, it really makes a difference. Difference between getting home in the evening on 25% vs. ... well, now I have charge limit set to 85%, say, 60 percent...
Not saying I don't miss the smaller phones, but refusing to buy just because of that you're missing some huge benefits. It's still an iPhone; just now you can get multiple days of battery life.
Doesn't change the functionality of the iPhone I use today that I was happy to buy 6 months ago.
Loved my mini, but having gone from 13 mini to pro max (if I can't have small I may as well have huge!) - the battery capacity is a game changer. For a device I spend so much time using, it really makes a difference. Difference between getting home in the evening on 25% vs. ... well, now I have charge limit set to 85%, say, 60 percent...
Not saying I don't miss the smaller phones, but refusing to buy just because of that you're missing some huge benefits. It's still an iPhone; just now you can get multiple days of battery life.
No ... I will not stop emphatically stating my preference for and desire for a smaller iPhone option.
Sorry chief!
Guess you'll have to deal.
So that's what we get from complaining that nothing really changes year over year: A new design spread over three years. I guess, I'll keep my 13 mini for at least another 4 years.
Apple has lost so much steam in their growth they are abandoning their tried and true hardware design principles to become like every other manufacturer that just throws a new form factor at the wall every year to see what sticks.
The only "hardware upgrade" I'll be buying for a good few years will be a new battery(s) for my 15 Pro Max.
Hopefully this is true and a sign that Apple has seen the underwhelming reception to the leaks of the new design. Imagine thinking aping Google was the way to go.
They desperately need to get back to design being at the forefront of product development and start hiring people with the talent to resurrect what was a traditional strength. I’m afraid we’ll need to wait for Cook to retire though, he’s a brilliant bean counter but like Jobs said about Microsoft he just doesn’t have any taste.
I could see these features plus the thinness of the rumoured air - as to where they want to go.
(not sure how they will solve the optical zoom camera bump though).
Until then I will keep on not noticing the notch in my phone…
…But I’m glad that Apple is likely spending a huge amount of money in solving this non issue for me!
(not sure how they will solve the optical zoom camera bump though).
Until then I will keep on not noticing the notch in my phone…
…But I’m glad that Apple is likely spending a huge amount of money in solving this non issue for me!