The Air won’t be going away. There won’t be a folding iPhone though.
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Apple Stockpiling Parts for Foldable iPhone Ahead of 2026 Launch
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It is common for automotive suppliers to do run at rate on production equipment and tools ca 1 year before serial production.
This allows for final production sample warrant testing and sign offs well in advance of serial production.
Also the production of large quantities of pre production evaluation units are used to look for final tweakable bugs before production.
This allows for final production sample warrant testing and sign offs well in advance of serial production.
Also the production of large quantities of pre production evaluation units are used to look for final tweakable bugs before production.
Sounds like the best of both worlds to me, I’ve never been close to having the width be a problem with the Pro Max phones but the height is more annoying.
The tall and skinny form factor of slabphones makes sense if you cannot fold it out for a bigger screen since that is close to the format of videos, but for a foldable you can have an outside display that is better suited for other tasks.
I support all iPhone form factors.
Different users have different preferences and needs.
I'd like to see even more form factor options and sizes!
Different users have different preferences and needs.
I'd like to see even more form factor options and sizes!
I think it's funny how Apple keeps flailing trying to market and sell a different form factor of the iPhone. Maybe they want mini! No, maybe they want extra big? No, maybe they want extra thin? No... maybe they want one that folds in half?
We will see. But every indicator shows it is going to flop. Price, use cases, points of failure etc. Even the competition struggles to gain market share. What is it? Like 2% market share after 6 years. Thats bad. It will have the same fate as the VP.
No. They say it because at first people removed it and it damaged the screen or the screen got damaged easily after a while. You should not remove it. Fold phones are fragile.
I don't buy the media argument. Videos are same size as a pro max with black bezels on top and bottom. And there is probably nobody who is going to use it for work to do docs, power points etc.
Yes exactly that. Get one or two chip upgrades and then quickly getting abandoned. VP is unofficially discontinued. Only a matter of time until its official.
Very excited to see the foldable from Apple. Would like to see some form of telephoto lens. Also wish the screen, both external and internal are big, at least like the Z Fold. Recent rumors point to a small screen. Of course, the aspect ratio is important and waiting to hear more on it. Don’t think there will be color choices. Probably only black and white.
Wasn't Apple so proud that it takes just five days from production of an iPhone to its sale? Stockpiling one year ahead means a lot of storage.
However Apple might put that burden on its suppliers. They have to store those parts and might only get paid when the iPhone is assembled. Then those five days start.
However Apple might put that burden on its suppliers. They have to store those parts and might only get paid when the iPhone is assembled. Then those five days start.
I think the premium phone should have both really. I do miss Face ID on the iPad mini and it's quite awkward to do the touch ID sometimes, but hen it's a device you hold in multiple orientations so the button keeps moving position - on an iPhone it'd always be on the right - I mean the camera button would be an ideal place - even more so than "under screen" that they apparently keep working on.
But yeah the iPad mini one does work perfectly well so i've no idea why they haven't implemented it as well.
Yes. will continue to be supported and we’ll be here in 5 years. It’s a dying product just one more day….
Touch ID isn’t as good though. I often need to enter the code on my iPhone SE and on my MacBook as well because there were multiple failed unlocks in a row. It’s enough if my hands aren’t perfectly dry after I just washed them and there is a bit of moisture left. But if they aren’t perfectly clean when I’m doing yard work it will fail every single time as well. So to me Touch ID is borderline unusable on an iPhone I use when I’m out and about. If they leave Face ID in however I wouldn’t mind an additional biometric sensor.
With all do respect, you don't know what you're talking about. The inner screens are made of ultra-thin glass and yes they are able to fold hundreds of thousands of times.
It doesn't matter, removing it won't void the warranty (like many conspiracy theorist types claim). The screen protector will bubble and have to be removed at some point anyway. I remove it right away because I prefer the feel of the ultra-thin glass.