Apple's 2017 Curved OLED iPhone to Be a New Premium Model

[JGIGS]

I'm all for an OLED display, but what's the deal with a curved display? Just like the curved TV's, it seems awfully gimmicky to me.

Agreed but I also think it's the only way to make a phone bezeless. Though I still say the top and bottom bezels are the biggest concern with apple phones.

 

[JGRE]

How can Apple come out with a more expensive phone? They already charge such a big premium.

Obviously, this is the only thing Apple is really good at. Not a premium phone, but a premium price.

 

[drewyboy]

They'll do as they usually do:
It'll be "magical" when Apple does it, whereas it's a "gimmick" when Samsung does the same thing.

It was only "magical" when Steve was doing the announcements. Tim's go to words are "amazing", "great", and coming in at #1.... "incredible".

You need to get the Tim Cook edition of Apple Keynote Bingo.

 

[maxsix]

Not.true my friend, my edge plus has no screen protector, it's a year old and is pristine, how? Keep a front jeans pocket spare all the time, no keys, no coins. Job done.

Precisely!

I never use a screen protector. My flagship smartphones are always carried in a dedicated front pocket containing nothing but the phone.

Result? I enjoy the tactile experience the phone was designed to deliver. A sparkling clean pleasurable swiping action on the splendid coated surface of the screen.

It's as simple as that ...

 

[kemal]

A flat Super AMOLED would suffice.

 

[gregoryalee]

That is not the Note 5, it was the Note Edge launched at the same time as the Note 4 in November 2014.



Scary boogie man?? It was a racist comment, you slandered an entire country and race of people, I bet you've never visited the country, you have made your mind up abut an entire race of people based on an Apple rumours website. Get out more and open your eyes.
It's like we can state America is a country with white supermicy rampant, a certified mad man who is running for president, and a Police force armed like the military that likes shooting back people for fun.....!!! Because the Internet told me that.

What ever dude. I never said ANYTHING about people from South Korea. I wasn't the person you were name calling with that antique term. Reading comprehension? The person mentioned CULTURE which is not race. Look it up. I really don't care what you think is racist so perhaps you and your SJW friends can go be outraged together and burn some effigies... The term is no longer scary and has lost its power. Deal with it.

 

[maxsix]

Obviously, this is the only thing Apple is really good at. Not a premium phone, but a premium price.

Well Said!

 

[zapzoup]

I don't understand - will this "premium" (Seriously?! Another expense?) phone only have the OLED display as a bonus feature ? Or will this mean that all the rumours about innovative features will only apply to this "special edition", like the dual-camera module that's only shipping to the more expensive iPhone this fall ?

Is this how it's going to be Apple - we have to pay more, on top of prices already in the high end market, to access an updated phone ? Will innovation with new releases no longer be obviously part of the devices - will we have to pay for them ?
And no, new stickers don't count.

Please don't treat your customers like idiots - you're already at the limit... (#nMBpros)

 

[2457248]

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So same frame as current phones but more real estate

take your iP6 and measure its diagonal, just sayin'...

 

[dragje]

Not sure why people would want a smaller phone with a curved screen. It's built for a bigger device more often than not.

True, but I don't mind a curved screen really, but the idea that the whole front is just one screen, not even edged but right to the edge so to speak looks nice i.m.h.o.

This is what I mean:

 

[JGIGS]

whelp. i think i'm done with the iPhone.

I know I am for at least a year. Got a sweet deal through newegg on the Nexus 6p when it was super on sale. It's more a software reason than hardware though. iOS is just so inflexible and I like to be able to customize at least a little bit. Not even being able to place icons where I'd like at this point seems pretty ridiculous. If I can on my mac why not on ios devices? iOS is getting better but also getting a little gimmicky in imessage which less people use these days anyway since Android has taken so much of the market.

 

[gregoryalee]

whelp. i think i'm done with the iPhone.

I am deciding whether to just use my 6+ for another year or to upgrade to a Note 7. Not sure what I am gonna do yet.

 

[drewyboy]

Tim was not Steve's "best talent," perhaps the least compartmentalized and best of inside staff to take over. But I'd disagree that he is the smartest person at Apple. But even if he was, smart and being able to manage the brilliance of others are not linked. A lot of smart people can't manage. Not every brain surgeon has the ability to be Chief of Staff.

If this rumor becomes reality it will cement that Tim really does not understand Steve's credo of limited models to limit consumer confusion. Apple was accessible to non-techie types because they didn't burden consumers with millions of model choices. There was similar Pro and Consumer and laptop and desktop. Perhaps Steve bent his rule a bit with the Mac mini, but its a very different machine than the iMac.

Now Apple is proliferating models with different feature sets while advertising OSes with features that some of the latest hardware can't do. That's insane. Making two iPhones, same size, one with an LCD, one with OLED, again, wow! Idiotic. Make one 4.7 model and make it mind-blowing. Do the same with a 5.5. Easy buy.

To your point. It's still too crowded. A "pro" phone? C'mon. There is no "pro" use for a phone, like say, a computer, or a drill, or mixer. A "pro" line just confuses people and sounds ridiculous. Keep it simple with just one iPhone: Big, bigger, biggest. The "pro" moniker is getting out of hand. Pretty soon McDonalds will rename it's large size "pro."

Cheap model - nix it. High production cost, low profit. That's not Apple's business model, or at least wasn't. If Apple wants to start to chase marketshare at the expense of margin then all is lost with Apple innovation.

You sir get it. Sadly, a good number of folks here do not, and even more tragically Tim Cook does not. He is appeasing the shareholders rather than the customers that in turn appease the shareholder.

 

[deany]

WRONG

The 2017 Iphone 7 will not wrap around like a Galaxy.

Think:

So same frame as current phones but more real estate

not sure what you mean.

I agree: 100% real estate curved display.

but what is 'wrap around' is it not my second sentence?
cheers

 

[maxsix]

Can someone tell me historical how accurate these rumours have been over the years? I've only been part of the dark side for about a year so I wouldn't know but I wonder why some people seriously get bent out of shape over rumours.

Take rumors with a grain of salt.

It's nothing but the usual Apple Hype, much of which is just that. Apple's built an empire off drawing attention to it's smoke and mirrors rumors and marketing practices, led by a cadre of narcissistic executives.

Quite the accomplishment.

 

[deany]

Agreed but I also think it's the only way to make a phone bezeless. Though I still say the top and bottom bezels are the biggest concern with apple phones.

exactly what function do bazels have?- apart being a waste of space.

 

[ryanwarsaw]

Sorry, but they're still the follower.

Patent filed in 2011 with expected inclusion from 2017.

The general user base don't really know or care about patents. They'll just see an iPhone that looks remarkably similar to the Samsung Edge phones.

They have patented the heck out of it and intend to enforce patents.

It is, really.

I think Apple is pushing Samsung to release such stupid phones. I mean, design like this is sort of a deadend, once you add curved screen you cant snap it out of it in the next model.

You can sell flat and curved screens simultaneously however. Apple will be ordering many of their oled screens from Samsung anyway.

Nice idea, but this is because and OLED and he nothing to do with an edged display.

Ri

No one cares that the Edge concept was from Apple's 2011 patents that Samsung ripped off? Samsung is still doing what they have always done. Copy. Their ideas (Samsung) come from insider knowledge of prototypes that may or may not ever be used. Anyone that has ever lived in Korea know the culture does not teach creativity. They copy and essentially make good on existing tech.

I guess Apple will aggressively enforce their patents if that is the case. Ironically Samsung will be making these screens for Apple.

 

[apolloa]

What ever dude. I never said ANYTHING about people from South Korea. I wasn't the person you were name calling with that antique term. Reading comprehension? The person mentioned CULTURE which is not race. Look it up. I really don't care what you think is racist so perhaps you and your SJW friends can go be outraged together and burn some effigies... The term is no longer scary and has lost its power. Deal with it.

What the hell is SJW? And what has lost its edge? The term racism? Are you telling me it's now acceptable to be racist? That's how I'm reading it.

 

[iWilliam325]

i don't see any use of a curved screen, t's just too gimmick, I think both apple and samsung ran out of ideas in creating a phone, iPhone 6 have already reached it's very peak in the phone industry, there's basically nothing much you can add to a mobile phone.
i guess the only thing left in the phone industry to make it better again is to add maybe satellite phone options to it, add more sensors to the phone, so that it tracks more stuff (which i think the gov. likes it), add more processing power to it so that we can ditch the computers etc. the design of the phone is no longer the selling point, what is important is the functionality of the phone itself, the phone needs to do more and not look more different

 

[geniusj]

Yup, that's exactly what they're doing. Trying to drive sales down to zero. Brilliant analysis!
BTW, 'Apple IS'. They are *A* company, singular, not a lot of companies.

Not true w/ UK English from what I've seen.

 

[2crazy]

I don't think that's going to happen. Imagine the Samsung commercials if Apple decides to copy the design of a Samsung phone.

 

[apolloa]

You sir get it. Sadly, a good number of folks here do not, and even more tragically Tim Cook does not. He is appeasing the shareholders rather than the customers that in turn appease the shareholder.

It seems more and more like that doesn't it? Apple has always chased profits, but now it seems obvious they are and to hell with innovation in some areas.

 

[gregoryalee]

What the hell is SJW? And what has lost its edge? The term racism? Are you telling me it's now acceptable to be racist? That's how I'm reading it.

SWJ is a "Social Justice Warrior". Thanks for asking for clarification. The term racism or racist itself has lost its power due to people throwing it around wildly, inaccurately and inappropriately and also as a way to stop free speech. Treating people differently solely because of race I personally find to be reprehensible.

If you haven't seen anyone scoff at the term in real life yet, you will shortly.

 

[ryanwarsaw]

WRONG

The 2017 Iphone 7 will not wrap around like a Galaxy.

Think:

So same frame as current phones but more real estate

That's all fine and good but Samsung would have this first as they would have to manufacture it to be able to sell it to Apple in the first place.

 

[nutjob]

Apple will sue Samsung for stealing Apple's innovative new feature.