Why would anyone think that apple is going to ditch the iPhone branding? For that ones giving the example of the Apple Watch, it seems really obvious to me: in "iWatch" letters do not combine well and it's an over-techie name for that kind of product.
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Bloomberg: 2019 iPhones Will Have Centered Apple Logo on Back
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PickUrPoison
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Of course they won’t be, they’re not fools.
But if you’d have gotten your desired 5G this year (and not unfortunately having to wait until 2020), it would have had to be the Qualcomm 1st gen.
Those aren’t features. Those are specs.
If you want to know what Apple has planned for future iPhones, you have to think like Apple. Apple does features that benefit their existing customers. So besides the 90 Hz screen, the only one that could benefit customers is dual SIM which they already have done with Chinese iPhones.
Things like expandable storage are already addressed by iCloud and there is no clear benefit to adding USB-C to a smartphone.
You’re forgetting that 5 is a bigger number than 4. Who wants 4 when you can have 5?
iapplelove
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Populus
macrumors 604
Looking at the features that next iPhone, and the redesigned 2020 iPhone are going to carry, I can't imagine how Apple can make better iPhones as of 2021. I mean, maybe they will improve the cameras and processor... but what else? I just can't imagine any other features added, aside from thermal lens and such.
magicschoolbus
macrumors 68030
The iPhone X is still so good. If you want to know what's canabilizing sales, look no further than to the people holding onto their old devices that do everything just fine. What new feature has come out that makes you want to drop over 1k on a flagship phone? Even a lot of flagship features have worked their way down to the XR model lineup.
90+ Hz OLED? That's good.
More RAM? Does anyone really use split multitasking on their 6-inch displays? Would cause more problems than benefits.
Dual Physical SIM card? Available in China, althought we should push eSIM instead of it.
Expandable storage support? Will never happen (because it's one more slot and it creates different volumes).
USB-C? Outside of this forums, no one won't buy a phone because of the connector.
Better than 5W charger included in the box? Battery health is more important.
Reduced notch? No one has been able to reduce the TrueDepth camera notch.
Reduced bezels? Okay...
aksala
macrumors member
I'll admit it - I had to peel off my iPhone case and glance at the back to see exactly where the Apple logo was situated. And, admittedly, to even see if there was an Apple logo at all! I would have been no less surprised to have seen just a text iPhone logo. So, this logo placement change is not a huge thing in my book, but good on Apple for innovating for once. 😛
Also, speaking of cases - this device-to-device charging feature, I wonder how it will work (or not) with a case on. I'd imagine the feature works flawlessly without one but can see a case hampering the efficiency.
Also, speaking of cases - this device-to-device charging feature, I wonder how it will work (or not) with a case on. I'd imagine the feature works flawlessly without one but can see a case hampering the efficiency.
dantroline
macrumors 6502
I reckon they will make sure that any existing non-Apple wireless charger will not work or work very poorly just to punish the early adopters. What are the chances?
PickUrPoison
macrumors G3
It’s been that way for years. Sure, every year they release the best iPhone ever, but is there really any “must have” feature that drives a year-over-year upgrade? The XS was a better X in about twenty different ways, but most X owners didn’t feel the need to upgrade.
iPhones are lasting at least 5 years, and have been since the 2015 models. (I’m not a big picture taker, so my 6s does everything I need it to. If it gets iOS 14 I’ll keep it until 2021.)
People mostly replace their iPhone when they lose it, break it beyond repair or if it no longer gets updates. For some, it’s not about when they need to, it’s when they want to; a new feature appeals to them, or they just upgrade every year or whatever.
But Apple’s got an installed base upwards of 1.1 billion iPhones, and iPhone users are very loyal. Even if each only buys a new phone every five years, they’ll still sell 200+ million a year.
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WatchAndWait
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Apart from the fact they are a computer company and they call their operatining system "macOS"; no hint of an "Apple" anythink there.
iRutherford
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aksala
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Yep - or conveniently make it so only official Apple designed cases work well with the new charging scheme, and then advertise it as a 'feature'. 😀
iRutherford
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Except they just renamed iOS for iPad as iPadOS this year. If they were to rebrand iDevices, they would have called it padOS or tabletOS instead.
EugW
macrumors P6
Like I said, that's fine by me to wait a year.
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Yup. It seems strange we need to repeat this, but the previous years' iPhone purchasers do NOT represent the primary target market for new iPhones. According to IDC, the average iPhone user keeps their phones 4 years. That's right, not 2 years, not 3 years, but 4 years. Furthermore, it is estimated that only 16% of iPhone users will upgrade their iPhone this year.
PickUrPoison
macrumors G3
Which implies a six year upgrade cycle, and less than 200 million units sold. Seems consistent with unit estimates.
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Guess I have to start using a case again, because setting your iPhone down on its face is scratch city.
EugW
macrumors P6
I suspect that with relatively thin cases the wirelessly charging will be fine.
I always use a tempered glass protector and a case anyway, so it wouldn't be an issue for me. Mind you, I don't see myself using my iPhone to wirelessly charge something very often. (I keep Lightning chargers in my car, my home, and at my workplace.)
I am excited about the next iPhone but please Apple make the camera bump black on all models like the current X and Xs. I am soo hating the same color camera bump
Lets check in 5 years how your 5g coverage is where you live. The 5g is soo overhyped and most likely won’t deliver what people expect for the next half a decade unless we all going to carry our own freaking antenna.
Pepe4life
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It does, it’s called USB-PD, up to 18W. Maybe do some research before making false claims
Apple TV was Jobs’.
If this were true, it would be just like how Jobs rebranded the PowerBooks and PowerMac into MacBook Pro and Mac Pro.