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Case for Upcoming Low-Cost iPhone Shows Up at Best Buy With Alleged April 5 Stock Date
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It should be like that for some time now. Every keynote since Jobs passed was/is cringeworthy.
No. The X is smaller in all dimensions and lighter than the 11 Pro, but the 8 is smaller than both of them.
Maybe you’re thinking of the 8 Plus?
iPhone 8
138.4mm height
67.3mm width
7.3mm thick
148g
iPhone X
143.6mm height
70.9mm width
7.7mm thick
174g
iPhone 11 Pro
144mm height
71.4mm width
8.1mm thick
188g
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Good proofreaders are hard to find, usually it falls to someone in marketing. PR folks are actually better at it, but in any case graphic artists can’t be expected to produce perfect copy.
Sometimes a typo gets fixed but in a later revision there’s a regression. Those slip through more easily because in your brain it’s already been fixed (from earlier) and your eyes will just read right past it.
Someone in marketing signed off on the final artwork, whoops 😬 A missed space isn’t that big a deal, especially compared to some of the misspellings I’ve seen in print 🤣
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We got a magician in between us.
off topic: How did you even do this so quickly? Im genuinely curious... fragmented in blender, 3dsmax or houdini, etc? After Effects/Photoshop for clone stamping the background behind? Or an even simpler one shot thing
I agree, even when the 11 pro is close in size and weight, that extra thickness and grams make it really annoying.
But the most important difference is that in the 11 (or X, XS) you need to reach the top of the phone and that make it uncomfortable. Even with the size of the X, if the screen is 4,7 you can handle it with one hand without any problem.
If the "9 Plus" is a 2 cameras phone, then the 4,7 version would have some camera compromises, maybe portrait mode only for humans? I hope it doesn't...
Although what you’re pointing out is rather minor, that can indicate it’s a counterfeit product if usually there’s a misspelling, graphical design error/character misalignment. UAG cases are legit, but good eye to pick up on something I didn’t even find. (I always tend to notice the most minute details with packaging flaws.)
Because a lot of moms and pops who still use their iphone 6/6/7 can finally upgrade. They just don’t want to spend $1k for a phone.
Because the screen will be much smaller than 6 inches??? Massive difference.Rejoice for what?
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And the iPhone 11 is the same as X.... right? Even worse according to some.
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I agree if it is just an update to the iPhone 8 ... It's nice don't get me wrong, but not something to be super excited about
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They could have upgrade to the iPhone 8
This phone is just another iPhone 6 with better specs. Pathetic.
Apple has a new low-cost iPhone in the works, which is supposed to be launching sometime in the first half of 2020. Given the ongoing situation in the United States and other countries, it's been unclear if the device is going to launch within the planned timeline, but there are signs that it could be coming soon.
We started seeing cases for the new low-cost iPhone back in early February, but now it appears new case options are showing up at retailers like Best Buy.
A source who emailed MacRumors shared a photo said to be from a Best Buy employee featuring an Urban Armor Gear case designed for the new 4.7-inch 2020 iPhone. There's no specific name on the case box, which is not unusual for cases made before a new device launches.
We can't confirm the source of the case, but this does indeed look like one of the cases that manufacturers like Target and Best Buy get ahead of when a new iPhone debuts, as case manufacturers send these cases to retail stores early to be one of the first manufacturers to have a case available to customers at launch.
According to the source who sent us the photo, Best Buy employees have been instructed not to merchandise these cases until Sunday, April 5. Whether that is a date reflective of a timeline when we might see the new low-cost iPhone launch remains to be seen.
That date would perhaps suggest a low-cost iPhone launch as early as this week, but so far, we haven't heard concrete details on when the new iPhone is coming out. Since we will be having no events in the near future, the low-cost iPhone could be announced at any point via a press release.
We don't know what Apple is going to call its new phone, but in rumors, it's been referred to as the "iPhone 9," a missing iPhone number, or the "iPhone SE 2" due to its rumored $399 price tag.
The new ?iPhone? is said to be identical to the iPhone 8 but with an A13 chip inside, featuring a 4.7-inch display, a single-lens rear camera, thick top and bottom bezels, and a Touch ID Home button. It is expected to come in space gray, silver, and red color options, and we're expecting 64 and 128GB storage capacities.
(Thanks, Jim!)
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Yeah. I had to queue for bread, milks & other essentials this morning.
I'm delighted there's a cheap phone for everyone that wants one. Puts what happened this morning to me into perspective.
why should Apple change the design for the sake of change. They only change it when they can make a leapfrog product. Remember: Apple has so far only had 2 iPhone designs. The original iPhone design and the iPhone X design.
By the way, have you seen the newest Ford? Yet another car with 4 wheels and slightly improved specs! Pathetic!
I was hoping for a smaller XR form factor
the size of the current SE but with XR design
anyway an update to the 8 is still nice
Better battery and faster processor will be the upgrades. Just like any new iPhone lol.
It might blow your mind to hear this, but some people prefer that form factor to the current one.