People did not have a choice for that screen size......what sold is the size not the shell in that case.
That just proves that the smaller size is still popular.
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That just proves that the smaller size is still popular.
Jony Ive can't be a designer. He was only able to do something when Steve was telling him exactly what to do. Left alone he is clueless just like his CEO. That nasty camera bump is here to stay and that annoying slippery surface of the iPhone is back.
I gave up on surprise designs from Apple when that really cool tapered phone design turned out to be bogus. The leaks and reporting of places like MacRumors have been too good... by the time it comes out, we knew 90% of it already. I think Tim Cook has given up on "doubling down" on secrecy... they CAN'T surprise us.
It's been my habit to upgrade with every release. So while I'm sure that I will buy this new phone... I'm also certain it could be the most underwhelming upgrade yet. iPhone 6SS anyone?
Where my disappointment lies, though, is in knowing that this is the 7 we're taking about... 7!! Meaning that if this is underwhelming, we know 7S will be incremental and mostly boring... so we have to wait until Fall 2018 to get something that (might be) really exciting and game-changing? The innovation cycle is dead on these things, I'm afraid.
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Or damn near it. Wireless charging, waterproof, slighter higher-res cams... there isn't much to add. If it isn't 6S the 7 or 7S is most certainly peak.
No way, my favorite pasttime is ALSO making excuses and lowering expectations for the richest company the planet's ever seen!!!
We should do lunch.
You have to understand that products hit a technology limit. Unless there is a new "discovery", you won't see that revolutionary new design. Its not about money, its about science.
I'd say the iPhone 6 is the "Peak". The 6s barely outsold the 6 in its debut quarter, and has been dropping precipitously ever since. So while the 6s may win the award for "peak" single quarter sales, in aggregate the 6s is not likely to sell as many as the 6, making it the "peak" for the iPhone.
This is especially true if the 7 offers little more than we've seen, not to mention removing the headphone jack, when none of Apple's competitors have removed their's yet.
And Apple may well have been prepared for this, anticipating a huge stock buyback plan leading up to the rumored 2017 phone once there's a little more parity with competing phones (who have dropped the headphone jack themselves). What Apple almost certainly wasnt prepared for was the sluggish sales of the 6s.
Personally I don't see what the problem is, I think half the people who are already complaining before the new iPhone is even announced, just want the show off factor. There is nothing wrong with the current design anyway, and most people do use cases. Just my opinion.
I think the new cameras are going to be great, and there will probably be another surprise feature that we didn't know about, there usually is. I can't see Apple just announcing the new dual camera as the only feature to the iPhone 7.
Right, this is true. In my personal opinion, I think pretty much all the rumors are spot on, like most of them usually seem to be, unless they are leaking information for the following year's iPhone, which has happened before, just moreso for this year. The only somewhat questionable appearance here is whether the headphone jack will be missing or not, but I think that's 70% likely to happen based on everything we've been shown.
In regards to the switch from glass to metal, and back to glass - I agree, however I guess they don't really have any other material to go towards.
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I think I'll keep my SE for a while. Much nicer compact design, and almost all the features as the 6s.
I really don't get all these silly comments on an obvious FAKE rendering...this is not a real pic of a real iPhone back, it's a rendering...just look at the shadow around the edge of the fake case, it's phony - airbrushed in.
There's a good reason why the camera is not flush with the body. The protruding of the camera lens doesn't allow the flash to reflect and glare off of the front lens element like they would if they were flush mounted. (See iPhone 4/5 - where any obstacle, like a case where the cutout was too close to the flash, would cause reflected light to glare across the lens, ruining photos.)
Simply recessing the flash itself would focus the edges of the flash beam causing an obvious circular vignette when the flash is used unless you recess a decent amount of around around the flash - which people would complain about. I use a slim case, (just thicker than the lens bevel,) and it lays flat and doesn't interfere with the lens or flash use. Seems to be the best compromise.
Interesting article on RP…
http://www.redmondpie.com/rumor-iphone-7-to-be-called-iphone-6se-2018-iphone-to-feature-iris-scanner