I think I'm going to hold off on a case purchase. With the rumor of an aluminum casing change, I am not too sure now. Also, I'd rather buy an OtterBox for durability.
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Do you think the iPhone 6s will have the same design?
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I bet on following the same pattern they have since the 3G. Spigen recently had a 70-80% off sale on some specific models and colors or cases and I went ahead and bought a couple for the 6+ assuming it will be the same form factor.
$10 was worth the risk.
That rumour of the "aluminum casing change" more than likely refers to them probably using that same 7000 series aluminum used in the watch. Form factor would still likely not change until iPhone 7.
Apple enjoys the high profits made by keeping the same design.
The buyers worship Apples authority and air of superiority. Believing Apple knows what's best for them, they accept whatever they're sold.
There's no reason for Apple to spend money for a new design.
They have been keeping the design for the S series and making internal improvements. Nothing bad or strange or sinister about it--fairly rational and even intelligent approach to production and releases.
I agree. A two year cycle for actual design changes makes the most sense. Because most cellular contracts are two years and is more likely of when someone would upgrade vs every year.
Yes, like it or not, the 2 year contract game has influenced iPhone releases, and probably also hugely benefited Apple in iPhone sales.
Particularly in the US where customers are so used to very highly priced contracts, the actual phone cost can be incorporated easily into that tariff (or "subsidy" as the carriers pretend it is), leaving only a small residual price to be paid upfront - that $199 or whatever.
So it would be in Apple's interest to continue to play the carriers' game, and keep with 12/24 month releases. As I suspect if a phone was released outwith that schedule now, the sales would not be as great, as the phone cost of approx $1000 would be more transparent, and less attractive than when it is a hidden cost inside carrier contracts.
Outside the US it may be less of an issue; eg. in countries where it is more common to purchase phones outright, and pay very low monthly contracts to the carrier... eg, the UK where the last few years have seen a big shift to this, with aggressive pricing. Many of us pay between £7 and £15 a month for calls/texts/data. So an iphone release is a question of affordability of the handset at the time, regardless of whether it is 12, 24, 5, 30, however many months since the previous release.
Particularly in the US where customers are so used to very highly priced contracts, the actual phone cost can be incorporated easily into that tariff (or "subsidy" as the carriers pretend it is), leaving only a small residual price to be paid upfront - that $199 or whatever.
So it would be in Apple's interest to continue to play the carriers' game, and keep with 12/24 month releases. As I suspect if a phone was released outwith that schedule now, the sales would not be as great, as the phone cost of approx $1000 would be more transparent, and less attractive than when it is a hidden cost inside carrier contracts.
Outside the US it may be less of an issue; eg. in countries where it is more common to purchase phones outright, and pay very low monthly contracts to the carrier... eg, the UK where the last few years have seen a big shift to this, with aggressive pricing. Many of us pay between £7 and £15 a month for calls/texts/data. So an iphone release is a question of affordability of the handset at the time, regardless of whether it is 12, 24, 5, 30, however many months since the previous release.
I think it will have the same design, if they end up changing anything hopefully it's the camera Buldge
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Agreed.
For the consumer who tends to upgrade every two years when their contract expires, it's good for those who are on the numbered cycle and for those on the S cycle, as either way the upgrades tend to be pretty big (3G -> 4 -> 5, or 3GS -> 4s -> 5s for ex)
In Canada, 2 year contracts are relatively recent (I think it has been since 2013?) and we had 3 year contracts for the longest time which was ridiculous.
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Agreed.
For the consumer who tends to upgrade every two years when their contract expires, it's good for those who are on the numbered cycle and for those on the S cycle, as either way the upgrades tend to be pretty big (3G -> 4 -> 5, or 3GS -> 4s -> 5s for ex)
In Canada, 2 year contracts are relatively recent (I think it has been since 2013?) and we had 3 year contracts for the longest time which was ridiculous.
Seems like not exactly given the other items you mentioned about the reasoning behind it.
Simply sharing observations based on years as an Apple customer and marveling at their influence.
Ooo, brushed stainless would like nice as well. Honestly, I think they will keep the same finish but use the stronger aluminum of the Apple Watch Sport on the iPhones.
I'm pretty sure the 6s will use the same design as the current iPhone. The only thing I think might be different would be the camera. It might be a bit bigger since the current rumor is that it will have more megapixels.
I don't think the protruding lens will change with the "s". More megapixels is a different sensor, lens has almost nothing to do with it. Apple has bought that company a while back that makes the much thinner dual lens set up but I really don't see them implementing that until iPhone 7 (if the tech is ready by then) at the earliest.
I'm not saying the protrusion will get bigger, I'm saying the actual lens area might get bigger. Plus, there has been a rumor about a dual lens (like you said) and while I doubt that will come out on this model, if it does, there will have to be new cases for the second lens.
Some of the cases I have seen cut it real close to the lens (like the official Apple cases) and if the lens changes all of those cases will need to be redesigned.
Right...3GS was the first so no pattern can exist at that point, 4S was the second so it starts establishing a pattern but one can't be confirmed yet based on just one item beyond the first one (think of the number 2 followed by 4: would the next one be 6 where you add 2, or perhaps 8 where you multiply by 2), so at least one more would generally be needed to have a decent shot at identifying an actual pattern that is there. And even then, short of mathematical type of patterns, just because something in business was done one established way for some time doesn't really mean that it can't just change at one point--it's certainly something that happens.
I'd hold off on a case.
GSM iPhone 4 vs 4S. Mute Switch placement made cases different.
iPhone 5 vs 5S. Touch ID made cases that cover the front different.
I think the 3G and 3GS may have been identical when it came to cases but that was before I was using iPhones so I'm not positive. It would have been in the only iPhone to be 100% identical for cases though.
