I have been a full time pro for 30 years and not weddings either, over 140k in camera gear, computers and darkroom.
I am pretty excited about this phone.
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Dual Rear Camera Likely to Remain Exclusive to High-End iPhones in 2017
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I have been a full time pro for 30 years and not weddings either, over 140k in camera gear, computers and darkroom.
I am pretty excited about this phone.
They removed the headphone jack for the taptic engine. That's a big piece of hardware.
That's a problem right now - models are ordered by screen size, adding features etc. as screen size goes up. But people's wishes for screen sizes are really independent of the rest. Some people want a small screen with all the features, some just want a big screen and don't care about the camera at all.
Exactly. Going a step further, it doesn't really take "courage" to anger people who hate every single thing you do anyways. Ignoring chronic whiners is merely common sense.
(I'm not saying that every single person who is against removing the headphone jack is an Apple hater and chronic whiner. However, many of the most vocal critics of this move are often the most vocal critics of every single action that Apple has ever made).
Most of those things we known BEFORE you ordered so I'm calling you out as being a dufus.
Fast enough and fast enough to do it right is not the same thing. Samsung is fine with the first option.
Are you saying that rumour/s is fact. Granted some rumours come true while others not so. No reason to call others names. I highly suspect anyone here would wager any large sum on majority of the rumours to make it in the released product. Unless you are part of the inner circle of Apple hours before the keynote.
MR is entertainment, that too many here take a passion to heart at a troubling sense. At times I question if people on this forum believe that Apple is some sort of saviour. Sad reality.
It is always a nice surprise for Apple to include in a product that was never rumoured, or for a rumour to not be true or possibly delayed.
Keep the name calling to yourself in the future, there is no room for school yard bullying tactics. Cheers, I have met someone from the future. Would love to hear more, lol.
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Apple should have had the courage not only to remove the headphone jack, however use USB-C instead of the Lightning port.
If one is going to make a change, bite the bullet now with the removal and change, instead of providing yet another adapter from Lightening to USB-C.
Make the retina MacBook have two USB-C ports for the next revision. The headphone jack is limiting its potential.
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Let's be happy that OIS is now included in the 4.7-inch model.
Always seemed like a marketing ploy, or advancements in technology miniature. This is Apple it's more along the lines of 80:20 lol.
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Apple used the iPhone 4 design for versions 4S and revised it for the 5 and 5S. Moving from a glass rear to an Al rear. We may see the same happening with the 6, 6S and, 7. The next 7S or 8 is a 50/50 chance.
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Curious to know if there is any significance from including 4 led lights in the rear vice 2 led lights. Brightness, even tones, ?Reserve duel camera for better phone
Gotta give us somethin' to shoot for...
Probably not the right place to ask this, but can someone explain or does anyone know how other dual lens systems work in regard to 1.5x zoom? Or any zoom amount >1 and <2? Does it use the 2x lens for the inner part of the picture and then software merge that with the image from the wide angle lens for the outer portion?
Really?! Because of its size when a Nikon would be obtrusive? I'm genuinely curious as to what makes it attractive to a seasoned pro like yourself.
Thank you for your reply. I think it's intentional, they always add something exclusive to iPhone Plus only to propagate it a year later to the standard model (and at the same time add something new exclusive to the Plus). iPhone 6/7 dimensions are 138 x 67 mm, Huawei P9 145 x 70 mm, the difference in size is not that big. Also Ming-Chi (and she knows more than anyone else) says it's done due to the necessity for Apple to enhance the added value of high-end iPhone models, not due to technical limitations.
Regarding the edge to edge screen I was thinking about this issue, trying to imagine a design that would protect edges to some extent. Clearly a screen will be more fragile when the phone is dropped, but maybe it's an acceptable trade-in for having such screen... Or there's some hard kind of glass... The only thing that's for sure is that such screen should have straight or nearly straight corners like in that image, if that's possible at all. So the sides could be used as a virtual touch panel with programmable 'buttons'.
Regarding Lightning someone posted on these forums a good explanation why Lightning is much better and advanced than USB-C, I couldn't find this post right now unfortunately.
That's a very good point. Apple is making the lightning port *the* port on iOS devices, and USB-C will eventually be *the* port on Macs and really everything else as well. It seems inevitable that the lightning port will eventually be replaced by USB-C, but who knows with Apple.
I agree there are no reasons to call people names, but the reasons that OP gave for cancelling his iPhone 7 order were known before he ordered it. Orders weren't accepted until after the keynote when all but 1 of his reasons for canceling were revealed. They weren't rumors at that point is what he's getting at.
Good grief. Reread your own posts, you said you ordered then cancelled because "list of reasons", when most of those things WERE KNOWN BY THAT TIME AND NOT RUMORS (cause Apple announced it).
If you had said, just the lack OIS on the zoom lens made you change your mind, which wasn't clearly stated, you'd have a point. But, that's not what you said.
So, don't play coy. I actually responded to what you wrote, not what you think you wrote.
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Even a seasoned pro doesn't have their main camera on them at all time. Also, people tend to react differently in many different ways, than to a big SLR setup; that alone is the main difference.
I would normally agree, but this particular analyst was correct petty much on every single claim for the past 5 years or so. From the outrageous all plastic 'C', to the two sizes, to the iPad pro, to dual camera and minor design change. He was also correct about the SE.
Next year is a decade of iPhones, even the name makes sense 'iPhone X'
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The already milked people for two S's this time: iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s2 (aka 7).It'll be 7s next fall... Apple is good, too good, at milking stuff out and when the 7s does come and no 8, people will try to justify it and stick up for Apple.
iPhone 7, like iPad 3, is a gap filler. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Apple releases iPhone x in June 2017, so that it's almost exactly 10 years from launch of the original.
Reading a lot about whether 2017 iPhone will be a redesign or not. I am betting on that apple will produce a redesign next year. Regardless, I am bored as hell with the current form factor, it doesn't make sense for me to shell out close to a grand (in Canada) for a phone that looks and feels the same 3 years to date. No way. No jet black, no matte black, no camera bump is temping me to buy the current iteration of the phone. Which is I am going to wait and hope it'll be next year but even if its not, it wouldn't matter for me because the 6/6s design worn off a year ago.
Some people can't wait but I'm holding out until the rumoured glass design or even any redesign in general. I am leaning towards believing that apple will have a redesign next year as the rumour was said by Ming Chi something something fellow about 2017.
Some people can't wait but I'm holding out until the rumoured glass design or even any redesign in general. I am leaning towards believing that apple will have a redesign next year as the rumour was said by Ming Chi something something fellow about 2017.
Just out of interest: what makes you "bored as hell with the current design and form factor"?
I genuinely don't understand... do you get bored with all the other devices in your life? e.g. DSLRs, car, microwave, etc. If Canon or Nikon released cameras in different shapes
Why do you need a new design after 2 years? what's the incentive?
I understand desiring a phone for new features, which will make working with the phone easier or better - but for a new shape...?
Lol, someone needs to take a deep breath and relax. I did not watch the keynote on Wed. I was in an area with no mobile data coverage. When I did hear the iPhone 7 was on pre-order on Friday, I pulled the trigger. Much rather have it on order and not want it then to not have ordered it and want it. Yes, I can afford to upgrade every year if I feel it's worth it to me. No, I did not loose any sleep waiting for the pre-orders to be available. I was waiting for my plane when I briefly read about the dual camera and the pre-order. Could I have kept both the 7 Plus and 6S Plus, sure. That being said when I started to read more about it, I felt it's best to hold-off till next year.
Relax and stop assuming, that others have a 24/7 connection to read specs before upgrading. Some people upgrade regardless of specs. Remember rumours are not fact, hence the word. Though very entertaining. Cheers and take a deep breath, your reaction seems as if I backed out of some personal deal with you or you were unfortunate to secure an iPhone 7 of your own.
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I suspect the same reference to the iPad 3. Would Apple release hardware at WWDC.
Apple doesn't improve the camera to kill DSLR sales. They improve the camera so that 50 million or more iPhone users get a better camera to make better pictures.
Exactly. I'd be happy if apple went to a 4-year physical design plan. People don't understand that good design isn't always a new look. It's saying, "what works on this, and what can be improved?"
Your camera example was perfect. In most cases the design changes are gradual. "hey, the mode selection knob isn't easy enough to grasp." "Okay, on the next model lets make it slightly bigger, and with a better surface pattern." The Canon 5d mark iv doesn't look much different, but photographers are excited anyway. Spend the time in R&D improving, rather than trying to re-invent just because someone is "bored" with the look.
The issue is, many people, despite their claims otherwise, just see their phone as fashion or a way to impress.
To suggest that everyone, except yourself (of course), is a lemming in need of your help is narcissistic and delusional behavior.
You are not the forum's savior.
