You must be new around here. Pls refer back to any iPhone 8 rumour of past 6 months
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The thinking is to make it as light as possible. The 4 was a great design but it felt like a brick. Aesthetically it's my favorite design but my overall favorite design is the 6-7 series because it feels great in the hand and is light for its size.
wow... again... no...all that depth stuff is done in software... doesn't matter where the 2 lenses are.
Jokes on you! There is no touch id at all!
Gosh... I was just thinking about what the iPhone was like before TouchID.
I never used a passcode because I hated typing it in a zillion times a day. I just used "Slide to Unlock" which was clever... but somewhat annoying in hindsight.
And those who did have a passcode had to "Slide" and then tap out their passcode.
We were living like animals back then!
Now I just press my finger and it's unlocked and opened in half-a-second.
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The plus model will still be quite a bit wider, which is going to make the screen feel much bigger. Having a taller screen doesn't add much to the phone experience.
At the same time, you don't want the phone to be too wide, because that makes it harder to handle while using.
It's not a cut and dry perfect-choice scenario.
So many complainers ITT. Then when it is announced everyone will say Apple is doomed. Then they'll sell millions and the stock price will shoot up.
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Tbh, I never have my phone in a spot where other people can see/use it without me being there. It's true though, for those who felt a passcode was necessary, that must have sucked big time!
Although they had the pretty iOS6 back then. Now we have flatzo iOS design.
What's shocking to me is that I've seen several people explain the front bump for portrait but one person had the wherewithal to question what happens in landscape view?
Does that space shut off? Is it blank? If it's white for a white phone does it remain white? That's quite the UX conundrum.
Does that space shut off? Is it blank? If it's white for a white phone does it remain white? That's quite the UX conundrum.
Yep that would be me. I complained endlessly about the missing headphone jack and joked about the resemblance of the iPhone 7 Plus to Bender the Robot from Futurama. Guess what I'm typing this post on!
I think the leaks and mock ups look very encouraging. I think IPhone 8 is going to be really cool. Maybe it will turn out a bit quirky looking, but definitely cool (according to my tastes of course--I don't presume to speak for others). Unfortunately I won't be getting one, but I will envy those who do. It's just not in the 2017 budget and would probably be a massive pain to get a hold of in 2017 anyway. I shall enjoy spending time with them at the Apple Store and Best Buy.
Just for that Apple is going to charge $1200/uS for iPhone 8
What's the importance in having it look different? Are you worried people won't know you bought the latest phone?
I don't think they're expecting every customer to buy a new phone every year, they're simply working on iterative improvements to a design they think is pretty great.
Call me crazy, but Apple seems to know a thing or two about cameras, having built hundreds of millions of them - I expect they've got the flash under control.
And I expect that separate camera piece fits in from the other side, ending up flush or nearly so, with no silver ring showing. I'm not sure why it's a separate piece - assuming these photos are non-fake and close to what will go into production.
YES! Thanks for finally helping me understand what I'm seeing. A reflection of a bookshelf!
As an owner of an S8+ and an IPhone 7Plus I have to ask you...in what way?sorry to say but apple is still way behind samsung
I switch between the two phones pretty much all day long. I find them very comparable in capability and battery life and in other points of comparison. I have to say I tend to favor the iPhone 7 Plus camera more--the zoom comes in handy so often. Samsung needs to catch up with a dual camera.
When I am watching videos I do actually prefer the display on the iPhone 7 Plus, oddly enough, because the one on the S8+ is too shiny and curvy so reflections are a bit of a bother. If the iPhone 8 has an OLED display with Apple's current high standards of color calibration and with a nice FLAT glass, I think that will be a point in Apple's favor. Curved displays look cool but when actually trying to live with them there are a few small annoyances to deal with.
I do quite like both of my phones. I don't see the current iPhone 7 Plus as so terribly behind the S8+ so I think the IPhone 8 should compare favorably. That's just my opinion of course. I am very interested in yours. I'll have to read through the thread and see if you already elaborate on this.
Oh I almost forgot to mention that my Samsungs past and present do far out perform my iPhones as actual phones. I do wonder if going to a glass chassis for wireless charging purposes (if that does happen) will help the iPhone perform better as a phone.
Do you have any links to mockups of this? Or discussion threads? I seem to have missed them. All the photos show the heinous cutout.
I am surprised how many people can't see that t his is flush... that's a bevelled edge lip it slots in from behind.
you need to see the full size image I think...
That's not flush bro
[doublepost=1497310288][/doublepost]It appears the black part of the camera piece is the only part that sits into the hole on the back shell. Which means the entire depth of the metal camera module surrounding, equates to ugly camera bump goodness
While I agree completely with you that this should be available to everyone this year, is it even possible for Apple to make enough of this though? With a new design, it takes a while to perfect the production line and leak indicate that this has very low yield rate at the moment. I'd rather have it released this year in limited quantity than wait another year for production to catch up to demand
There basically could be two potential solutions:
1) https://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2017/06/iphone-8-renders-ios-11.jpg
2) https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com...y=82&strip=all&w=1000&strip=all&w=1600&h=1000
Top one includes background bleed into corners next to sensor bar.
Bottom one includes artificially blacked out status area (not currently in iOS) in order to make the top of phone look more even
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