First Foldable iPhone Design Details Revealed

[johnsawyercjs]

That tends to be how it works, yes.

Not with everyone

 

[johnsawyercjs]

So maybe I missed it, but the inner display camera is under the screen but the outer display is a hole punch?

Why not make them both under displays? (Wonder if its cost, if it is, why make one over the other?)

If that's how the final product turns out, my guess is Apple wants the inner, folding display to be all-display, with no cutouts, as a second "wow" factor in addition to the fact that the display folds. Not having the Face ID module would make it easier for Apple to do this, since the only camera for which new display technology would be needed to fit an optical element under the display, is the RGB (visible light/selfie) camera. The Face ID dot projector is the hardest of all three (the other being the IR camera to read the IR dots) to fit under the display layer without compromising its function.

Placing the outer display's RGB camera under the outer display would probably add more cost than Apple wants to incur, since it would require the same new (more expensive) under-display technology as is rumored Apple might use for the inner display.

 

[SAIRUS]

If that's how the final product turns out, my guess is Apple wants the inner, folding display to be all-display, with no cutouts, as a second "wow" factor in addition to the fact that the display folds. Not having the Face ID module would make it easier for Apple to do this, since the only camera for which new display technology would be needed to fit an optical element under the display, is the RGB (visible light/selfie) camera. The Face ID dot projector is the hardest of all three (the other being the IR camera to read the IR dots) to fit under the display layer without compromising its function.

Placing the outer display's RGB camera under that display would probably add more cost than Apple wants to incur, since it would require the same new (more expensive) under-display technology as is rumored Apple might use for the inner display.

Interesting...which then makes me wonder...if the Face ID components truly have a hard time scaling (cost and component) to other systems?

Conjecture here, maybe a reason why we haven't seen them in Macs?

My thinking (and I don't run a company as big as Apple...yet) is to harmonize components across the line to drive down the cost and have a consistent user experience. Of course I'm open to being told I'm wrong.

 

[DotCom2]

Components are not small enough for Face ID

I'll wait.

 

[mudflap]

I'm so excited for this. First iPhone I've been looking forward to in ages. If it 1) is compatible with Apple Pencil and 2) you can't see the crease whatsoever, I'm 100% in.

I could not care less about Face ID. I fall asleep every night reading or watching a vid on my iPhone 13 Pro and I have to lift my head up off the pillow and move the covers to enter a password. That's a gigantic pain when you're trying to get comfortable so you can drift away. Touch ID forever.

 

[solarmon]

Sorry for making you correct my priorities.

Can’t we all just get along?

 

[solarmon]

Apple’s site offers 24-month 0% financing for iPhones but 12-month financing for iPads. Which will apply to this?

If Apple brings out the rumored Apple Glasses, and that device has a telephoto 15X lens, then none would be needed in the iphone fold , and my God Louizee-May I’m sold!!

 

[kyykesko]

This device sounds less and less appealing. Volume buttons at the top - on a phone? Thanks, but no thanks. The rest of the device would be rrrreally amazing and the price would have to be closer to 1ke than 2ke for me to even take a second look with the information I've seen so far. Just too many compromises. And no, it doesn't matter they might not be able to cram all that into the device - why should I care? It doesn't change what I need from my phone, and if the device doesn't deliver there's no reason for me to buy one. I'll just buy a regular one. Or turn to the dark side and buy a Galaxy Fold or something.

 

[The Game 161]

Apple’s site offers 24-month 0% financing for iPhones but 12-month financing for iPads. Which will apply to this?

If Apple brings out the rumored Apple Glasses, and that device has a telephoto 15X lens, then none would be needed in the iphone fold , and my God Louizee-May I’m sold!!

It’s an iPhone so the first one lol

This new finance is likely made for Foldables so people can spread the cost than paying all at once

 

[The Game 161]

This device sounds less and less appealing. Volume buttons at the top - on a phone? Thanks, but no thanks. The rest of the device would be rrrreally amazing and the price would have to be closer to 1ke than 2ke for me to even take a second look with the information I've seen so far. Just too many compromises. And no, it doesn't matter they might not be able to cram all that into the device - why should I care? It doesn't change what I need from my phone, and if the device doesn't deliver there's no reason for me to buy one. I'll just buy a regular one. Or turn to the dark side and buy a Galaxy Fold or something.

I’m fairness they expect when opened the volume buttons will be a more natural position. When closed yeah it will take new muscle memory to kick that’s for sure