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For those who are waiting for next year's phone

Seanm87 said:
I find it strange that so many people are taking an internet rumour on face value and assuming next year will be the big update.

How often are internet rumours a year in advance true? They don't start getting any kind of truth until a few months before release. Remember the iPhone pro that surfaced with its 3 pin connector on the back? that ended up being wrong and that was doing the rounds until about a month ago.

What if there is an iPhone 7s next year with incremental upgrades? What if the iPhone 8 isn't what the rumours say?

Of course it's everyone's choice but I think a bit more scepticism is needed and not believing every rumour so far in advance.
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Because people will believe what they want to believe.

So because 2017 marks the 10th year, people believe Apple is going to wow us.

The truth (as I see it) will be that the 2017 iPhone will have -some- new goodies (like they do, every year), but not an earth-shattering number.

Apple is very careful and calculating.

They parcel out new features on a very measured pace. Whether it's a new screen type like OLED, new technology like 3D Touch, or even a new color like Jet Black.

Very few things they do is by the seat of their pants.

The fact that the flagship of the line is the Plus since 2015, and with possibly an iPhone Pro debuting next year as the new flagship...they are sure to have features that won't be in the smaller phone.
 
I have the 6 plus. When the removal of the headphone jack was announced I was upset and thought I should wait until next year. However, Verizon is giving me around 600 for my iPhone 6 Plus. For 300 something I get a 7 plus with 256 ram. I also get my line reduced from 40 to 20. Why would I wait? I can always sell the seven and get the 10th anniversary phone if it's that great. I would really appreciate 3 gigs of ram, waterproofing, and a better camera, as well as the other "incremental improvements" what would really make me happy is for software developers to take full advantage of the current phones capabilities. All the great hardware in the world is only as could as how its resources are used by applications- for the most part.
 
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If the 10 year anniversary rumour is true will Apple release the next iPhone at the end of June? The first iPhone was launched on the 29th June 2007.
 
Razor Time said:
If the 10 year anniversary rumour is true will Apple release the next iPhone at the end of June? The first iPhone was launched on the 29th June 2007.
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No one really knows, but pretty much anything is possible.
 
Neebee said:
I am not expecting that...it would be more expensive. I do look forward to seeing the 2017 iPhone look a lot like the 2015/2016 Galaxy 6/7 Edge ;)
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Yeah, thinking about it, it might not be feasible yet. Glass would need to be thicker.
 
My reasoning for skipping this upgrade isn't because I think a rumor will pan out. It's because I know that I wasn't given enough this year to upgrade.

The camera may still a contender for me but I'll have to see how it compares. Preliminary tests, while impressive, haven't yet convinced me.
 
I'm usually an advocate for the latest and greatest, but this year they made the iPhone much worse.

I constantly use my audio output for high quality headphones, listening in the car, playing music at my house, at clubs, in other people's cars and houses, recording synth apps, accepting credit cards... all while charging.

The iPhone 7 has eliminated most of the things I use my iPhone for. And there's no way I'll be carrying an adapter around.

So I'm skipping this one in hopes that they learn their lesson by next year.
 
Rufuss Sewell said:
I'm usually an advocate for the latest and greatest, but this year they made the iPhone much worse.

I constantly use my audio output for high quality headphones, listening in the car, playing music at my house, at clubs, in other people's cars and houses, recording synth apps, accepting credit cards... all while charging.

The iPhone 7 has eliminated most of the things I use my iPhone for. And there's no way I'll be carrying an adapter around.

So I'm skipping this one in hopes that they learn their lesson by next year.
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The only lesson to be learned is all manufacturers will eventually ditch the headphone jack.
 
Rufuss Sewell said:
I'm usually an advocate for the latest and greatest, but this year they made the iPhone much worse.

I constantly use my audio output for high quality headphones, listening in the car, playing music at my house, at clubs, in other people's cars and houses, recording synth apps, accepting credit cards... all while charging.

The iPhone 7 has eliminated most of the things I use my iPhone for. And there's no way I'll be carrying an adapter around.

So I'm skipping this one in hopes that they learn their lesson by next year.
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I guess we won't be seeing you much around here anymore. If you think Apple is going to bring back the headphone jack, you clearly don't know Apple.
 
I'll say this, aside from "new product" launches (original iPhone, original iPad, etc.), Apple increasingly underwhelms me with their hardware updates. Nothing earthshaking certainly. Even iOS has been underwhelming in its incremental updates. I continually hope for great new features and am disappointed when I watch the keynote. Maybe it's just me having such high expectations since the launch of the revolutionary original iPhone. I just feel nearly every time I am excited about an Apple product update cycle, I end up disappointed. Now, if I wait TWO update cycles (as I dis in the case of my new iPhone 7, I get somewhat excited, but yearly updates, rarely). Like I said, it's probably just me...but Apple is world class at hyping updates. I'm cautiously optimistic about next years phone but won't be at all surprised if it ends up less than many expected (and I know people sometimes want unrealistic features, but many of the features people seem to want have been in other phones for years). I love the iPhone and think it is the best, safest phone available, but revolutionary, they have not at all been (perhaps with the exception of what they are doing in the SoC field which is somewhat mind boggling).
 
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Seanm87 said:
I find it strange that so many people are taking an internet rumour on face value and assuming next year will be the big update.

How often are internet rumours a year in advance true? They don't start getting any kind of truth until a few months before release. Remember the iPhone pro that surfaced with its 3 pin connector on the back? that ended up being wrong and that was doing the rounds until about a month ago.

What if there is an iPhone 7s next year with incremental upgrades? What if the iPhone 8 isn't what the rumours say?

Of course it's everyone's choice but I think a bit more scepticism is needed and not believing every rumour so far in advance.
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No matter what it will be better than this year's phone, so since I'm still happy with my 6, why not wait another year and get an even better phone?
 
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Seanm87 said:
I find it strange that so many people are taking an internet rumour on face value and assuming next year will be the big update.

How often are internet rumours a year in advance true? They don't start getting any kind of truth until a few months before release. Remember the iPhone pro that surfaced with its 3 pin connector on the back? that ended up being wrong and that was doing the rounds until about a month ago.

What if there is an iPhone 7s next year with incremental upgrades? What if the iPhone 8 isn't what the rumours say?

Of course it's everyone's choice but I think a bit more scepticism is needed and not believing every rumour so far in advance.
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I'm not believing rumors, but I know Apple history and it's practices. No matter what it features it'll be far better than iPhone 7.

You'll see... :D
 
urkel said:
I don't think people are going off rumor. It's more that people are expecting the obvious.

- 10th Anniversary
- Outdated charging
- Outdated screen
- Gradual hardware changes moving towards an obvious future

And most importantly... Apple is for too talented and can do much better than what we've seen for the last two years.
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Think they are going to add all that next year?
 
Razor Time said:
If the 10 year anniversary rumour is true will Apple release the next iPhone at the end of June? The first iPhone was launched on the 29th June 2007.
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I'd say there's zero chance of that happening. It doesn't have to be 10 years to the day. Any release in 2017 will be considered the 10th anniversary.
 
I'm awaiting next year's phone.

iPhone 7 is a very nice device IMO, but my current iPhone works just fine, so no need to replace it as long as it gets iOS updates.

If next year, "iPhone 8" is super great, I'll get that. If not, the iPhone 7 will have a $100 price drop anyways so I can get a bargain. The iPhone SE might be even cheaper by then too.
 
I'm not waiting for next year's phone because of the rumors I see but because I have a 6s+ and I like it and I'm only 5-6 months into my Apple Upgrade Program. That's why I'm waiting for next year's phone. Also I prefer the S edition.
 
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