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We have no idea, because Apple hasn’t said anything about this. These are rumors, about a device that is 2 years away from production.
I want the Fold, but it needs to have the best specs of next year’s lineup. If the camera is compromised vs other models and it’s the only variant lacking Face ID, I would have to seriously reconsider—especially at the alleged 2000 price tag.
Me too. My 13PM will 6 years old by then so it will be about time to start thinking about upgrading.
An as-yet unrumoured model smaller than the mini, no matter how long it takes, even if it never ever happens.
Interesting that we'd apparently be going backwards in terms of camera quality at a time when more and more people are solely using their phones to capture photos.
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I just hope the iPhone 17 Air doesn't become the first manually-foldable iPhone, via the pressure of your thumb.
Odds are a case would merely cover some of the wallpaper wrapping around. A case would eliminate the 'cool' factor but not the functionality.
I've been waiting many years for a foldable iPhone that would allow me to replace the iPad outside home and in any circumstance. It seems to me a very big improvement in professional functionality, but as with the Vision Pro, at this point selling an iPhone without Face ID and depending on the fingerprint seems to me to be an unacceptable delay for the customary use and that will surely recover in later versions once the feedback from early adopters has been analysed. Sure I won’t buy it without Face ID
Apple could think different and make it pyramid shape.
What would the functionality even be? We are going to lose physical buttons and that’s going to be annoying poking around on the side of your phone just to change the volume
None of them tbh.
Given how much Linux has taken over as my preferred desktop os, and I’m looking at Garmin to replace my AW, I’d be surprised if I’m not trying out an Android device by then.
Given how much Linux has taken over as my preferred desktop os, and I’m looking at Garmin to replace my AW, I’d be surprised if I’m not trying out an Android device by then.
Interesting point I hadn't considered. They may have part of the sides be active for those normal side buttons and any case would have cutouts (as they do now) where those virtual buttons will be. People already have learned not to hold the phone right where those button are so this could work.
Maybe it’s just me but I find nothing compelling about a foldable phone like the Samsung Fold. Even Samsung appear to be struggling to figure out a reason for it. The latest ad I see is a woman in a store opening the fold to view a big camera screen and asking Gemini what product to buy. The big screen just looks pointless. Maybe Apple will actually come up with a feature to make a large foldable phone worthwhile.
Reminds me of the touch bar they added to the Macbook. That went well, right? 😂
Zero desire for a folding iPhone, will only make the device thicker and more likely to break in a pocket.
I would take a better battery, a more stable OS and a better battery. Don't need much improvement other than that, since a higher resolution camera and screen are not noticeable to 99.9% of the population.
I would take a better battery, a more stable OS and a better battery. Don't need much improvement other than that, since a higher resolution camera and screen are not noticeable to 99.9% of the population.
So many different people and needs. I rarely use more than about 40% of my battery. I do want higher resolution on the zoom lens. I too have no need for a foldable though I know many do. I will use a case so a wrap around screen's cool factor would be wasted on me (and I really don't care if my phone looks cool).
The wrap around glass slab does not appeal to me. I was never attracted to the Galaxy Edge, because, while it looked cool, it was not practical and offered no upside other than looking cool. It seems like a final “We did not know how else to change this thing” kind of design. Phones are mature and boring but very reliable and functional. If foldables were not ridiculously expensive and fragile they could become mass market devices, but honestly I cannot ever picture folding devices becoming the norm. I had a Galaxy Fold and I know what is nice about them, but am still not sure I could justify another one. My iPad Mini was really cheap, and it is not that annoying to have it as a second device. An iPhone Pro or not pro plus an iPad mini together is likely cheaper than a more fragile iPhone fold would be. I may buy a folding iPhone, but I worry that I will regret it some like I regretted my Galaxy Fold (despite the things that I did like about the Fold).
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The hardware is rather good enough, though I do appreciate the options of the Air and the Foldable.
Now if they'd only spend as much time polishing the software as they do the hardware (and Liquid Glass)... that is what I really want.
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Now if they'd only spend as much time polishing the software as they do the hardware (and Liquid Glass)... that is what I really want.
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Why on earth would I want a foldable phone? That's why I have a MBP and an iPad!
I'm guessing that like the Air, it will be more of a niche phone that will cost a premium. Some people really like the cool factor. Such people will normally not use a case. And even if most don't buy it the advertising for it might boost overall attention for Apple to help sell all models.
While a foldable phone, if done right, could be really nice, what I think would be really great is something like the “Global” from Earth: Final Conflict
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Essentially a phone with a rollable display. With rollable OLED displays actually a thing, I think the tech is almost there for such a phone.
Global
The Global is a mobile communications device. When first introduced, it was used primarily by law enforcement officers and Companion protectors, although it later became commonplace amongst the general population. Globals runs on the MCI network.
Essentially a phone with a rollable display. With rollable OLED displays actually a thing, I think the tech is almost there for such a phone.