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Gurman: Apple Considering New High-End iPhone Alongside Pro and Pro Max
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I just buy it if it has a dedicated graphics card and a 1000 dollar stand.
This is getting pretty G-D ridiculous. This is nothing but corporate greed at this point and will turn off a lot of iPhone users, myself included.
Nostalgia is a heck of a thing.
iPhones aren't exciting anymore because we've had 14 or so years of them now, and whereas the first five to ten years of CPU/RAM/Camera upgrades were noticeable, they aren't now. Apple users don't want exciting, well they say they do but they certainly wouldn't tolerate the teething pains which come with true tech excitement and innovation. People say they want under screen cameras to get rid of the notch/island, but they wouldn't tolerate the glimmer you see when the camera is hidden or the reduced image quality. People say they want exciting form factors but look at the reactions to the teething pains that come with folding devices or something like the curved Samsung displays. And if Apple puts a Periscope zoom in the 15 Pro, Apple users will complain about the reduced battery life because all current zoom modules are at least twice the size of the 14's main camera module which means a smaller battery will be used.
So despite all the claims to the contrary, Apple users actually want the flat rectangle that they are used to. And this is why iPhone upgrades are never as exciting as upgrades form other manufacturers.
The Apple kiss ass YouTube reviewers are just the worst.
Wrong. I'm getting terribly bored with iOS and need Apple to refresh something - anything - in the next year. Samsung phones are starting to look enticing to me and that's not good for Apple.
I want the alternate accessories with a leash and wheels
Yes dead wrong. Not exciting was one of the reasons I went back to the flip side
iOS is always going to work the same basic way and Apple is not going to radically change it. Heck, look at all the complaints about Stage Manager, which is completely optional BTW, people don't want new ways of doing things, they want something they know.
You're going to have to get to a completely different OS to get something you consider exciting. By the same token, people who are bored with Android because they are used to it will try iOS because it is different. There is nothing wrong with changing OSes every few years.
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All of that works as long as no one else is really innovating either.
You could take your entire statement to justify why the OG iPhone will fail in the face of established and comfortable form factors such as the BlackBerry or your trusted Nokias. People don't want exciting. In fact, that's exactly what many said prior and even post launch of the iPhone.
Now, I haven't seen anything compelling or affordable (looking at you foldables) enough that would really entice me to drop the iPhone. But at some point there will be, because there always is. Maybe Apple will introduce that thing, maybe they will have to have an answer for it. Time will tell, but as of right now I'd agree that the iPhone, and smartphones in general, have gotten a bit stale.
I really want to agree with you as these phones are unwieldy.
But having the 13 mini, it’s thermal regulation was baaaad. Constantly getting hot.
And Apple’s “MOR CAMERA!!” Bumps just aren’t reasonable on the mini size.
Oh please don’t mention her name ever again. I’m so glad she got the boot.
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OMG! This guy is terrible!!!
*iPhone and Airpods Pro 2 in trash*
It hasn’t been too terrible :/ I agree with every one of your points, but I’d say it’s been a move to mediocrity, and that’s probably okay. 😑
Hey Tim, if you're coming out with some folding or transformable phone, make a deal with Hasbro so you can name it iPhone Omega Supreme!
I just want them to call it the "iPhone Supa Dupa!" (exclamation point and all). Then I can buy it and make my ring tone, "I'm super, thanks for asking. All things considered I couldn't be better I must say!"
Having consumers pay more for new features IF they are something of interest to them sounds reasonable to me. If they don't want/care about those features, they can choose a less expensive lower level phone instead or maybe another brand.
Not necessarily. It could just add another price level at the top end while keeping SE, regular, Plus, Pro and Pro Max model pricing basically where it is now. Just because a company adds a new high-end product level doesn't mean the price of lower-level versions have to go up.
Although it will never be perfect for everyone, more models can give consumers more choices and can thereby allow them to more closely choose what they want instead of having to take and pay for things they may not want or need.
The regular iPhone 14 is a proper middle finger to the public. I'm actually shocked by how bad it is for the price. It is literally an iPhone 13 with an extra GPU core, more RAM, latest bluetooth, slightly faster main and front cameras and software enhancements for photos, satellite SOS and crash detection (which still seems in beta). Why is there no A16 (which itself doesn't seem to be a big boost), high refresh rate display (how about 10-90 Hz vs 1-120 Hz on the Pros) or 48 MP camera sensor? Just laziness. The fact that the dynamic island and 48 MP sensor are rumoured to be coming to the iPhone 15 suggests that Apple is drip-feeding these features down to the basic model just so there is something new to add next year.
Works out well for me because the only "Pro" feature I use is the telephoto camera and I actually prefer the 2x crop of the 48 MP camera for portraits as ~50 mm works better for me than the ~77 mm telephoto that is now standard on the Pros, meaning I can just go for the iPhone 15 later this year.
Works out well for me because the only "Pro" feature I use is the telephoto camera and I actually prefer the 2x crop of the 48 MP camera for portraits as ~50 mm works better for me than the ~77 mm telephoto that is now standard on the Pros, meaning I can just go for the iPhone 15 later this year.
And this could have two effects depending on pricing:
Ooh it's only $$$$ more, so I'll get Ultra
I really can't afford it, so I'll totally pass because I don't want to be second fiddle
Apple: We're giving you another choice.
The People: "We hate choice! There are too many choices! Please, won't somebody take away our choices? It's too hard to make a choice!"
Just tell us what we want, and we'll all be happy. Except that we won't.
Can there be too many SKUs? Sure. But it's probably not for any of us to decide. That's a decision for Apple's marketing and leadership people.
The People: "We hate choice! There are too many choices! Please, won't somebody take away our choices? It's too hard to make a choice!"
Just tell us what we want, and we'll all be happy. Except that we won't.
Can there be too many SKUs? Sure. But it's probably not for any of us to decide. That's a decision for Apple's marketing and leadership people.
What’s not good for shareholders is when customers decide (if they decide) they have had enough. There is nothing wrong with apple monetizing its customers provided it’s done in a way that doesn’t push the customer off the cliff. There’s nothing wrong with more segmentation; it may go against Jobs 101 but we’re in 2023.
But again when customer values don’t align with apple values, shareholders notice. Wiggle room or not.
Yea last time I tried Android was GS8+. But Oreo coming soonsoonsoonsoon made we return to Apple. So far so good this time around.
It does happen. The best and worst thing about decades ago was you could walk in a store and have six choices for something. Then I'd be there balancing feature vs price forever. Or at one time with DVDs and now with streaming, I sit there looking at all the movies but then watch nothing.