The regular iPhone 14 purely exists to keep the price of the Pro as it is. In fact, thanks to the additional regular 14 Max, the Pro will most likely become more expensive
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Gurman: iPhone 14 Pro to Feature Always-On Display Showing iOS 16's New Lock Screen Widgets
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The regular iPhone 14 purely exists to keep the price of the Pro as it is. In fact, thanks to the additional regular 14 Max, the Pro will most likely become more expensive
No way. The regular iPhone will stay the same price or more. Remember they are getting a big screen now. Thats a great improvement for those who what a big screen but not the best specs.
No interest in an always on display - switched it off on my watch as well.
not enough to matter. It goes down to 1hz for a reason. It shouldn’t make a big enough difference to any other widget
My pricing guess for upcoming iPhone line up:
iPhone 14 = $799
iPhone 14 Max = $899
iPhone 14 Pro = $999
iPhone 14 Pro Max = $1099
I'd assume the always on display will be off unless the phone is stationary and not enclosed in a pocket etc. I bet the screen turns off in a pocket...
So in years coming, people will not trade in the iPhones anymore - instead they will use it as a wall clock 😂😂
iPhone 14 Pro models are widely expected to feature always-on displays that allow users to view glanceable information without having to tap to wake the screen. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman said the feature will include support for iOS 16's new Lock screen widgets for weather, fitness, and more.
"Like the Apple Watch, the iPhone 14 Pro will be able to show widgets displaying weather, calendars, stocks, activities and other data while the screen remains at a low brightness and frame rate," wrote Gurman. "And there will be a setting—also like the Apple Watch—that keeps sensitive data from appearing on the lock screen for all to see."
The always-on display will also likely be able to show the time, date, and unread notifications indicator. In line with the Apple Watch, which has featured an always-on display mode since the Series 5, it is likely that Apple will give users the option to enable or disable the always-on display on iPhone 14 Pro models via the Settings app.
As mentioned by Gurman, the iPhone 14 Pro's always-on display mode should preserve battery life with a combination of lower brightness and a low refresh rate. Introduced on iPhone 13 Pro models, ProMotion allows the display to drop as low as 10Hz when idle, and display industry analyst Ross Young expects that iPhone 14 Pro models will likely be able to drop down to as low as 1Hz like the Apple Watch for further power efficiency.
Apple will likely unveil its iPhone 14 lineup around September as usual, barring any major supply chain disruptions. Only the Pro and Pro Max models are expected to feature always-on displays, but the feature could trickle down to standard models in the future.
Gurman also said Apple is planning a new Mac mini with an M2 Pro chip, a new Apple TV with an A14 chip, a revamped HomePod, and more.
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I'm shocked shocked to read this. Just shocked
Those are pretty dreamy prices. Add at least $200 to the Pro models.
MacBook Air already told us Apple’s new pricing is +20% due to inflation.
People complain about iPhone 14 not getting any new features. But the reality is, we’ll be lucky if we get the same specs without a price increase.
I'm glad the always-on display will be available for those who want it. Just as long as I can turn it off.
And get uncomfortably warm.
The only AOD I'd want is an e-ink type. Anything that uses an active backlight is just burning power (and making heat) when its not in active view.
It had better be a "feature" that can be turned off.
Don't worry, no one has complained Apple Watch 5 or newer gets uncomfortably warm.
Wait, why does AOD requires such advance hardware when pretty much any Android phone with an OLED screen has that feature for ages?
And don't tell me that the iPhone 12 and 13 won't get AOD because it requires the faster A16 neural engine...
And don't tell me that the iPhone 12 and 13 won't get AOD because it requires the faster A16 neural engine...
I expect a $100 price increase for the Pro models to segregate it further as the top of the line iPhone. The regular iPhone model will turn into a midrange phone with a flagship price.
Absolutely no chance the 14 Pro will be under $1k with the 14 starting at $799 given the spec bump and inflation.
More like:
iPhone 14 = $799
iPhone 14 Max = $899
iPhone 14 Pro = $1099
iPhone 14 Pro Max = $1100
And that's being hopeful, wouldn't be surprised if all of them were $50-$100 higher. Just look at the new MacBook Air prices.
Android took advantage of OLED properties early on by making simple AODs with time/notifications that continually improves now with widgets etc. But they're specialized to preserve battery life, utilizing mostly black properties of OLED.
But I guess Apple's interpretation of AoD will be the actual full lockscreen being on all the time....
But I can really see the selling point of the 14 Pro models now. No phones have their actual real lockscreen becoming the same AoD yet. I guess Apple wins on that one.