Gurman: iPhone Ultra Wows Early Testers, Except for Its Camera

[EvilEvil]

Apple always has to skimp on something and then put it in later in a future annual iteration.

 

[ke-iron]

Carry around an iPad mini? That’s kind of an inconvenience and looks a little silly imo

It’s the size of a regular phone when unfolded, you can also use a regular phone! How is this an inconvenience to you??

 

[ke-iron]

For the money, as far as foldable computing devices go, I'd much rather get a new Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Framework 13 Pro, or Lenovo X1 Carbon, and still wind up spending less. 🙂

Can those fit in your pocket? You seem to either miss the point of this device or are willfully ignorant.

 

[ke-iron]

People should be taking the pictures with it closed not open in tablet mode🤦

These people are ignorant man. They’re purposely pretending like they don’t know you can take pictures with it closed and it can fit in your pocket just as easily as any other phone, but then unfold to a mini tablet size only when you want to.

One other person even said that as far as foldable devices go he can purchase laptops and still end up spending less... Because people cross shop phones and laptops apparently lol!

 

[Ctrlos]

'iPad-like app layouts' doesn't sound promising. Apple's best weapon against the sheet flexibility of Android is the gap in app parity it suffers from. An iPhone that just turns into a bigger iPhone is a wasted opportunity when it could potentially run Logic, Final Cut and Pixelmator Pro in the middle instead.

The arguement for spending so much on a Z Fold 8 is that its a phone, tablet, desktop and ultimate retro games console all rolled into one. That 4:3 internal display is perfect for some GameCube and Dreamcast emulation. You can hook a CD drive up to one rip MP3s if you so wish. To me at least thats worth the £1700. It is quite literally the only device you need to carry.

If (if) Apple just release a big/small transforming iPhone for over £2000 that can't run the Pro iPad apps you can even squeeze onto the iPad Mini I don't quite see where it sits in the device lineup. It won't be a desktop because Apple want you to buy a Mac. It apparently won't be an iPad because Apple still wants to sell those too. The ecosystem may for once be their own worst enemy.

 

[ke-iron]

For the same price, you can buy a good mirrorless camera (new) with a good lens ! And maybe still have some money for a 17e !

So you’re going to carry that mirrorless camera and a phone everywhere you go? Let’s be real about how we do things in our daily lives here.

 

[satchmo]

I suspect people who were 'wowed', never used a Samsung Galaxy Fold.

 

[joefrank64k]

i think the name iPhone Air Fold is more suitable than iPhone Ultra as the camera is no where ultra

I’ve the name ‘iPhone Duo’ mentioned before.

We’ll know in about three weeks!!

 

[Thawatchman]

I smell another Vision Pro!

 

[terrapinjess]

…why not an iPad mini that folds in half so you can carry it easier?

I really wished they’d market and sell this as an iPad with cellular. It makes sense since they spit iPadOS and iOS and one having multitasking capability. If the iPhone offers actual rich and useful multitasking, what the hell was the point of splitting OS’s.

 

[turbineseaplane]

They were exactly my thoughts, however I’m not convinced my hands are big enough to cope with the extra width when it’s closed for one handed use.

Looking forward to trying it out though as I miss the mini and its small form factor.

I agree. The width was the first thing about the renders/rumors of this that concerned me also.

That is a really under appreciated measurement in terms of one handed use and enjoyment of holding a phone device.

 

[TracerAnalog]

I suspect people who were 'wowed', never used a Samsung Galaxy Fold.

I suspect you're wrong. These people are likely the usual influencer suspects. But it doesn't matter, the phone will have to prove itself in the wild.

/edit: it seems the testers are Apple staff. So... you might be right after all 😅