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Hands-On With 6.1-Inch and 6.5-Inch 2018 iPhone Dummy Models

dewski said:
That was probably the iPad he leaves in the car
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Most likely it is. Watched Macworld where Steve Jobs tested out the Apple Online Store and you should have send the model G3 he specced out - 14 grand. I suspect was alive today, he probably would be using the top of the line, maxed out MacBook Pro.
 
navigates said:
So people have forgotten the headphone jack? I still am on ios 9 with my 6s plus and love the headphone jack switch between the iphone and the laptop at work. Can't be more convenient. I may update my phone to ios12 when carplay and google maps come in but am tempted to switch phones. The fundamental question remains the same.

What more am I getting? A Bigger Screen and what? loosing out the headphone jack. I guess until Apple stops ios upgrades on the 6s plus I may stay with it.
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I haven't forgotten. I am also still on my 6S waiting patiently for them to put the headphone jack back in something. I doubt they are going to at this point, though and I'll have to decide what to do when my 6S finally gets too old. This is the first time in ages I haven't bought a new phone every two years, so it's at least true they are losing some sales due to it.
 
HVDynamo said:
I haven't forgotten. I am also still on my 6S waiting patiently for them to put the headphone jack back in something. I doubt they are going to at this point, though and I'll have to decide what to do when my 6S finally gets too old. This is the first time in ages I haven't bought a new phone every two years, so it's at least true they are losing some sales due to it.
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absolutely well said. As for me, I am on iOS9 as I have to use PPTP vpn. PPTP is the only protocol that is not shaped by my ISP for VOIP Calls. I guess they have left that protocol as its no longer used so its a benefit to me. Now there are a few apps dropping from ios9 requiring an upgrade. I may have to upgrade my OS and look for an alternate solution for voip's. Never the less changing the phone is something I am not looking into but sure am tempted to. If iOS12 works well on the 6S with acceptable speeds, I may stick with it for another year.

For sure I'll change my case and the screen protector to get that fresh new feel :)
 
xxxda1xxx said:
camera is not a big deal for me & i would also buy the entry-level phone.. as long as i can call, surf the web, play app games, some applications, text... thats it
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If that’s your only requirement then why bother looking at the new phones anyway? Buy some older cheaper model and save your hard earned bucks?! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
somerandommacperson said:
Wonder how Apple is considering the long term results of forcing users to buy phablet sized phones? I will certainly be cursing Apple every time I have to pull this huge brick from my pocket to use Maps, or respond to a text message with just one hand. I want the new features, just not the size cause it's just too big.

They are teaching us ALL to get used to phablet sized phones. With this lineup, the choice is gone.

Want small phones? Don't care. Pay me!

I hate that I am on an upgrade cycle and have to choose between new tech or something that fits. Either way, I lose.

Considering I hold onto the phone for multiple years, seems like I'll be cursing at apple for years... don't care. Pay me!
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I'm on the iPhone Upgrade Program - surely if you don't want to upgrade to one of the new models, you're allowed to choose a lesser model, no?
 
Dino F said:
I'm on the iPhone Upgrade Program - surely if you don't want to upgrade to one of the new models, you're allowed to choose a lesser model, no?
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I think you can choose anything. The contract will just get terminated when you hand in your old phone and will be restarted when you get the new device.
 
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They need to stop making these thing bigger! The X is the perfect size now - they don't need to be any bigger than this.
 
Johnluke91 said:
I agree. I recently had a battery problem in my iPhone 6 and I was forced to use my old iPhone 4S with iOS 6 (I love it) for about two weeks. I was amazed how comfortable it was to carry a phone in the pants pocket of those dimensions, I forgot. The innovation of Apple these days should be miniaturized by the powerful smartphones we have today, not getting bigger and bigger. I like the iPhone X, but I didn't buy it because I want something smaller than my iPhone 6 and the iPhone SE is too old for technology (beautiful design).
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Wait for the new 5.0-5.2 inch iphone x/se. It doesn’ t seem te be released right now, but i guess that is because of the fact that apple will lauch 3 new ipohones this fall, and that they don’ t want to canabalize their sales of more expensive iphones, but in a year there will be a smaller and cheaper version of the iphone x. A 5.0-5.2 inch with faceID, etc. In a similar foorptint as the current se.(perhaps a little bit bigger)
 
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Hater said:
No it wasn't, the first generation Note wasn't even a year old when the iPhone 5 rolled out.

All these huge phones are cringy as hell, and the standard 6S is huge compared to the SE in the pocket, where it matters. The 4" screen is perfect for those of us who have better things to do than watch Netflix or whatever on a phone - Hell i'd go 3.5" if I could. Worked fine when I had an iPhone 4, what's different these days?

Look at all these people saying how the next release (same with the last release) is boring. It is boring, because every phone is huge these days. Is there even an Android equivalent of the SE?

I want a phone version of the 6th gen iPod touch, now that would be awesome

Hmm, I just thought of an advertising campaign, have imagery of a bunch of boring people on a bus or train all with their faces lit up by their phablet screens, then some attractive person pulling a super thin 3.5" iphone out of their jeans coin pocket and start chatting about, I dunno, whatever attractive people talk about. Kind of like the 1984 campaign but... reimagined for the next generation of tech needing a shake up with something new

add some cringy line about how a phone is "for those who want more out of life" or something, et voila
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Clearly this man is just a hater...
 
somerandommacperson said:
Wonder how Apple is considering the long term results of forcing users to buy phablet sized phones? I will certainly be cursing Apple every time I have to pull this huge brick from my pocket to use Maps, or respond to a text message with just one hand. I want the new features, just not the size cause it's just too big.

They are teaching us ALL to get used to phablet sized phones. With this lineup, the choice is gone.

Want small phones? Don't care. Pay me!

I hate that I am on an upgrade cycle and have to choose between new tech or something that fits. Either way, I lose.

Considering I hold onto the phone for multiple years, seems like I'll be cursing at apple for years... don't care. Pay me!
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You have small hands. No reason to hold back technology because of that. Buy the smaller version.
 
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I had the iPhone X and I didn't like it so I returned it, I want a bigger phone, not just in body size but also in screen size. I have the S9 Plus and Note 9, the Plus size iPhone X will be nice to add to my collection.
 
that leaked image of the glyph representing the iPhone X Plus looks more elongated compared to the glyph of the 5’8inch version from last year. Almost like they have different aspect ratios? I don’t know how accurate these things are supposed to be. Whatever aspect ratio they go with, I’m just holding out hope the screen on the X Plus is the same width in mm’s as my old 7 Plus, I miss that keyboard.
 
BlankSlate said:
that leaked image of the glyph representing the iPhone X Plus looks more elongated compared to the glyph of the 5’8inch version from last year. Almost like they have different aspect ratios? I don’t know how accurate these things are supposed to be. Whatever aspect ratio they go with, I’m just holding out hope the screen on the X Plus is the same width in mm’s as my old 7 Plus, I miss that keyboard.
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If the leaked dimensions are accurate, the aspect ratio of the X Plus will be the same 19.5:9 as the current X, and the size will be almost identical to the current Plus.
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jscipione said:
If they put a headphone jack on the 6.1 I'd buy it.
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The rumor is the 6.1” has minimal bezels. I don’t see Apple pushing the screen up a half inch or more, just to accommodate a headphone jack.
 
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I wonder what Apple will call the 2018 iPhones.
Maybe they’ll go to a more minimalist style like the iPads,
and just call them; iPhone (5’8"), iPhone SE (6’1") and iPhone Pro (6’5").
If they trot out the iphone 9 and XI and XI Plus, I’ll be more than a little surprised.
 
PickUrPoison said:
The rumor is the 6.1” has minimal bezels. I don’t see Apple pushing the screen up a half inch or more, just to accommodate a headphone jack.
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Even if they did alter the display hypothetically, why would the 3.5 Jack have any relevance for any future iPhone models when multiple Apple executives have stated the 3.5 Jack is antiquated tech and takes up necessary space for Camera and other technological improvements? (Rhetorical) The 3.5 Jack shouldn’t be even a topic of discussion for the 2018 iPhones and beyond.
 
Mr. Dee said:
Can’t justify spending $1,300 one year later. Yes, we are not in an era of disposable devices, but my 6s and X are in fantastic shape, so I think I will hold off until 5G is in full effect. Daily Mail snapped Tim Cook not using the latest iPad while getting his BMW washed (then again it could be one of many he owns). I am sure iOS 12, 13 and 14 will work just great on my X first gen.

I say all this now and its a different story when I visit the store.
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Every year I say the same thing until I visit the Apple store and see the new models before pre-ordering. This year I am 1000% certain I’m not upgrading my X. One I spent too much money on cases and skins and I’ve actually gotten used to the size of the X and don’t mind holding onto it until December, January or even until next years iPhone release.
 
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kinners00 said:
Hmm well, I think I'm gonna be sticking with my lil custom 8+ for the time being ... bit of a Shameless plug but if anyone is interested, feel free to take a gander below

https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/984sqs/gold_iphone_8_plus_the_variant_apple_should_have/

*Waits for a huge wall of abuse*
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I miss the Rose Gold color from the 7+ so I never sold mine, and of course it’s not in the X line up. I’m looking for a Rose Gold skin to put on my X to get the color back. If it didn’t void my warranty, I would’ve had the back replaced a long time ago with a different color.
 
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I am running strong on my iPhone 6s with headphone jack and ios 9. but with the advent of google maps for carplay, I am surely getting tempted to upgrade. (Firmware of course). The phone I will think about it. If 6s Plus works well with ios 12, I still don't see the need. I will buy two phones though. One for my dad and one for Wife.

Did I mention "Slide to Unlock" Never understood the affinity of why people like the "Slide to Unlock"
 
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