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iOS 27 to Prioritize New Features for Apple's Foldable iPhone
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If anything maybe more apps will start supporting variable screen sizes... which might help with the iPhone apps that don't have iPad versions.
Who are these people who buy an expensive iPhone (or even a modestly priced iPhone) just to say they have one? People in high school who brag about their status to impress others?
Since cell phones were introduced many years ago, I've never come across an adult who has bragged about their mobil phone - of any brand.
Issue with these shoes is the internal screens can damage VERY easily, a grain of anything can scratch the screens, in a way it is why the Surface Duo concept was better as because it used two screens instead of a flexible one, it could have the same glass protection on them as on the outside screen like other phones.
So don't everyone get upset when there internal screens get all scratched up from being in your pockets.
So don't everyone get upset when there internal screens get all scratched up from being in your pockets.
I've owned ten foldables to date, over the past 4 years, and I've never had a single scratch on any of the inner displays. I even remove the inner display screen protector on my Samsung folds. Zero scratches. That's not to say it can't happen of course. But, I don't walk around with sand and rocks in my pockets.
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I can't wait to use this in my Apple Car, Kamakiri Pro Max model, as I tool down the road with my iVision enhanced heads up winshield with Siri effortlessly plotting my course down the Trans-Island Skyway to Key Plantain with Steely Dan rockin on 10.
I have been lusting after an Apple foldable for a long time but I’m not sure I’ll be a day one buyer. The problem is the device will be compromised and miss out on features from the Pro Max phone, specifically a flagship camera system, battery life, and probably weather resistance too.
I’m also very concerned about the dimensions, it sounds like the device will be pretty small. Maybe Apple will copy the iPhone X strategy and introduce a bigger variant down the line.
Let’s see how the rumors play out over the next year but I’m not sure what to expect at the moment.
I’m also very concerned about the dimensions, it sounds like the device will be pretty small. Maybe Apple will copy the iPhone X strategy and introduce a bigger variant down the line.
Let’s see how the rumors play out over the next year but I’m not sure what to expect at the moment.
The new Galaxy Fold 7 is already as slim as an iPhone (when folded)
Can’t see this happening, only both products existing at the same time. Foldables are still a bit niche compared to regular smart phones.
I wouldn’t buy one but could see Apples’s take on it being much more popular than competitors.
I doubt I will buy one. First of all, I anticipate a folding iPhone will cost $2,000. Second, I’m satisfied with the current “slab” design. Will a foldable iPhone sell? Absolutely. It’s just not for me.
I reserve the right to change my mind at a later date.
I reserve the right to change my mind at a later date.
Did you post on the wrong article? This one is about a folding iPhone.
Or do you think the solution for Apple Intelligence is to put the mechanical engineers doing hinge design in charge of it?
All of those things you listed, don't they already apply to any non-foldable iPhone?
I am actually excited about this device, but I don't see anything you listed that would not apply to even the base-model iPhone from several years ago.
Not to mention Apple's first, second and even sometimes third generation products are usually lacking. I bet a lot of people will be apprehensive to be an early adopter, but I can see the segment growing by the end of the decade.
Yes, but we are talking about foldable phones here. Of course you are going to pay a similar amount for a foldable that you would pay for a phone and mini tablet standalone. My point is, $2000 is nothing for getting a flag ship phone and mini tablet in one device that you can easily carry around in your pocket.
Imho, the most common foldable phone issues are display durability/scratch resistance and exorbitant pricing.
But I'm holding out for a flip style foldable anyway. Need something to replace that small iphone mini form factor, for a bigger display I have an iPad.
As you can see on Android, it absolutely won't. 95% of the time people don't need to be "productive" but want get simple things done immediately. They hardly ever unfold the phone and for that having basically two phones in your pocket (size and weight) is just not worth it.
IMHO Face ID is the single best unique feature that Apple has over the competition. If this rumor is true, then there probably will be other compromises, and this will be a Gen 1 type device that will just be "meh". I expect Apple to then make improvements in Gen 2 to make it more comparable to a Pro device, and get all of the early adopters to buy it again.
Either way, I don't see this folding devices taking off until their longevity improves and prices come down closer to $1,500.
Either way, I don't see this folding devices taking off until their longevity improves and prices come down closer to $1,500.
FaceID makes no sense for a foldable. Let’s say you unfold the phone without pointing it’s camera at your face, what’s next? You gonna have face id for both outer and inner screens? It makes no sense. TouchID just belongs there. There are still other devices to sell though where FaceID is the perfect option, that’s not going anywhere.
You’re assuming Apple will put out the equivalent of a ZFold 1 in their first attempt, which was a terrible device. Apple has pretty much stated they didn’t want to come out with a folding phone until the crease could be eliminated. The Apple foldable and the upcoming ZFold 8 (ZFold 7 comes out this Friday) will both use the same screen technology and the same plate that presses against the bubble of the folded screen in order to prevent it from creasing.
The Apple Foldable will be the equivalent of the ZFold 8 with it being just a tad thicker than the ZFold 7, but not significantly. Basically Apple is doing the equivalent of skipping seven years of mediocre products, waiting for a time when the technology is sufficiently mature. That doesn’t put then behind once a product comes out, though obviously it is behind now given they have zero foldables available. Samsung will have taken 8 years to put out a phone without a crease and thin enough for comfortable use. Apple’s going to skip all the prior foldables and go right to the equivalent product. This is normal for Apple’s pattern of not necessarily being first, but they like to be best. It is in the eye of the beholder if they achieve that goal.
Phones will eventually be replaced by a far more advanced and cheaper Vision Pro-like device, probably condensed into the form factor of glasses. That has the advantages of not needing pocket space and technically unlimited screen space since screens are all virtual. The technology isn’t there yet and won’t be for some time. Even Meta glasses are glorified AI Chatbot and translators that don’t do anything similar to a Vision Pro. A lot more miniaturization needs to happen before a Vision Pro can be squeezed into a pair of glasses, but that is the future. An intermediate step may be a pair of glasses wirelessly tethered to a phone.
Foldables are a combination of phone and tablet. Future glasses will be equivalent of a phone, tablet, and desktop computer some day, floating in front of your eyes in virtual space. Once that day happens, phones will gradually disappear. Phones have already reached maturity with not much left to do with them. Every year is iterative with minor camera upgrades and esoteric features for all manufacturers. Foldables give a bit of variety, attempting to add tablet features. Eventually they’ll all be replaced when the technology is mature enough.
Foldables are a combination of phone and tablet. Future glasses will be equivalent of a phone, tablet, and desktop computer some day, floating in front of your eyes in virtual space. Once that day happens, phones will gradually disappear. Phones have already reached maturity with not much left to do with them. Every year is iterative with minor camera upgrades and esoteric features for all manufacturers. Foldables give a bit of variety, attempting to add tablet features. Eventually they’ll all be replaced when the technology is mature enough.
