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iPhone 12 Lineup Rumored to Be Named 'iPhone 12 mini,' 'iPhone 12,' 'iPhone 12 Pro,' and 'iPhone 12 Pro Max'
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Makes sent to me, in any case. (Though I think I would prefer iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, 6-inch iPhone 12 Pro, 7-inch iPhone 12 Pro.)
It will be a little strange for the iPhone 12 mini to have a screen about as large as that of the iPhone 6 Plus. Or, to put that a different way, a 54% larger screen than that of the original iPhone/3G/3GS/4/4S, or 35% compared to the iPhone 5/5S/SE2016.
It will be a little strange for the iPhone 12 mini to have a screen about as large as that of the iPhone 6 Plus. Or, to put that a different way, a 54% larger screen than that of the original iPhone/3G/3GS/4/4S, or 35% compared to the iPhone 5/5S/SE2016.
I read somewhere that iPad mini's are popular with retail and restaurants. Some of that pricing might be because they know businesses will pay it.
I don't see them moving to a MacBook SE/Macbook/MacBook Pro lineup. The Air name is too popular and recognizable. Maybe MacBook SE/MacBook Air/MacBook Pro, but I doubt they'll rename Air.
So they'll all be supercomputers!
They‘d be, if they had:
- Full external display support when connected (not asking for 4K at 120+ Mhz, just no black bars and comfortable resolution)
- Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse support (already possible on iPadOS)
- Pen and touch input on the device screen, while the device itself continues in work/watch/presentation mode.
This, plus the constantly changing iPad lineup, is starting to remind of Dell's website. Lots of options for the same kinds of products where its not really clear which one is the best value for your dollar. Confusing.
Why not?
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
Now just get rid of the 12; people can refer to it by the year it was released like they do with Macbooks.
Perhaps because some people who are not tech-savvy at all will perhaps just go with the "iPhone 12". When that's the 6.1 inch model instead of the 5.4 inch one Apple is making more money.
That doesn't follow prior naming conventions. iPhone 12 replaces iPhone 11, while iPhone mini is a new product that's smaller than the 11.
Personally, I like the name iPhone mini. The original iPod mini is my favourite iPod of all time.
I dislike the Max moniker but the reason they probably stopped the Plus name is because those Plus models were similar to their smaller siblings but they had additional specs like a bigger battery, better screen (in terms of resolution) and image/video optical stabilisation
"12 Max" would replace the 11, doesn't really make sense.
I imagine the 12 Mini (or whatever it'll be called) will be the "one more thing..." announcement as a 'new' product.
So are you suggesting that people didn't buy an iPhone because they simply couldn't figure it out?
Or did they buy another brand of phone?
Samsung isn't any better... three models of Galaxy S... two models of Galaxy Note... umpteen Galaxy A-series models... etc.
The one saving grace of having "too many" iPhones is that they cover a wide range of prices.
Nobody is cross-shopping a $400 iPhone SE with an $1100 iPhone 11 Pro Max. If you have a particular price-range in mind... the number of choices is reduced.
If you think choosing between a handful of iPhones is difficult and confusing... have you ever been to a shoe store with hundreds of shoes? Your head would explode!
If you think choosing between four iPhones is difficult and confusing... have you ever been to a shoe store with hundreds of shoes? Your head would explode!
Yes, and the phenomenon of people being paralyzed by choices and walking out with no purchase at all is real.
Meh. Steve royally screwed up product names. "It's still called a MacBook Pro, but because we can't be bothered to attach a number or letter designation to it like we used to, it has to be referred to as 'MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008) to distinguish it from the MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)."
At least before Steve came back you knew a PowerBook 1400cs from a PowerBook 3400c or a Performa 6400 from a 6420 just from the product name.
Seriously, names like PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard) are just stupid. At least the iPhone is better than the Mac about it, it's almost like old-school proper Mac names. Only the original iPhone was stupid about it, should have been named the iPhone 1 or something like that.
Yes... I understand the theory.
So explain why Samsung sells more smartphones than any other manufacturer... and they have WAY MORE models than Apple.
Like... a dizzying amount of choices...