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iPhone 14 Still to Boast Performance Improvement Despite Sticking With A15 Chip
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Everything has a shelf life. Your TV from 2011, your car, your underwear. We have to (or want to) replace what we have with something new eventually. The question is if that new thing is what people will actually be willing to spend their hard earned money on.
So in the Apple sales net you are still contributing to its financials, great that will stick it to them 😜. At some point the battery will require replacement and when at that crossroad it’s either replace battery or new phone. Maybe go Android and show Apple before you return eventually while leaving your wallet light with another device purchase.
While I don’t disagree, I think the bigger problem is that speed, cameras, and battery life, all things most people value most are and have been great since the iPhone 7 Plus. Phones are very expensive and offer very little to most people year over year to make it worth it. Apple’s iPhone upgrade program is one avenue where you can access a new phone every year without the massive upfront costs, but even then, for me, the buzz around the latest iPhone is not really there any more. I think Apple’s Macs are the most exciting products these days, which is a bit ironic, since that’s where they started.
From the top of my head, rumors were flying about
- significantly improved cameras (which alone would be a reason to upgrade for some folks)
- significantly more Ram
- AoD
- improved battery
- better radios
- new FaceID hardware, including substitution of the notch with pill cutout (at least in the Pro models)
If those rumors would come true, that’s not exactly what I would call ”incredibly small changes YoY and one of the more minor upgrades” …
Untrue and probably never heard of preservatives or cold temperatures. The question is if a product is still relevant to its customer or prospective customers, the answer to this varies but the market says demand exists.
Someone convincing them self not to or to upgrade as it’s not worth it, classic internal debate spoken openly. 😝
To upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the question 😂
Sounds like Apple’s business model for awhile plus claimed material shortages and always some last minute hiccup to provide the illusion of scarcity 😂
Apple introduces the iPhone hand-me-down, I mean 14 😂
With trickle down pricing in 2021 the iPhone mini price bought you a 5.4” screen in 2022 it gives you a 6.1” screen and same for the 6.1” to 6.7”, see value for money, more for less.
There were actually two A15’s released last year. Remember the Pro phones got the A15 with five GPU cores while the non-Pro phones only got four GPU cores. It’s likely they’ll put the five core version into the iPhone 14 non-Pros, thus giving them a performance boost over the iPhone 13. Both A15 versions still had two performance cores and four high efficiency cores.
or the 13 remains at the same price and the 14 increase by 100 bucks .you'll see
Wake me up when iPhone 15'd be released with A17 and USB-C connector. Great~ I found one more reason why I should sleep one more year.
i really don't see how it means the end of apple
if anything,it proves they can charge you more for a product that isnt as good as usual ,and increase profits even more
if that's not a proof of success and supremacy i don't know what is
unless you meant that apple is currently peaking ? if so,the downfall is probably gonna take some time,no other oem has such vertical integration .and even if an oem gives some vertical integration ,it'll take time to mature . and even if they manage to do it,they'd still lack a true ecosystem . and dont get me started with samsung,i've been there .
and for now arm laptops are a mess,particularly on windows (which itself is quite messy ,drivers and such,far away from vertical integration,again)
yeah i dont see apple falling anytime soon. they are so confident that they increase prices on everything whilst cutting cost like hell
Hard to compare the iPhone 14’s to last year’s since they’re not the same models. The rumored iPhone 14 Plus (aka Max) will likely come out at $100 more than the iPhone 13 from last year while the iPhone 14 will probably be at the same price as last year’s larger phone. Technically, that’s a price increase but for a model that didn’t exist before.
The Pros will almost certainly get a $100 price boost each.
That post didn't sound like they were trying to "stick it to Apple"; just that they were going to upgrade their Mac instead of their phone. But good job sounding all snarky and cynical.
nah what i said is,i suspect a price increase on the 14 ,regular 14 will be priced higher than 13.but we shall see
otherwise i agree its not comparable if the max is priced higher (which ofc will be the case )
The line I suspect may resemble:
iPhone SE 2022 (A15)
iPhone 13 mini (A15)
iPhone 14 (A15+)
iPhone 14 Pro (A16)
Apple has set the bar for 2022 new product line with the SE, the other phone will probably remain carrier available.
I really wanted that larger display...but will probably just hold my 13 and wait on 15.