It’s certainly a trade-off. It’s never seemed a serious drawback for me I always found using a phone to be annoying with gloves on anyway (no Touch ID in the old days, less reliable touchscreen, etc), and that was the case, haptic buttons or not.
Well i would say 25% is rather significan, so if that is the case this is good news
Seems like adding two Taptic engines would be sacrificing significant battery space. And not sure how well we’re going to be able to use these buttons with gloves. I’ve used 3 iPhones for an average of 4 years each, and never had a single issue with button failure. I don’t see how this change is for my benefit. The only thing I can think of is marginally better water resistance. But potential good seems to be greatly outweighed by potential bad. But we’ll see, I guess.
I've used plenty of Android phones, iPads, and even 3 iPod Touches. None of their power buttons ever failed me (which was another button that got cited as "not worrying about breaking")
I remember my first iPod was the that had the four touch buttons and holding a combo of them would allow you to do a full reset when it froze. I'm assuming you be able to do that with the iPhone if it moves to touch volume controls as well.
You are missing the point or maybe aren't understanding the concept of haptic,..they AREN'T physical buttons Lol
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated that iPhone 15 Pro models will be equipped with solid-state volume and power buttons, and he added that other high-end devices could follow suit in the future if the change is well received. Presumably, this would include the iPad Pro, and perhaps the Apple Watch Ultra.
Kuo previously said iPhone 15 Pro models will be equipped with two additional Taptic Engines that provide haptic feedback when the buttons are pressed, without the buttons actually moving. This would be similar to the solid-state Home button introduced on the iPhone 7 and the Force Touch trackpad on recent MacBooks.
In a series of tweets today, Kuo noted that Cirrus Logic will benefit from the change as the supplier of Taptic Engine chips for iPhones.
Solid-state buttons on iPhones could allow for even better water resistance and would eliminate moving parts that can wear out or break over time. The standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are still expected to have mechanical buttons.
Apple is expected to unveil the entire iPhone 15 lineup in September as usual, so the devices are still around eight months away from launching.
Article Link: iPhone 15 Pro Again Rumored to Feature Non-Moving Volume and Power Buttons, iPad Pro Could Foll
I don’t use Apple cases but the ones I use have push through buttons that work quite well also. Unfortunately that type of button will not work with these new buttons if they indeed come to pass.
So the cases will have to have cutouts large enough for your finger to reach the surface of the side of the phone and make contact. I don’t think that will work very well at all. Especially with thicker, more protective cases.
