"the official protective case of Apple's iPhone 16 series will not have this opening and will be made into an integrated design, which will not affect the normal use of this capacitive button."
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iPhone 16 Apple Silicone Cases Have No Cutout for New Capture Button
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That works for presses, but not for swipes without significant loss of accuracy, at normal case thickness.
Pro's getting the new button. Regular phone isn't.
This, the 120Hz, and the camera are the main thing separating the Pro from the regular 16 this year.
The better processor and more ram are going into all the phones because in the end, IA/Apple Intelligence isn't all about making the phone or the experience better. This is the same for Google/Android as well. It's just another way to hoover up more information about you so they can either sell you more stuff, sell more advertising, or charge you for a service.
Apple doesn't want these features to be "exclusive". There's no money in that. The money is made in broadening the base, getting more people on board, and charging for the ride.
So you got to get as many aerses in the seats as possible from the start. Keep the users locked into the "ecosystem". Get your hooks into them deeper and keep the on board as long as possible.
I'm getting a new phone at launch becasue I do every year, primarily to have the best camera in an iPhone. I stick with the iPhone because I'm entrenched in the ecosystem and it's a good product. There may be better products, but it's a good enough product to keep me around.
This, the 120Hz, and the camera are the main thing separating the Pro from the regular 16 this year.
The better processor and more ram are going into all the phones because in the end, IA/Apple Intelligence isn't all about making the phone or the experience better. This is the same for Google/Android as well. It's just another way to hoover up more information about you so they can either sell you more stuff, sell more advertising, or charge you for a service.
Apple doesn't want these features to be "exclusive". There's no money in that. The money is made in broadening the base, getting more people on board, and charging for the ride.
So you got to get as many aerses in the seats as possible from the start. Keep the users locked into the "ecosystem". Get your hooks into them deeper and keep the on board as long as possible.
I'm getting a new phone at launch becasue I do every year, primarily to have the best camera in an iPhone. I stick with the iPhone because I'm entrenched in the ecosystem and it's a good product. There may be better products, but it's a good enough product to keep me around.
Apple clearly have figured something out that we haven't. I imagine some R&D has gone into this.
The first paragraph says Apple IS going to do something that you can’t know they are going to do. If you can, what’s your source?
Then down further you switch to the more correct language of rumor. Please correct the article to only say this is a rumor or an educated guess and not fact (unless it is, the attribute your source)
Then down further you switch to the more correct language of rumor. Please correct the article to only say this is a rumor or an educated guess and not fact (unless it is, the attribute your source)
Thanks for that. I just translated the tweet myself and now realize the Chinese text says the red circled hole will NOT be present.
…. So if the tactile button is going to be covered with silicone, how are you supposed to find it by feel? Seems to defeat the purpose of a distinctive button 🤷♂️
If this is true, we’re going to have one heck of a mess in the case market again as third-party manufacturers scramble to update their designs, perhaps to an even worse extent than we did last year with the Action button.
Yeah, I remember after the 3rd gen iPod touch was released (I think it was 3rd gen) speculatively-manufactured cases with a rear camera cutout were popping up in discount retail stores.
But of course the 3rd gen didn’t have a rear camera! That didn’t arrive until a year later!
No, that is not a typo
Case makers typically have a relative idea about what the next iPhone will look like physically months before anyone else, but seems like this is a case with them not knowing about that capacitive button
Hopefully this will be an oversight that comes with a very quick fix for them
I've been interestingly watching that too. I think we benefited a little from last year being a better rate than the year before, so fingers crossed it happens this time round too.Apple has to account for the drop in $ against £ on Monday for the 16 line up pricing. No way pushing £899 for base model is acceptable on the 16
Well-said. Too many people who believe they're technologists get wound up on specs - ie the amount of RAM, camera minutia, etc.
The real test is how well the latest iPhone will work with customers in daily use, the quality of the images the cameras produce (outstanding for a phone), how well AI works, the image quality of the display (now OLED, apparently), ease of making videos, iPhone audio quality, battery life, and how well iPhone (and the files it produces) seamlessly integrates into the Apple ecosystem with other Apple products.
And most importantly, how well it reduces friction (ease of use, not mechanical friction) in daily use.
Sadly, many people today really believe Apple design engineers, program managers, and TC are stupid, and don't consider the above. Yet somehow Apple manages to luck out producing 600,000 iPhones per day (on the average), everyday of the year. And is one of the most successful companies on the planet with roughly 1 billion active customers.
I'm downsizing to the Plus this year and tbh the only thing I'll miss from the 15 Pro Max is the always-on display. Everything else should be fine to meet my needs.
So you can’t swipe on your screen that has a screen protector on it?
Welcome to Apple. We can also discuss the 60 hz only display which is the next factor. I guess 60 hz only screens are not even manufactured anymore by Samsung and LG.
I wonder has Apple themselves quietly released physical dimension information on the iPhone 16 models to case manufacturers like Spigen, Otterbox, and others so those iPhone 16-compatible cases will be on the shelves when the iPhone 16 models reach retail on September 19 to 20, 2024.
I have an iPhone 11. New phone looks the same to me
Why would they? everybody knows Apple's 60Hz is equivalent to Android 120Hz^^