And yet people complain apple make devices thinner…
I’d rather they make devices thinner and give them 100watt charging
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iPhone 16 Pro Max Looks This Much Bigger Beside iPhone 15 Pro Max
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I’d rather they make devices thinner and give them 100watt charging
I am the same - I was going to buy a 15 Pro Max to replace my 12 Pro Max before I saw the rumors, but I have cartoonishly large thumbs so I'm gonna hold out for the 16, I think.
And it will be just right for even more people. Can’t please every single person with any one product, ever
It's not efficient at all - the huge protuberance is awkward, makes the phone wobble when laid "flat", and catches on pockets. Efficient would be making the enclosure thick enough to fully house the cameras while having a completely flat back. The extra space could drastically increase battery life. Who cares how "thin" a phone is?? (other than Jony Ive, whom we have to thank for so many awful designs)
Giant, ugly, heavy slabs that will keep getting bigger and bigger. Long live iPhone 13 mini. The apex of iPhones.
Really is getting pathetic now, it's about time they came out with something completely new as the design is getting very stale now.
What are the designers thinking? Lets move the button a millimetre or add a single button and call it a job well done for a year. A lot may not like Samsung on here but at least they change things now and again.
It would be fascinating to see what that would deliver even just as an internal prototype. I wonder whether Apple has ever built such a beast as a test article. Even a non-working dummy accurate in dimensions and weight would be an interesting thing to play with.
The 15 Pro Max is 8.25mm thick and that includes the thickness of the display, the screen glass and the back plate so I'd guess the thickness of the battery itself is only about 4mm. The camera and lens bump adds about another 4mm so a phone as you envisage could double the battery thickness and more than double the battery volume because the extra 4mm battery thickness wouldn't need to reserve space for the PCB, connector, speakers etc. My guess is that you could get somewhere between 2.5x and 3x the battery capacity in such a phone.
I would be worried about the weight but if that could be offset somehow, maybe by finding lighter materials for the back plate, then sign me up!
Stop. Making. Phones. Bigger.
Or bring back the mini for those of us who don't want something gigantic
Or bring back the mini for those of us who don't want something gigantic
I would imagine that iPhone designers are working on multiple future brand new designs in parallel for new generations. Apple is very good at timing on the WHEN to have a new design like going from the iconic Notch to the iconic Dynamic Island.
Sort of off topic but does anyone know where I could get the wallpaper in the original post? TIA
Even if the iPhone 16 Pro max become 6.9” it would still be much look smaller to even the smallest 7 inch tablet out there with 16:9 aspect ratio.. since it has more of a square and more area than 20:9… so it would still be just a phone with a long screen not a tablet or bulky on your bag to carry with and can be insert in pocket easily.. 7 inch and above with 16:9 needs a bag not the phones with 21:9 aspect ratio..
Why do we ever need a model called Max? iPhone 16 Pro will be big enough for everyone, while 16 Pro Max is unnecessarily large and unpocketable, which is against the notion of a mobile phone.
Imo, Apple should differentiate iPhone line as Pro, Mini Pro and Standard (cheaper to buy and targeting audience who don't focus on photography) starting from next year.
Mini Pro (or Pro Mini to name) should include almost everything that Pro have, but on a nicely scaled-down body. We had Mini, and it was designed quite professionally, yet still lacked most essential highlights like the 2x tele lens. New iPhone 17 Mini Pro may have the following camera setup:
48 mpx Ultra Wide
48 mpx Wide
48 mpx Telephoto (3x or 4x) allowing up to 30-40x digital zoom
Yes, it can be possible if you try hard! Does everyone need a bigger battery? No. A 25% smaller new-tech battery will be more than enough for one day usage. Does everyone need wireless charging? No. It can save some more space too.
Imo, Apple should differentiate iPhone line as Pro, Mini Pro and Standard (cheaper to buy and targeting audience who don't focus on photography) starting from next year.
Mini Pro (or Pro Mini to name) should include almost everything that Pro have, but on a nicely scaled-down body. We had Mini, and it was designed quite professionally, yet still lacked most essential highlights like the 2x tele lens. New iPhone 17 Mini Pro may have the following camera setup:
48 mpx Ultra Wide
48 mpx Wide
48 mpx Telephoto (3x or 4x) allowing up to 30-40x digital zoom
Yes, it can be possible if you try hard! Does everyone need a bigger battery? No. A 25% smaller new-tech battery will be more than enough for one day usage. Does everyone need wireless charging? No. It can save some more space too.
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