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iPhone 16 Rumor Recap: What We Know About Apple's 2024 Smartphones So Far
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I think Apple would have transitioned to a new cable at some point in the future even if there was no law to enforce the adoption of USB-C. I wonder how would the iPhone look like without a charging port in 10-15 years from now. I think this is the direction we are heading but this is just my personal opinion and things could still change or just stay as they are but with a USB-C port.
It's sturdier and smaller in width. I noticed this when unplugging the USB-C cable from my MacBook Pro vs my iPhone 13 Pro.
I think this is Apple's plan for the future or at least this is what the rumors are suggesting about the iPhone 16 Pro.
All I know about the iPhone 16 is that I will be disappointed by anything short of Jonas Daehnert's outstanding iPhone Ultra concept posted here.
It’s “tiring”, is it?
I suggest you invest in a charger that plugs into the mains, rather than one that plugs into your exercise bike.
I find it hard to believe that you don’t have access to a charge point for 72+ hours.
I think we’re in different timelines… in my universe, the new bigger iPhone 16 Pro is coming in 2024. I wonder if Steve Jobs is still alive in your universe tho…
This is just untrue, the two extra taptic engines they were rumored to add would have cost Apple way more than the current volume buttons.
So… no, it certainly wasn’t just for profits, because the solid-state components would’ve been more expensive.
Now, is it a change for changes sake? Probably.
I agree. Seeing Apple really focus all-out on battery life for at least one year’s release to deliver a really big leap forward in battery life and leave competitors in the dust (and obviously retaining that leap forward in subsequent years and never going backwards) is exactly what I have been longing for for ages.
If Apple can make the iPhone into such a battery life giant though I would also really like to see a reverse charging capability as well. I wouldn’t use that most of the time if ever, the argument of “if I have great battery life in my phone why do I want to give it away?” is valid, but as well as my iPhone I also use an Apple Watch so for me if I ever spend an night or two away from home unexpectedly, or planned but like an idiot I forgot my charger, the ability to not only be pretty confident that my phone will last but also be able to do an overnight recharge or two of my Apple Watch without needing to beg/borrow/steal/buy a Watch charger would be a very nice emergency feature to have. I suppose it’s a bit like the satellite comms in the latest iPhones (in some countries), something you don’t really expect to ever use but nice to know that it’s there integrated into your phone.
I don’t think that’s going to happen.
For one, the charging would be restricted to the iPad, unless you want them to go with 1st-gen style charging. That greatly limits the target group, which probably isn’t that large to begin with. Apple certainly won’t want to waste any of the precious internal iPhone space for a pencil charger plus magnets. Or have users buy and carry a separate pencil charger.
Apple doesn’t really know either. When they started development, VR was one of the “next big thing”s, however with only a vague vision of how it would actually have significant practical benefit. It was rather a question of “it’s a cool idea that now seems to be within technological reach”. Now they’re going to throw apps at the wall to see what sticks (if anything).
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I’d like Apple to keep the Pro as the “best camera” phone with huge ugly bumps, and revert the regular iPhone back to “light with zero bumps”.
That’s not really the point. I “grew up” with Palm handhelds that had weeks of battery life. I’m aware of the technological limitations, but the current charge intervals are still a huge regresssion in terms of I-simply-don’t-have-to-think-about-it. From that point of view, a battery life of “just about a day if I’m careful” is really a joke. It’s at the lower limit of what’s barely usable.
Actually, no, because the year after, it will have a SoC built on the newer 2nm process, which -wait for it- will also mean the shift towards GAA-FET transistors.
One comment that stood out was that by now whatever the iPhone 15 series will offer is likely completely wrapped up for September so at this time here we are making assumptions about the iPhone 16 whose design is not completed yet. Yes the changes that are mentioned seem safe compared to what some people would prefer, but is this a time you want to take chances in this marketplace?
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