Instant buy if it looks like in the render
Isn’t that render just like a 16 Pro max?
Instant buy if it looks like in the render
Ummm....the iPhone SE already fulfills the cheaper and basic iPhone SKU....there is no way Apple is adding another basic and cheaper SKU in addition to the SE. This doesn't make any sense.Both the iPhone 17 models will be thinner, like above, but will both be branded to the iPhone Air, and there will eventually be another tier of iPhone below that, which is more basic and cheaper
Isn’t that render just like a 16 Pro max?
Then I'm sure we'll get some people complaining the regular iPhone should 240hz too. These people want the regular iPhone to be the exact same as the Pro but cheaper lol.This means Apple should release Ultra ProMotion with 240Hz refresh. Only fair as 120Hz is no longer “Pro” anymore.
It is just guess work but I think it is the first option:Something feels off about this iPhone 17 "Air" model. I think one of three things are happening:
- Apple is replacing the Plus with the Air
- Both iPhone 17 models will be thinner, and that will be a differentiating factor between that model in the Pro: reduced battery life but a sleeker aesthetic, kinda like the difference now between the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
- Both the iPhone 17 models will be thinner, like above, but will both be branded to the iPhone Air, and there will eventually be another tier of iPhone below that, which is more basic and cheaper
It is about money but I don't think it is about saving a couple tens of dollar on the BOM by using older tech. It seems to me, it is about [artificially] creating greater difference between the baseline iPhone and the Pro iPhone. It is about trying to push customers to the Pro version, where there is a couple of hundred dollar cost difference.Why are so many Apple fans happy about 120Hz displays? Aren't they the same fans who defend Tim Cook allowing USB 2.0 (instead of USB 4) on the non-Pro iPhone 16, even though USB 2.0 was on the very first iPhone from 2007? They defend Cook's decision because Apple is saving money and making bigger profits by including older tech in new products. Apple makes more profits by including 60Hz (instead of 120Hz) displays in new iPhones. So why do Cook supporters praise him for likely including 120Hz displays in upcoming iPhones?
I haven’t used USB to transfer anything since iCloud backups were solid enough for device upgrades, and even then it was once a year. ProMotion matters every time I scroll something. I know which one would make me consider a non-pro phone.Why are so many Apple fans happy about 120Hz displays? Aren't they the same fans who defend Tim Cook allowing USB 2.0 (instead of USB 4) on the non-Pro iPhone 16, even though USB 2.0 was on the very first iPhone from 2007? They defend Cook's decision because Apple is saving money and making bigger profits by including older tech in new products. Apple makes more profits by including 60Hz (instead of 120Hz) displays in new iPhones. So why do Cook supporters praise him for likely including 120Hz displays in upcoming iPhones?
Those same Cook supporters would not be criticizing him if upcoming iPhones still had 60Hz displays.
Cook supporters lack objectivity when it comes to him. They support nearly everything he does.
As for me, I want 120Hz displays in iPhones, just like I want a bare minimum of USB 4 (but preferably Thunderbolt 5) in iPhones.
See the following thread to see how Cook supporters defend his descion to use USB 2.0 in current iPhones and use as their justification that Cook is doing a great job because Apple makes enourmous profits:
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Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.
Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...forums.macrumors.com
Or some other display improvement is coming for Pro models that’ll make the current displays seem quaint.I'll believe ProMotion on the regular models when I see it. One thing's for certain though. It won't be the same "ProMotion" experience that we have today on the 15 Pro and 16 Pro. It will be gimped some way or another.
Ohh we are going to get a smaller notch on the 17pro and finally a 48mp zoom camera sensorThis is good news, because it means Apple has something else new to add to the Pro models to drive Pro sales next year. Apple has been artificially segmenting the product lines by withholding established features from trickling down to mid and lower tier models, simply because they don't have a replacement for them at the top end.
It’s because the displays are 5k and 6k. Thunderbolt 4 bandwidth isnt enough to run that at 120hz. Thunderbolt 5 will enable that so would expect it with the next refresh.
Ah here we go again, i just got my 16pm and i am already waiting for 17 pro max and 18 pro max, i am also considering waiting for the 19 pro max as well . And go all ham on 20 pro max