Exact same thing here. My poor 12 Pro Max has been a great phone but had its screen replaced and it’s never been the same. Folks, don’t use a 3rd party for such a used feature. Learn from my mistake.
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I had that same thought initially too. However, lighter weight and improved heat dissipation are improvements that come from using aluminum.
The heat dissipation of aluminum will be welcome. The 15 and 16 Pro both get hot pretty easily just from using certain apps.
"Aerospace/aircraft grade" is a fairly commonly used marketing term for aluminium. Since it has no actual definition, no certification. As long as it's used somewhere in aircraft. You could make the same claim for lower grades such as those used in drinks cans since you'll find it used in aircraft in places like miniature pipework.
As per "Apple in China" book, putting the antennae on the higher part of the iPhone will impact the radiation levels close to the ear, and hence the brain. That is why, on the 1st iPhone they had to move it all on the lower part of the back, creating a long inner cable to move it down. That's why the original iPhone, who was also metal on the back (owned one) had the plastic stripe on the bottom.
So, for Apple to move in the camera module, it must have found a clever way of shielding or containing the levels. Unless, with aluminum, they go back to the frame itself being an antenna, but I guess that the "you don't hold it right" antenna gate has taught them to avoid this solution like plague.
So, for Apple to move in the camera module, it must have found a clever way of shielding or containing the levels. Unless, with aluminum, they go back to the frame itself being an antenna, but I guess that the "you don't hold it right" antenna gate has taught them to avoid this solution like plague.
based on the rumors it appears the upgrade is bigger than what people thought it would be
Me too from the 13 generation. I’m looking at double the storage, triple the RAM, much better cameras, Wi-Fi 7, and more. Enough to notice a significant improvement across the board, unlike people who upgrade every year.
Right. The most important spec of the tele camera will be its sensor size, not its pixel count or exact ‘zoom’ figure.
I still don’t think Apple will do a zoom (e.g. 5–8×). Zooms don’t make much sense in a space-, weight-, and exposure-constrained environment, and even less so if Apple increases the sensor size from the 16 Pro. You desperately need to collect as much light as you can in the smallest 3D space, and that points to a fixed-focal length.
In what sense?
We still haven’t seen reliable camera specs, but nothing rumoured seems all that impressive to me. Certainly not revolutionary. (The Air is closer to a revolution.)
Incremental improvement is all we can expect in this old form factor nowadays. Not really Apple’s fault.
Still, over a few generations – a typical user’s upgrade cycle – the changes add up to significant.
5000 mah battery
Anti reflective display
Massive upgrade to Telephoto lens
More ram
Cooling system
All huge improvements from what the iPhone currently has
Apple have gotten away with far more egregious design decisions in the past by simply leveraging the fact that their average customer will lap up whatever marketting they put out.
Ha… nope, always naked for me! With the exception being some concerts, where I’ll bring the Apple silicone case, since it makes zooming with the camera button easier to operate one-handed.That’s why you’ll buy a “bumper” with ground-breaking innovative design for it.
Same. I very rarely skip. I think I skipped the XS and the 14, can’t remember any others. Maybe the 6s or something. But this one… man, it’s just so ugly, and I don’t like cases. The 16 Pro is so good, I just don’t know how they’re going to convince people to go for the 17. More RAM is the only thing I can think of that I’d miss.
In the past, the dark blue option and the 48-megapixel Telephoto camera, would make me hesitate to upgrade from 16 Pro Max to 17 Pro Max. And of course, the new chip + new iOS made it feel like a whole new phone.
I bought the 16PM for Apple Intelligence, terrible misstep.
The product lifecycle has changed, it's a nice baby step forward from the previous year, but now I see upgrading iPhone, like upgrading a MacBook; every 3-4 years (maybe 5) to really see the difference.
Still, the 48-megapixel Telephoto camera, sounds interesting, hahaha
I bought the 16PM for Apple Intelligence, terrible misstep.
The product lifecycle has changed, it's a nice baby step forward from the previous year, but now I see upgrading iPhone, like upgrading a MacBook; every 3-4 years (maybe 5) to really see the difference.
Still, the 48-megapixel Telephoto camera, sounds interesting, hahaha