How else would someone be able to tell if you have an iPhone 17, or 16, or 15, or 14,...If this camera setup change is for the sake of change then it’s pretty lame tbh. It just illustrates that Apple’s standing in the tech world as an innovating company is in rapid decline.
i've been saying that since the iPhone 13. I still hold my iPhone 12 Pro in hopes of it. AAPL doesn't innovate anymore.Might skip this one and wait for underglass FaceID...
There's less material transition if the glass area shrinks. And the glass is more protected so less prone to breaking. iPhone 5 was a pretty strong phone. Could save weight too, but this phone doesn't look like it's set to break any records. I just haven't seen a pretty looking render yet.Wouldn’t a glass to aluminum material transition on the back require more seals and make the device harder to repair? I mostly like what I’m hearing about the 17 Pros but this sounds like a step backwards. The glass backed iPhones have been great for the last… 8 generations? and are a nice call back to the days of the iPhone 4, which is one of the greatest iPhone designs of them all. Why change it? Keep it simple, keep it glass.
I upgraded to the 16PM, I'm happy with it. I don't need to have a new phone every year, but do upgrade when something attracts me to it. Unless there is some substance behind this ugly ass bump they are showing, I'll be ok.i've been saying that since the iPhone 13. I still hold my iPhone 12 Pro in hopes of it. AAPL doesn't innovate anymore.
There would be no material transition if the entire thing was glass. The transition point just seems like another potential point of ingress and another obstacle to taking the device apart, or even worse - reassembling it.There's less material transition if the glass area shrinks. And the glass is more protected so less prone to breaking. iPhone 5 was a pretty strong phone. Could save weight too, but this phone doesn't look like it's set to break any records. I just haven't seen a pretty looking render yet.
As a machinist, I can tell they are unfinished. They still have the ears on the corners. They are likely moving on to the next op that will remove the excess and finish the final shape.Those metal plates look at least an inch thick in some places which makes me think they are perhaps casting parts for a glass back rather than the actual phone chassis.
same. I may grab the 16 Pro if there's a good deal on them when this is released or wait another year.I upgraded to the 16PM, I'm happy with it. I don't need to have a new phone every year, but do upgrade when something attracts me to it. Unless there is some substance behind this ugly ass bump they are showing, I'll be ok.
Your right. It does resemble my MacBook Pro with the silver body and black keyboard. Really cool aesthetics. I also agree that I foresee it being a unified color and look more like the new iPad Pro.Getting excited for this design change! The contrast of silver/white iPhone with black camera bar (as shown in the usual MacRumors AI sketch) would look amazing… MBP vibes! However, I feel like Apple will match the camera bar colour like on the new iPad Pro.
You'll probably be able to snag it, not directly from thoughsame. I may grab the 16 Pro if there's a good deal on them when this is released or wait another year.