This right here is a legit question.My 16Pro should have come with 12GB since Apple has been promoting it as the first iPhone designed for Apple Intelligence. Of maybe it's the 17 that will be the first phone to have fully functional Apple Intelligence.
I think it could happen as early as this year because Samsung's exclusive use of that periscope zoom just ended, I believe.Yea, in 2035.
They will call it revolutionary.
Nr1 selling point beside the outer appearance for the vast majority of people.Make a better phone. We don't really care about the camera as much as they think. Because it seems that is all they ever really improve.
bigger sensor or an optical zoom? who knows, but there has to be something.I wonder if there’s a technical reason for that big camera bar on top, like they need more room for a new sensor to accommodate the new telephoto camera.
I print my photos 21x28 and they are stunning, sure there are a few pictures here and there where the eyes could be a bit sharper but 9/10 times they are super sharp, I almost always use the main sensor only cus of the 48 mp (14 pro max) but even the ultra wide is extremely good! Also, the 12mp looks very good once printed, I don’t know how much the 48mp improves but I bet it’s not that much ? A little more details here and there I guess but 48mp imo is more important when you want to crop your picturesSpot on. I doubt the vast majority of iPhone owners even bother to look at photos they take with their phones on something other than their phones or tablets. Fewer still might see them on their computer. Fewer than that will print the photos. Fewer still might use the phone as part of a serious photography workflow. A 48MP photo viewed on an iPad might as well be 12MP for the vast majority of users.
It was less than six months ago that Apple bumped it from 8GB to 16GB in every Mac they sell.Only 2 years ago 8gb of ram was enough for a computer. 🥲
Apple is a very giving company!!!!!!
What makes a better phone?Make a better phone. We don't really care about the camera as much as they think. Because it seems that is all they ever really improve.
Only 2 years ago 8gb of ram was enough for a computer. 🥲
Apple is a very giving company!!!!!!
In not so many words you’re effectively suggesting the telephoto’s quality isn’t great. And I would agree, the telephoto needs improvement. The 17 Pro/Max will try to partially address that.I print my photos 21x28 and they are stunning, sure there are a few pictures here and there where the eyes could be a bit sharper but 9/10 times they are super sharp, I almost always use the main sensor only cus of the 48 mp (14 pro max) but even the ultra wide is extremely good! Also, the 12mp looks very good once printed, I don’t know how much the 48mp improves but I bet it’s not that much ? A little more details here and there I guess but 48mp imo is more important when you want to crop your pictures
What are you expecting though? Looking at what is in a phone—computer chip with storage, charging/data IO, display, biometrics, radios, speaker, mic, and cameras—what in there do they not improve that you want improved? Or what do you want added? (The catch is that the changes have to be technically feasible and not make the overall UX worse, which may not be something we laypeople can foresee.)That's great. But you've missed the point entirely. They push the camera improvements in the phone release each year because there aren't seemingly enough other areas for innovation. Mostly because of Cook's lack of vision and their poor software development team. When they tout how great the camera improvements are, the minimally iterative improvements are meant to distract you from the fact that from the 13 to the 14 to 15 to the 16, you are essentially buying the same device. The 17 is likely going to follow suit.
More eye candy than anything elseIt's so your phone doesn't wobble as much when laying on a flat surface.
"It's magical."
-Steve Jobs
If they added that little display at least it would make sense to have that huge camera island/bar. But I doubt Apple will add it.It looks like the Xiaomi 11 Ultra… while Xiaomi is already on 15 Ultra now..
hmm. I've heard that somewhere before : https://theonion.com/****-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/That’s cool but keep the 5x zoom please (if necessary put 4 cameras)
bigger number innit?I'd prefer lower resolution but better light capture (lower f-stop) so that less (Apple over-) processing is needed.
But it seems almost everyone just likes numbers to get bigger, so more pixels it is.
I don’t know the percentages but I’m one of those people who doesn’t care about the camera.I think you're maybe speaking for yourself or a very small minority of people. The camera is an important feature to a huge number of people out there.
When people are wanting a phone recommendation, the first question I ask is "iOS or Android", then the next one is "how important is the camera?". A lot of people absolutely do factor the camera into their purchase decision.
The only reason I bumped my wife's 12PM to the 16PM was for the camera updates. Since I don't care about taking photos my 12PM is working just fine with the latest iOS (albeit missing many iOS 18 tentpole features).When people are wanting a phone recommendation, the first question I ask is "iOS or Android", then the next one is "how important is the camera?". A lot of people absolutely do factor the camera into their purchase decision.
The question should be do you have or use a mac and or ipad already ? becuase if they answer yes then iphone is almost always the right answer regardless of any other question. If people are asking what phone chances are they don't even know what ios vs android is.When people are wanting a phone recommendation, the first question I ask is "iOS or Android".
The camera upgrades are seeing diminishing returns. Convenience aside, I have better cameras. But I'm always frustrated when my IPXXPro often exhibits poorer phone or data function than others' phones around me.I think you're maybe speaking for yourself or a very small minority of people. The camera is an important feature to a huge number of people out there.
When people are wanting a phone recommendation, the first question I ask is "iOS or Android", then the next one is "how important is the camera?". A lot of people absolutely do factor the camera into their purchase decision.