Yes, but you are missing my top preference. I don't want to put a case on my phone that makes it twice as thick. Is that hard to understand? I want 50% or 100% better battery life without having to add additional layers to my phone. It seems reasonable that the phone could be made maybe two or 3 mm thicker and make the battery that much bigger because of how much of the phone is not battery.
Because I, a various amount of other people and most importantly APPLE want thinner devices. If the device is thinner what's wrong with putting a case on it and then it becomes the same thickness as the 4th gen models?
I did not say that. In fact, I was unhappy with the feel of the five model after the solid and substantial feel of the four models. I would love it if the six with the same thickness and Heft as the four.
If you want the 6 to be the same thickness of the 4 then you want a thicker phone than the 5. Apple doesn't want that and neither would I, it's about progression. If it was the same size as the 4 then it's as step backwards.
Only history tells me that that won't happen. Every year they have come out with a newer phone with a slightly larger battery, and in the end I get the same amount of life out of it. By about four in the afternoon I have maybe 20% remaining if I don't charge it as the day proceeds.
Actually battery life has increased every year in some manner for the iPhone models, they're not huge increases but they are never less. Sometimes the increase is only in video playback or music playback but every version of the iPhone has had increased battery life than the previous model. Look it up. I'd post a link but wasn't able to find an all in one simplified statistical guide. Go ahead and find links to prove me wrong though because you won't find any.
Your turn. What evidence do you have that this year, the eighth model of iPhone will be different than each of the seven that came before it? You sound very confident so you must have some reason other than your wild ass guess.
Because as I stated above, battery life has increased (even if incrementally) with every revision of the iPhone. On top of that they've nailed the speed factor of the A7. They don't need to make it any faster (they're not even using it to it's full capacity yet) so the only real improvement is to make it smaller and use less power. Also they'll speed it up on the "S" version.
I would love to know what makes you confident about that, since you just described what has happened with every previous iPhone model, and the battery life has never gotten significantly better than the previous version. And after seven versions of minor differences up or down, we are basically where we were back then as far as overall usage time for my typical usage.
Battery life will increase slightly... I never said it would increase exponentially... You'll probably get an extra hour or video extra hour or 2 of surfing, extra 4 hours of music, etc. Just like always.
Apple is actually very smart about this; why make the battery life longer when they make money for every "Made for Apple" battery charging product that goes out? Especially since now that they've implemented software code that won't let you charge your iPhone on a lightning connector that isn't certified.
Me I'm satisfied with the battery life. I charge my phone while I'm at work and use it when I'm on the go.
Like you're supposed to do with mobile devices.
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Apples obscene obsession with thin phones is just disgusting. A few millimeters thicker would provide fabulous benefits. Smartphones are already known as having less than ideal battery life.
With iPhones already being so thin Apple could capitalize on its design expertise, make the next model just thick enough for a robust battery, and users everywhere would rave at the improvement.
Not only that, they'd make competitors look silly and ignorant for not doing the same. Here right in front of Apples face, is an idea so obvious that surely it's been discussed over and over internally. Only the most stubborn and style obsessed within Apple would say no to this opportunity.
They also make money when you buy Apple certified accessories like a Morphie case.
