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when they finally release it will be already outdated, they really need to stop the leaks...
 
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It's very clear to me the people hoping iPhone 7 will be a disappointment with even more disappointing sales are going to be left the most disappointed. These new iPhones are shaping up to be the best iPhones Apple has ever built.

Roll on September because I'm ready to upgrade!
 
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Me if the 3.5" jack is removed and replaced with dongle.

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when they finally release it will be already outdated, they really need to stop the leaks...

They won't stop. Wait until mid August is here. Then we start seeing package leaks. Stay tuned.
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I'm predicting the MLB playoffs will be sometime in October.

Wait.... Are you not the one forum member who posts "Proof the Apple Watch is a Flop." Not to concerned with your predictions any time soon.
 
I don't think that's the strategy. The budget phones will be the older models. I don't think Apple is going to position their new model 4" as anything but a great phone in a smaller size. The budget one will continue to be the SE, 6s and 6plus for next year.

We shall see. But I think Apple will make a smaller and weaker iPhone similar to how the iMac has a smaller and weaker version. I hope you are right though, because I know lots of people who like their smaller phone and want it to be as good as it can be.
 
Can't wait until 2017 when the release the iPhone 7S and it looks exactly the same as this years and all those people who have skipped this year succumb to it.
 
This time of year is always hardest for me.

Can. Not. Wait.

(well, obviously I can, but you know what I mean)
 
Even if there was a "new watch", it is likely only the internals would change. Considering the lower volumes than the phone (which means it can start production very late) and the fact those 14nm S2 chips in that purported Watch 2 would look a lot like the old ones (maybe even produced at the same place), not seeing anything doesn't tell you much.


Reference your previous post and my contradictions to yours . First, it was rumored the Watch would be possibly 30/40% thinner according to analyst Brian White back in June, which would ultimately incorporate a new Watch chassis. Second, it was rumored Apple would possibly be introducing new metals, I.e., Titanium or Tungsten. The Watch band port is reported to stay the same.

Internal wise would be a face time camera, which I think would be useless. Possibly new health sensors and an S2 chip. Battery life is unknown.

It's difficult to say what will occur with Watch 2. What I was thinking was Apple may announce the Watch 2 and have it debut at a later date, November perhaps. Similar to the 12.9 iPad Pro. Either way, there has not been much talk on the Watch, besides the daily leaks of the iPhone 7. It was actually rumored the Watch 2 would debut around WWDC back in June, which was incorrect. Time will tell.
 
The fact that Apple appear to be once again abandoning the 4" size and losing the headphone jack leads me to think that this iPhone will see the same downward trend in sales that we saw with the iPhone 6s.

Wish it were not so.
I think you do wish so, as it seems to fit most of your posts. Apple will certainly sell fewer iPhones in the UK due to the massive drop in value of the GBP.
 
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These new iPhones are shaping up to be the best iPhones Apple has ever built.

Well, it would be a really sad thing if it was worse than it's predecessor. Being faster, more battery, better camera etc. is to be expected with a newer phone. But removing the headphone jack might be the key factor to make this upcoming iPhone worse than it's predecessor.
 
Yes. For $25.
$25 seem about right, but I think Apple could ship it in the box, almost as a PR move to lessen people's complaints. I just hope, for Apple's sake that they have manufactured enough adapters. I can images in situation where shipments of the iPhone 7 are limited by supply of adapters, particularly if there was a late decision to ship with an adapter.
 
I believe the "Sonora" nomenclature relates to Sonora, CA (A city similar in size to 'Dos Palos' in the Sierra Nevadas, both near Yosemite), and probably not a nod to the State of Sonora in Mexico...

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"iPhone 2016 release: week of September 12th."
WRONG
That's when it will be announced.
 
No surprise that there's a new phone coming in September. It's only the same month that Apple release the update every year! I'm looking forward to it though. Hopefully they will announce it soon!
 
We shall see. But I think Apple will make a smaller and weaker iPhone similar to how the iMac has a smaller and weaker version. I hope you are right though, because I know lots of people who like their smaller phone and want it to be as good as it can be.
The SE is not weaker than the 6s, it's only limitations were the older case that would not easily allow force touch. Other than that , it's as good as the flagship. They won't have the case limitations on a brand new model. And I think Apple has learned it's lesson from the 5C, and now the demand for the SE. Apple customers want a great product. And people are willing to pay for an older iPhone to get that great Apple product even if it's a year or two old as their entry level phone.
People always expect to get the best from Apple, and if a budget low spec phone is what a customer wants, then there are lots of Android phones for a customer to choose from. Getting into that space is not a winning strategy for anyone much less Apple.
 
Blass's prediction follows a tweet by the blogger four days earlier in which he claimed the internal codenames for Apple's upcoming iPhones are "Sonora" and "Dos Palos", without specifying which is which (although the latter is a small city in California; the former is a Mexican state). Apple's codenames for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus were "N71" and "N66", respectively.

Actually Sonora and Dos Palos are both California cities. I grew up and lived near both.
 
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