What math? The key here is average. You know it's average. Someone who might benefit from that will probably have higher than average.
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iPhone 7 Plus Said to Have 256GB Option and Larger 3,100 mAh Battery
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What math? The key here is average. You know it's average. Someone who might benefit from that will probably have higher than average.
The removal of the 3.5mm jack will result in many jumping ship. It would be the biggest mistake Apple makes.
It still goes back to what I said earlier: any phone will fill up if you let it.
Let's say the next iPhone starts at 32GB. Then it will hold 6,000 photos instead of 3,000... or 60 minutes of 4K video instead of 30 minutes. Great, right?
Not quite... the average consumer will still be stuck when they try to store 6,001 photos or 61 minutes of 4K video.
Simply throwing more storage at the problem won't solve the problem.
With 4K, even compressed 4K, I'll take it. I shoot a ton of footage with my phone.
This would also mean I can stuff my movie collection on it too.
This would also mean I can stuff my movie collection on it too.
Yeah but this thing will cost +1000$ while the iPod Classic was for sale for around 249$ that's almost a difference of 800$ who will pay that for just music.. Just buy a sealed Classic of eBay or such
Anyone who would buy a 256 GB probably has a means of syncing it and a faster than average internet. Duh.
A bigger battery would be most welcome. For me, a 256GB option would be over kill since I still have plenty of room on my 64GB iPhone.
In which case your maths failed discussing averages
The other poster is correct , by increasing the size , syncing time increases.
Unless you honestly believe that People who buy the 256 will double thier internet speeds....wrong , they most likely have the fastest available
duhThe claimed 3,100 mAh battery would be approximately 12.7% larger than the iPhone 6 Plus's 2,750 mAh battery, but the rumor is questionable following reports claiming the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be nearly as thin as the new iPod touch.
( iPhone 6 Plus's 2,750 mAh ) battery incorrect info...
-iPhone 6 Plus 2,915 mAh
-iPhone 6S Plus 2,750 mAh
( iPhone 6 Plus's 2,750 mAh ) battery incorrect info...
-iPhone 6 Plus 2,915 mAh
-iPhone 6S Plus 2,750 mAh
I wouldn't actually mind them removing the 3.5 headphone jack. I only use the port when I'm making calls with the included Apple headphones.
I'm old school I don't like having one device that does everything. I've been using iPhone since the very first model and I've never put any music on it. I would prefer they put the 256gb option into a new iPod Touch so I can fit all my music into one place.
I don't like streaming services I like to have the actual song on my computer. Much like I dislike the new download model for gaming consoles. I want to have an actual physical disc for my money, something tangible I can hold in my hand. What happens in 10 years when those servers shut down and you can no longer download those games. You've just wasted all that money.
I'm old school I don't like having one device that does everything. I've been using iPhone since the very first model and I've never put any music on it. I would prefer they put the 256gb option into a new iPod Touch so I can fit all my music into one place.
I don't like streaming services I like to have the actual song on my computer. Much like I dislike the new download model for gaming consoles. I want to have an actual physical disc for my money, something tangible I can hold in my hand. What happens in 10 years when those servers shut down and you can no longer download those games. You've just wasted all that money.
You'd have to get new headphones, or shell out for an lighening-to-3.5mm...
Apple can't leave us in the lurch like this, without something on the table.
Not always, syncing time may not increase, since Apple just makes the better battery charge faster.
Apple keeps increasing storage demand, and here i am sitting like a duck in a pond thinking cloud storage is the future...
If it was, why do users still insist of bigger capacity iPhones ?
If Apple keeps this up, how can they expect anyone to use icloud for data. (apart from convenience, as always will be)
Apple can't leave us in the lurch like this, without something on the table.
Not always, syncing time may not increase, since Apple just makes the better battery charge faster.
Apple keeps increasing storage demand, and here i am sitting like a duck in a pond thinking cloud storage is the future...
If it was, why do users still insist of bigger capacity iPhones ?
If Apple keeps this up, how can they expect anyone to use icloud for data. (apart from convenience, as always will be)
Why to some people feel the need to defend every single decision Apple makes, even the ones that don't make sense. In terms of a headphone port, what the heck will be better than a 3.5mm jack when we all listen to compressed music anyway? It's not gonna sound better? It's more about the quality of the music file and the headphones you use in this case.
I had never thought about this way but in some ways you're right, Apple's quest for small/thin devices pretty much made SSD's almost a standard now something which I honesty feel end users have benefitted from.
MacBook air literally 'lighten up' laptops which again is a benefit.
Plus in their quest they will: push components to be re-engineered, chips to be more frugal, battery improvements, software optimisation and general new ways of thinking.
In the same breath: I will say that 3 days batter life should be the target now and if making these phones thinner is stopping that as well as providing less structural rigidity compromises should be made.
I would welcome the removal of headphone jack as long as they use a standard like USB-C and not something like thunderbolt which will need a change soon and this is coming from one of those people who argued until I was blue in the face that optical drives should stay on computers.
In which case your maths failed discussing averages
The other poster is correct , by increasing the size , syncing time increases.
Unless you honestly believe that People who buy the 256 will double thier internet speeds....wrong , they most likely have the fastest available
What? I'm saying that people who will buy 256 GB iPhones have a faster internet to begin with. You seriously have comprehension issues. Average is useless statistic. It doesn't really say anything.
average is a useless statistic if you dont understand that 256 is 2 times 128, and people will 128 phones are not doubling thier internet speed / connection by going to 256 iPhone
Synch times increase......it will take longer to synch a 256 than it does a 128
average synch times increase ... It's not hard.While I understand your point I must say that I do not agree. As other people have stated, just because you may find that 16gb is not enough in an iPhone it does not mean the people think the same way. Thee are many people who want 16gb and for who that is more than enough. If you want more than 16gb then purchase more storage. As for Apple offering, say 64gb as a minimum storage option for the same price as the 16gb version they would not do that yet because they seem to make quite a bit of Money from the upsell. Yes it may seem mean of them though they are a business not a charity. What concerns me more is the every clattering shouts of higher storage capacities. I find that 128gb is far more than I need and I am a Computer and Tech geek as well as using my Phone loads for Photographs etc. Still I find it hard to believe that Apple would increase the storage but I guess it is possible and probably would help them sell more iPhone 7 plus's.
Seems you know nothing about profit margins Apple has
But if you get a Classic you're still going to need a phone, so you may as well get the one device.
File that one under quotes that may come and bite you on the bum!
For the record, the board doesn't have to approve. That's what officers (e.g., Tim Cook) are for.
Perhaps. But I think it's more likely to bite Tim Cook on the bum if he thinks this is a good idea. Especially since Apple has already tried to make people replace their headphones once before!
Back in '09 they released a new version of the iPod shuffle which lacked any physical controls. If you plugged in any old set of headphones it would simply play random songs at a fixed volume. In order to actually control the device properly you needed a pair of headphones with the built-in remote, which had just been introduced alongside this device. The backlash was so severe that they were forced to backpedal with the next iteration.
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We all know why Apple keeps 16GB it's to make more money.
Cookies.......
Say I sell cookies.
I want you to buy a packet of cookies, 20 in a pack for 5 dollars.
I want to also be able to advertise that I have cookies for sale from 2 dollars (cheap huh!)
but for those 2 dollars you only get 5 cookies.
So you go to the store. See 5 cookies for 2 dollars, but for 5 dollars you get 20 of them.
You think about it and decide on, we will spend another 3 dollars to get the pack of 20 as the pack of 5 probably may not be enough.
So thanks to my clever marketing I have got 5 dollars from you instead of 2 dollars.
The cookies cost me very little to make in reality so it's win win for me.
Cookies.......
Say I sell cookies.
I want you to buy a packet of cookies, 20 in a pack for 5 dollars.
I want to also be able to advertise that I have cookies for sale from 2 dollars (cheap huh!)
but for those 2 dollars you only get 5 cookies.
So you go to the store. See 5 cookies for 2 dollars, but for 5 dollars you get 20 of them.
You think about it and decide on, we will spend another 3 dollars to get the pack of 20 as the pack of 5 probably may not be enough.
So thanks to my clever marketing I have got 5 dollars from you instead of 2 dollars.
The cookies cost me very little to make in reality so it's win win for me.
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