And it will be strictly desk-grade, so if you use it on the go you will break it and replace it every 6 months.
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And it will be strictly desk-grade, so if you use it on the go you will break it and replace it every 6 months.
I'm in the get rid of 16gb crowd as I think it's draconian way to get people who are most likely to run out of space on to the 'cloud'.
If I was still all Apple (which I was before moving to MS), it would not annoy me enough to drop the iPhone as they atleast offer 64gb instead of the 32gb as the next storage option which by Apple standards is good value (by Apple standards) and in most companies I've worked for upselling is part of their business model.
Would I get the iPhone 7? probably not as I'm sold on the Surface phone (despite only rumors of it).
16gb will be around for a couple more years for corporate buyers.
Wireless charging is still woefully inefficient so won't happen soon.
It'll have to do something pretty extraordinary for me to upgrade from my 6S Plus, we're firmly in diminishing return territory now. Couldn't resist the large screen of the 6 Plus so did my first yearly upgrade from a 5S. I usually stick to the S cycle, unlikely I'll make the same mistake again and get the non-S. This is despite buying the phone outright non-contract, dead easy for me to upgrade. I just think year on year there's little to get excited about (that goes for all phones, not a slam of Apple). As each year passes this becomes ever more true imo, hence the upgrade program Apple now offers.
Wireless charging is still woefully inefficient so won't happen soon.
It'll have to do something pretty extraordinary for me to upgrade from my 6S Plus, we're firmly in diminishing return territory now. Couldn't resist the large screen of the 6 Plus so did my first yearly upgrade from a 5S. I usually stick to the S cycle, unlikely I'll make the same mistake again and get the non-S. This is despite buying the phone outright non-contract, dead easy for me to upgrade. I just think year on year there's little to get excited about (that goes for all phones, not a slam of Apple). As each year passes this becomes ever more true imo, hence the upgrade program Apple now offers.
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all apple needs to do is speed up animations on ios10, USB3 connector (drop lighting, controversial i know), give us 3-4gb of ram, dry 16GB as an option, keep the 3.5 mm jack, give us OLED done right, make the bezels thinner, reduce head and chin slightly. Improve camera to film video in 24mm equivalent wide angle rather than zoomed in crap they still do. Better FaceTime cameras, also wider angle as well. Some way to shoot horizontal or vertical video based on rotation so you can always capture the correct direction or choose? improve/expand co-processor tasks to take advantage of asic type battery savings. Optical stabilisation on non S models, bigger batteries. Reduce planned obsolescence of 5+ year old products.
If that's how someone wants to use their phone then let them. You don't speak for the whole iPhone user base.
That's rich to attempt to put your hand in someone's wallet to tell them how to spend their money.
I would of been one of those thinking you don't need 1tb hard drive and that all optical drives should be Blu-ray etc.
I think back then that was probably true and was not bad advice which I would still give especially as RW optical drives were standard.
What's changed IMO is usage, most people got a basic phone on a price plan back then (if the phone had a camera small memory requirements per pic) and had a separate camera and camcorder but now the amount of pictures and video taken definitely IMO warrant the drop of 16gb to 32gb as the entry phone.
If we are getting to the point where 4k is standard and Apple's new higher definition music format is released 16gb won't cut it.
Wait for the 8s plus. That will be even better! /s
You'll only have to wait another 3 ¾ years assuming they keep their 1 year release cycle.
I can't justify paying for a monthly music subscription when there are plenty of free options out there. I recently gave up on iTunes Match & iCloud Music Library. I bought the 128GB this time around cuz like to keep songs/albums on my 6s that I listen to most often. I don't burn any unnecessary data that way.
Every time I would restore & update my 6s, I would have to sync certain songs or albums BACK onto my phone causing me to go through my 30+GB library to pick & choose. A big PIA. Syncing my entire library just makes my life easier & now I can listen to anything on my phone knowing I'm not burning ANY data
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Everyone uses their devices differently
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On the upgrade program, I felt Apple brought in the upgrade program to combat the nearing end of carrier subsidies which would have slowed down sales as consumers would be more cost conscious.
A 3.5mm Jack is not a feature. It's antiquated and limits audio quality. Moving audio to lightning is an upgrade, helping move the phone towards better water resistance is a feature.
For those who want a larger amount of storage, this is available. No one is forced to buy the entry level model - but the choice is there and that's a good thing. It's used by many who are perfectly happy, mostly corporate provided phones.
Battery life continues to improve with each new model and with constant refinement to the operating system.
You should cut back on the caffeine, getting a little worked up over some pretty minor first world issues.
The 64gb is the most popular model by far. IF anything (because I cannot supply actual sales figures) they are 1:1 in sales. The amount of photos people take with their phone, they now realize 64 for 100$ more is worth it.
No way. The 16gb is far and away the best seller.
Yeah, you're absolutely right actually. Although I do think for a lot of non-nerds phones can be viable for a lot longer these days, and if the upgrade program encourages more of these people to upgrade, it's a win for Apple.
What difference will it make? Well, for one, lightning headphones will be able to include controls for track selection, volume, play/pause, a microphone. 3.5mm as a standard goes back before the 80s, it's well past time to move on. Living in a digital age with a forty year old analog connection. Crazy if you think about it.
Every time Apple push people forward, there are the usual complaints. ADB, floppy, internal modem, optical drive... And yet the company continues to grow. I don't understand this fixation with 3.5mm Jack as something good. It's a terrible, limited connector.
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I need as much storage and higher battery capacity because I use my phone primarily as a camcorder.
There are always those people who are furious Apple offers options that aren't designed for them.
Oh - is that all? I imagine you'd want them to drop the price and continue to reduce weight while increasing battery life at the same time?
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How about letting customers choose their own capacity and cost savings with a MicroSD card? Many customers say they want or need this feature. If they need the phone then why not take it all the way? Even cloud storage might not be available in all areas all the time, so having the offline storage is a boon (and cheaper than yet another subscription bleeding people dry, too. As a generalization, am not nitpicking just Apple.)
Macs or iphones/pads?
The big four: Size, performance, battery efficiency, cooling. Or, maybe the big three for now - size, performance, battery life.
Apple usually contracts makers of screen panels. It's the maker that makes the technology right or wrong.
One day cell phone cameras will outperform DSLR cameras made 5 years ago, which will be at the point that the DSLR cameras will be 10 years newer and thus be better because SIZE is what allows the DSLR to have so many more options, wider color gamut, greater shadow detail, less noise/grain at faster ISOs, flash mechanism that isn't a white LED with slight blue color cast given so much energy that it'll burn out long before the phone fully fails, much better build quality, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
And remember, first of all, that planned obsolescence is designed - either overtly or covertly - to keep revenue flowing in. Never have REAL quality, just sell a perception. Who cares if the planet is screwed, but that's why people like Al Gore are not on Apple's board since 2003 allowing all those poor, wasteful decisions to-- nevermind, even liberals know the guy's just selling words to chumps or else he'd be live the system he proposes... (of course, seeing the photos of big lakes become nearly empty after a while is scary, until one realizes the adjacent one by the corner still has the same volume, then come reports of Nestle and other companies illegally collecting water... no wonder the deniers are so adamant, what else have they known all these years? Which is strange since they usually bleat about regulations ruining the economy and turning a blind eye to those that illegally collect water, et cetera...)
But for phones, cooling will eventually be an issue (many get very warm while playing the sorts of swishy-keen games that are accused of making Americans lazy and doing poorly in schools which is why they are not employable, isn't irony really neat considering how many CEOs of companies putting out this brainadope blame everyone for using what they made?
May as well have lobbyists to write tax laws in your favor and then whine about the tax system being broken because all the other companies are doing the same thing...)Agreed- Apple's obsession with thin iPhones is absurd. There comes a point (now) where it affects both internals (battery life, etc) as well as the tactility. Did anyone really think the 5S was too thick? Doubtful.
Everyone should get a free 64GB upgrade just to cover the mysterious memory usage that happens on the iPhone. My 64GB iPhone 6 has about 35GB in use if you add up all the app usages, but says it's almost out of memory. It seems to eat up memory with "hidden" items.
If this rumor ends up being true I will not be a happy camper.
I am highly disturbed by the notion that a larger screen size is becoming the differentiator between Apple's top of the line phone, and a "second class citizen" phone.
I can understand a larger battery, because the larger phone simply has more real estate in it. And the fully active image stabilzation might be defensible from a standpoint of being able to fit the tech inside. But there is absolutely no reason to offer more storage on the larger phone than the standard iPhone. Just because I don't want to carry a phablet in by pocket, and hold a frozen waffle against my ear does not mean that I don't need and want the best performance.
Should I be able to get a larger SSD in a 15" MacBook Pro than in a 13"?
I am highly disturbed by the notion that a larger screen size is becoming the differentiator between Apple's top of the line phone, and a "second class citizen" phone.
I can understand a larger battery, because the larger phone simply has more real estate in it. And the fully active image stabilzation might be defensible from a standpoint of being able to fit the tech inside. But there is absolutely no reason to offer more storage on the larger phone than the standard iPhone. Just because I don't want to carry a phablet in by pocket, and hold a frozen waffle against my ear does not mean that I don't need and want the best performance.
Should I be able to get a larger SSD in a 15" MacBook Pro than in a 13"?
I'm sorry to say it, but Tim Cook is not going to give two if some users are disgruntled.
I will lay down my humble opinion, it will not change sales other than in the Niche market that is 'power users'. The rMB is an example of this, my own one is a secondary machine and yes it cam prove annoying to have no USB-A ports. But at the end of the day, it does not break the bank to buy an adapter and I don't feel like I am being personally victimised by Apple to carry an adapter with me when I need it.
It will sell, it WILL break records. iPhones grow more popular every time they change the design as most consumers do not care what is inside it as long as it works. It is all about fashion, looks or whatever you want to call it. Although I agree it is a pain in the arse, and am completely on your side about what way I would personally like Apple to go, but if it does not happen their sales won't tank. Besides, I use Wireless Headphones most of the time anyway so it won't exactly kill me to cut the cord! Perhaps an Apple Pencil-esque approach to charging could solve the battery gripe?
The iPod thing was huge, but this would not have such an impact IMHO. Yet Still, we need only look to the iPad Air 2 to see a 6.1mm device can carry a headphone jack.