6S user here, much prefer the size of the 5S. If they could fit a 4.5+" screen in a 5S sized phone I'd be first in line!
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iPhone 7 Series Said to Feature 60FPS 4K Video Recording Capability
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6S user here, much prefer the size of the 5S. If they could fit a 4.5+" screen in a 5S sized phone I'd be first in line!
Yeah I kinda cheated with the 3g, 3gs comparisons lol. I'm still surprised though that 4s did so well with limited language support while being labeled as beta.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
You'll need to convince Apple to not only give up on "thinner"- which is apparently the all-important, #1 feature to build into each new iPhone- but actually get them to adopt "thicker" to take the thickness back to the thickness of camera modules. Good luck with that.
My guess, eventually Apple is going to tire of the protrusion and eject the camera out to an accessory add-on. As crazy as that sounds, I think "thinner" will continue to dominate, which means the camera bump will only grow. However, test the market's acceptance of ejecting the headphone jack and, if that goes well, kicking out another common, popular, internal component to an accessory add-on shouldn't seem THAT crazy. Reword many of the very same arguments supporting the headphone jack ejection and they fit the idea of a camera ejection just as well.
Personally, I'd prefer "thicker"- back to iPhone 5 thickness. That would make the camera flush and give plenty of space for "more battery" and a headphone jack. Nobody complained the iPhone 5 was "too thick" and if Apple filled such space with "more battery," I doubt many would complain about "thicker" to iPhone 5 level of thick.
As is, the "put it in a case anyway" crowd's suggestion can make the protruding camera flush (with the case thickness) which, generally, makes the "thinner" phone about the thickness of the "5" anyway. So instead of an accessory case and an accessory headphone adapter and the potential for an accessory camera and maybe an accessory battery, why not just build it all in, just like it was with the "5" and let customers grapple with the "5"s onerous thickness again, all that added battery life, no adapters for common use utility, etc? But what do I know. $200 million in the bank can't be wrong... ever.
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Now, as a 6s owner 2 more hours of battery life is definitely something worth considering. I just hope battery life is as good if not better with next year's iPhone 8.
You hit the nail on the head again. Why so many iPhone and TV users get their back up over video advancements is beyond me? I always want to see Apple products improve in as many areas as it can. Although I am not into gaming the person who buys my Mac or iPhone might be.
Video and photo enhancements on the iPhone will force camera manufacturers to improve what the are selling. I am holding off replacing mySony A7 for this reason.
If these rumours are true I will move from not buying 2 7s to buying one for my wife, who uses the phone more than I do. At least we would have one that would have the video upgrade. Next year I would buy 2.
I think they're holding off on 4k AppleTV because iTunes doesn't have any 4k content.
Been thinking for a month or two that this would be a great surprise feature that nobody was talking about.
Eh hope not was hoping we would move beyond 720 by now, 1080 is going to start feeling ancient soon.
Maybe we'll finally get Apple encoding iPhone camera videos in h.265 which should save a decent amount of space. 60fps 4k is just insanity. I might have to get a 256GB iPhone 7 after all unless they work out how big the videos are. What I'm worried about, however, is that I store all my photos in iCloud. Currently on a 110Mbps internet connection, I can barely play back 4k 30fps video, and sometimes it buffers so much that it's unwatchable.
This should also mean that the slow-mo is getting an upgrade. In theory this thing should be close to being able to do 720p around 480fps (16x slower) and 1080p at the old 720p limit, 240fps (8x slower). I'd love an SD setting for 960fps. I think the latest Sony RX100 has that. Crazy to think that within 5-10 years, pretty much everyone will have a camera in their pocket with slow-mo capability similar to the $100k+ Phantom high-speed cameras that the Slow Mo Guys use on YouTube. I mean, the first two iPhones didn't even have video recording! The 3gs was 480p in 2009. If we get 4k 60fps only 7 years later, then that's pretty insane. And yet people complain that no advancements are being made.
Between this and the new specs showing the iPhone 7 being faster than the iPad Pro, I have to really think that this year Apple is focusing on pumping out as much performance as possible ahead of a possible major redesign next year. If they go thinner and/or smaller bezels, they can just focus on shrinking down everything they have in this generation. I mean, the 6s, according to that video posted the other week, still outperforms the Note 7. Apple doesn't want to sit still, but I think they could only marginally increase speeds next year and still be fine. They can focus on some serious new software updates and match that alongside an incredible new sleek device that looks a lot different. At this point this seems like the best approach they can take, IMO.
This should also mean that the slow-mo is getting an upgrade. In theory this thing should be close to being able to do 720p around 480fps (16x slower) and 1080p at the old 720p limit, 240fps (8x slower). I'd love an SD setting for 960fps. I think the latest Sony RX100 has that. Crazy to think that within 5-10 years, pretty much everyone will have a camera in their pocket with slow-mo capability similar to the $100k+ Phantom high-speed cameras that the Slow Mo Guys use on YouTube. I mean, the first two iPhones didn't even have video recording! The 3gs was 480p in 2009. If we get 4k 60fps only 7 years later, then that's pretty insane. And yet people complain that no advancements are being made.
Between this and the new specs showing the iPhone 7 being faster than the iPad Pro, I have to really think that this year Apple is focusing on pumping out as much performance as possible ahead of a possible major redesign next year. If they go thinner and/or smaller bezels, they can just focus on shrinking down everything they have in this generation. I mean, the 6s, according to that video posted the other week, still outperforms the Note 7. Apple doesn't want to sit still, but I think they could only marginally increase speeds next year and still be fine. They can focus on some serious new software updates and match that alongside an incredible new sleek device that looks a lot different. At this point this seems like the best approach they can take, IMO.
I rented the original OSMO for a weekend to shoot some behind-the-scenes type stuff. While it performed beautifully... it was a pain to setup and use each time I went to use it.
If you set the OSMO down to do something else... you'll obviously turn it off to save its battery.
BUT... when you want to pick it up to shoot again... you have re-connect via WIFI to your phone. It was quite a few steps just to get going again. It was a lot of hassle.
I quickly realized that I'd rather just slide my phone into a smartphone gimbal like the OSMO Mobile or any other smartphone gimbal.
In other words... if you have to use your phone to control the OSMO anyway... why not just use the phone itself with a smartphone gimbal? That would be much easier.
The OSMO (and OSMO+) are great with their dedicated larger-sensor camera and MicroSD card slot.
But I'd rather just use my iPhone and a smartphone gimbal like the OSMO Mobile to keep things simple.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Chicken & egg. Makes no sense to have up to ALL of the content in the iTunes store at 4K for
TV before there is a 4KTV to play any of it. We did not have abundant CDs available before CD players, DVDs available before DVD players, Blu Ray discs before Blu Ray players, etc. Closer to "home", we do not have a single app in the app store today ready to take advantage of whatever is unique about the A10, but the A10 is coming anyway.Hardware must lead. Hardware arrives and software catches up. OR, at best, hardware arrives and some software is made available the same day that capitalizes on the hardware advancement.
If you look through the iTunes store, not everything is available at 1080p either but that didn't stop Apple from rolling out a 1080p
TV years ago. Not everything is available at 720p but that didn't stop the original TV from having 720p capabilities way back in 2007. Launching a 4K-capable TV would be no different than launching every TV before it without the store being full of content able to maximize it's hardware. That 4KTV would still play the 1080p or 720p or SD options to their MAX, just as a 1080p TV could play the 720p and SD files to their MAX when it rolled out.Apple can't control this particular third party software (availability). But Apple has full control of the hardware they want to roll out. Launching hardware capable of "more" is, basically, what Apple does. This is no different. Hardware must come first. It actually makes no business sense the other way.
This year's iPhone is going to be a typical S release, more power and better camera.
iPhone 5 and 6 were all about new design (and new display size) with limited performance gain compared to 4s and 5s and I guess iPhone 8 next year will feature a brand new design, a new display and a SoC with basically the same performance, maybe focused on power consumption.
I'd be happy with that
I'm super pumped about Apple's presentation tomorrow but I'm also anxiously awaiting GoPro's next announcement. The Hero5 is supposed to drop by the end of this year and they may have a stabilization stick as well:
http://www.slashgear.com/look-closely-this-is-the-gopro-hero5-karma-drone-and-osmo-rival-03454673/
As a current owner of the original OSMO the mobile is the way to go. Phones will be upgraded faster and better than DJI can keep up with - but the gimbal is super-smooth and combined with the iPhone OIS will be freakin awesome!
The original OSMO worst aspect was useless 20min battery because it was transmitting video and other data to your phone while powering the gimbal at the same time. Now they have made hardware improvements for smoother operation while adding motion time lapse and no longer needing to transmit video to a phone from the DJI camera.
In what universe is hardware valid for 5 years - especially in a phone? And when has anyone had an issue with the amount of ram in the iPhone? A recent test showed the iPhone can open faster and keep more apps in memory that a samsung with twice the amount of ram.
iPhone 6 (and even worse 6 Plus) was pretty bad compared to other iPhones.
And you will clearly notice the RAM after some iOS updates. Probably not a problem for most users here as it seems to be a somewhat enthusiast community who is upgrading every or every second year anyway.
I'll believe it when I see it. A lot of camera manufacturers have held back on 60fps at 4k because it generates an incredible amount of heat.
I never had a single problem with the amount of ram in the 6. What issues did you have?
Multi-tab-browsing for copying things around was pretty bad.
I've lost many partly filled forms due to reloads. 6s totally fixed the issue, the RAM doubled but the usable amount of RAM for browsing/apps effectively tripled if you take account for the RAM which is used for system processes.
I've lost many partly filled forms due to reloads. 6s totally fixed the issue, the RAM doubled but the usable amount of RAM for browsing/apps effectively tripled if you take account for the RAM which is used for system processes.
I know those photos are still mockups and possibly the real thing, so WHAT are the 3 dots on the + phone at the bottom????? I'm dying to know