Notice that this is about next year's phone, so yes, it's likely to be called the iPhone 7.
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'iPhone 7' Thickness Likely to Approach iPod Touch
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Notice that this is about next year's phone, so yes, it's likely to be called the iPhone 7.
And that's how Apple likes it.
People like thin phones, that's it.
The bulkier one will automatically look outdated and clunky.
Oh wow, I really hope this is not true. The iPhone is thin enough already, and at least I wouldn't mind going back to 4/4S or 5/5S thickness to house a much larger battery. The current one doesn't even get me through the day with anything resembling at least moderate usage.
Just my opinion, but I think if Apple stopped with the quest for thin for a couple generations - and let things like the camera lens and battery technology catch up - no one on these forums or anywhere else would be complaining that the phone was clunky.
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While I didn't coin the term, it seems more applicable than ever IMO: Technological Anorexia
Outside of a thread like this one, can anyone point to one reference of any of us griping about the onerous thickness (not size, but thickness) of the current iPhones? Or the last one?
I look forward to iPhone 11 or 12. We'll open what might be empty boxes and then gush at it being so thin we can no longer see it: "I misplaced my iPhone. Pass me an electron microscope."
Outside of a thread like this one, can anyone point to one reference of any of us griping about the onerous thickness (not size, but thickness) of the current iPhones? Or the last one?
I look forward to iPhone 11 or 12. We'll open what might be empty boxes and then gush at it being so thin we can no longer see it: "I misplaced my iPhone. Pass me an electron microscope."
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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new report that suggests next year's "iPhone 7" could be Apple's thinnest smartphone yet, with a thickness of somewhere between 6.0mm and 6.5mm, which Kuo mentions is a near similar measurement of the current iPod touch's 6.1mm. As a comparison, the current model of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are 6.9mm and 7.1mm thick, respectively.
The report also states that the company will stick to a similar Force Touch technology in next year's version of the iPhone, due to the heavy amount of time and investment Apple and its suppliers have put into adapting it for this year's "iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus."
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Due to this, Kuo believes that Apple is unlikely to switch from in-cell over to glass-on-glass touch panels next year, which a rumor out of Apple's supply chain in Asia suggested last week. The KGI report says that in-cell panels won't encounter any harsh production bottleneck issues, and that Apple won't be looking to create an iPhone display with a resolution of 4k or higher, so it's more likely for the company to stick with in-cell panels for the time being.
The continued use of in-cell panels would also grant Apple the ability to produce an iPhone as thin as Kuo's suggested 6.0mm-6.5mm size. Although glass-on-glass panels allow for the possibility of a bezel-free iPhone, it also limits the ability for the company to create smaller and thinner smartphones, so if KGI's claim of an iPod Touch-size iPhone is true, it would make most sense for the company to keep using in-cell panels.
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How about longer battery life for iPhone 7? Apple, are you listening?!
"LOL, no" – Jony Ive
(Are we sure Ming-Chi Kuo and Jony Ive are not the same person? Has anybody ever seen them together?)
Its not the thinness that causes it to be slippy, its the sheer size, its ridiculous and has a poor chose of back material. I can't believe you're blaming the slippyness of a monstrously sized portable device on its thinness.
So glass-on-glass would then be a better solution compared to in-cell, as it provides for 'rim-less' phones; so smaller when keeping the same display size.
My thoughts exactly .... I couldn't care less about battery life or protruding camera lens , while I'm using it , my thoughts goes " God , if only it was 0.5 mm thinner , it would be a perfect phone "
As thin as the iPod touch that has a battery-life of 2.5 to 3 hours?
Hope they have the new hydrogen fuel-cell tech in place by next year.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...-fuel-cell-battery-that-could-last-weeks.html
Hope they have the new hydrogen fuel-cell tech in place by next year.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...-fuel-cell-battery-that-could-last-weeks.html
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I'm not settling for anything that fat.
Or, at least have implemented this patent by the iPhone 7:
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...o-use-added-solar-cells-to-power-devices.html
People can complain all they want, but once they actually hold the device they'll be amazed and marvel at it's beauty.
When I heard that the iPhone 6 was getting thinner I scoffed, but when I picked it up for the first time I loved it because it felt like an iPod touch, but with phone capability. At this point I do wish they would prioritize batter life over thinness, but it will still be an impressive device.
When I heard that the iPhone 6 was getting thinner I scoffed, but when I picked it up for the first time I loved it because it felt like an iPod touch, but with phone capability. At this point I do wish they would prioritize batter life over thinness, but it will still be an impressive device.
Forget bendgate. Soon we'll have a toegate as iPhone users get their toes chopped off by dropping their iPhones on their feet.
I would not be surprised at all if they moved to a property headphone jack. That would suck so much, but as long as they offer an adaptor. I have over 6 devices that use the 3.5mm jack and I'm not about to just throw them out.
Thinner is fine but they need to keep shrinking the bezel. Maybe think of removing the home button and integrate it into the screen. I have no problem with battery life. Some people just need to learn to put their phones away.
Why would I want solar cells on something that spends most of its time in my pocket?
Jony Ive's only comment at every meeting: "Thinner."
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This is pretty funny that we are already seeing predictions for the iPhone 7 before the 6s comes out. This is getting ridiculous. This device probably doesn't really concretely exist yet, so how could these predictions even be made?!
Nope, 1.5mm with extended battery life too! I've seen iPod touches bend.... want thicker please. Thankksssss.
How about keep it the same size as the 6/6S but increase the battery size instead
Exactly!!! It's certainly thin enough now! I don't need it so thin that it cuts into my hand. More battery!!!
Of course it'll be thinner; that's half the marketing for upgraders anyhow.
And guess what! It'll have an A10, marginally better cameras, and a few extra LTE band frequencies! Wooooooo #predictable
Let's see that wireless charging from the AW applied to the iPhone, Apple. Let's see water proof. Let's see thinner top/bottom bezels. Let's see that rumored fuel cell battery. Let's see NFC open up. Get innovative too, not just play catch up.
And guess what! It'll have an A10, marginally better cameras, and a few extra LTE band frequencies! Wooooooo #predictable
Let's see that wireless charging from the AW applied to the iPhone, Apple. Let's see water proof. Let's see thinner top/bottom bezels. Let's see that rumored fuel cell battery. Let's see NFC open up. Get innovative too, not just play catch up.