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iPhone 8 Exclusive: Apple's New Design 'Confirmed'
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There actually haven't. Fingerprint rumors have been front or back or not at all. Virtually none have said the power button.
Umm these aren't rumors, they're guesses with zero evidence to back them up.....
Of course it can be ASSUMED the elongated home Button has Touch ID, but unless and until there are legit rumors that suggest it, its moot.
My assertion is it's not going to be there, and that is backed up by the latest reports.
You know, it's entertaining to see people complain about something and still end up buying it.
It's like an overweight person complaining how bad the burger tastes while scarfing the whole thing down.
It's so hilarious when people mention absolutely anything related to a patent. It's clear these people don't understand that 99% of them that you read about are never used. Go ahead and go look up Apple patents. Please. Do it for yourself.
Touch ID in power button? Nope. Watch.
Hope you see now.
Cool, but now you can see that --^^ was quite on topic which is what I am actually trying to say re: your original comment. No need to conflate your opinion on the likelihood of it happening with comments on the topic from others.
Just curious - do you consider the 5s to be too thick? I just measured mine to be .313" or just under 8mm. As a device, its thickness feels personally fine to me. As an owner who doesn't shop for a phone to stare at it like jewelry resting on a counter, my phone spends over half of its life in a protective case in order to counter Apple's faulty design-for-durability aspect, and its thickness and weight still feel fine for what the device needs to be. On the other hand, regarding this fascination Apple has with thinness - my iPad Air 2 is nearly impossible to lift off a table when left face-up, and it's 100% impossible to lift if accidentally left face-down (only way to lift it is to slide a piece of paper under the iPad). I've personally long since believed that Apple's gone way too far with this fascination of hardware (and now UI unfortunately) fascination, especially as the user base is just so large compared to 10-15 years ago when, generally, Apple customers were I think mostly tech-savvy folk who could forgive certain Apple-tendencies towards over-simplicity and minimalization.
I don't hear the following sentiment often but it sure is starting to frighten me at times -- the intersection of 2 things is starting to lessen my personal enjoyment with using my i-device:
1) Cramming more and more functions in an attempt to make a handheld touch device do as much as a computer, while:
2) Minimizing the hardware and UI more and more, resulting in less intuitiveness at times and less ability to properly swipe/touch the device when using protective cases in order to protect such a valuable & costly device.
It will be interesting to see what happens when they minimize the border/bezel to the point that using a protective case makes certain "base" features nearly impossible to enact, whether it's a buttonless touch screen or inability to swipe from the edge of the screen.
We all have our preferences and that's cool...but just like automakers how offer off-road trucks alongside dainty commuter cars, I so wish Apple would offer two models for a given "generation" of phone: one geared towards as much minimalized thin jewelry-look as they can muster, and one that's 1-2mm thicker but with a longer-lasting battery, better camera, and more durability features. They make/sell enough product to be able to "afford" such "extravagances."
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I disagree. I can choose not to like the design of the rumored iPhone, but I can commit to buying it because Apple is reliable. No different from buying a Toyota knowing it's reliability and customer satisfaction and basic design over a foreign car with great aesthetics, but breaks down and is expensive to repair. Sorry you disagree, but that's your opinion.
Your buying decision shows what ultimately matters.
Nothing is perfect to all people and people making purchases that "best" fit their needs.
I'm just saying for the amount of criticism Apple gets, people are still buying. If those criticisms are truly that damaging, then vote with your wallet.
I didn't bother reading all of this but the SE is completely different. Why is that? Think about it.
Nope I'll tell you: it's far far far smaller in length and width. When you increase length and width you must decrease depth of you increase the likelihood of the device falling because the more width and depth, the less distance your fingers will wrap around the back and left edge.
I almost didn't bother reading all of this, do you know why?
I won't bother telling you since even elsewhere above in this very thread you've shown disinterest in reading posts by others fully so as to be able to respond to the discussion/question at hand, instead focusing on what you want to say. So you probably have stopped reading by now.
Love the design, and Touch ID will be in the elongated power button. This thread & its linked articles give strong arguments supporting that conclusion. Together with advanced face recognition, you will hardly notice Touch ID isn't in the virtual home button.
I completely understand your sentiment so I would guess many feel that way too: I'm (sometimes reluctantly) sticking with Apple too even with major critiques I have about their over-zealous focus on minimalism for both hardware & UI/software in the post-Jobs era. Their products are still just a little better than the competition, compared to the Jobs era when they were unquestionably leaps & bounds better than windows & android. That's enough to keep me with Apple products for now. (I know that sentiment is shared by many and I'm often shocked more people aren't raising pitchforks & torches over this like they did 4 years ago against green felt and leather stitching) I don't like the path they're going with favoring super thin and super white as their way of improving year to year. Going to reach a point where you can't get much thinner than white paper-thin items having 60 minutes of battery life. The iPhone is still a (slightly) better option than the alternatives despite Jony & Tim's best efforts to remove the feel & look & intuitiveness & "it just works"-ness that used to be hallmarks of Apple products.
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