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'iPhone 8' Production on Schedule for September Launch, October Sales
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This doesn't necessarily contradict reports of a shortage of phones at launch. TC said it last week during the conference call: Apple didn't have adequate supply of the 7 Plus b/c it misguaged demand for that model. But the 7 Plus ramp up was right on schedule. So just because Apple's production proceeding normally with the 8 it doesn't mean there will be adequate supply at launch.
Now if we start getting reports of the quantity of parts being shipped to Foxconn for the ramp up that's usable info.
Man, these rumors are wearing me out. Time to step back from the internet and go outside to play.
Why would your thumb be on the power button? When you can activate your screen from the home button... Weird... But anyway how about Apple pay? Paying whilst being able to see the results on your screen is far better with the front screen an home button. You telling me Apple Pay would look good paying with your screen upside down? That would be awful.
I really think the best place for Touch ID is in the power button. Make the button bigger and a cross section of a fingerprint the width of the edge of the phone should be enough for a fingerprint scan. It's the perfect place and seems more feasible than imbedding into the screen, reliably, somehow. Instead to unlock touch the power button (by just holding it, no special home button press for unlock), ApplePay double click the power button etc, even use as the home button with single press. Power off is still just an extra long press. Right now it's a bit under-utilised just power off, which I do rarely, and screenshots? Combine the functions and remove the home button completely say!
As usual:
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- design something
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Why would you turn the phone upside down to use ApplePay? You hold the phone in the same orientation as now, and let your finger rest on the back as it naturally does. Nothing has to change.
it's not weird.. it's natural.
the difference is that you're thinking about it with a pre-concieved / pre-conditioned notion of how it should be and i'm just thinking about it naturally.
like, humans have opposable thumbs.. this is often cited as one of our greater advantages over other species in the animal kingdom.. for my thumb to naturally end up on the side of a rectangular object when picking it up is not weird at all.. srry.
i'm not telling you anything.
just that there's absolutely zero reason to pick one side or another.. think about both. be open to changes.. that's how we progress.. just because you've seen something done one way doesn't mean it's the only way or the best way.
or don't.. more than half the population typically resists change so there's a pretty good chance you fall in this group.
I know this all so well...My wife is so excited for this cause she is a huge apple fan, and she don't have to pay for these "gifts" from her husband
It is under the display like Samsungs TouchID is under the display.Let's hope apple put touch id sensor under the display,
Touch id on the back is a bad idea, i will pass
have you held the s8 next to the iphone 7? with the screen off they look exactly alike. with the screen on the S8 has a slightly larger screen. Samsung once again is copying Apple (not the other way around) but using inferior internal components - Iphone's processor is faster, S8 is using last years camera, touch id is in a weird place.
this pic looks ugly and half baked.... screen edge to edge Apple stop trying to be different just for the sake of being different ......
The front of the mockup in this article is pretty much what I expect, except for maybe the dual FaceTime cameras and the display that goes too close to the edge in the corners. It's a really clean, beautiful design. I think they may pull in the corner radius a little to account for this if they are going to take it all the way down and keep the bezels thin. Otherwise the back of this new iPhone just looks ugly to me. It looks unbalanced. Maybe I'm just used to seeing the old design for so long, but when you add to the camera change the Touch ID on the rear, I really start to hate it for more than just aesthetic reasons alone. It's going to be really confusing to users to essentially have two home buttons. I mean, maybe the Touch ID will only be used for authentication, but if they can't get it in on this version I'd rather they wait until they can get it right than to ship half baked crap like this mockup—which is based on a lot of rumors—so it has a decent chance of being true. And for users who have cases, this will look even more ugly with extra cutouts on the back to accommodate these workarounds. I'll still buy the thing regardless of Touch ID location because I get every new iPhone, I'm on the iPhone Upgrade Program, and I'm interested in getting the dual-camera system in a smaller device. But it better not be annoying or I'll return it.
Have you never used Apple Pay? You realise if the touch sensor was on the back on the phone your hand will blocking up the pay point which the back of your phone should be touching.
Hmm, and yet Apple are on schedule for a September Launch/October Sales? Anyone else thinking what I'm thinking? The words "Touch I.D" and "Back of Phone" until Gen. 2 are coming to mind.