In my opinion, this is as much USB-C as we will see on an iphone in the next future
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iPhone 8 Will Have Curved OLED Screen and USB-C Connector
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In my opinion, this is as much USB-C as we will see on an iphone in the next future
Because there is no possibility that you buy an iPhone other than the most expensive model, and there is no possibility that you can just _not buy anything_. When Apple releases a new phone, your only choices are either buying it, or switching to Android.
There is a new Mercedes Maybach starting at £172,000, so I suppose all Mercedes owners are going to sell their cars now...
All I can say is that I have a lot of micro-USB cables and jacks that are now failing after moderate use. The Lightening connector seems much more robust in terms of physical connection than anything else. So hopefully Apple will not abandon the Lightening connector - perhaps it can be used as the physical connector on the phone but match USB-C electronic standard?
And, no, I am not an engineer, so apologies if it is a naive question.
And, no, I am not an engineer, so apologies if it is a naive question.
I was originally replying to someone who seemed to be critiquing Apple's lead, or lack thereof in the smartphone industry. If this was mistaken, then I'm sorry.
But the "what ifs" are not baseless, or irrelevant. Apple is leading the industry, but what's more troubling is that it's chief competitor - Samsung - seems to have had no ideas other than "make the screen bigger" and "curve the edges of the screen" - both ideas that when absent from iPhone, didn't seem to hurt the product.
Other than that it's "polish" - get the screen as good as possible. Make sure the megapixel count is higher. Processor has more cores. Etc.
So when people say "Apple used to lead" it brings to mind all of this and seems incredibly wrong. I didn't mean to rant, but I did mean to highlight
doesn't matter WHY they did it, the point is they DID. They have a history of doing stuff like this, hell, look at the headphone jack. So you can't just say they won't do it because it'll upset people and people have invested in a million different docks, blah, blah. Oh, I get it you were problem in support of those moves, but now because it's going to impact you, you are singing a different tune?
Bigger is still bigger (i.e. one less reason to make a change). And we're talking about phones, where space is still a premium compared to a laptop. And that center male connector inside a USB-C receptacle is just ripe for mobile-use disaster. More likely for things to get jammed in there and have that center connector bent/broken.
Wireless is the reason. Let's all repeat: Wireless. There is no reason your iPhone can't be as port-free as the Apple Watch. Which is why USB-C (in place of Lightning) is a step backwards to this goal, in every single regard.
You can ALWAYS point to stuff that didn't pan out, but more often than not they got the big things right. Right down to the design. I'd say the rumors are usually at least 85% accurate lately.
USB-C can deliver UP TO 100 WATT - to devices that need or that can use 100 Watt. Lightning can deliver a lot of power as well obviously, since you can attach an iPad Pro through lightning, and it uses a lot more power than any iPhone. Both Lightning and USB-C charge exactly as fast as the batteries handle.
I don't know why you guys are fighting over lightning vs USB-C. I think the new iPhone will have no ports. Just wireless charging. Apple does believe that a function should be performed only one way. No other options should be provided.
So instead of iphone 7s, it's called the 8? They are adding a 3rd size? They are dropping their money making lightning cable that just replaced a headphone jack with an industry standard usb-c for the first time ever?
hahaha, yea, rumors are funny.
hahaha, yea, rumors are funny.
Yes, I was in support of Lightning, because it made sense to the average consumer, and also fit in with Apple's strategy and technical requirements (smaller, can be used on more things like keyboard/remote charging, etc.)
USB-C does not fit in with Apple's mobile device strategy, and opens them up for a worse customer experience with bad chargers/cables. And Apple tries to control the customer experience, which they can do relatively well with MFi certified connectors/chargers. Moving to USB-C would take that experience more out of their hands.
Look at a lightning port. Look like a USB-C port. Do they look the same? No, they don't. They cannot be the same port.
Of course Lightning is a USB port, and USB-C port is also a USB port, so you will have a cable with either lightning or USB-C on one end, and whatever you prefer or need on the other end.
USB-C is a connector. It's one end of a cable with two ends. You'll need a cable where one end fits into the CarPlay head unit, and the other end fits into the phone. It doesn't matter to the head unit what the cable looks like on the other side.
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Could you please explain what is considered "cool" on a curved display? I could understand if it'd be bend- and foldable, but simply curved?
Smaller bezels I suppose. Not really sure but the S7 edge sells better than the S7 in spite of it costing more and that seems to be the main outward facing difference, it looks cooler to have no bezel on the sides
Wow, if the price jumps to $1,000 of the bat for the 5.5 inch then no I won't buy a new iPhone and no im not going to buy a 4.7 inch screen because I can't afford a 5.5 inch screen, I'll just switch companies. I'm in the yearly upgrade so I upgrade every year so of course I'll get a new iPhone if the price is right but I'm not going to get a new car because my 16 gti is a year old now. That was a terrible analogy but nice try.
Do you think Apple thinks all that? May be no more restoration! Or may be a little recessed button that you can press to restore back to previous version
If all this is true then the orders for the top of the line iPhone 8 will be backed up until the iPhone 8s comes out...
Do you think Apple thinks all that? May be no more restoration! Or may be a little recessed button that you can press to restore back to previous version
Yes I believe they will keep the ports for that reason, if nothing else. If a beta (or GA) blows up, this is how you get back to square one. Removing this port increases the risk for beta testers, so I don't see it going away.
Isn't it by EU law that all smartphones need a USB-C in 2017?
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...ndard-port-for-european-idevices-by-2017.html
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...ndard-port-for-european-idevices-by-2017.html
For everyone saying you will go to Android if they do this, well that is one sure way to guarantee you won't have a lightning connector.
I wish they would stop saying the iPhone 8 will have the form factor of the iPhone 7 but with the display size of the 7+. The rumors suggest a 5.8" screen, but only 5.15" will be usable. The bottom half-inch or so will be dedicated to touch icons much like the touch bar in the new MacBooks.
Just be accurate and say the new iPhone 8 will be about half-way between the regular and plus screen sizes.
Just be accurate and say the new iPhone 8 will be about half-way between the regular and plus screen sizes.