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iPhone 8 Will Have Curved OLED Screen and USB-C Connector
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That indeed will be a welcome change
I don't see USB-C debunking over the lightning port this September. At least not yet.
If the curved display is accurate, I'm not interested in it. To me, it appears gimmicky. I'm not sure if I believe these rumors. I think it's mud slinging at this point.
I do think we will see 4.7/5.5 LED and 5.8 OLED Model.
If the curved display is accurate, I'm not interested in it. To me, it appears gimmicky. I'm not sure if I believe these rumors. I think it's mud slinging at this point.
I do think we will see 4.7/5.5 LED and 5.8 OLED Model.
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Lightning is bettercan't see why they would downgrade to a lesser more bulky standard... most apple users, have plenty of lightning cables lying around.
It's a strange rumor, I believe they might adopt USB-C on the iPad Pro line. It could give a distinction between the pro and non-pro lines and open up the iPad Pro to a ton of accessories and expandability options.
Seeing USB-C first rumored in regards to the iPhone is a little surprising. Then again I think all the iPhone 8 rumors have been very strange and confusing. I dislike the idea of their being a 7s and an 8 launched at the same time.
Perhaps iPhone 8 will actually be called iPhone Pro and it gets USB-C just like the iPad Pro does at the March event.
It's been five years which is no short time in the tech industry.
And is it really that surprising that Apple would do this? The few Macs that Apple have released recently only had USB-C on them as their only port. The iPhone 7 wasn't even compatible with these Macs out of the box and a USB-C to lightning had to be purchased separately.
I believe they are moving all products to USB-C over the next year, iPhone included.
Curved OLED screen and a USB-C port. This thing sounds like an android phone.
Jokes aside, I'll be saddened if it goes USB-C. I love that everything I have around home uses lightning to charge (iPads, iPhones, AirPods, Siri remotes, etc).
Though in all honesty with the Plus I find I never need to charge it during the day anyway.
Jokes aside, I'll be saddened if it goes USB-C. I love that everything I have around home uses lightning to charge (iPads, iPhones, AirPods, Siri remotes, etc).
Though in all honesty with the Plus I find I never need to charge it during the day anyway.
I think iOS has gotten pretty well rounded on the iPhone in terms of features. They could slow down a little and put some focus on iOS for iPad which could use a lot of work improving things like keyboard support, multi-tasking, cursor support.
For the iPhone there is little I really want:
- Dark Mode
- Mail.app rules syncing over iCloud across devices (this I have been waiting on for ages)
Apple is not going to drop the lightning connector. Apple never used standard ports on their iOS devices and they are unlikely to.
I still hope this special iPhone 8 will simply be the next 7s and will come in two sizes...
I still hope this special iPhone 8 will simply be the next 7s and will come in two sizes...
Bingo, this should be applauded. A universal standard with no licensing fees is better than a proprietary solution which only exists to serve apple's profits and why is it a downgrade?Lightning is better
Remember when Apple was known for not being fragmented?
First of all: I don't believe it either. BUT:
"short period" is relative. When the iPhone 8 gets released, the Lightning port will be 5 years old. In the tech/smartphone world I wouldn't call that a short period, quite the contrary.
USB-C? Maybe Apple have finally been shaken to their senses! There has been so much trolling from both sides of the Apple camp since the iPhone 7 and the 2016 MacBook Pros were announced. Have they taken all this negative publicity to heart? Hmmm, time will tell...
Wow. Hats off to Apple if they bring USB-C to all new iPhones.
Maybe they mean Lightning to USB C rather than Lightning to USB A???
If they did, they would have to do this for all iPhones, iPads and iPods at the same time. I would be very surprised.
Apple is lost. They have just released AirPods (still in short supply and with long shipping delays) and BeatsX - both with Lightning connectors. To release an iPhone with USB-C is to make the ecosystem even more jumbled up. I can see using USB-C on computers and Lightning on everytging else, but to introduce USB-C to the iPhones so late in the game when lightning is on every new Apple accessory is crazy.
However, with the lack of direction at the helm, Apple is certainly capable of such a foolish design decision.
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I bet you this is a "trial balloon" via Apple's spokespeople at the WSJ to see the public reaction to a possible USB-C connector.
Walt Mossberg was always useful for such "market research"
Walt Mossberg was always useful for such "market research"
Sounds unlikely. So the iPhone 8 / X will adopt USB-C while the iPhone 7S and 7S Plus (if the whole "it will be three models, one premium" thing is true) will keep using Lightning? That would be a total mess.
I was also a firm believer that Apple might actually move to USB-C after they went all-out on USB-C on all the new Mac's. But as Apple keeps releasing new products using Lightning like the new AirPods, BeatsX, new Magic Mouse, new Magic Keyboard etc.. I can't see how they would drop Lightning.
If they decide to drop Lightning they should re-release all the various products that is now using Lightning for charging with models that use USB-C instead. It would be beyond stupid to have your Mac, your new iPhone and perhaps even your new iPad on USB-C while your fancy new AirPods, BeatsX, Magic Mouse etc keeps using Lightning.
Why Apple insisted on using Lightning for charging the new Mac accessories like the new Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard is beyond me. Every new Mac is all USB-C (besides the outdated models like Mac mini, Mac Pro and iMac) and yet they insist on putting Lightning on accessories for Mac's? Where's the logic?
And what will happen with the bundled EarPods? Will it ship with a special USB-C EarPods so we now have EarPods with minijack, EarPods with Lightning and EarPods with USB-C? Or will it ship with the AirPods which uses Lightning to charge the cradle/case?
I was also a firm believer that Apple might actually move to USB-C after they went all-out on USB-C on all the new Mac's. But as Apple keeps releasing new products using Lightning like the new AirPods, BeatsX, new Magic Mouse, new Magic Keyboard etc.. I can't see how they would drop Lightning.
If they decide to drop Lightning they should re-release all the various products that is now using Lightning for charging with models that use USB-C instead. It would be beyond stupid to have your Mac, your new iPhone and perhaps even your new iPad on USB-C while your fancy new AirPods, BeatsX, Magic Mouse etc keeps using Lightning.
Why Apple insisted on using Lightning for charging the new Mac accessories like the new Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard is beyond me. Every new Mac is all USB-C (besides the outdated models like Mac mini, Mac Pro and iMac) and yet they insist on putting Lightning on accessories for Mac's? Where's the logic?
And what will happen with the bundled EarPods? Will it ship with a special USB-C EarPods so we now have EarPods with minijack, EarPods with Lightning and EarPods with USB-C? Or will it ship with the AirPods which uses Lightning to charge the cradle/case?
Makes sense if there's going to be some kind of inductive charging dock accessory, sold separately obviously. Glad I held off on this Lightning headphones though!
I know, but Timmy is making money out of lightning, for USB-C people will turn to third party stuff. Why would Apple change, there is no benefit for them and the Apple users are now accustomed to lightning after complaining for several years. If so, they should have done this when they ditched the 3.5mm jack, no they would only make a fool out of themselves.
Not sure.
Maybe they are doing the Pro-ification of iPhone.
iPhone and iPhone "Pro" while overcharging for the "Pro" even more.
Or 7S is just their backup plan.
In case the rumored 8 isn't finished or they aren't able to arrange supply of enough parts they will do the 7S.
If not it's 8 only.
On the surface it sounds like USB-C would be an improvement. But has Apple's USB-C implementation truly been according to that universal standard or do they do things within that standard that are not quite standard? Clearly, a USB-C connector will physically fit but electronically, are USB-C cables, adapters, and dongles identical?
I'm not implying that they're not, but there is an implied assumption that they are.