iPhone Air iPhone Air Future, Speculation? [MERGED]

[ab2c4]

I would like for apple to take the technology from the air, and transfer this to the 18 or 19 line (799 cost range). So thin design, 2 camera's platueu, 2 speakers. Ultra thin, 6.3 in screen (I would prefer smaller but who am I kidding).

I would be interested in what is basically a 6.3” Air that’s even lighter than what we have now. Around 5 ounces would be perfect for a phone.

 

[rufusil]

It’s important to remember that Apple doesn’t skate to where the puck is, they skate to where it is going. They put a huge amount of money into developing this phone. Why did they do that? Well, look at where is the puck going. Silicon-carbide batteries. I think they know those are going to be viable at mass production very soon. And when they replace lithium-ion with silicon-carbide there space for a second camera and a second speaker in the air form factor. Think about it… once they can use that battery technology will they still want to be shipping thick and heavy iPhones? I don’t think so.

So the lineup in a year or two could be:

1. Base “e” model
2. iPhone Air (with current limitations gone)
3. iPhone Pro
4. iPhone Fold

This lineup would fit in well with their other product lines (iPad, Mac).

 

[JPack]

It’s important to remember that Apple doesn’t skate to where the puck is, they skate to where it is going. They put a huge amount of money into developing this phone. Why did they do that? Well, look at where is the puck going. Silicon-carbide batteries. I think they know those are going to be viable at mass production very soon. And when they replace lithium-ion with silicon-carbide there space for a second camera and a second speaker in the air form factor. Think about it… once they can use that battery technology will they still want to be shipping thick and heavy iPhones? I don’t think so.

So the lineup in a year or two could be:

1. Base “e” model
2. iPhone Air (with current limitations gone)
3. iPhone Pro
4. iPhone Fold

This lineup would fit in well with their other product lines (iPad, Mac).

"A rising tide lifts all boats."

Your theory is assumes other iPhone models won't get SiC. And there is a satiable amount of battery life consumers want. After that, they will be satisfied. But that's not how it works.

People are not buying iPhone Air because it compares poorly against other models in the lineup, not because they think 27h is too low.

After SiC, the difference in battery life across all models will still be the same. A second camera will still reduce battery life, making the gap larger. The question still remains: why pay $999 for less battery life?

 

[1rottenapple]

"A rising tide lifts all boats."

Your theory is assumes other iPhone models won't get SiC. And there is a satiable amount of battery life consumers want. After that, they will be satisfied. But that's not how it works.

People are not buying iPhone Air because it compares poorly against other models in the lineup, not because they think 27h is too low.

After SiC, the difference in battery life across all models will still be the same. A second camera will still reduce battery life, making the gap larger. The question still remains: why pay $999 for less battery life?

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Yah the value proposition is poor when you have those objectives stats. I just think about my sister who really wants a pro and doesn’t go on macrumors. She wants the “best camera” and only buys a phone every few years so it’s a pro (despite my argument).

 

[Ctrlos]

Yes, I think there will be.

There were two minis, and three pluses. Even with poor sales, they keep the form factor around for more than one year to try to get the most out of the engineering and design. It won't be warranted based on sales, but they will almost certainly make at least one more version of it (maybe two).

This is likely Apple doing an A/B test. Do people prefer design or utility?

Utility will likely win and let them know that whatever they have planned for the future cannot come at the expense of the core user experience.