There's no rule that Apple has to charge less for a smaller screen. Generally, it's the other way around, and the miniaturization raises the price, not lowers it.
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iPhone Sizes to Change This Year: What to Know
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That would be fine with me. Less people buying it, higher price. Just give me a new mini!
5.8” was the sweet spot for me, specifically the XS. I’ve had the 14 Pro for over the year now and I wish I had just kept the XS.
Yep. Agree 100%. IMO, the Pro = Bulky strategy and design language is a huge mistake that might attract new Android and one-device buyers; but will ultimately alienate those of us who bought into Apple’s “three-screens” strategy. I hope they reverse this uninspired, transactional strategy before they’ve exhausted the goodwill of loyal long-term customers.
I work from home on a provided Windows laptop, and my job doesn’t require a phone. For my personal life, I use an 11” iPad Pro (in a Smart Folio with a Mac Magic Keyboard on the desk) for almost everything.
If I’m watching a movie, the iPad is next to me on the sofa, not the iPhone.
Yep. iPhone X was peak-iPhone. Please, please bring back Jony Ive to restore Apple’s design-led ethos. 🙏🏽
Sometimes bigger is not always better. This year I purchase an iPhone 15 pro, but purposely stayed away from the Max because it was too large. Honestly, I do not want the phone to get larger.
Hardly, what I would consider innovative.
Hardly, what I would consider innovative.
Yeah me too. The soft glass on the inner screen is my biggest build-related turnoff. Advances in that technology is what Apple needs for it to be a worthwhile venture.
I opted to upgrade early from the 14 Pro Max to the 15 Pro Max because it is noticeably lighter, shorter and narrower. It is a more pleasant experience to use this phone. The 16 Pro Max seems very much like a lurch in the wrong direction for me. Bigger and heavier. That’s gonna be a no for me dawg. I know Androids are using the 6.9” screens but these phones are becoming unwieldy.
Making it wider is the only thing that would help me. It's already too oblong. More height adds zero functionality for me.
No camera is no go, for 99.999999% of smart phone users. There will never be a iPhone without camera.
The common understanding is that with current tech it is impossible to make the cameras smaller, so the phone would have to be thicker, thus it would have more space inside to accommodate a larger battery.
Oh, size queen are we? lol love it 💪🏾
Man, this is all such a personal deal. I’m five foot nothin’ with trump hands and could never be not pro max since this 14 my first max (technically, although I have had and love forever happily ever after the 8 plus, as that would be considered the max version of that iteration). However, my boy out in Paris who is a 6 foot somethin jui jitsu freak swears by the pro size lol
All my mini folks hold your heads up! I hear ya and if Apple were under my total and complete you all would get at least bi annual updates!
Go Sox, boston the best. Peace.
It was also peak iOS. iOS 12 was so damn silky smooth rock solid
Sadly this is true. But we don’t actually buy phones anymore. It used to be that you bought a cell phone that could take pictures, these days we buy a networked camera that has the ability to make phone calls.
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I am needing to upgrade my aging iphone 12 pro max, with its battery life now down to 87%. I like to go for the 16 pro max, with a slightly bigger and brighter display.
But i hate the dynamic island and prefer the notch as its less visable. Also I doubt my battery can hang on till 2025 for the iphone 17 pro max.
Decisions Decisions!
But i hate the dynamic island and prefer the notch as its less visable. Also I doubt my battery can hang on till 2025 for the iphone 17 pro max.
Decisions Decisions!
To be honest, I find my iPhone 15 Pro Max still too small, despite Apple increasing the size in comparison to the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
But I'm not that dude who upgrades his phone every year, so I will stick with this iPhone 15 Pro Max for a few years despite being interested in a bigger phone.
But I'm not that dude who upgrades his phone every year, so I will stick with this iPhone 15 Pro Max for a few years despite being interested in a bigger phone.
Very true @Iwavvns . This is partly the fault of the carriers who seem to have given up on their legacy as the trusted source for *communications* services and systems (including the phone) .. and are instead trying to be the next Netflix or Google. In the process they have become bystanders and pipe providers in an industry they pioneered — ceding control to parties who are largely unworthy to occupy such a trusted space. As a result, 90% of the calls I receive are SPAM so I only answer calls from known callers. This definitely reinforces your point of the phone becoming primarily a networked camera.
In principle I hated the Dynamic Island too, but the way it's been utilised is actually quite good, really surprisingly