The iPhone 7 got rid of the headphone jack, but still was thicker than the iPhone 6? Perhaps the force touch screen was the reason?
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iPhones Have Become Thicker Since 2014, But Thinner Samsung Displays May Break the Trend Next Year
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I think he didn't even appear in the last iPhone keynote or am I wrong? Perhaps he silently retired.
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I get your sarcasm, but when I saw iPhone XR for the first time in person my reaction was exactly that. It felt like it has a case on.
And why did apple do it? Oh, they copied from google, essential, Huawei and HTC.Courage!
Thinness matter to me when putting my phone in my front pants pocket. Not an issue if you are stuck in late 90's fashion of wearing 4 sizes too big but anything that is decently tailored you can tell a bit. That said the issue with the 6.9mm iPhone 6 was it was actually thin to the point where you could drop it easier.
[doublepost=1544801605][/doublepost]I think the IPhone XR is the perfect size for a phone.
While it is a common belief that iPhones have become thinner and thinner over the years, when Apple could be keeping them the same size and including larger and longer-lasting batteries, the opposite is true in reality.
As mentioned on Reddit, iPhones have gradually become thicker since 2014, capped off by the iPhone XR, the thickest model since the iPhone 4s in 2011:iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: 6.9mm and 7.1mm
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus: 7.1mm and 7.3mm
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: 7.1mm and 7.3mm
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus: 7.3mm and 7.5mm
iPhone X: 7.7mm
iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max: 7.7mm
iPhone XR: 8.3mmThe trend may come to an end next year, however, as Korean website ETNews [Translated] reports that 2019 iPhones could be thinner and lighter due to Apple adopting Samsung-designed OLED display tech called Y-OCTA, which integrates the typically-separate touch-screen layer into the display panel itself.
There's a good chance the reduction in thickness could be negligible, however, as the display panel is already a very thin component. The bigger advantage for Apple may be reduced costs, as the report claims that the Y-OCTA displays are less expensive to manufacture, lowering the iPhone's bill of materials.
Last week, tech analyst Anne Lee of Japanese research firm Nomura said 2019 iPhones will "likely have the same form factors" as the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, including body size and displays. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects iPhone screen sizes to remain 5.8-inches, 6.1-inches, and 6.5-inches in 2019.
Beyond that, rumors suggest at least one 2019 iPhone will have a triple-lens rear-facing camera, while all three new models are expected to feature enhanced Face ID. And in June, the notorious DigiTimes made the bold prediction that 2019 iPhones will feature USB-C like the 2018 iPad Pro.
Article Link: iPhones Have Become Thicker Since 2014, But Thinner Samsung Displays May Break the Trend Next Year
[doublepost=1544829829][/doublepost]That's some trick. The premium phone quest for progressively thinner cases was blamed for technical problems, various compromises, and ever increasing prices but they were actually getting thicker!
While it is a common belief that iPhones have become thinner and thinner over the years, when Apple could be keeping them the same size and including larger and longer-lasting batteries, the opposite is true in reality.
As mentioned on Reddit, iPhones have gradually become thicker since 2014, capped off by the iPhone XR, the thickest model since the iPhone 4s in 2011:iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: 6.9mm and 7.1mm
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus: 7.1mm and 7.3mm
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: 7.1mm and 7.3mm
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus: 7.3mm and 7.5mm
iPhone X: 7.7mm
iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max: 7.7mm
iPhone XR: 8.3mmThe trend may come to an end next year, however, as Korean website ETNews [Translated] reports that 2019 iPhones could be thinner and lighter due to Apple adopting Samsung-designed OLED display tech called Y-OCTA, which integrates the typically-separate touch-screen layer into the display panel itself.
There's a good chance the reduction in thickness could be negligible, however, as the display panel is already a very thin component. The bigger advantage for Apple may be reduced costs, as the report claims that the Y-OCTA displays are less expensive to manufacture, lowering the iPhone's bill of materials.
Last week, tech analyst Anne Lee of Japanese research firm Nomura said 2019 iPhones will "likely have the same form factors" as the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, including body size and displays. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects iPhone screen sizes to remain 5.8-inches, 6.1-inches, and 6.5-inches in 2019.
Beyond that, rumors suggest at least one 2019 iPhone will have a triple-lens rear-facing camera, while all three new models are expected to feature enhanced Face ID. And in June, the notorious DigiTimes made the bold prediction that 2019 iPhones will feature USB-C like the 2018 iPad Pro.
Article Link: iPhones Have Become Thicker Since 2014, But Thinner Samsung Displays May Break the Trend Next Year
I do not care about thinness unless it means I have 16 hours of battery life and I don't have too buy a protective case to keep it from breaking when I accidentally drop it. Thinness and even weight are meaningless when the use state with a case and a supplemental battery makes it thick and heavy.
It was done to force those damned Beats wireless headphones on us by removing the wired option. Wireless was already a good option for those who wanted it - just mean and greedy
.Now they removed the adapter in the package. AirPods are good, but I don't want to give a set to the tween who can't find the backpack every Monday!
I want thicker + headphone jack, but if they're going to remove the headphone jack AND say it's because it took up space, it had better at least be thinner.
Apple has taken to lying when explaining a feature or its loss! Too many lies, that they sound like Comcast and AT&T rolled in one.
Thinness of the iPhone was never the reason to remove the audio jack; yet, they lied blatantly.
They removed all the useful ports in laptops and said that the full featured USB 3.1 port is all we dumb consumers need. Not all ports were full 3.1! Lie. And, not all could power the laptops.
The USB-C ports were supposed to allow us to charge the laptops from either side, a very convenient feature for the user, because Apple is so user focused. Yet the MacBooks all had one port, and the latest MacBook Air has two ports, both on the same side. Pants on fire.
That "Courage" thing - why not force the wireless headphones on the laptops? They don't care about the Mac lineup anyway! Fire ants in their pants.
Their USB (1) and SD reader ports were quality ports - now gone; because the laptop is better! Replace one USB-C port on either side with these ports. The SD ports were specifically high quality SDXC readers.
Unlike the near once or never in the lifetime of the device CD/DVD-rom use, the USB and SD ports are used often. So, desktop or laptop they should've them in, especially since the USB-C accessories are not widely used or available - thumb drives.
The new laptops are good to look at, though.
They removed it and made it slightly thicker to have more space. Both were done for the same reson: they needed more space to put everything they wanted to. They used this space well.
No they did not - that is what they said in their PR statements. No proof that they did anything valuable, especially equal to the jack's function, with those empty spaces. This issue has been well discussed in 2016.
Their answer - "Courage"!
I do think there will be another change: a smaller "notch" on top of the phone. Why? Because the suppliers who make the Face ID sensors will make physically smaller versions of the sensor now in production.
Proof? Please “prove” that the didn’t add anything valuable. Because I see iPhones getting a lot faster with incredible performance gains, getting better haptics, speakers, etc. and getting more waterproof while at the same time, getting better battery life....
It is obvious that if Apple - a company you KNOW will make as thin a product as they can - decided to make phones actually thicker - every part of that space inside was used. And iFixit teardowns show how dense they are, with custom parts made to fill as much of the phone as possible - they even say it in the teardowns.
But you know that is all just PR and wasted space. Because you are this master engineer?
Sigh. If iPhones prevented heart attacks, there would still be people lamenting over headphone jacks.
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Show me one place where they said they removed the headphone jack because of thinness. One.
Because it's quicker and easier to use than the contrived "swipe up" that had to be substituted on the iPhones without it.
The "screen to the edge" concept is honestly a terrible idea. The bottom bezel with a non-active, non-display area gives you a convenient place to hold the phone on the front. But it's mostly because the button is a better UI than what Apple came up with to replace it.
You are asking ME to prove a negative! How about Apple prove the positive - or you?
Negative proof does not apply to real things.
You don’t prove innocence, you prove guilt. You’re claiming something no one said ever, and it is up to you to prove that they did. Apple never said they removed it for thinness.
What they did say was that they did it for space concerns. Proof for that are iFixit teardowns which show that the space is filled (they regularly say Apple devices are among the most dense gadgets on the market), and the fact they have such incredible performance, technologies like 3d touch, superior haptics (no other phone comes close), motion coprocessors, Secure Enclaves, etc. - and more recently - Face ID, edge to edge lcd screens - and good battery life (that keeps getting better) seems like good proof they did use that space well. So, if you dispute that, it is up to you to proove it’s not true and that they could easily put a big headphone jack inside.
I don’t need much thinner (but would be fine if it was) but would like it a little lighter (without full glass).