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Is apple lacking innovation for future iPhone?

Camera:
1. Larger sensor
2. f/2.0 bright lens
3. Xenon flash
4. Optical image stabilisation
5. Stereo mic with audio level control
6. Lossless digital zoom
7. 24, 30 and 60 frames per second video
7. Optional manual control within the settings menu

Goal - to equal or better the Lumia 925, or possibly the 1020 but only if the profile can remain slim.

Screen:
A larger screen would be nice (or offer 2 sizes like the HTC One and Galaxy S).
 
Dented said:
Honestly, of those, I think you could make a case for "smart stay" as an innovation, although from what I hear it doesn't actually work that well, either in concept or execution. The rest is a mix of unsurprising software development that occurs over time, and subjective *choices* about how certain things work that differ from one platform to the next. IE, Android didn't "innovate" when they allowed people to drag and drop stuff - there's absolutely nothing new or surprising about that feature - they just made a different UI choice to Apple who kept all that within iTunes. Both approaches have pros and cons and it's not like one nullifies the other, even though some may consider one or the other "better".
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No, drag and drop ain't unique, but you sho as heck can't do it with any apple device. Also I can testify as to the SGS3 smart stay working as I use my phone as an e-reader all of the time and it's very nice never having to touch my screen to keep it on, but knowing if I leave it, it will turn off.

I agree with you in the respect of choices, but isn't it the whole point of a smart phone to be convenient, quick and hassle free?

My point to this whole post, ( chose yours because it states some interesting things ) was that with Scott Forestall (sp?) sacked, there was a very strong reason for that, which was some of the points I brought up earlier. He allowed iOS to stagnate when they should have been LEADING!
 
Wrathwitch said:
He allowed iOS to stagnate when they should have been LEADING!
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I totally agree... If something works perfectly, it doesn't mean that you don't have to improve it! The competitors had time to reach the leader, and Apple had to understand it TONS of time ago, considering the speed of mobile tecnology companies...
 
Larger screen WAS an innovation back in 2007. I remember first iPhone was being considered to have TOO BIG screen back then. Making a simply bigger phone isn't exactly an innovation. Would one consider an iPad with 3G an innovative phone? I can hardly agree.

Same goes for OS. I know a lot of people expect to have different THEME, NOT UX. Does anyone seriously believe iOS7 has pulled UX up to Android's speed? As an engineer, building an OS that can be tinkered with may be an interesting objective to achieve, but hardly an innovative UX. Not all shiny new stuffs are always better.

101 of any UI and UX should be "it just works" which means "it works as I expect." So far, I haven't found a single Android smartphone that sympathies average Joes. That's why average Joes distinguish "nerds" from "average Joes", there are people out there who wish not to spend time on gadgets to simply "make it work".
 
iBrody said:
Camera:
1. Larger sensor
2. f/2.0 bright lens
3. Xenon flash
4. Optical image stabilisation
5. Stereo mic with audio level control
6. Lossless digital zoom
7. 24, 30 and 60 frames per second video
7. Optional manual control within the settings menu

Goal - to equal or better the Lumia 925, or possibly the 1020 but only if the profile can remain slim.

Screen:
A larger screen would be nice (or offer 2 sizes like the HTC One and Galaxy S).
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How do you propose they tackle the engineering hurdle of packing in a bigger sensor without allowing the necessary focal length?
 
Is apple lacking innovation for future iPhone?

makotoisle said:
Maybe I'm not up to snuff on my tech, but I honestly thought a fingerprint scanner was pretty innovative. Yea, I know they've been done before, but never like this. Apple's version sounds like a much more matured version.
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Not trying to be rude but how do you know what they are going to do with the fingerprint sensor? I haven't heard anything except that there may be one.

And to reply to the topic there isn't anything making me want to upgrade my 5 to a 5S. Then again I never went for the S models.
 
Jimmy James said:
How do you propose they tackle the engineering hurdle of packing in a bigger sensor without allowing the necessary focal length?
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How would I know? I don't have a degree in physics, and I don't design cameras or phones.

All I do know is that the Lumia 925 packs a 1/3" sensor, slightly bigger than the 1/3.2" sensor in the iPhone 5.

And the Lumia 1020 packs a much larger 2/3" sensor without adding too much bulk to the phone.

Both Lumia handsets mentioned (which also contain a Carl Zeiss branded lens) produce better results than the iPhone in low light conditions, half decent stabilised video with good audio (nearly on par with Cybershot H series cameras), and have half decent manual settings, which many phones still do not feature, instead the consumer has to rely on post processing.

If the phone has to be a few mm thicker then so be it, IMO the trade off would be worth it.
 
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