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Jon Prosser on iPhone 14: No Notch, No Camera Bump, Titanium Design, and More
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they’re not if your coming from iphone 8 and older like me and a lot of other users
Eventually I suppose some of them will, which is how one got left in a bar years ago. But mostly I was thinking about what they’ve got on their computers at home that maybe only once was accessed at the actual HQ. either way I don’t feel like arguing with you over something so trivial.
This would have been very exciting to me not too many years ago, but for some reason I feel underwhelmed. I think over time I have come to appreciate the design changes that irked me originally. I was very disappointed when the iPhone 6 introduced the camera bump. But back then I was going caseless. Now I use a case, and because the iphone is so thin then the case itself compensates for the camera bump without the entire profile being even wider. We could always use a better battery, but I'm not sure any battery will be enough until the next technology comes along to replace lithium ion to take it leaps further instead of incrementally further.
I've never had one of the notched phones; I'll be likely getting my first one in a 13 Pro, maybe. But the notch doesn't really bother me. I'm not quite sold on the hole punch as better than the notch.
I also miss the "S" branding. I preferred getting the S versions to the regular versions. They felt like they were the most stable version of their design. I've also not upgraded earlier than two years, so I've not worried that, say, the 6S was only slightly better than the 6, or whatever.
Besides, this is all small potatoes compared with what the REAL surprise is: the iPhone 14c. An unapologetic return to the plastic-over-steel chassis, this time thick enough to swallow the camera bump (since I won't want a case anyway). The grippy plastic, the comfortably rounded corners. Put an iPhone 13-class chip in there, because I'm not greedy (though I would love the 13 Pro camera instead of the 13). I would buy one on day one, in blue.
I've never had one of the notched phones; I'll be likely getting my first one in a 13 Pro, maybe. But the notch doesn't really bother me. I'm not quite sold on the hole punch as better than the notch.
I also miss the "S" branding. I preferred getting the S versions to the regular versions. They felt like they were the most stable version of their design. I've also not upgraded earlier than two years, so I've not worried that, say, the 6S was only slightly better than the 6, or whatever.
Besides, this is all small potatoes compared with what the REAL surprise is: the iPhone 14c. An unapologetic return to the plastic-over-steel chassis, this time thick enough to swallow the camera bump (since I won't want a case anyway). The grippy plastic, the comfortably rounded corners. Put an iPhone 13-class chip in there, because I'm not greedy (though I would love the 13 Pro camera instead of the 13). I would buy one on day one, in blue.
That's fine with me. I was rather fond of that form factor and hopefully this means we're done with the thin as the governing priority of Apple personal devices.
Um, was the 13 a success? I can't even remember it. Weird, huh. Time sure seems to fly these days...
Looks meaningfully different from the X, 11, 12, 13.
It might be worth the purchase (assuming a previous non-repairable dead phone.)
Otherwise get a new third party battery and fit it yourself with a hairdryer and a suction cup.
It might be worth the purchase (assuming a previous non-repairable dead phone.)
Otherwise get a new third party battery and fit it yourself with a hairdryer and a suction cup.
Unless... 🤔
Don't count out the next brilliant design from the Droid side of things, the Great Asteroid, the next new variant, or a September Nutpocalypse.
I just chuckle when I read that the folders are failing. Well, DUH! No one has hear of the term 'too soon'? As wondrous as a folding phone sounds, the chances of the first one to come out of the gate not being a steaming pile of Rhino droppings is so slight...
Phones are essentially commodities now. You can buy an inexpensive, previous generation Android phone and be pretty happy with it for the most part. Yeah, the camera may not be the best, and the screen isn’t top of the line, but it will probably work fine for 80-90% of the things people do on their phones. It’s difficult to get excited for newer phones and it’s become easier to hang on to a phone for a long time and only upgrade when the old phone begins to crap out.
The year is 2025. COVID still running rampant. CO2 emissions are at an all-time high. Masks are being worn 24/7 by smart people who don't live in the southern belt of the United States.
Tim Apple introduces iPhone 17 with a revolutionary new feature to finally replace the useless Face ID feature in a mask-wearing world:
Touch ID.
You heard it here first, Jon Prosser!
Tim Apple introduces iPhone 17 with a revolutionary new feature to finally replace the useless Face ID feature in a mask-wearing world:
Touch ID.
You heard it here first, Jon Prosser!
My favorite thing about Prosser is how much butthurt he generates in this forum. Just let it flow!
Respectfully disagree. This was a deliberate leak, to change the narrative of the ugly CSAM PR disaster.
I think its possible that this is a deliberate leak, but if it is its because Apple is anticipating a supply shortage on the new phones. Knock down excitement for a small spec bump 13 that will be in short supply due to the global chip shortage by feeding anticipation for the next iteration. They’ll still sell plenty of 13s but can be more prepared for the 14s.
