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Jon Prosser on iPhone 14: No Notch, No Camera Bump, Titanium Design, and More
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Whatever. Lot of the stuff this guy leaks (like him or hate him) comes true.
ahhahaha.
I'll wait, I got a 12 Pro Max a few months ago, upgraded from my X. I might get a new one in 2023 or more likely in 2024.
Yeah.
also, there is absolutely no reason for Apple to drastically change the design that frequently.
pick a design that works and just slowly tweak it overtime. They’ve learned this with all of their other products.
the MacBook Pro has had the same unibody design basically since 2008, it’s just gotten thinner, and had small tweaks here and there to the keyboard, trackpad and display plus The port selection. But looking at a MacBook Pro from 2008 and a MacBook Pro from 2020, you can easily tell they’re both MacBook Pros.
The first iPad in 2010 had a flat front glass screen and an aluminum back. The latest generation iPad Pro has a flat glass screen and an aluminum back, just thinner and more square.
out of all of their Products over the last 25 years or so, it’s just the iPhone and the iMac that have gotten drastic changes over time.
Except for no camera bump and possibly new battery design, the iPhone 14 won't be much different than the iPhone 13. We may see an even smaller notch than now, though. Alas, Apple missed their chance to switch to USB Type C connector on the iPhone when they could have done it in 2017.
I wish Apple would go back to the S releases. If this year‘s phone winds up being more of a 12S than a 13, that will disappoint people and they will be looking more towards next year. Instead I think its better to do “spec bump” releases every other year and lower expectations from year to year. Personally, I always bought the S releases because they tended to be more proven than the “gee-whiz” newest technology phones. I’m ready for a new phone and I’ll probably go with this year’s model rather than wait For something that could be buggy as heck.
I think the “S” naming is dead. They’re just going to call the new iPhones by the numbers, even if the design doesn’t change. Reason being that after a while it just starts to sound ridiculous.
XS Max was bad enough, imagine 11S Pro Max or 12S Mini.
I don't think Apple would ever switch to USB-C on iPhones since the money from MFi is just too good. Just be glad that Apple actually is adopting USB-PD standard for fast charging, and not a proprietary way.
FYI, there will be rumors of the iPhone 15 at this time next year so you can just eternally wait if you'd like
I agree it’s probably dead, but I never minded the naming convention and don‘t think any of those names sound ridiculous at all.
Agree. I think the S monicker is dead.
I do think that the numbering system will get quite ridiculous once we reach iPhone 19 or so. Better use Samsung's strategy, matching the number to the year (S20 for 2020, S21 for 2021).
I've had the iPhone X since the day it came out and won't be upgrading until these specs are release, whenever it is.
Well Prosser has another good year left but if Apple wants to finally bury him, they will completely change the design if he is accurate on this leak. He has had enough failures that this big one will end him. The bad thing for him is that even if it is accurate, a change will make it appear he wasn’t, and Apple has a year to come up with that change.
Doubt Apple gives a crap about him, certainly not enough to make a major change a year out from release. I guess if it doesn't end up being true though, he could say that's what happened.
Prosser, the new Jony Ive
While we're likely just six days away from Apple unveiling the iPhone 13 lineup at its confirmed September 14 event, leaker Jon Prosser has shared alleged details about next year's iPhone 14 on his Front Page Tech website.
Key features of the iPhone 14 based on Prosser's renders, which were created by Ian Zelbo:
Prosser provided a closer look at the iPhone 14 renders on his YouTube channel:
- No notch, with a hole-punch front camera instead, in line with information shared by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
- A thicker chassis allowing for no rear camera bump, with the lenses, LED flash, and LiDAR Scanner sitting flush with the rear glass
- A titanium frame
- Round volume buttons that look similar to those on older iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 models
- Redesigned speaker and microphone grilles with elongated mesh cutouts instead of individual holes on the bottom of the device
- Lightning connector remains on at least some iPhone 14 models
Prosser said that while some aspects of the iPhone 14's design and dimensions could change between now and the device's likely release in September 2022, he is confident that the overall design will remain largely the same when mass production begins.
Prosser was recently accurate about Apple launching a colorful new iMac, and he revealed the design of the AirTag prior to its release, but he has been wrong about the launch timing and pricing of some other Apple products.
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But without benefits🙃 These rumors kill sales, Apple must hate that. I wonder how many people will just hang onto their current phone, skip the 13, and dream on about the 14?
If we're referring to people who were planning to get the 13, it is likely a number close to 0.