I’m just presenting an interesting side of choice. Actually, here’s a quote from my post: “I don’t know if four iPhone models crosses that threshold.” I guess you read too little.
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Well, they have the next 5 years or so to actually do some battery upgrades. X was so costly that's the earliest I'm considering changing to a new one. Then again, by that time the iPhone 2023 will probably be around $3000 (and have at least 10% bigger battery than now. Ooh! I'm sure they manage to shave a few inches more out of it. And possibly make the sides also from glass so it'll break easier).
Who is the product lineup confusing for? People somehow managed to navigate the “complexity” of buying a car.
I'm a little confused...
So they are replacing the plus series phones with a bigger physical phone? I thought the point of the edge to edge display was to give us a bigger screen on the same footprint.
So they are replacing the plus series phones with a bigger physical phone? I thought the point of the edge to edge display was to give us a bigger screen on the same footprint.
The 6.1 inch will be quite a bit smaller than the iphone 8 plus, but a little larger than the current iphone x, so....
The x plus will be about the same physical size as an 8 plus, but with a bigger screen, so...
My iPhone X will do me for the next 2 years. Nothing new here to warrant an upgrade at this point. Maybe when real specs are leaked I might revisit the prospect.
No.
Next gen iPhone X Plus
Next gen iPhone X
6.1" iPhone replacing iPhone 8
Next gen iPhone SE
What's so difficult about this late 2018 lineup? It makes absolute sense.
I’ve still got a 2011 MacBook Pro.
Up until 2016, MacBook Pro were lacklustre and then 2016 onwards, seriously overpriced.
However, we do know the laptops are actually selling well.
Thinking outside the box, how about they do this:
So you'd get full screen - No notch to get in the way - It's a little wider and that means a bigger battery. The bar down the left hand side could be an OLED task bar like the Mac Book has with TouchID re-instated in the bottom corner and it could change to show video controls or whatever depending on the app being used.
Any takers...?
So you'd get full screen - No notch to get in the way - It's a little wider and that means a bigger battery. The bar down the left hand side could be an OLED task bar like the Mac Book has with TouchID re-instated in the bottom corner and it could change to show video controls or whatever depending on the app being used.
Any takers...?
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This is very bad. And the keynote will have them touting this as the greatest bargain ever, they will mention LED screens in the rundown at the end. Literally stepping BACKWARDS from their progress.
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You don't remove features that those with LCD iPhone customers already have.
I try 3DT when nothing else seems to make the phoone do what I think it should. Then most of the time it still won't do my bidding. Wy did they bother? Kill it.
I'm not (specifically). Just looking at it from all perspectives. The 'right' thing isn't always the easy solution.
To be fair to Apple, I don't know how much more they could add to this thing in 2018 beyond minor improvements. The yearly upgrade cycle that consumers have grown to expect must be hard to keep up with. Barring some engineering miracle that allows them to place all front facing cameras below the screen, I think it will be a while before the much maligned notch disappears, they're at the mercy of camera sensor manufacturers and the physics of tiny components and with another animoji "gimmick" to set it appart, I can't think what else could be introduced in the next eight months.
Maybe, but with this route the iPhone line up continues to be a massive mess with little real difference between price points. By keeping older models around at lower and lower prices, Apple are making their premium phones less and less attractive each year. No wonder sales are stagnant.
I think those of us frustrated at Apples direction feel they could satisfy more people rather than hold back features, that was my point. If they are leaving 3D Touch off the 6.1” iPhone because they don’t want it to be good enough to pull people away from the X then it is a compromise to those who use it and have been used to having it since the 6S. It’s far from budget if the rumoured price point is correct as it’s very close to the price of the iPhone 8, a device that appears to have 3D Touch. For me that’s a deal breaker and an instant turn off. I’ve used 3D Touch twice while writing this post and losing it would feel like I’m downgrading at this point.
Moving to a competitor is not an option either and the way you say that comes across like I’m being ungrateful for what Apple are providing me with all the money I give them when I purchase an iPhone. Android removes my reliance on iMessage, iCloud, iPad syncing and would render most of the features on my Apple Watch redundant. That would be a pointless exercise for me. I’m an iPhone user and I’m well aware iOS is my preferred operating system despite iOS 11 being a buggy mess.
At the end of the day my next upgrade will be an iPhone. How much money I give Apple depends on what they can offer in terms of a new phone. They’ve created a booming market for their older devices because a significant number of consumers are dissatisfied with their current offerings and buying older models. That may be good in terms of keeping the numbers up, but every company prefers their latest products to sell to the mass market and hopefully Apple will react. Choice is great when it’s not being influenced by compromise IMO. You’re welcome for the discussion, cheers.
I dont see them completely ditching the home button on main phones after just one year. The iPhone 8 will probably be somewhere in the mix.
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Apple clearly will do whatever they want to complicate the lineup...just look at 2017 iPhones. And until 2017 , the iPad lineup was a complete mess.
Umm, the shape isn't the problem. The problem is that there's a big hole in the screen that literally cuts out portions of videos when you're watching them. It is extremely annoying.
The only thing missing from this lineup is a 5.6" LCD phone replacing the iPhone 8. The 6.1" will replace the iPhone 8 Plus and will be very close in size. There are quite a few people that don't want a phone as large as the 8 Plus and Apple would be leaving a lot of sales on the table by not producing a model in that size range other than either the X or possibly a carryover 8.
Ok, so what is it: (a) annoying or (b) ugly? And if (b), why are all the other tabs in your life not ugly?
The cost to correct the processor scheduler logic cannot be avoided because it is shared by all the new processors that will deploy it, foremost the A12 that will be in the 2019 successors of the 2017 iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone plus 8. Yes, going silicon anew just for the A8 is indeed expensive.
Actually it may make sense to test the redesigned processor scheduler logic by releasing it in an easy, low-risk product like the HomePod, but I agree it's not a necessity since it doesn't run third party software (although it may be hacked and be re-coded, like they do with online cams).
Bottom line: Apple may be refreshing in 2018 most of its 2017 iPhones to deploy the patched A12 with different flavors of cache, and not because of poor sales in 2017.
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The notch is a horrible design compromise. I was hoping the iPhone 8's replacement would have a small top bezel with the front camera and speaker, and a TouchID button on the back. Of course maybe that's too much of an admission of the X's shortcomings...