Makes sense. The iPad Pro was designed this way as well. I almost believe the iPhone Pro series would adopt this design, however the base models will keep the fun, rounded design they have now. Just a thought.
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Kuo: 2020 iPhones to Have Redesigned Metal Frame Similar to iPhone 4
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Yeah you mention the X, but then go on to pretend that it doesn't somehow mark the start the start of a new 3-year cycle.
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That iPhone 4/4S design was very uncomfortable to hold though. Hopefully one would find a decent case with rounded edges.
The 11 basically is an S model. Apple didn’t do anything special for this update. It really is small improvements on a phone that was already small improvements.
The later revision of the original 4 used for Verizon didn’t have it. That antenna re-design was recycled in the 4S as well.
The iPad Pro is probably similar in style to what they will go for, and that is even larger.
Here is a crazy idea.................
As Apple can now machine glass, as they do on the rear of the new iPhone Pro models.
Why not just scrap the frame totally.
Take 2 slabs of glass, machine out either side, and then glue both glass shells together, so it's all glass.
You could etch/engrave the glass to make areas that FEEL like buttons with taptic feedback.
The rear glass could still be frosted/textured as they wanted, or even texture the sides.
All glass
As Apple can now machine glass, as they do on the rear of the new iPhone Pro models.
Why not just scrap the frame totally.
Take 2 slabs of glass, machine out either side, and then glue both glass shells together, so it's all glass.
You could etch/engrave the glass to make areas that FEEL like buttons with taptic feedback.
The rear glass could still be frosted/textured as they wanted, or even texture the sides.
All glass
Hope for future designs: I can't wait for a scratch and shatterproof phone that requires no protection of any kind. Such great designs are hidden behind the most hideous of cases. Just my two cents!
I just want the phone to look like the current ipad pros
Actually it had nothing to do with 15 mins of fame the Antenna issue was abhorrent so much so that Apple issued an APP so that we could order a BUMPER
I don't think so - Kuo was referring to the increased cost of of the shell & bands only. The cost of these is relatively minor compared to the other costs (screen, CPU, battery), so Apple's overall cost increase won't be anywhere near 50%.
Would it not be more accurate to describe the 2018 iPad Pro design as closer to the 5/5s design instead of the 4/4s?
Whether you treat the 4/4S/5/5s as two 2 year cycles, or one 4 year cycle, its pretty obvious that they've been on a 3 year cycle since then:
2014/2015/2016 6/6s/7
2017/2018/2019 X/Xs/11
2020: New design
I don't get these posts about 4 generations. The 4/4S and 5/5S are two different phones, not the same phone/generation.
The only time we had 4 phones with the same design language was the 6/6S/7/8. And that was probably because a new category was introduced, with the iPhone X. But even in that case the top of the line iPhone didn't last 4 generations.
We don't really know what was going to happen but if the top of the line iPhone Pro keeps the same design language as the iPhone X it will be a surprise and very stretchy in terms of sales. My guess is that we will have a new design for the Pro model and the standard 11S/12 will have the same design language as the XR/11.
I think a new "iPhone 5G" would be rather weird given the old iPhone 5, iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S.
