Has kuo ever been wrong. I mean he said Apple Watch redesign by 2nd half 2021. Which I doubt since Apple does it always 4th quarter.
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Kuo: iPhone 12 Lineup Won't Support 120Hz, 5.4-Inch Model Will Have Slightly Narrower Notch
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any rumors of the new iPhones moving to USB-C? I do use my iPhone for taking pics but better cameras alone really isn’t exciting me like it used to.
***** are you talking about? What "feature" does a glass back instead of a plastic back provide? None if we go by your incorrect definition of feature... it just makes the phone look and feel more premium.
Similarly, 120 Hz may not provide a "feature", but it makes all motion and scrolling look better. I notice the increased smoothness every time I switch between my iPhone and my iPad Pro. Also, they added 120 Hz to the iPad Pros, didn't they? Apple only ships features my ass.
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Seems like another year when I can't see any valid reason to upgrade from my iPhone XS. 120 Hz display would have been one.
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Other Flagships are doing weird stuff in 2020 lol. 2020 is just a very strange year.
I don’t have a specific link for you but I believe everything I’ve heard and read says Lightning. With no charger in the box allegedly.
How can you know it's "half-baked"? ProMotion has been a thing on iPad Pro's for 3 years already. How is it still in a more half-baked state compared to e.g. LiDar which has only been around for a few months but is coming to iPhones anyway?
Watch Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were all launched in September. That falls in 2H of the year.
Yes he’s been wrong before. Most every leaker has gotten some things wrong here and there. But he’s pretty good and gets a lot right so what he says should get attention.
I now find myself wanting to hang on one more year with my iPhone 7 Plus (which will be able to have iOS 14). I'm approaching 4, might as well make it 5...
I am NOT interested in 5G. Why are they even pushing this? MR should do a front page poll of people here who are actually using 5G right now. I'm willing to bet few people even have a 5G plan, let alone actually take advantage of 5G speeds, especially mmWave.
So we have a redesign (okay, cool), a camera spec bump (meh), LIDAR (meh), and... what else? Is there anything else besides iOS 14? It'll be underwhelming if there's no 120Hz.
I am NOT interested in 5G. Why are they even pushing this? MR should do a front page poll of people here who are actually using 5G right now. I'm willing to bet few people even have a 5G plan, let alone actually take advantage of 5G speeds, especially mmWave.
So we have a redesign (okay, cool), a camera spec bump (meh), LIDAR (meh), and... what else? Is there anything else besides iOS 14? It'll be underwhelming if there's no 120Hz.
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Honestly, if they could transition away from PWM dimming, that would do a lot more for me than 120 Hz (even though I do want that, as well). The PWM, especially at night, is bad. It makes my eyes water when looking at the phone for long.
I really wish they'd just transition back to their LCDs until they can get OLED right by eliminating PWM. Their LCDs really were good enough, since the XR they can cut out the LCD to fit around the front camera modules, and don't come with the negatives of PWM.
I just don't understand how they've gone this many years without addressing it or offering a "Pro" model option without OLED. Now it's going to be even worse, the only semi-modern iPhone in 2020 will be the SE, with a gimped camera, 2x2 MIMO antennas, no 5G, and poor battery life.
First they relegated the good cameras to the humungous Plus models, then they forced Face ID on us starting with the XS/XR, and now the smallest "Pro" will be 6.1" and there will be no non-SE model with an LCD. It just sucks that you can't get the iPhone with the good cameras anymore without a bunch of compromises.
I’m not sure that’s correct, is it? Isn’t it the issue of the OLED pixels flickering on and off quickly as their way of controlling for brightness, since OLED is either on or off and there is no real in between?
Thats exactly the problem I was refering to earlier. Its actually quite jarring to eyes to scroll and read text on some backgrounds with 60hz oled.
iPad Pro uses a different backplane tech because it's LCD, not OLED like iPhone. And 90Hz isn't as noticeable as 120Hz. But battery life will still take a hit due to lack of LTPO.
LIDAR has been out for years. It's more commonly known as ToF on Android phones.
The pandemic has greatly reduced my interest in 5G. I’ve used 80mb of data this month. I have fiber WiFi at home. Am using the Xs Max and thinking of skipping another cycle. Apple’s incremental improvements are not worth the steep prices during these trying times. I’d rather save the money.
"Again, a girl will disagree with me".
Or....be confused by you. What? Terrible grammar.
You wouldnt, because it sounds like you probably have never even touched anything faster than 60hz 😂
It's no surprise. Apple has almost always been behind in terms of features like fast charging, wireless charging, to name a few. The only reason most people are still buying iphone is for the iOS. Features like imessage,icloud, etc makes it hard for people already hooked to leave the apple ecosystem.
Unless there's any major applications for it in the next year that's not really all that big a deal for most consumers, and also it seems like it's only going to be on the pro this year, which kinda limits market penetrations. Seems more like a way for *Apple* to get some more data about real world implementation than something super useful for customers this year, with likely broader introduction and use cases with the phones next year.
^^^this - smart man - luckily for Apple Samsung cannot produce the panels Apple needs in major quantities which gives them cover when the reviewers ask why this 'essential' feature (at least for this board) was not included. Next year, they will have A15, 64MG camera and 120mhz and that should be good enough of an upgrade.
Fair statement for us ‘techies’ who understand the value for the features being offered. However, Do you think consumer cares in the slightest about 60hz in 2020? (Rhetorical) Consumers didn’t even know how to utilize 3D Touch for all these years when we had it. Apple knows that, they know theit target demographic and they’re not concerned about offering 120hz if it’s not offered this year, they’ll use their marketing tactics to highlight LiDAR and other camera tech specs’. I don’t suspect 120Hz displays are nearly as important as some are plastering in this thread.
I don't disagree but they aren't going to reduce it to them remove it. They will keep it til it's time to put the camera under the display
I think, in 2020 , if Apple for the sake of battery life , let the users vote between 5G OR Promotion, a lot of users i think would chosen promotion
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I would be worried by ones eyesight if they couldn't