It's all about trickling features to maximize profit. And Apple is not new at this.
Not aware gurman has mentioned much about periscope lens.
There is only so much you can order and with supply it’s not that simple at all. It’s easy for android companies who only have a small amount to source. Being able to source 100 million parts to support both phones is not easy or realistic.
So the Pro really isn't a Pro, it's just a higher end iPhone. The iPhone Pro Max is the real Pro? 🤦♂️ Setting apart the 'higher end' from a 'higher end'. 💁♂️
I said that he has claimed that the Pro phones will both contain the same tech moving forward, to differentiate them from the standard iPhone.
Somehow I doubt it. Previously even the Base iPhone would get the latest A series chip but this time only the Pro models are getting it. The Pro Max has always had the best camera. On the iPad side of things, Apple is only supporting Stage Manager on M1 chip to segregate the iPad lineup even further.
Has nothing to do with that, money can only get you so far. The fact is apple have only just got this supplier signed up to supply these parts. This isn’t something that has been worked on for years here. It takes time to be able to not only get the parts and the company they are using may not be able to produce a high enough volume.
Technology improves by year, there was a time not long a go when having such cameras that smartphones do now would have sounded crazy. Yes, Apple has been doing this since forever, bringing a new feature on a high end phone and then passing to the cheaper one and frankly can't see anything wrong with that (Yes, I know. People love nothing more than to complain and moan) I personally wouldn't pay a penny more to get the periscope camera, probably not many people would, I buy the Pro Max mostly for the larger display. Next year I could easily buy cheaper Max if there is going to be one.
Better photography tools are always welcome but if there’s one thing annoying at concerts these days it’s thousands of people constantly filming throughout the concert experience, rubbing their brightly lit screens through the field of view of others who are there to enjoy the performance.
At the moment the cost of the periscope lens is too much for it to be included on the standard iPhone 15. If Apple were able to even secure enough parts they would have to significantly increase the price of the iPhone 15. Apple will wait until they can get the cost down before bringing to to non pro phones.
It’s not that difficult to understand really. If you can find me a smart phone with a periscope lens which is not over 6.5 inch feel free to post it. There’s a reason why it’s not on the market and it’s to do with space and cost. Apple has to find a way to find room on such a small display never mind the fact having enough parts to supply maybe 100 million units for both displays. The camera on the 14 pro will also look weird as there’s only so much space in there.
Even the 15 Pro won’t get it. But you can probably guess that the 16 Pro will. Just like sensor shift that was only available for the 12 Pro Max.
Just like with their other product lines, “Pro” is nothing but a marketing term for slightly better specs and doesn’t necessarily mean the absolute best specs at any given time.
I've owned two phones with wireless charging: a Nexus 6 and my current Galaxy S20 Ultra, along with two Galaxy watches, and yeah... wireless charging is awfully nice to have. It's nice also to cut down on mate/de-mate cycles on your poor data port.
