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New iPhone 7 Video Offers Side-by-Side Comparison With iPhone 6s
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The wireless charging that has been talked about for the iPhone is NOT like the Palm Pre. It wouldn't require placing the phone on a charging pad. You could be within a couple of meters of the charger, and it would charge through the air. You can even use it while it's charging, without a tether to the wall. The Pre can't do that.
I agree. I think it's a great design. I wonder if they'll come out with a sleek new color this year. It seems like this is really just an expansion on the iPhone 6 theme.
here's the thing... audiophiles love unnecessary adapters, the bulkier the better. if they cost a lot and carry promises that smell a bit like snake oil even better. iPhone->DAC->AMP->... at least removing the 3.5mm plug assures you aren't double amp'ing it and forces you down the full stack DAC route. this phone 'should' be an audiophile's wet dream come true
No, it's an intentional decision. The 5/SE and older phones were designed based on the assumption that they optimally would be used without a case. Beginning with the 6, Apple's designers have assumed in the added bulk of a case as the optimal use. There are a few implications of this, but the big two are that: (1) up to a point, thinner is better because the case will add additional bulk, and (2) parts that operate through a hole in the case get extra room -- ideally, they should stick out as far as a minimal case is thick. That principle is quite important with respect to the camera, because, all else being equal, better optics require more space. Thus, if the space exists between the back of the phone body and the outside of a thin case, that space should be used.
Really? You have a source on this?
"No, it's an intentional decision. The 5/SE and older phones were designed based on the assumption that they optimally would be used without a case. Beginning with the 6, Apple's designers have assumed in the added bulk of a case as the optimal use. "
I respectfully disagree with this. My son has 4s phone now and it looks clumsy, dated and is very uncomfortable in the hand compared to the 6s. In fact it was the 4 and 4s that turned me away from Apple for a brief foray into windows phone and Nokia [so amazingly nice phones]. Back to apple at the 6 as was a massive improvement in my mind together with the fact that Windows had no apps.
To be honest though despite the fact I like the 6s, the 7 is certainly going to be a boring upgrade. Not sure if I will bother yet.......
Probably not, but get ready for for a slew of "iPhone Wireless Charging Does/Does Not Cause Cancer" headlines in a few years.
http://www.cnet.com/news/9-things-you-should-know-about-that-recent-cell-phone-cancer-link-study/
Of course if you hold your phone to your ear, you've already made a decision about this.
Ima skip this version.
Nothing worth upgrading for truth be told. I'm sure iOS10 will run on my iP6.
Ok I've been waiting a WHILE to say this, but here goes...
How is it that you're able to say "nothing worth upgrading for"... You do realize we don't know the actual features or technology that it has... All you're looking at are photos of the body and reading about rumored specs.
There are so many of you that are "skipping" this when it might actually have cool features. Wait for the Keynote and actually LEARN about the device before making assumptions.
They were all features that Apple decided to hold until later (perhaps because they weren't ready, and they wanted the iPhone to be released sooner rather than later).
Remember the way to customize the original iPhone was through "Web Apps".
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/11iPhone-to-Support-Third-Party-Web-2-0-Applications.html
These were apps that you had to be connected to the internet in order to use, and often that meant connected at pre-3G "Edge" speeds.
Then there was the pill-shaped two-tone flash. Rather than build a proper round two-tone flash as they did in later models, they basically put two flash units one on top of the other. The ring around the camera could also be seen as a compromise, because Apple hadn't yet engineered a way to mold the camera protrusion into the body.
It definitely looks different than the 6s port. What if it's not a lightning port... What if it's usb c?
You mean like the 2008 MacBook Air with one port, 2 GB of RAM, and an 80 GB spinning hard disk? Or the original iPhone that didn't hook up to 3G UMTS air interface standard, had no copy and paste, and launched without an app store?
All Apple products, even those far beyond the first generation, are developed with engineering trade-offs and compromises, and strive to hit the best overall user experience. As an example, I'll gladly take a better performing camera and thinner phone with the compromise of having a lens bump on the back.
... but that is the thing, isn't it? Nobody has been asking for thinner devices.
Apples really pushing the wide color thing now. A more saturated screen is to be expected.
Good old days?Let's remember the good old days...
You mean when MR first showed the images of the "supposed iPhone 4" which resulted in everyone whining that it was "ugly and not Apple-like"?
The MacBookAir had solid state storage from day one, and three ports behind a flip-down door.
As far as the iPhone camera is concerned, personally if given the choice, I'd gladly have a better performing camera in a slightly thicker phone, with no camera protrusion.
