Reason why apple can't put dual cam in 4.7?

[lchlch]

So what took place of the headphone jack?

I'm guessing the bigger camera and the speaker on the top.

 

[tubeexperience]

I'm guessing the bigger camera and the speaker on the top.

So the camera and speaker at the top of phone took place of the headphone jack at the bottom of the phone.

That's brilliant! Why did I not think of that?

 

[x-evil-x]

Waken up , it will be in the 7s , its all about the money. Samsung is still miles ahead and their phone is older.

how are they ahead

 

[Ries]

I'm guessing the bigger camera and the speaker on the top.

There is plenty of space for the camera, this is the iPhone6S

 

[Newtons Apple]

All does this to differentiate the two models. RAM amount might also be different. I have been using the plus size for a while now and glad that they did the two cameras. A true tell lens will be great.

 

[lchlch]

There is plenty of space for the camera, this is the iPhone6S

Where is the plenty of space you speak of?

 

[TallManNY]

RAM is needed for bigger phone and with bigger phone comes better battery, that's a given. Apple could've thrown in same camera on 4.7 leaving customers with only the choice of preferred size. Of course that would hurt Apples bottom line so they only leave it in the plus. Apples success isn't an accident.

There is no way Apple could have gotten the dual camera into the 4.7" phone and then just left it out so that folks would buy the Plus. Apple knows that this is a spec-bump refresh. Apple knows that if its sales aren't absolutely mind glowingly huge (like on the same level as the 6 and the 6S) that their stock price will suffer. Apple pays its engineers in stock options (restricted stock units, I think, but same deal, high stock price means more money for employee) and if Apple's stock suffers, Apple will lose more engineers to other companies and their stock option packages. So each iPhone launch is a deadly serious affair for Apple. Apple isn't doomed if it messes up an iPhone, but it has to make as compelling a phone as it can at the profit margins it targets.

So Apple does not intentionally gimp its flagship phone (and the 4.7" is the workhorse, easily outselling the Plus), just to push people to buy a size the don't want. There is a technical limitation that is driving this. Maybe a financial limitation on margins. But I really don't think Apple's goal is to drive customers to the Plus.
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The headphone jack was removed so Apple can sell more Lightning accessories.

No, it was removed so Apple could sell more bluetooth headphones. And that is because (A) the profit margin on headphones is going to be really high and (B) most folks really should be using wireless/bluetooth headphones because they are a nicer experience.

 

[mrex]

if they arent able to reduce those huge oldschool bezels, how an earth they would manage to add another lens?

most folks really should be using wireless/bluetooth headphones because they are a nicer experience.

especially when you realized that you have empty headphones on your hand. Happened few times here and i believe that it will happen in the future too...

 

[chrizzz09]

Most people seem to be forgetting that all the display cable now connect at the bottom of the device where the headphone jack was. Because the display connectors aren't at the top now, there is more room for a bigger camera at the top.

 

[Rangers94]

Bottom line is Apple did not include the dual lens in the 4.7" because of financial reasons. It could have been done if they wanted to. When material costs come down and and the plus sized iPhone can "one up" the 4.7" iPhone in a different way, that's when we will see the dual lens in the 4.7".