I bought my 13 Pro Max a year ago in August so I'm good for another year or two at least. I'm still using my XS Max on it's original battery on one of my lines.
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Skipping the iPhone 15 Pro? Here's What's Rumored for iPhone 16 Pro
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Typically Apple. You can deduct information about future products from looking at the current generation of products. When planning the iPhone 16, they most likely knew that the taller phones require lighter material. They introduce the lighter material in the year before (2023) releasing bigger phones. AND they sell it to you as feature. For me, producing bigger iPhones in the future would make perfectly sense to me.
That's not the full legislation though, they don't have to implement replaceable batteries.
Fool me once, fool me twice. The (still) US absent sim tray in the most gullible, untravelled market blabbering to no end about colors, paranoiacally hysterical about anti fingerprint texture. With the new generation phones I would like to welcome a new feature. The **** option automatically not connecting incoming communications by early detection of stupidity.
My understanding of the legislation is that they have to implement user-replaceable batteries. What makes you think they don’t?
Great, even larger. Ridiculous. And if phones were to be larger it would be better to make them wider than taller, but I would prefer it to be the size of a full screen iPhone 4.
But you surely knew that before you bought it ? At least you were able to get peak value for your 14 Pro. Do you notice the weight difference though ?
It's user replaceable batteries or a battery that will last 1,000 charge cycles.
I live in the EU and work for a tech company this impacts, I guarantee companies will go for the latter. User replaceable batteries is a step back.
6.3 & 6.9 now we’re getting a to a shoes size phones, what a mess?!
iPhone air should be a thing!
iPhone air should be a thing!
Can you point me to where that 1000 charge cycle exemption is made in the regulation? In particular, I don’t see it in article 11.
For me, the iPhone doesn’t need more power or size or camera upgrades. It needs more convenience and thoughtfulness in its UX and UI, more attention paid to the small details. The ability to change the default message, phone, and map apps. A keyboard with an optional number row. Stronger keyboard haptics. A digital clock widget. The ability to drag home-screen icons where we choose. The ability to choose different icon sizes. App-specific settings for light/dark theme. Widgets that are TRULY interactive. A keyboard that allows predictive text in Google search. Megapixels don’t impress me. A fulfilling, convenience-focused user experience impresses me.
Unfortunate consequences of customers continuously demanding one device for everything, regardless of the actual experience enjoying such.
I guess those people preferring larger iPhone also has 20/20 eyesight and/or very young, cause I can’t see anything clearly when everything crammed on that tiny 6.1” screen.
Yes. Let those larger iPhone wisher to buy iPad instead.
Why have USB-C port when there is no need to charge another iPhone without cable? So so so many people HATE USB-C port.I'm going to add a few more:
- Ability to charge another iPhone without needing a USB-C cable
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 transfer speeds of up to 10Gb/s on 16/16 Plus models (special and still sold separately higher spec USB-C required), not just 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max
- Capacitive Haptic buttons
(Sarcasm)
And do the same next year, rinse and repeat 😆
I’m hoping the size increase rumor is true. I’m finding the 6.7 inch just on the border of being too small. The 6.9 inch would be absolutely perfect. The next upgrade from my 12PM.
I live and work in Germany, you'll have to use translation service.
Our legal department already has spoken with the EU and confirmed this is the case. I work for a major phone manufacturer, we're not going backwards by doing user replaceable batteries.
I don't think most people realize the harm this legislation will cause.
EU: iPhones mit fest verbauten Akkus werden nicht verboten
Die neue EU-Regelung für die Verwendung von Akkus in verschiedenen Geräten ist endgültig beschlossen. Im Gegensatz zu früheren Berichten untersagt sie es den Geräte-Herstellern allerdings nicht, Stromspeicher weiterhin fest und schlecht austauschbar zu verbauen.
Literally a lot of what you wrote already exists, makes me wonder if people really pay attention, or even have an iPhone
I believe you, but I'd like to understand from which wording in the regulation this follows. (I'm involved with other EU legislation, so analysing actual text of the law is a bit of an interest of mine.)
I posted a link to an article discussing it, it's actually a seperate piece of legislation.
The article links to the final draft of the new battery regulation I was already linking to, so I'm confused what separate piece of legislation you're referring to.
It's litterally spelled out in the article, I don't understand how it's confusing.
"the regulation provides that mobile phones must also be equipped with a battery that users can replace themselves. However, there are two exceptions here that Apple and other manufacturers of higher-quality smartphones can refer to: For example, a battery may still be permanently installed if it is of high quality. This means that it must still offer at least 83 percent of its original capacity after 500 full charging cycles and 80 percent of its original capacity after 1000 cycles."
Bollocks. Other companies following Apple's lead by ditching user replaceable batteries was the step back.
The only thing that won out there is profit, irrespective of what idiots happily being ripped-off keep saying.
I think that the iPhone 16 pro/max will get a gold titanium.