WHAT!? Another number increment to sell a new model? This is unheard of!
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tvOS 17 Code Confirms A17 Chip for iPhone 15 Pro, A16 for iPhone 15
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It’s basic marketing. You have your basic OPP (Opening Price Point) and if you want to get a better product you pay more money for it.
well if you where paying attention
I have literally none of the issues you're referring to. I charge my phone every two days.
I love how they're okay with having eight models of the same product but can’t give us an iPhone Mini as a permanent member of their lineup. Why should I be forced to either have a phablet or a lower-performance, outdated model?
I literally don't know how people use these giant phones. I held one for about 5 minutes, and my hand was already cramped up.
I literally don't know how people use these giant phones. I held one for about 5 minutes, and my hand was already cramped up.
There is so much tech Apple could adopt foldable screens, no notches or islands, better wifi etc.
Instead Apple continues to choose to focus on the camera, and tiny twicks like dynamic island last year & the action buttion this year.
They have also adopted a subscription model like car crash detection. Whilst continuing to raise costs, this makes me to shake my head.
It will be the added features on the Pro that will be the difference.
Which will disappear in a blink of an eye Before you realise it.
We don’t live centuries after all.
Marketing is the least of Apple’s worry, provided they can spin the new device into something earth shattering no matter what and millions would still line up pressing that preorder button right after the event ends.
You will be disappointed when next years iPhone 16 comes out, since nothing much new would come out of it anyways.
No wow = outdated.
So yeah. Same folks who thinks USB-C is dated just because it is a wire.
As if people in US not already subscribing into iPhone already. How many people actually own their iPhone and let iPhone upgrade program lapse Nowadays?
I would much prefer nothing interrupting my display experience. Not even the camera. If they can’t put FaceID under the display, I prefer they put TouchID into the side button. It works fine. I would take a small display on the back to use with FaceTime calls and the real camera, too.
I would pay $1000 more to have no FaceID and no front display camera just pure screen. Give me the option Apple. I hated the notch. Dynamic Island isn’t better nor is it worse; they both suck.
Better yet, give me iOS and A17 inside a Samsung Ultra. That’s my perfect phone. I want iOS and I want the A17 SoC, but I want a big beautiful display that isn’t ruined by design language. Truly believe Apple could have all ready put FaceID under the display. The technology is ready. They could do it with the camera too for FaceTime calls. The reason they don’t is design language. Apple wants everyone to know that you are using iPhone. And that’s a terrible reason for us as consumers.
$5k for a free-world made iPhone with dual SIM tray, plus eSIM, no notches or dynamic islands, Qualcomm 5G, 120Hz Pro Motion, 5,000MaH battery, solid titanium back, with USB C charging and Thunderbolt speeds, 2TB SSD, and 16GB of RAM. Leave the mute switch but allow it to also be an action button when pressed. Give me a 10x optical zoom camera, and make the iPhone thicker so the camera lenses are flush with the back of the iPhone. Put a one inch screen on the back for FaceTime calls. Call it the Ultra. Or just use a Samsung Ultra and throw an A17 SoC and iOS on it and I would be happy if it’s made in Korea not a dictatorship/communist/military-ruled country.
Make this special edition and I will pay $5k and upgrade anytime they give me something to truly cheer for.
I guess my comments have caused a raucous. I am still holding out & keeping faith in the 16 pro max larger screen.
Let’s make an iPhone 15 mini this year’s “one more thing.”
At this point we are just reaching now. Macrumors team, just do karaoke everyday until September 12.
Tim Cook is a master of shaking down customers for every last penny.
My 14 Pro is still at 100% and has the best battery life of any iPhone I have used so far. (I always buy the Pro version and never the Max)
You could be on to something there, maybe Apple want to update both the Mini and SE to USB C in line with the 15 models for consistency. I can definitely imagine, but don't have too much hope for the Mini though.
Same here. I never had overheating issues so far, and my area just went through a heat wave.
There was one or two times I remember where the phone felt a bit warm, but it still ran fine.
I have tiny garden gnome hands and I much prefer the gigantic iPhone. But I also work out 6x a week, so my hand game is strong. I tried the small Mini for a while and the screen real estate was just driving me nuts. I really do think the Mini needs to stay in the lineup for those that prefer it, though. If they're not selling as well as the bigger phones, they should just make less of them. Both of my folks prefer the Mini as well as several other members of my family. People want the Mini, just not as much as the larger phones.
I have small hands, and I switched from a 12 mini to a 14 Pro Max. I got used to the large phone right away and I actually prefer the larger screen.
But yeah I understand that large phones are not for everybody, and I wish Apple understands that too. They should start making new mini iPhones again.
I was like you for over 10 years, hated the thought of big phones. Switched from an 12 mini to a 13 Pro simply because of 120Hz, switched to 14 Pro Max simply because of battery life.
I hated both sizes up for a week, then it clicked, now i dont want to go back. The big phones are such a step up in terms of everyday usage (battery, visability, typing etc…) but I think the mini still would be a great addition to the lineup and i think it will come back in a SE.
- I honestly think the mini was droped because it made people more likely to switch to something else. Hear me out. The iPhone is still the central component to Apples Ecosystem. Having a mini makes people use it less because of poorer battery life, they dont get sucked in as much, therefore not as addicted to the OS, therefore more likely not to buy other products, etc… It makes sense for apple to have their most vital flagship products be the very best it can be.
- Magsafe Leather Wallet really helps for 1 hand use on bigger phones, i just grab the wallet with the 4 fingers, so my thumb can use pretty much the whole screen.
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So posts like this are trusted? There doesn't seem to be a reference to the actual source. Since there's already a known sequence, anybody can just make up the next expected numbers and say they "found this", without actually providing proof.
Expecting battery improvements with A17 on the 15 Pro models
Observations and claims like this need a lot more context. For example, is it a 1st-party or 3rd-party app generally causing the overheating? That app could have inefficient code, or a bug creating excessive CPU cycles. Do you observe this overheating when doing something simple like reading a web page?
Also, screen protectors and cases can change the thermal dynamics of the phone, preventing heat from escaping as easily thereby creating more heat internally.
The size actually is my main complaint about current smartphones. I have Mi Max 3, which was the largest smartphone when it came out and still is the largest today. It already is five years old though no phones of that size came after that. So I have the choice of either keeping my outdated large phone, switch to a faster, but smaller one or spend a lot of money on a foldable phone. Why can't there be at least one manufacturer in the world that still produces large non-foldable phones? Isn't there a market for it? The problem today is that manufacturers only use the diagonal as a measurement. So there my still be 6.9 inch phones, but it is the width that counts for me. When scrolling through Instagram or using most other apps, the width is the factor that determines the size of photos, text and the on-screen keyboard.
So even the iPhone 14 Pro Max actually is actually too small for my taste. I never used smartphone one-handed. I use one hand to hold the phone and the other hand to type on it. In the Apple ecosystem my choice would probably be the iPad mini. That is even larger than my smartphone, but cheaper than an iPhone.
So even the iPhone 14 Pro Max actually is actually too small for my taste. I never used smartphone one-handed. I use one hand to hold the phone and the other hand to type on it. In the Apple ecosystem my choice would probably be the iPad mini. That is even larger than my smartphone, but cheaper than an iPhone.
I trust very little on this site. then again it’s a fan site that’s what you get. Years of viewing these types of sites I take this with Little or none truth. People make their own assumptions people make their own accusations I just don’t take it serious from the site.