Other What would a revolutionary iPhone look like?

[DDustiNN]

Flatten the ridiculous camera bulge which just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Get rid of the “Dynamic Island” and give me a full screen with no holes. Include under-display camera and Face ID.

Touch ID under the glass as well.

Black back with silver edges like the iPhone 4.

Perfection 👌

 

[BB8]

rounded edges

😎

 

[CrysisDeu]

Give me a triple fold

 

[Chuckeee]

A couple of idea:

Pro version:

SE version:

 

[Husky22]

This reminds me of the itchy and scratchy focus group

 

[Parowdy]

One that didn’t have a headache and nausea inducing screen would be quite revolutionary.

I understand that people don't want to accept that the OLED iPhones aren't well suited for everyone, but that doesn't explain the saltiness all the people must feel scrolling past your comment. Take my upvote if no one else's.

 

[Parowdy]

A couple of idea:
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Pro version:
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SE version:
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aint 6x9 is 54?

 

[Diorama]

I understand that people don't want to accept that the OLED iPhones aren't well suited for everyone, but that doesn't explain the saltiness all the people must feel scrolling past your comment. Take my upvote if no one else's.

I know someone who returned their MacBook Air M2 because they could ‘feel the WiFi and radiation coming from the keyboard’.

 

[jeshanros]

I’d like something durable enough to go without a case. I realize that will be different for different people, but  WATCH Ultra durable would be good enough for me. Possibly an ultra low energy display on the back to provide optional information when the main screen is face down, sort of a standby mode back screen. I’d like more optical zoom (is there such a thing as too much?) 20-30X would cover 98% of what I photograph. Battery life on the Pro Max phones is adequate, but like optical zoom, is there such a thing as too much?

 

[Parowdy]

There's not really something that would be 'revolutionary'. However, I think there are some things that could 'wow' users:

- A new design (really new, because the current one is basically an iPhone 12. Something like going from a 3GS to 4)
- True variable optical camera zoom, essentially reducing the need for 3 cameras and going back to 2
- Display tech: maybe 'directed HDR'? Imagine having a photo where you look at some water and than when you tilt your head, the way the sun reflects the water also changes. I'm not talking about a software effect here. I'm talking about just moving your head around and you seeing different parts of the image from a different perspective, like in real life.
- A breakthrough in battery life. Like instead of you charging your phone each night, you'll need to charge it only like once every few weeks.

Also one I think would be cool was like a build-in 'privacy screen protector'. My mom had one for a few years. When she got a newer model, she asked me 'where in the settings menu she could enable that' again. She looked a bit surprised when I told her it was not a device feature, but instead something that her previous screen protector did.

I think it would be pretty neat if you could actually artificially reduce the viewing angles. Apple could possibly do it the Apple way as well: when you're using Face ID, or entering a password or something like that, it would just pop on to avoid shoulder surfing.

Preinstalled privacy shields are only a good idea if they are optional like the mate glass on the iPad, because not everybody will like that, like me or anyone else who uses their phone at odd angles or to show something to multiple people at the same time.

 

[Diorama]

Preinstalled privacy shields are only a good idea if they are optional like the mate glass on the iPad, because not everybody will like that, like me or anyone else who uses their phone at odd angles or to show something to multiple people at the same time.

My HP work laptop has a privacy shield that can be turned on and off. Makes the screen noticeably dimmer even from the front, but does make the screen black from off angles

 

[1096bimu]

The most common mistake people come up with when asked to give a better phone design, is they come up with designs that's cool or novel but has no utilitarian advantage.

This all screen no hole no notch idea for example. Firstly it's so lame and obvious even a kid knows it's better to be just all screen, you're not contributing much.
But if we think more about this, it's just not a better design, sure you could sacrifice some features that would otherwise require a hole, let's say we remove FaceID and have the camera behind the screen, that's doable today, but is it better?
Let's ask another question, let's say you can just have 100% screen, what information are you now going to put there in the space that was previously just a cutout/hole? Is it even aesthetically pleasing to do this? Fill the screen with information/text?
Yes more screen is generally better because screen is programmable you can have the screen display black if you really really for some reason don't need the extra screen. However this is only true to some extent, going from 50% screen to 80% screen would be a huge jump. Going from 80% to 95% is a small bump. But going that last 5% is of basically no use, yet you have to sacrifice a lot of functionality to get that, so it makes no sense.

The smartphone for most people is first and foremost, a tool, it needs to work the best as its #1 priority, and then on top of that, if possible without any sacrifice to utility, have it look cooler.

 

[Adora]

I want a 4s with latest insides, large screen and TouchID.

 

[Parowdy]

I know someone who returned their MacBook Air M2 because they could ‘feel the WiFi and radiation coming from the keyboard’.

I know someone who ACTUALLY struggles with the flickering of OLED screens. It's not a myth and actually it's well established since the iPhone X that some people are too sensitive for this type of screen.
I find your comment condescending, misrepresenting and, frankly, not smart.

 

[Parowdy]

My HP work laptop has a privacy shield that can be turned on and off. Makes the screen noticeably dimmer even from the front, but does make the screen black from off angles

I think that's actually a good idea, however they did that. Almost sounds like an Apple thing they could have introduced some 15 years ago just for people to complain about the screen being too dim. On portable computers tho, that sounds like a great feature. From when is this technology/your laptop?

 

[cjsuk]

Several revolutionary features I would love for an iPhone:

1. Laser to amuse the cat with.
2. Plug in pocket sub woofer so I can be more annoying on the bus watching tiktoks.
3. An Apple logo that lights up so people know to steal my phone.
4. 6 programmable buttons on each side, which can be ignored like the one programmable one on mine but still indicate that I have a slightly newer phone than thou.
5. (I've said this elsewhere) Make the frame out of thermite so you can turn it into an incendiary via Find My when someone steals it off you.
6. Replace the back with eInk display so you can be reminded of how good the OLED is on the other side.
7. Side by side mini-USB, USB-C, lightning and XT60 sockets on the bottom so we can stop arguing.
8. User replaceable software.

Oh that last one is a shocker!

 

[Diorama]

I know someone who ACTUALLY struggles with the flickering of OLED screens. It's not a myth and actually it's well established since the iPhone X that some people are too sensitive for this type of screen.
I find your comment condescending, misrepresenting and, frankly, not smart.

I know someone who ACTUALLY literally returned their MacBook for this reason. This is someone who speaks 5 languages. Who am I to judge personal experience? I’ve had a medical issue that nobody believed me about once, so I don’t think people should be too quick to judge.

But.

1) Tens of thousands of people (at least) in the UK suffer from peanut allergies, but they ain’t changing the Snickers recipe just for them.

2) I remember this experiment the BBC carried out at the height of the ‘mobile masts cause headaches’ fears 25 years ago, the best bit:

The Should I Worry About team decided to carry out a test. We put ten students in a house for ten days and erected a mobile mast in the garden. We weren't entirely honest with them though; we told the students the mast was on at the start of the experiment and off at the end. In fact it was off at the start and on at the end. What's interesting is that the only time any of the students felt ill was when the mast was OFF but they thought it was ON.

 

[Diorama]

From when is this technology/your laptop?

It’s apparently a “HP EliteBook 830 G8”, it’s probably only a few years old.

 

[sleeptodream]

near future: back to stainless steel once the edge gets a bit thinner and the weight difference is less. something about polished stainless steel is just beautiful in a way titanium isn’t, or maybe even polished aluminum like the galaxy phones, which are also beautiful. also a sapphire display for the Pro phones. more likely to shatter but much less likely to scratch, i’d take that trade off personally. maybe make it optional for an extra upcharge?

farther future: i’m sick of carrying this thing around, i want a device with a curved display that’s worn on the arm to replace both my apple watch and iphone. it could be disconnected from the bracelet via magsafe if you want to also be able to type with both hands and for photography. with AI on the rise i feel like a lot more computing will not even involve touch, i want to be able to have my phone visible and interact with it with my voice while having both hands free to do something else. maybe a flexible display that can double as an arm worn device or traditional smartphone? give me the sci-fi future apple, i know you’re more than capable

 

[CooKieMoNs7eR]

Projector or hologram

 

[Flowstates]

Full screen

Foldable into an iPad format

Can be slotted into a macBook like enclosure for a full desktop experience

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But then they'd never sell me anything else.

 

[Siliconguy]

Plug it into a monitor and have it run macOS. There’s really no reason why they couldn’t do this these days other than cannibalizing sales of their other devices.

Yes. Plug the phone into a small dock which is really a hub for keyboard, mouse, monitor and a couple more USB ports.

In fact it already exists. Apple just needs to support it. I do wonder if the phone can handle the continuous thermal load though.

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[nutriousmitten]

10x optical zoom.
IR Blaster.
Foldable, or, some sort of easily attachable (magnetic) second screen to get to the size of a Mini.
Swappable batteries.
iPad M4 thin or thinner.
Runs MacOs/iOS dual.

iPhone X was a gem for the updated ergonomics and size, my guess is whatever special iPhone Air coming next year will be something along the same improvements.

 

[johhno140]

I know someone who ACTUALLY literally returned their MacBook for this reason. This is someone who speaks 5 languages. Who am I to judge personal experience? I’ve had a medical issue that nobody believed me about once, so I don’t think people should be too quick to judge.

But.

1) Tens of thousands of people (at least) in the UK suffer from peanut allergies, but they ain’t changing the Snickers recipe just for them.

2) I remember this experiment the BBC carried out at the height of the ‘mobile masts cause headaches’ fears 25 years ago, the best bit:

The Should I Worry About team decided to carry out a test. We put ten students in a house for ten days and erected a mobile mast in the garden. We weren't entirely honest with them though; we told the students the mast was on at the start of the experiment and off at the end. In fact it was off at the start and on at the end. What's interesting is that the only time any of the students felt ill was when the mast was OFF but they thought it was ON.

1) The difference is the company that makes Snickers offers a very comparable premium confectionery bar which is nut free. Smart phone manufacturers are not offering the same premium alternative for those affected by PWM and/or temporal dithering.
2) I fully accept a placebo effect in the instance you quote, however, for many, including myself, the problem with OLED phone screens occurred with absolutely zero prior knowledge of any issues. It didn’t take me long to work out that using one for a couple of minutes made me feel sick though.

 

[Chuckeee]

aint 6x9 is 54?

That implies there is a fundamental problem with the universe