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Maybe they used their MacBook while plugged in, it's a common issue: https://www.google.com/search?q=macbook+grounding
I don't want the notch/pill gone because it would look cooler, but because it is distracting and cuts into the shape of the display. It is a utilitarian demand. I'd rather have larger bezels at the top/bottom.
I am going out with a limb to suggest John Ives vision of a single slab of glass.
When Apple introduced the X they ditched the home button in favour for the first steps to a full screen display.
The iPhone Slim or Air is not a X moment, for myself the next X event is when Apple embraces the image below and rids us of that hideous dynamic distraction.
By getting rid of the Dynamic Island and bezels Apple will be able to embrace a full and more wider display.
Finally it will also open the doors to transparent displays and other future tech possibilities.
When Apple introduced the X they ditched the home button in favour for the first steps to a full screen display.
The iPhone Slim or Air is not a X moment, for myself the next X event is when Apple embraces the image below and rids us of that hideous dynamic distraction.
By getting rid of the Dynamic Island and bezels Apple will be able to embrace a full and more wider display.
Finally it will also open the doors to transparent displays and other future tech possibilities.
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Yesssss a iPhone 7, full screen no Dynamic Island or perhaps a virtual one which appears if you have an app that has some info you want to see persistently. At a minimum 48 hr battery life. And a flush camera so it lays flat. 7 and 6s my favorite designed phone, super thin when the screen was off it looked like a liquid ink drop in the shape of a rectangle. And the smaller size perfect for the one hand. Ppl say y didn’t you buy a 13 mini when it was out, I say bc I wanted a mini pro and Apple didn’t deliver that.
Sounds like most just want some new type of physical form factor so that it feels new or different from the older models. Most of these other suggestions sound impractical either from a business or functionality perspective.
Yes it’s cool to buy and hold a newly designed iphone in your hands, rather than buying into the same aging design.
This is the biggest drawback for myself in upgrading my 12 pro max. Cook is selling us the same phone with incremental changes year by year.
Unlike Jobs and IVE who were revising the designs within every 2 to 3 years.
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I'd like to be able to dock the phone with monitor, keyboard and mouse and use it as a desktop.
Jobs only led the OG—>3G/3GS—>4/4S transitions?
5/5S—>6/6S/7/8 were all identical…
X/XS/11 were very similar
12/13/14/15/16 being similar makes sense but the 15/16 going Titanium significantly dropped weight and now expanded screen size.
Phones are more expensive now and built to last. I don’t know why it’s a problem that someone’s 12 is serving them well still. Is it just boredom? If the 12 works fine, from 4 years ago, is that not stating something about the quality of Apple’s manufacturing?
Sooner or later my phone 12 pro max will become unsupported, when that day comes I would like to buy something new not the same.
Would you buy the same year of car, when you need to replace it.
People already complain that iPhones are fragile, but a folding iPhone would be much more delicate. They still don't fold completely flat and dust is a big threat. Plus with the "Apple Tax" it might easily be over $2000. But if they had to make a foldable, I think the iPad would be more logical, like the iPad mini form factor.
As far as iPhone, I think it would be interesting to see a model with a flush camera bump again. What if they made the phone tapered so the camera bump was flush but then the other end of the phone was skinnier? It would be better for setting the phone on a flat surface and be a new design paradigm. The tapered design of the MacBook Air was quite iconic and beloved.
As far as iPhone, I think it would be interesting to see a model with a flush camera bump again. What if they made the phone tapered so the camera bump was flush but then the other end of the phone was skinnier? It would be better for setting the phone on a flat surface and be a new design paradigm. The tapered design of the MacBook Air was quite iconic and beloved.
I present the iPhone Ultra:
- 7-inch Display
- 5000 mAh Battery
- 3000 nit QD-OLED Screen with 144 Hz refresh rate
- An A series processor that’s on par with the M2 or M3 Pro
- Screen with an anti-reflective coating
- FaceID and Front Camera under the display
- More vibrant titanium colours for the frame
- Action and Camera Control buttons
- 48 MP 1” Main Camera Sensor
- 48 MP Ultrawide Camera
- 48 MP Telephoto Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
- Another 48 MP Telephoto Camera with 3x Zoom
- 48 MP Front Camera
- 45W Wired Charging and 25W Wireless Charging
- 12 GB of RAM with at least 256 GB of Storage going upto 2 TB
- USB-C port with Thunderbolt 4 transfer speeds
- A new Sapphire Crystal Ceramic Shield replacement
- Can run MacOS if plugged into an external display
- 7-inch Display
- 5000 mAh Battery
- 3000 nit QD-OLED Screen with 144 Hz refresh rate
- An A series processor that’s on par with the M2 or M3 Pro
- Screen with an anti-reflective coating
- FaceID and Front Camera under the display
- More vibrant titanium colours for the frame
- Action and Camera Control buttons
- 48 MP 1” Main Camera Sensor
- 48 MP Ultrawide Camera
- 48 MP Telephoto Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
- Another 48 MP Telephoto Camera with 3x Zoom
- 48 MP Front Camera
- 45W Wired Charging and 25W Wireless Charging
- 12 GB of RAM with at least 256 GB of Storage going upto 2 TB
- USB-C port with Thunderbolt 4 transfer speeds
- A new Sapphire Crystal Ceramic Shield replacement
- Can run MacOS if plugged into an external display
How are you supposed to hold that phone? I already have problems with accidental screen touches with my 14! Sure, it looks good from a sci-fi perspective, but unless accidental touch rejection gets a LOT better, that phone is just going to be a frustration factory for me.
The specs you listed looks like the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Ultra smartphone. I know that doesn't count as "revolutionary", but the least that Apple could do is catch up to Samsung.
There are very good reasons besides cannibalization.
First of all, it’s a conceptual problem: people don’t usually end up in a situation where they have a phone, cable (or without it with AirPlay, even if it’s a bit futuristic), screen, keyboard and mouse but don’t have a proper laptop/desktop, which is a better product for the use case. In theory it might sound great, but I bet usefulness would be limited.
Then, practical problems. You talked about seamlessly switching from docked to handheld modes. This can be the case with the iPad, that can also run SM without a external display. But what happens with the iPhone? How do apps reorganize? If you’ve used SM in the iPad, you know switching back to the full-screen mode is not the best experience.
And I think that’s the easiest one. Because if it’s ”like a Mac”, you need storage partition, it will necessarily need to reboot, you need to handle authentication, and thousands of problems more. If it’s like an iPad, every iPhone app (even if you don’t use it) package would need to include the iPad viewport, you have to think how to handle APIs that work with completely different hardware, etc.
The haters here will never admit to it, but Apple is missing out on a foldable iPhone/iPad. I want an iPhone/iPad that’s 10” when folded out and folds to about the same size as a Pro Max. Yes, the crease looks bad from an angle, but the Samsung Fold looks amazing. Have dual app support with great features. My ultimate phone is a dual OS that runs iOS and Android at the same time. Android on one side of the fold and iOS on the other? Sometimes both? Samsung builds it and it runs Apple SoC and OS including MacOS. Just rip the bandaid off and let us run our devices the way we want to… Laugh all you want, but people who actually want to “own” their devices should want this too. We pay for the devices, and we should be able to do whatever we want for them. I am sick of AAPL by TIM. I want a real device I own and can do whatever I want with THAT FOLDS!
Ditto on your features + the following:
- iPhone X screen size (5.8”)
- Embedded, firmware-upgradable foundation LLMs
- 16GB RAM
I’d be happy with better scratch resistance and a camera that can rival a “proper camera” so I’d be happy with a thicker phone within reason.
We’re not talking about pre installed privacy shields. We are talking about display tech that can limit viewing angles on-demand.
You’re in your banking/finance app? Boom, it kicks in. You leave the app? Back to great viewing angles.
A really, really slim iPhone would be a "wow" for me. So long as it doesn't bend and is really high-quality, I'd love it.
