They can likely figure out something to make it all still work fine depending on materials they use and perhaps some other design elements that would cover it all without overpowering bands on the phone. Seems like this is a wish list of sorts, so not that strange that some people would like to see that happen to some degree.
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What's the iPhone 7 going to be?
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They can likely figure out something to make it all still work fine depending on materials they use and perhaps some other design elements that would cover it all without overpowering bands on the phone. Seems like this is a wish list of sorts, so not that strange that some people would like to see that happen to some degree.
for the 7 series, i want a sapphire back just like the iphone 4 series... the s6 beat us to the punch but its ours to begin with. i want the chamferred edges to return. 2gb of ram, i'm guessing 6S will start it off. different color, cobalt blue anyone?
I would like a better camera--DSLR or something. I am not a pro. I know this one is rated well. But, so far not impressed. I will soon be able to take landscaping pics and compare them to my S4 from last year. Would also like some editing features on the camera w/o having to get a second app. Maybe that is normal for most cameras, don't know.
So, unless I can compare same pics from last summer of same plants etc, I am not sure if I am happy with it.
Not saying the camera is bad, maybe just my eyes--
So, unless I can compare same pics from last summer of same plants etc, I am not sure if I am happy with it.
Not saying the camera is bad, maybe just my eyes--
For me, I would love to see the design of the iPhone 4 come back with the chamfered edges, a little thicker and with the added space, a bigger battery. Thinner bezels would give a little more screen real estate, but in the same package as the current iPhones. I used to have an HTC One M8 and loved the boom sound speakers, which would be a nice added feature. Internally, I'm not concerned with what Apple does because they always seem to put together a very responsive processor. It doesn't take much to make me happy, so as long as Apple continues innovate, and keep things simple.
I have no idea about the iPhone 7. Possibly introduce the press force screen feature like on the Apple Watch (I doubt that they'll implement that for the 6s). But here's the thing, the force touch press would probably have limited features. Possibly a preview feature in which you can force press an icon on the home screen and a small preview will be shown of what's recent (Good for weather, tweets, Facebook Messenger, Messages etc). Obviously an app will have to support that feature.
As for the 6s, obviously 2GB of RAM and a triple core processor (similar to A8X chip on iPad Air 2). Maybe a minor bump in the pixels for the camera.
As for the 6s, obviously 2GB of RAM and a triple core processor (similar to A8X chip on iPad Air 2). Maybe a minor bump in the pixels for the camera.
id love to see a return of the glass back a la 4/4S. I kind of suspect if they want to go thinner, they need to go back to glass/stainless to prevent bending. But at the same time I think if they go back to glass they can't go as thin.
Id love a 4.7" iPhone with glass front and rear, curved on the front like the 6, in about a 5mm thick casing. Keep the elongated buttons like the 6 for the slim look. Shrink the bezels modestly, maybe just 10%, just enough to look a little fresher. That would be gorgeous.
Id love a 4.7" iPhone with glass front and rear, curved on the front like the 6, in about a 5mm thick casing. Keep the elongated buttons like the 6 for the slim look. Shrink the bezels modestly, maybe just 10%, just enough to look a little fresher. That would be gorgeous.
Nothing is more important than being thinner
In seriousness, what I would like to see:
4.7" 1080P Display
2-3GB of RAM
14 hours of wifi browsing time
10MP Camera
More rigid design
In seriousness, what I would like to see:
4.7" 1080P Display
2-3GB of RAM
14 hours of wifi browsing time
10MP Camera
More rigid design
Nothing is more important than being thinner
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I am afraid you are probably right. But I wonder what will have to go to make the phone thinner still:
Sealed in SIM without a door?
No speakers?
Lightning headphones?
I lean more towards the Apple Fanboy side of the fence, even though I am rocking a Note 4 currently....
...and honestly, I am expecting Apple to do something completely stupid for the iPhone 7 that I never asked for or wanted...like removing the headphone jack, sticking with a blah 720P display, gimping battery life for the sake of being the "thinnest iPhone ever"...
Me either! I edited my post to show that I actually don't mean to have a phone without an antenna.
My guess would be...
Body: aluminium, sapphire crystal.
Display: 4.7 & 5.5 inches, oled, higher resolution.
SoC: Apple A10, tri core cpu, quad gfx, 2gb ram.
Camera: 10MP duel lens, front camera will see some kind of improvement to.
Battery: that new battery tech in the new MacBook might make its way into iOS devices to make them even thinner.
Body: aluminium, sapphire crystal.
Display: 4.7 & 5.5 inches, oled, higher resolution.
SoC: Apple A10, tri core cpu, quad gfx, 2gb ram.
Camera: 10MP duel lens, front camera will see some kind of improvement to.
Battery: that new battery tech in the new MacBook might make its way into iOS devices to make them even thinner.
Like many here, I think the "bending" issue has been pretty well blown out of proportion. Nevertheless, Apple did have to endure a fair amount of other than favorable press coverage as a result. Do you think Apple plans on beefing up a bit the chassis of the next iteration of the iPhone?
Not sure how much thinner you can get due to the camera and headphone jack. Instead give me the battery concept like the new macbooks that every single spec of empty space will be filled with batteries.
We could also push a 5" screen by going closer to the edges and can definately see the + version get 5.7" since the total size is larger than a Note 4.
We could also push a 5" screen by going closer to the edges and can definately see the + version get 5.7" since the total size is larger than a Note 4.
Since I'm going to skip the 6S, I'll have an upgrade for the 7! Hope they make it more durable. Water resistance would be cool a la Apple watch. Same with induction charging.
I hope they start doing that sometime soon. Just think of how much battery life you could get out of a phone the thickness of the 3GS or even 4 with parts the size of the current gen and the rest of the space filled up with more batteries.
I feel like the iPhone is getting to the point that it's so thin that they will look more and more the same, like how iPads are going. If the phone gets any thinner, will the buttons be anything other than long skinny shapes? Hard to imagine going back to circles. Will the speaker and mic grills go back to the more detailed milling? Can't see it. It just has to get more and more simpler. Jony's ideal clean slate.
Every change they make will be in support of making the phone thinner, so I don't expect any return to the 4 or 5 style. and it'll make the 6 look old, meaning that the little plastic rim around the screen will go, it'll be just glass to metal. A buttonless home button like the new track pad. No metal insert on the lightning port. The shape is not so rounded. The glass still rounds as it does on the 6, but just cuts down and then back like the style of the MacBook line. Angular but still stubble curves. Sharp and curvy. We never had that. We only had curvy like a pillow, and angular like a brick. But nothing like the MacBook Air or the new MacBook. I think that would be beautiful.
And there will be a more stubble way of handling antenna lines. I think they are ok on the 6, I can't imagine a different design without adding vertical lines or asymmetries. The lines are the way they are now because on the top is NFC, below that next to the camera is cellular, and Wi-Fi is on the bottom. The very bottom piece is there for symmetry, it's just where the ports and grills belong. How do you have three antennas but want to make the entire back continuous metal (Johny's ideal vision), or at least look like it? As antennas get better, maybe you can use the camera area for NFC, if you only need a small place you can circle the camera area with a break, something that looks like it belongs to the camera but is really for an antenna. Have the Apple logo be another antenna, and a single line near the bottom for the third one. Or, if the camera trick sounds too far fetched, have one antenna as the Apple logo, and the others on the top and bottom. Each seperated by a classy, single horizontal break instead of the double deckers that are on the 6. I hope I remember this post and dig it up when that time comes around.
Every change they make will be in support of making the phone thinner, so I don't expect any return to the 4 or 5 style. and it'll make the 6 look old, meaning that the little plastic rim around the screen will go, it'll be just glass to metal. A buttonless home button like the new track pad. No metal insert on the lightning port. The shape is not so rounded. The glass still rounds as it does on the 6, but just cuts down and then back like the style of the MacBook line. Angular but still stubble curves. Sharp and curvy. We never had that. We only had curvy like a pillow, and angular like a brick. But nothing like the MacBook Air or the new MacBook. I think that would be beautiful.
And there will be a more stubble way of handling antenna lines. I think they are ok on the 6, I can't imagine a different design without adding vertical lines or asymmetries. The lines are the way they are now because on the top is NFC, below that next to the camera is cellular, and Wi-Fi is on the bottom. The very bottom piece is there for symmetry, it's just where the ports and grills belong. How do you have three antennas but want to make the entire back continuous metal (Johny's ideal vision), or at least look like it? As antennas get better, maybe you can use the camera area for NFC, if you only need a small place you can circle the camera area with a break, something that looks like it belongs to the camera but is really for an antenna. Have the Apple logo be another antenna, and a single line near the bottom for the third one. Or, if the camera trick sounds too far fetched, have one antenna as the Apple logo, and the others on the top and bottom. Each seperated by a classy, single horizontal break instead of the double deckers that are on the 6. I hope I remember this post and dig it up when that time comes around.
I think they'll incorporate some of the material technology learnt from the Apple watch program. Since 'bendgate' I think using a stronger (yet light) material for the chassis will be a main area to look at. Not suggesting liquid metal (or gold for that matter) but looking at what they have achieved with the watch is impressive. Other than that, standard spec bumps that we're used to.
Wow, you pretty much covered all bases didn't you?
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Please Apple, do not make the iPhone 7 any thinner!
Until you hold the thinner iPhone 7 in your hand and think "man, I can't believe how bulky the iPhone 6 was!"
Wow, you pretty much covered all bases didn't you?
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Until you hold the thinner iPhone 7 in your hand and think "man, I can't believe how bulky the iPhone 6 was!"
Not so sure about that, but I have little doubt Apple will at least try.
If it has the new USB-C connector, it can't be alot thinner.
Just my luck, it'll look similar to the 6.
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Thinner than it is now?
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Not so sure about that, but I have little doubt Apple will at least try.
If it has the new USB-C connector, it can't be alot thinner.
Thinner than it is now?