Maybe they'll add 3d photos and videos with all the camera/sensing hardware they'll have available.
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WSJ on 2019 iPhones: Triple-Lens Rear Camera on Next iPhone XS Max and Dual Rear on Next iPhone XR
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And an iPhone 5 sized body..
Instead of a triple camera I'd rather see this:
Slightly thicker case (ditch the bump)
bigger battery
Adopt Sony's IMX586 sensor for the camera
Slightly thicker case (ditch the bump)
bigger battery
Adopt Sony's IMX586 sensor for the camera
I’m keeping my iPhone X until Apple stops updating the device.
Don’t see much difference between my phone and these new ones
Don’t see much difference between my phone and these new ones
Another price increase? I think 3d touch is more useful than Apple realizes. Dropping the featuer seems like a cost cutting measure to get more profit.
Good news for dual camera on the LCD, or the "cheap" model but bad news if they put the third camera only on the Max. I like OLED but I'd stick with the smaller size and would like to have the best possibile camera there. I understand why they only put the second camera on the Plus models back in the day, but now they have the LCD model and two really expensive OLED phones, they can't compromise on the smaller OLED
[doublepost=1547214436][/doublepost]I wonder if they will give people with iPhone X a good reason to upgrade. I seriously doubt it.
Apple plans to release three new iPhone models later this year, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal today:
iPhone XR successor with a LCD display and dual-lens rear camera
iPhone XS successor with an OLED display and dual-lens rear camera
iPhone XS Max successor with an OLED display and a triple-lens rear camera
All three models may lack 3D TouchWell-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the same thing back in October, but there's a few new details here. Let's recap.
First, we've been hearing rumors that at least one new iPhone in 2019 will feature a triple-lens rear camera for quite some time, and it makes sense that it might be a feature exclusive to the highest-end, highest-priced successor to the iPhone XS Max.
The third lens could allow for advanced 3D sensing, improved optical zoom, and other functions. Earlier this week, we saw a render of what the triple-lens camera array may look like, and the design is quite polarizing:
A triple-lens rear camera on the next iPhone XS Max, whatever it is named, would increase its differentiation with the iPhone XS. The two smartphones are very similar as they exist now, with the iPhone XS Max's sole differences being a larger 6.5-inch display versus the 5.8-inch iPhone XS and longer battery life.
Meanwhile, this is the first we've heard that the iPhone XR successor may feature dual rear cameras, up from a single lens currently.
Apple has been aggressively marketing the iPhone XR, a lower-priced alternative with most-but-not-all features of the flagship iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models. A dual rear camera could increase the $749 starting price of the iPhone XR, or eat into Apple's profit margins slightly if pricing remains unchanged.
Apple may remove 3D Touch from its entire 2019 iPhone lineup, according to the report. This is a rumor we've heard before and likely means that Haptic Touch would extend from the iPhone XR to the next versions of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
Last, the report claims Apple is considering dropping the LCD model and making a complete shift to OLED displays in 2020. We've heard this rumor before, but some initially believed the transition to all-OLED would happen in 2019. This means the iPhone XR could be discontinued or upgraded to OLED next year.
Article Link: WSJ on 2019 iPhones: Triple-Lens Rear Camera on Next iPhone XS Max and Dual Rear on Next iPhone XR
Bigger battery, touch id back (face id sucks), smaller size phones.
AAAAALLLLLLLLLL OF THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS.
Triple lens? I'm intrigued (and that render is not going to be what Apple goes with).
Having to buy the Max to get it? I'm less than thrilled.
No 3D Touch? Might as well join the insecure peasants and get a robotphone.
I really hope 3D Touch stays. There would be a lot of lost functionality if they remove it. Most of the useful things you can do with 3D Touch can't be replicated by long pressing.
Yeah, but they'll get to it. Maybe not on launch day like a Spigen or Otterbox, but well within the phone's life cycle.
That's the smart move right there. I should have been doing this years ago but I don't have the discipline and I always get the urge to have the latest and greatest. Luckily this only happens to me with phones and laptops (and lately not so much since I use my macbook less and less) and not everything in my life
That's the smart move right there. I should have been doing this years ago but I don't have the discipline and I always get the urge to have the latest and greatest. Luckily this only happens to me with phones and laptops (and lately not so much since I use my macbook less and less) and not everything in my life
It's your money. If you can afford it, there is no point in holding back if you like the new features.
That's the smart move right there. I should have been doing this years ago but I don't have the discipline and I always get the urge to have the latest and greatest. Luckily this only happens to me with phones and laptops (and lately not so much since I use my macbook less and less) and not everything in my life
Your signature just ruined iOS for me. How do you sleep at night?
Man the small phone brigade are starting to annoy me. Can’t seem to read a single topic on this site without someone moaning about it.
Why would they do that? 3D has always been a wax and wane gimmick that has never really stuck. Remember when 3D TV's were all the rage... for all of 3 minutes. Unrelated, VR and AR look to be headed down the same path from a consumer perspective. There may be viable life for them in the commercial space though.
I'm guessing Apple has the usage statistics on 3DT. If the rumor is true, I'd guess those usage stats would dictate the fate of 3DT more than cost cutting.
I understand the need to differentiate between the successors of the XS and XS Max, but based on the article, it looks like the successor to the XR would get the same camera as the XS successor, with the main difference being LCD over an OLED screen. Personally, this makes the XR much more attractive to me.
It’s tough to say this, but if the next iPhone looks like the above and compromises 3D Touch, I won’t be getting it. I’ve been on the “next main version cycle” since the 3G, skipping the 7 because I went to the SE, then to the X.
The X design is only just tolerable in æsthetics and form factor compared to the SE, and the major ease-of-use selling point for me was 3D Touch. (I’m using my SE now while my X is in for a battery replacement. The screen is a bit cramped, but no 3D Touch is worse.)
So, if the next iPhone has this quarter square thing going on… First point, what is wrong with Ive?
Second point: Pass, I’ll get an XS to stay relatively current. And I’ll never be buying an iPhone without 3D Touch except at metaphoric gunpoint for the sake of some massive new features in the future (which aren’t iPhones’ thing there days…) or because the older generations can’t keep up.
Hope you read this, Apple!
The X design is only just tolerable in æsthetics and form factor compared to the SE, and the major ease-of-use selling point for me was 3D Touch. (I’m using my SE now while my X is in for a battery replacement. The screen is a bit cramped, but no 3D Touch is worse.)
So, if the next iPhone has this quarter square thing going on… First point, what is wrong with Ive?
Second point: Pass, I’ll get an XS to stay relatively current. And I’ll never be buying an iPhone without 3D Touch except at metaphoric gunpoint for the sake of some massive new features in the future (which aren’t iPhones’ thing there days…) or because the older generations can’t keep up.
Hope you read this, Apple!
Why why why remove 3D touch? It's so useful for previewing links...
Is this where the smartphone market has gone? Add in a new camera and call it a new phone? No wonder sales are slowing.
Is this where the smartphone market has gone? Add in a new camera and call it a new phone? No wonder sales are slowing.
2nd time I could care less about new iPhone rumours...
After iPhone X, the XS, XR, XS max XSi, TFSI, Turbo, Twin Stroke, etc. can't get me exited.
I just WISH Apple could release an iPhone XS mini (orso) with the size of the iPhone 5 but with the features of the XS.... pllleeeaasseee..?
After iPhone X, the XS, XR, XS max XSi, TFSI, Turbo, Twin Stroke, etc. can't get me exited.
I just WISH Apple could release an iPhone XS mini (orso) with the size of the iPhone 5 but with the features of the XS.... pllleeeaasseee..?
With how much people have paid and are paying for their new devices, people will hold onto their phones for longer. Apple has to know this.. or they just think people paying for the X over the XR are more likely to upgrade every 2 years....this would, of course, need to be proven. But sales so far have not reflected this.