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Apple Could Launch Two New Full-Screen iPhones Next Year (theverge.com)
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects to see two new full-screen iPhones next year: one will have a 6.5-inch OLED display, essentially making it a Plus version of the iPhone X; and the other will have a 6.1-inch LCD display, likely making it more like a full-screen version of the current Plus-sized iPhone. Both are said to have the notch. The Verge reports: In his research note, which was reported by MacRumors, Kuo writes that Apple is hoping to "satisfy various needs of the high-end market" by expanding its full-screen product line. At the high end will be the 6.5-inch OLED iPhone; beneath that will be an updated version of the 5.8-inch OLED iPhone X; and finally, the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone will sit below both them. Kuo predicts that the 6.1-inch phone will be priced somewhere between $649 to $749 and be set apart by having a less-dense screen resolution, offering a worse picture. If Apple does introduce a 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, $749 certainly seems too cheap for it to sell at -- the iPhone 8 starts at $699 as it is, and the 8 Plus starts at $799. The 6.1-inch phone sounds like a step up from the existing Plus model, so it would make more sense to sell it for, say, $899, right between a refreshed version of the Plus and a refreshed version of the X.
It sure would be nice if we saw something new from Apple besides just cell phones. I know that they make them a lot of money. I also know that they have teams of people dedicated to the design of their desktop and laptop computers. Or they did at one time. What have they been doing? I'll be looking for a new computer soon and I'd like to see something from Apple that's not just a slight variation on what they had before.
I don't mean anything "big and bold" as a change, just put the high resolution screens on all their devices, wider adoption of ThunderBolt 3, just something newer. I'm not even sure what I want, just not the same thing for the last six years might help.
They got great phones. The tablets look good too. Even the iPods don't seem half bad. The laptops and desktops just don't seem all that great any more. That iMac Pro might be nice, if someone could actually buy one.
Time to catch up Apple. You should not have fallen behind in the first place.
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I agree. I still think that the iPhone SE is the "right size" for a cell phone. It also has a better design, from before Apple decided it needed round edges to everything or that camera bumps were acceptable. I wouldn't mind an updated design, maybe with less bezel and more screen, but I wish Apple would stop making their products worse.
Dear Consumer,
We no longer give a shit what features you want. You'll get what makes us the most money and like it.
Fuck you, and have a nice day.
Hugs and Kisses,
- Apple, Google, and Samsung
That's a bit of an exaggeration but I applaud you policy of hating Apple, Google and Samsung equally.
A bit of an exaggeration? Not really. Try and remember a feature on a smartphone that consumers actually asked for.
A super-mega-retina-grade display on a 5" screen? Rather pointless, but let's add $100 onto the MSRP anyway.
Remove the headphone jack? Zero consumer demand for that, but how about wireless earbuds at 5x the cost. What a bargain!
Non-replaceable batteries? Yup, another revenue generating feature no one asked for, but let's make sure every device has this "upgrade".
All-glass design? Yes, please make my device FAR more breakable, and don't forget the back too (said no consumer ever.)
10MP cameras and 4K recording? Tack on another $100 to the MSRP.
Discounted phone price with contract? Yeah, no. We'll just give you a full MSRP 2-year loan instead. That way, it won't seem like we're ripping you off.
About the only damn thing that has come out lately that consumers actually needed was some level of water resistance. Of course, this benefit was pretty much voided with the all-glass design, since there's far more revenue to be made with dropping smartphones vs. dunking them.
Sadly, I stand by my "exaggeration".
I can't say I missed small displays, larger displays make browsing easier. As for asking to have the headphone jack removed, I did indeed not ask for that, but since I have been using bluetooth headphones for years I did not miss the jack when it went and I have found many uses for high resolution cameras. Also I have not tied myself to mobile subscription to get a cheap phone for over 15 years. I have had glass screen phones since they arrived on the market and so far a rubber edge buffer and a screen protection foil, or these days a product called PanzerGlass, has resulted in me not having broken a single mobile phone screen... ever. If you are dumb enough to buy an insanely expensive phone and then carrying it around with out a cheap rubber buffer and a screen protector it's your own damn fault when you drop your precious and the glass breaks.