Would be surprised if the 3dt was removed. Apple doesn’t seem to remove flagship features.
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Other After iPhone 11 leaked images ... will you be upgrading?
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I don’t mind the new looks but I won’t be upgrading my XS Max until 2020 which 5G iPhones should be out
Whose to say that the 11 will have longer battery life than the XS series?
Except for the outlier, the XR, Apple usually designs the battery size so the phone can run a set number of hours based on their desired criteria. For example, if their goalpost is 12 hours (based on some proprietary test) then they'll design the battery size to hit it.... but not more.
It is not without precedent for them to shrink the battery on future generations compared to the previous one if it can hit their goalpost. The iPhone 8 did exactly that.
Except for the outlier, the XR, Apple usually designs the battery size so the phone can run a set number of hours based on their desired criteria. For example, if their goalpost is 12 hours (based on some proprietary test) then they'll design the battery size to hit it.... but not more.
It is not without precedent for them to shrink the battery on future generations compared to the previous one if it can hit their goalpost. The iPhone 8 did exactly that.
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I’ve reached an exhaustion point of tech needing to be pretty or ground breaking. I nearly don’t care anymore. If it works great I’m happy.
I’m an Apple loyalists as well. I used Android until the 4S, and have been with Apple since then. 2 years ago I joined the Samsung Insights program, and got to try the Galaxy S7 for free for 6 months as my main device and it was hell. I can’t see myself going back to Android. I currently have the XS Max and have been experiencing dropped calls more now that I talk to my coworkers during our 8 hour shifts. I hate the intel modems and can’t wait to have a Qualcomm modem, so I think I’m going to wait out this year until the Qualcomm modems return.
Believe it or not, ‘consumer exhaustion’ really is a thing, where you have a tech Product upgraded annually, and the price points suffocate the technology, because the consumer doesn’t feel the need or see the need to want to upgrade to something when they spent so much money on the current device they’re using. And like any Apple product, it’s expensive, and that’s partly why consumers can’t justify the means to upgrade an iPhone every year, given the inflation of cost.
Until Apple...
1. Allows more than four icons per row, especially in the bottom row.
2. Has number row on their keyboards.
3. Has haptic feedback on their keyboards.
4. Gets better cell phone and general call quality connections.
5. Updates their calendar app.
6. Learns to attach images from Android. 10x easier.
7. Has better search bar function. No search bar possible on any screen. Are you joking?
8. Has better battery life
9. Fixes their utterly ridiculous notifications panel.
10. Instead of always having to go all the way to the top of the phone make it possible to just go from anywhere on the the screen to both access the Control Center and see notifications.
11. Adds LED light for notifications when the screen is off and an icon at the top.
12. Removes the notch.
...I'm not buying an iPhone
In addition it would also be nice to get to see the battery percentage at the top at all time.
But it's not a deal maker. However on a phone with such a bad battery performance it would come in handy.
1. Allows more than four icons per row, especially in the bottom row.
2. Has number row on their keyboards.
3. Has haptic feedback on their keyboards.
4. Gets better cell phone and general call quality connections.
5. Updates their calendar app.
6. Learns to attach images from Android. 10x easier.
7. Has better search bar function. No search bar possible on any screen. Are you joking?
8. Has better battery life
9. Fixes their utterly ridiculous notifications panel.
10. Instead of always having to go all the way to the top of the phone make it possible to just go from anywhere on the the screen to both access the Control Center and see notifications.
11. Adds LED light for notifications when the screen is off and an icon at the top.
12. Removes the notch.
...I'm not buying an iPhone
In addition it would also be nice to get to see the battery percentage at the top at all time.
But it's not a deal maker. However on a phone with such a bad battery performance it would come in handy.
6s did the same thing also, though it could be argued that it was due to the haptic engine taking up more space.
Interesting post. Makes me wonder what drives you to an iPhone forum board in the first place.
Happy with my Xs its at 98% capacity battery wise, it does the thing I use it for most and thats make phone calls, no drops or oddities with signal here in the UK on EE with the intel chip, but with 5G rolling out I'll have a look in 2020/2021 till then I'll keep using this phone.
I have found i don't really use the camera as much as I used to, but low light improvements would help as the Xs is appalling in dim conditions with video and FaceTime. Still none of these phones are in my view worth the price, jumping from a 7 to a Xs did not feel like over £1000 of improvements, but it did make me worry about its longevity being made of glass. I think Id probably be happy with a Pixel 3a style phone maybe, I like the idea of plastic over glass and aluminium, less fragile and I really don't care about 'the premium feel' hell its just a phone after all and I primarily use it for actually calling people.
I have found i don't really use the camera as much as I used to, but low light improvements would help as the Xs is appalling in dim conditions with video and FaceTime. Still none of these phones are in my view worth the price, jumping from a 7 to a Xs did not feel like over £1000 of improvements, but it did make me worry about its longevity being made of glass. I think Id probably be happy with a Pixel 3a style phone maybe, I like the idea of plastic over glass and aluminium, less fragile and I really don't care about 'the premium feel' hell its just a phone after all and I primarily use it for actually calling people.
I was here to do a search and read about the absolutely despicable call quality (sounds like the old 80's Motorola brick phones) call connection (people getting dropped where other phones, Android, with same carrier are fine) and bluetooth connection problems (you practically have to be on top of the phone for it to work for some) of the XS and the XS Max.
Came across this thread in the mean time.
I'd also like TouchID back, whether it's in the screen or even on the back, but I'm certainly not holding my breath.
The LED light for notification is literally the most juvenile, pointless and annoying feature imaginable and sums up Android perfectly
Also the notch looks really good, much better than a punch hole design as it’s more symmetrical. And much better than the notch on android phones which just scream cheap for some reason
Also the battery is incredible on the xr
