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Other Do you think these new iPads are a preview of whats to come for next years iPhones? [MERGED]
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Good point very well made! Couldn’t agree more.
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Are you kidding? Apple will do whatever they want, like they always do......are you forgetting the headphone jack?
In your example, they will make the change and car manufacturers will be expected to fall in line.....for older cars, 3rd party Bluetooth devices will be used and I’m sure apple will make plenty on producing their own in car connection kit
Thinner would make it more difficult to hold.
Should be as thick as the iPhone 4 with a thicker battery.
A headphone jack does one thing. The actual lighting port does a lot more then just Audio. They can take that out and not get that much backlash even though they did. If they got rid of an actual port that charges and provides audio/video it would be much bigger than a little 3.5mm jack.
Not everyone wants Bluetooth audio for high quality audio. Still don’t see it happening sorry.
you can preorder on a contract in australia too with apple store, they pretty much do exactly the same thing as carriers except with BETTER customer service since it's apple's exceptional core team. the only reason going to carrier is that there is no physical apple retail store nearby.
One of the reasons Apple went with the curved edges was comfort. When they went bigger with the 6 and 6plus, I recall Schiller saying something to the effect of their test units of 4.7 and 5.5 inch iPhones using the iPhone 5 style was uncomfortable to hold.
I don't think they're going back.
I don't think they're going back.
and why would they go to flat design for a much larger tablet which you hold...? They dropped the curved back angle and chambered edge for a straight edge.
Obviously I have no inside knowledge. The iPad and the iPhone are completely different animals. What works for one does not necessarily work for the other. The iPad is held differently the the iPhone.
If I had to guess, the iPad's new shape allows for more interior volume. They could put in a bigger battery.
Still don't think the iPhone 5 design is coming back anytime soon
The iPad took cues from the iPhone directly. The last style of iPad had the chambered edges for a long time. It also had the curved back but no longer has it.
I like the current design. If you want to see what an iPhone 5 design pushed further would look like, look no further than the Oneplus X. Oneplus were a bunch of idiots to discontinue it because it was a great design in a nice compact size.
It has a bit more rounded edges than iPhone 5 so it actually feels very good to hold.
My thinking is the iPad Pro apes MBP styling to draw the parallel to laptops so I doubt Apple will do that for their phone range.
It has a bit more rounded edges than iPhone 5 so it actually feels very good to hold.
My thinking is the iPad Pro apes MBP styling to draw the parallel to laptops so I doubt Apple will do that for their phone range.
So design will stay curved from now on? I feel like apples new boxy style look will look more “modern” now that they can do that style of design right with the technology nowadays.
Apple won’t go USB-C on the iPhones for one big reason.
Royalties!
Everything made for the lightning port (except the Chinese knock offs) has to be licenced from Apple and that is a massive money spinner for them.
iPad kinda had to go USB-C because Apple are pushing it as a computer and so it needs the port to connect proper computer peripherals but the iPhone as a mobile device doesn’t need such a port.
Whilst it would be nice to have a universal port for every device Apple won’t get their usual cut from the accessories manufacturers and they won’t like that.
Royalties!
Everything made for the lightning port (except the Chinese knock offs) has to be licenced from Apple and that is a massive money spinner for them.
iPad kinda had to go USB-C because Apple are pushing it as a computer and so it needs the port to connect proper computer peripherals but the iPhone as a mobile device doesn’t need such a port.
Whilst it would be nice to have a universal port for every device Apple won’t get their usual cut from the accessories manufacturers and they won’t like that.
I think it's more of an issue with ergonomics and comfort. Yes you end up using two hand for holding iPhones, but you primarily pick up the device with one hand and grip with one hand, whereas the tablet, you pinch it more and so the edges can be sharper on the iPad. Also, with the way the are pushing the commercials for the iPad show more people are using a keyboard and using a pencil on a flat service, but less time actually holding the tablet.
The iPhone 5 was my first full purchase of a brand new iPhone. I've always liked the design.
I would love if the plus models took on that design, especially if Apple made the camera flush with the housing.
I would love if the plus models took on that design, especially if Apple made the camera flush with the housing.
Are you sure it’s chamfered? From the video they posted and the hands on pics I don’t see the flat cut edges of the 5S. I see rounded edges.