OK, so, I'm enjoying the other recent poll I put up, I thought I'd do another. This is more of a thought experiment. Going forward, if there was going to be one design and one design only for the iPhone forever starting now, which current or past one would you want it to be? We're not talking about features or size: let's assume that whatever features come in real life would also come to this "new" design. Everything that's come so far: Touch and Face ID, edge-to-edge screen, Dynamic Island, a variety of sizes and regular and pro levels, iOS designs, all of that is the same, just packaged in a visual (and tactile) design language of your choice. Which would it be?
A note on the camera bump: you might make the case (haha) that a camera flush with the back of the chassis is a fundamental element of the designs that predate the 6, and that how could you possibly have all the advanced camera stuff on, say, a 4? This is where it goes into thought experiment territory. Let's just say that, magically, something allows it. Either somehow the physics of the universe get changed so that it can all fit in the shallower camera lens, or that Apple is able to accommodate the bump without befouling the design.
EDIT: The same note goes for materials. If a 5G radio, say, requires materials that aren't incorporated into a design, let's just pretend it magically gets fixed somehow. All the same features and functions that exist now (or will exist) exist in your selected design.
Here's the previous poll:
What was your favorite major iPhone feature breakthrough?
A note on the camera bump: you might make the case (haha) that a camera flush with the back of the chassis is a fundamental element of the designs that predate the 6, and that how could you possibly have all the advanced camera stuff on, say, a 4? This is where it goes into thought experiment territory. Let's just say that, magically, something allows it. Either somehow the physics of the universe get changed so that it can all fit in the shallower camera lens, or that Apple is able to accommodate the bump without befouling the design.
EDIT: The same note goes for materials. If a 5G radio, say, requires materials that aren't incorporated into a design, let's just pretend it magically gets fixed somehow. All the same features and functions that exist now (or will exist) exist in your selected design.
Here's the previous poll:
What was your favorite major iPhone feature breakthrough?
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