Maybe but I don’t know what I’ll do when there’s no more sub 6” option from Apple. Big phones suck
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Six Reasons to Wait for Next Year's iPhone 17
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I am very tempted to hold back for the iphone 17 pro max for one main reason i cannot live with the pill cutout dynamic island. Especially given i watch alot of movies on my phone.
Eitherway this may be my longest upgrade cycle going for four years next year. My average used to be two to three years.
Eitherway this may be my longest upgrade cycle going for four years next year. My average used to be two to three years.
I'm pretty sure Apple could squeeze a vpn logo up top if they could be bothered, even with the Dynamic Island. Is there anything else you regularly pull down control centre to check?
How does that help me? That Apple could do it if they wanted to. It doesn't. They haven't done it for 7 generations of iPhones so they're not going to. Not until that screen real estate is freed up by under display Face ID.
There's nothing else I personally check regularly but there are several other icons that are hidden because of the notch or Dynamic Island. Focus Mode, active alarm and location services icons are just a few of the top of my head. There are more. These might be more or less useful for different people depending on their personal use cases.
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So yeah, no guarantee you'll get a VPN symbol at the top of the screen even after the Dynamic Island bids farewell. Interestingly, I really bloody hated the idea of the Dynamic Island for being even more intrusive on the screen than a notch. I've ended up liking the implementation as they use the Dynamic Island to display more info at the top of the screen- I like seeing what speaker I'm connected to, or when the timer ends, etc, without having to flick to a different screen. I'm with you on that- the more info on screen the better. Letting us pick and choose what goes up there, like on Mac, would be even better...
Edit: Going back to my previous point- I'm not saying getting rid of the Dynamic Island in 4 years or so won't be a good thing, it will be, but it's a minor thing as it's only a few mm of screen on a big screen. If you look at the upgrades I enjoyed going from an SE2 to a iPhone 15 Pro Max, now those are game changers:
- Much larger screen
- More than double the battery life
- OLED screen (personally indifferent to the differences generally but the deep blacks are super)
- ProMotion 120mhz refresh rate
- Much better main camera, plus bonus of slightly-better-than-pointless Ultra Wide and Zoom lenses
- Better front camera
- CPU/GPU ~twice as fast
- Faster charging
- USB-C port providing much faster data transfer
- Much better speakers
- 5G and better all round cellular performance
- Nearly 3x as much RAM
- Much more of the front of the device is screen
Most of those upgrades are more significant to me than getting rid of the Dynamic Island will be, as I don't watch videos zoomed in to fill the screen, but from here on out most upgrades will only be very minor. Now that most areas of the phone are 'excellent', dealing with the negatives of weight and thickness are the only game changers remaining that I can think of, as we aren't tolerating many shortcomings on top end phones any more.
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Yes! I want to see the VPN status again! I live in Latin America and use a VPN for financial transactions but if I fail to disable it before going on LTE—especially with CarPlay—all manner of network issues arise.
I got news for you. If you skip iPhone 16, the iPhone 29 will be much better.
Dunno what you see on phones with the Dynamic Island, but I can see space for a VPN icon. It isn't VPN icon vs Dynamic Island
Given Apple’s track record of locking standardised features behind the Pro iPhones, and Apple’s late adoption of industry standard features.
Each to their own. I just like that the Dynamic Island does something. Ideally there'd be no notch and more permanent info up top, or at least the option to stick more info up top.
What's the two year comment relating to?
It’s about time Apple brought the regular iPhones (non-Pro) up to a standard that is fitting to their price point. They’ve milked this line for too many years and offering very little improvement.
I highly doubt we see battery breakthrough in the next 4-5 years. An extra 2 hours of battery life is very possible. Would be especially welcome on an Apple Watch
So replete with pure speculation.
Apple's iPhone development roadmap runs several years into the future and the company is continually working with suppliers on several successive iPhone models concurrently, which is why we sometimes get rumored feature leaks so far ahead of launch. The iPhone 17 series is no different, and already we have some idea of what to expect from Apple's 2025 smartphone lineup.
If you plan to skip this year's iPhone 16, or if you're just plain curious about what's on the horizon, here are six rumored features that we are expecting to arrive in time for its successor, the iPhone 17 series, which is likely to be released in September 2025.
1. Under-Display Face ID
iPhone 17 Pro & iPhone 17 Pro Max
The iPhone 17 Pro is expected to be the first iPhone to feature under-panel Face ID technology. The only external indication of the under-display Face ID technology will likely be a circular cutout for the front-facing camera. This will probably be Apple's last premium model to include a circular cutout for the front-facing camera. Apple is then expected adopt under-display cameras in 2027's "Pro" iPhone models for a true "all-screen" appearance.
2. Larger Standard Devices
iPhone 17 & iPhone 17 Plus
This year's iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are rumored to be getting bigger display sizes, going from 6.12- and 6.69-inches to 6.27- and 6.86-inches, respectively. With the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus in 2025, Apple is expected to also bring the larger 6.27- and 6.86-inch display sizes to its two standard iPhone models. As a result, expect the entire iPhone 17 lineup to use a taller aspect ratio of 19.6:9, suggesting the devices will be slightly taller, rather than wider.
3. 120Hz ProMotion (Always-on Display)
iPhone 17 & iPhone 17 Plus
Apple intends to expand ProMotion to its standard models in 2025, allowing them to ramp up to a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling and video content when necessary. Notably, ProMotion would also enable the display on the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus to ramp down to a more power-efficient refresh rate as low as 1Hz, allowing for an always-on display that can show the Lock Screen's clock, widgets, notifications, and wallpaper even when the device is locked.
4. Apple-Designed Wi-Fi 7 Chip
iPhone 17 Pro & iPhone 17 Pro Max
Apple's premium 2025 models are expected to be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip for the first time. Wi-Fi 7 support would allow the "Pro" models to send and receive data over the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands simultaneously with a supported router, resulting in faster Wi-Fi speeds, lower latency, and more reliable connectivity. The Wi-Fi chip would also allow Apple to further reduce its dependance on external suppliers like Broadcom, which currently supplies Apple with a combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip for iPhones.
5. 48MP Telephoto Lens
iPhone 17 Pro Max
An upgraded 48-megapixel Telephoto lens on Apple's largest premium device is expected to be optimized for use with Apple's upcoming Vision Pro headset, which launches on February 2, 2024. (The current iPhone 15 Pro models feature 48-megapixel main, 12-megapixel ultra wide, and 12-megapixel telephoto lenses.) That would make 2025's "Pro Max" the first iPhone to have a rear camera system composed entirely of 48-megapixel lenses, making it capable of capturing even more photographic detail.
6. 24MP Selfie Camera
All iPhone 17 Models
The iPhone 17 lineup will feature a 24-megapixel front-facing camera with a six-element lens, according to one rumor. The iPhone 14 and 15 feature a 12-megapixel front-facing camera with five plastic lens elements, and this year's iPhone 16 lineup is expected to feature the same hardware. The upgraded resolution to 24 megapixels on the iPhone 17 will allow photos to maintain their quality even when cropped or zoomed in, while the larger number of pixels will capture finer details. The upgrade to a six-element lens should also slightly enhance image quality.
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Totally right, but I would like to say that I didn't expect 5x to be useful at all and now I end up using it every day.
Create an automation in Shortcuts: “When connecting to CarPlay, disable VPN.”
Think it’s safe to say Qualcomm is still years ahead of Apple in terms of 5G modem performance. So that is actually a reason to get the current version with Qualcomm modem now.
Apple could knock it out of the park and outperform the Qualcomm modem, but does not seem likely.
Apple could knock it out of the park and outperform the Qualcomm modem, but does not seem likely.
Ditching Dynamic Island after three years….i find it hard to believe.
The laws of physics dictate this will always be worse quality than having a cut out. Who wants worse quality photos?