Tell that to the people folding and flipping their Samsung phones (as well as writing notes with a digital pen).
The issue isn't the slowing of innovation, it's the stagnation of Apple's products. The new iPhones aren't discernably different from the model before it. More importantly, they fail to even integrate innovations that have been around for years now: under-display (or even power button) fingerprint sensors, always-on displays (a software feature!), lack of a huge notch etc.
And while we're talking about the notch...that symbolises Apple's stagnation more than anything. That abomination has now been there for 4 years and 6 iPhone iterations (X, XS, XR, 11, 12, 13). This year, they've slightly shortened the width while making it taller - and adding nothing to the notification area. Jobs must be spinning.
Wow, where to begin!
First off, the notch. Yeah it sucks, but antenna bands have been around longer. You could say that’s an example of Apples stagnation. Except no! It’s not! The point I’m trying to make here is that you can do that with just about any part of any device. I’m not aware of any android phones using real facial recognition tech under the display. What they ARE using is the basic front camera for that. We all know how that’s working. You can get by it with a photo….that’s not to say the notch doesn’t suck, just that it’s got a purpose.
Touch ID in the home button or under display. Would it be nice? Probably, but my boyfriends Samsung with under display fingerprint reading is awful. It fails more often than it works and it’s comical at times. I can’t speak for all devices or versions of under display reading but much like QI charging, they’re gonna wait for the tech to mature rather than put out a half baked idea like Samsung, LG, and HTC have in the past. Apple is almost never first. They’re just better….sometimes. Plus, idk about you but I remember when we had to slide our fingers over finger print readers. That sucked and it frequently didn’t work. So don’t hold your breath on power button Touch ID for phones. There’s a reason they created Face ID.
iPhone iterations. There are 5 generations there, not 6 and there are 7 devices in that period. You forgot the SE2. Anyway the XR was launched with the XS. There is no reason so suspect they’d release a totally new design for a low cost model. Plus, between those generations there’s been one design change. Rounded to flat sides. I’m gonna call it on a technicality here but a valid one none the less. Look, rather than claiming stagnation point out what you’d like to see changed. I’m sorry the display didn’t change shape or look and the size didn’t get 3x bigger but that’s not an indicator of stagnation.
+After reading more comments someone pointed out the S models. Same body, different internals. Still not stagnation.
Foldable phones. Do you really want that? Let’s be real, this tech is so friggin new and is so prone to breaking. Remember Samsung’s original review units? Every one of them broke in just a couple of hours of use. They fixed it and sent new ones, but until the tech matures a ton more and can work just as reliably (or close to) as a non folding display don’t expect Apple to adopt it. Again, not first, just better…sometimes.
Always on display. You’re half right, software is a key part here but hardware limitations are what hold us back. I could have my phone screen on 24/7 but oled displays are super prone to burn in and the backlight alone uses a ton of power. That’s why the Apple Watch uses a mostly black color scheme. Bright colors and white use much more power than darks ones and black uses next to nothing. Oled displays are very power hungry. So really we would need a different display technology to make it work without draining the battery crazy fast. Led/lcd wouldn’t be ideal without better backlighting solutions and I’m sure Apple is working on better quality, lower power, and brighter displays that can do just that. Apple probably feels they could do it better than the competition has in the past. Who knows.
As for all of you saying jobs wouldn’t have done this or that. Let’s start by remembering how much of an ass he was. People in Apple didn’t look up to him, they feared him. The public didn’t get to see that so we admired him. Did he know how to lead? Yes, duh. But he’s not the god some of you make him out to be. It’s a tech company not heaven and hell where jobs and cook each have their own domain. Jobs gave a few years of advice before he died and cook has been past that for several years now. Tim Cook has led the company just as well and at this point longer (or close to) than jobs. He’s led the company thru difficult times just as well. Right now is a great example, Apple is making the same switch they made in 2005 under jobs and just as seamless. Anyone remember PPC to intel? Let’s be real cook is doing a good job. Calm down, read a book, and learn something new. I recommend the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Issacson. It’s a treasure trove of info on jobs and Apple with some parts on cook.
if I’ve misrepresented or provided incorrect info about something let me know!
Edit: typos and clarity
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