Other What is the next feature Apple will bring from the Pro's to the regular models?

[Six0Four]

I feel it will be Pro motion. Although Apple's 60 Hz screen seems smooth to me, I think they can't justify it for too much longer on an $800+ phone.

What feature do you think will be next for the regular line? Pro Motion? Dynamic island? Telephoto lens? Something else?

 

[ian87w]

Dynamic island, and that's it.
Apple will never bring telephoto lens nor pro-motion (it has pro in the brand already) to non pro models. The same as why pro-motion is exclusive to the pro ipads.

I don't mind not having pro-motion, but I wish Apple at least bring the variable 1hz refresh rate to the regular model so it can get always on screen and the power savings.

 

[Shirasaki]

Face ID is the most probable candidate. ProMotion On iPhone is happening later than Face ID, So not “good enough“ to go down to “cheap” iPhone.
Lens? You say the cheap iPhone camera on ”cheaper” iPhone would get another lens? No. (“Cheap” compared to DSLR lens and quality)

 

[zkap]

Only the feature that is least attractive, therefore Dynamic Island as it's purely software. Pro-motion and third lens won't move down. If Pro-motion was going to be passed down, we'd already see it in the iPads, who have had it for four years before the iPhone. Anything that is hardware related is very easy to explain away as an exclusive pro feature. This year the 14 Plus has the best battery life, and that is going to be "blamed" on the lack of Pro-motion, so the Pro models retain the smoother faster performance while Apple boasts champ battery in another device.

 

[StumpyBloke]

Face ID is the most probable candidate. ProMotion On iPhone is happening later than Face ID, So not “good enough“ to go down to “cheap” iPhone.
Lens? You say the cheap iPhone camera on ”cheaper” iPhone would get another lens? No. (“Cheap” compared to DSLR lens and quality)

Face ID is already on the non-pro phones. Or have I got the wrong end of the stick with your post?

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Bigger camera bump just to piss more people off and different enough to sell another year worth of accessories

 

[JPack]

Dynamic Island for sure. That's an easy one for panel manufacturers to do.

ProMotion will stay because of tight supply. Right now, only SDC (and LDG to a very limited degree) make LTPO.

Keep in mind the goal is more differentiation between regular, Pro, and Pro Max models. If Apple starts giving away features, it'll be harder to make that segmentation.

 

[turbochgd]

As some others have suggested, definitely Dynamic Island. I think I saw an article that Apple already has stated it will add that to the non-pro models starting next year.

 

[snipr125]

Dynamic island, and that's it.
Apple will never bring telephoto lens nor pro-motion (it has pro in the brand already) to non pro models. The same as why pro-motion is exclusive to the pro ipads.

I don't mind not having pro-motion, but I wish Apple at least bring the variable 1hz refresh rate to the regular model so it can get always on screen and the power savings.

If they dont bring these features to the regular iPhones, they should just scrap the whole regular line up and only sell 'Pro' iphones. 120 Mz refresh rate is a bog standard feature that is on £100 Android phones, to market this as a 'Pro' only feature indefinitely would really be pushing the boat out , even for Apple. Also please show me a source, that Promotion means 'Professional Motion'.

 

[ian87w]

If they dont bring these features to the regular iPhones, they should just scrap the whole regular line up and only sell 'Pro' iphones. 120 Mz refresh rate is a bog standard feature that is on £100 Android phones, to market this as a 'Pro' only feature indefinitely would really be pushing the boat out , even for Apple. Also please show me a source, that Promotion means 'Professional Motion'.

You're akin to say BMW should sell their cars for $15k because the radio feature also exists on cheap cars. Not trying to defend Apple, but pro-motion uses the latest LTPO OLED that existed only on the Galaxy S22 ultra previously. How much does the S22 ultra cost? Not £100.

Those cheap Androids? They use either LCD or earlier gen OLED screens where the refresh rate are not variable (or only fixed variable at best).

 

[Shirasaki]

Face ID is already on the non-pro phones. Or have I got the wrong end of the stick with your post?

Oh. Then I don‘t know which feature will be trickled down to non-pro models.
And iPhone SE has yet to receive Face ID.

 

[snipr125]

You're akin to say BMW should sell their cars for $15k because the radio feature also exists on cheap cars. Not trying to defend Apple, but pro-motion uses the latest LTPO OLED that existed only on the Galaxy S22 ultra previously. How much does the S22 ultra cost? Not £100.

Those cheap Androids? They use either LCD or earlier gen OLED screens where the refresh rate are not variable (or only fixed variable at best).

Pro-motion on the iPad Pro 11 is an LCD panel, so it does not have just be on the more expensive LTPO OLED panels in the iPhone Pro's. They have to put some kind of faster refresh rate screen on the regulars eventually, even if its fixed 90 hz.

 

[ian87w]

Pro-motion on the iPad Pro 11 is an LCD panel, so it does not have just be on the more expensive LTPO OLED panels in the iPhone Pro's. They have to put some kind of faster refresh rate screen on the regulars eventually, even if its fixed 90 hz.

iPad doesn't have battery constraints of an iphone. Also, why would Apple go back to LCD when all iphones sans the SE now use OLED? Fixed 90Hz? For what, just because? Battery life sucks on Android with those fixed non variable refresh rates. Why would one sacrifice battery life just to chase a spec sheet?

 

[John981]

Pro-motion on the iPad Pro 11 is an LCD panel, so it does not have just be on the more expensive LTPO OLED panels in the iPhone Pro's. They have to put some kind of faster refresh rate screen on the regulars eventually, even if its fixed 90 hz.

But they won‘t. The others who have said it are completely right. Of course Apple could do it, but they‘d be stupid because that would remove another differentiator between the regular and the Pro line, hence driving customers to the cheaper model.

They will probably never offer a regular line phone with more than 60 Hz, because it means little to the average user, while the ones who care could now save money by getting the cheaper phone. The iPad is the prime example of this. Are you seeing 90 Hz iPads? No, because from Apples perspective, why would they exist?

You‘re thinking of what you‘d want as a user, but you have to look at it from the business side.

And don‘t get me wrong, I don‘t think this is good for consumers - they could rightfully expect 800€+ phones to have that feature. But it not trickling down is the most realistic perspective based on what we‘ve seen with the iPad line.

 

[StumpyBloke]

Oh. Then I don‘t know which feature will be trickled down to non-pro models.
And iPhone SE has yet to receive Face ID.

Sorry, yes apart from the SE (which isn’t a real iPhone anyway )