Current iPhones have AT&T over Wi-Fi, unless Apple adds a lossless tier to Apple Music they better keep it around.
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Given last 10 years of trends, I would almost guarantee they will grow even larger.
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Let the tech companies find a soul first before we worry if it can be uploaded.
😂😂😂. This is great and I’m not too for sure it will ever happen lol. They just want our money so idk if I’d want them having my soul.
The show was good though lol
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Sadly, this is something I would have to agree on. They just get bigger and bigger. One year 5.8” is big the next year 6.1” is normal... then 6.7” becomes normal. I don’t get it. I have always found 4.7” to 5.3” to be the sweet spot, but that’s just me.
The iPhone 6 was released in the September of 2014, so I don't expect too much. I think there will be a combination of Face and Touch ID required to get in, no cut-out on the top of the screen, and a very slim border. The display will be 4K, and the cameras are capable of 240 FPS for better slow-motion. They will be 8K and capable of taking photos and videos for VR, slow-motion capable. They may ditch all ports and go completely wireless, and have touchscreen sides; the volume and power buttons ditched.
Unlikely, but that's my dream too. The iPhone is already my personal computing device of choice but there are situations when I would like a bigger screen (foldable iPhone?) or need a physical keyboard AND a bigger screen (DEX like feature).
Interesting predictions, one comical and others seem sound, this one I don’t believe will work.
glasses with prescriptions will bend light so I really don’t think iris scanning will work in such a case.
iPhone SE 3rd Gen: A16 Bionic Pro Max in a XS body. iOS 17 will still be just a grid of icons with no launcher and will be buggy as hell as Apple has completely given up on QC in the software dept.
6G won't be a thing in 2025. Maybe 2030. 5G is barely started in most places of the world, and if you look at 4G, it was the standard for nearly 10 years. Yes, the tech is being developed and prototyped, but nobody is thinking of 6G at this time really, and that sort of thing takes a while to come out.
Underscreen cameras on the front
Processor will be about 5X-10X faster than current ones
3D scanning (LiDar) will have made a huge jump in quality by 2025
It will have TouchID under screen and FaceID - maybe retina scanner
Zero bezels
Screen will be usable underwater
No ports
Connectivity to the Apple Glasses product coming out
There's so much potential in smartphones. They really could be the only computing device a person needs.
I just hope by 2025 the iOS homescreen and app management will be overhauled. Android has always excelled at the high level of customisability and the homescreen is the same since, well, the OG iPhone.
I believe Apple has iTunes wifi syncing? Remembered Apple announced it in one of their keynotes way back when. I assume that feature is still around. That should still handle local music management and local backups.
The major issue is that at this point, iOS devices still REQUIRE iTunes/PC connectivity for DFU mode. This is the bottle neck, and imo quite ridiculous at this point in time. To have a completely portless device, Apple needs to re-engineer iOS to be able to recover/reset on its own in DFU mode without a computer. In a sense, an Android phone is more readily to be portless today (Meizu and Vivo had their concepts already) as it has its own recovery mode.
It will come with a big bag, to carry all the cables, adapters, charging cases and the charging dock/mat. Also, the proprietary charging mat will cost $199, and you will need several of them (at home, at the office, in the car, ... ).
Dream on. With Tim Cook at the helm, it will be another revision of the iPhone 6/s/7/8/SE again.
This is the most reasonable post I’ve seen so far. The people who think these grandiose ideas of what will happen in 5 short years really don’t know Apple at all. Samsung maybe but Apple.... c’mon son!
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I stand corrected, this guy gets it!
If Apple does indeed go with portless, then it may look less likely I will be getting another iPhone. If the sole purpose to omit port to improve water resistance/ waterproofing, I was never in any danger of getting it wet where it would render it unusable. I doubt there will be a 6G as it will take longer than 5 years before we see widespread throughout the U.S. and I don't think the carriers will be looking to change and/or add new equipment which will cost more to invest so soon. Even the current 4G is not widespread and more noticeable in smaller towns.
I see, in the good tradition of the iPad Pro we’ll achieve foldable via too easily bendable.
I don't think this will happen by 2025, but I will drop my prediction here for 2030:
As for 2025, Apple will be on the road to the above.
I predict that battery life will have extended to 18-20 hours - yes, a bold prediction but for all of these connected devices and AR focus, there will have to be an extended battery life to make it even meaningful to use.
There will be a new Siri - yep, there will need to be a better voice assistant if AR is really going to be useful, so finally Siri will no longer be worthless. Poor thing.
As for 2025, Apple will be on the road to the above.
I predict that battery life will have extended to 18-20 hours - yes, a bold prediction but for all of these connected devices and AR focus, there will have to be an extended battery life to make it even meaningful to use.
There will be a new Siri - yep, there will need to be a better voice assistant if AR is really going to be useful, so finally Siri will no longer be worthless. Poor thing.
unless Apple can find a way to do fast charging through that Apple Watch like charger then I still think it’s an issue. Also, one issue I have is every now and then I will wake up in the morning and realize that my phone did not quite connect with the wireless charger. Granted, if Apple is using a magnetic connection that shouldn’t be an issue, but there still some mornings where I would wake up to a 40% charge I need to get as much juice as possible in the 30 minutes that I am getting ready.
However, my biggest gripe is that without a port you lose the ability to restore the device in case of a severe issue.