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[Toki767]

Yes!

Bigger screens!

Screw anyone who wants a screen smaller than 5.5"

There's something called the iPhone SE?

 

[Zackat]

This site and the amoled dark setting on Reddit Sync app is the greatest thing on my s7 edge. IPhone will be great with it.

 

[NYR]

That's completely beside the point? Why would you design a phone which can shatter the back when there's materials which don't shatter?

Screen technology has improved greatly since the 4 - the screen on the 6 is basically scratch proof, I would expect the back to be more durable, and if it isn't, can easily be replaced for a low cost. The rule of "we can't have nice things because they might break" is silly.

 

[icespide]

Screen technology has improved greatly since the 4 - the screen on the 6 is basically scratch proof, I would expect the back to be more durable, and if it isn't, can easily be replaced for a low cost. The rule of "we can't have nice things because they might break" is silly.

the screen on the 6 and 6S is hardly scratch proof

 

[Technosteve]

I dont believe any of this

 

[The Faceless Master]

That's completely beside the point? Why would you design a phone which can shatter the back when there's materials which don't shatter?

so you can sell more insurance plans.

 

[NYR]

http://www.cultofmac.com/424432/apple-will-ditch-iphone-7s-and-jump-straight-to-iphone-8/

The rumors:
- no more "#"-"S" cycle
- 2016 iPhone is a iPhone 6 refresh, not a new hardware re-vamp
- 2017 iPhone to feature no home button, OLED screen, wireless charging

Apple will drop its incremental “s” iPhone release next year in favor of jumping straight to the iPhone 8, claims Barclays analyst Mark Moskowitz.

Moskowitz backs up previous suggestions that the iPhone that launches in 2017 will boast the biggest upgrade since 2014’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus — with OLED displays and wireless charging, but lacking a physical home button. He predicts the massive revamp will lead to what he calls a “mega cycle” upgrade.

As for this year’s iPhone 7? He’s not so optimistic.

According to Moskowitz, the iPhone 7 will be “more of a replacement cycle” iPhone, in line with an incremental “s” release, than a full-blown reinvention. The main improvement is likely to be the elimination of the headphone jack (possibly in favor of some smart wireless EarPods), but nothing much else beyond the usual tweaks and component upgrades.

 

[Bboy AJ]

I don't know why websites post garbage from Mark Moskowitz. Are they building his resume or something? Because his record is already stellar.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/09/19...ne-5-china-focused-iphone-4-plus-coming-soon/

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/12/analyst-predicts-ianywhere-combo/

 

[NYR]

the screen on the 6 and 6S is hardly scratch proof

It is pretty damn close to being scratch-proof.

https://youtu.be/CVR44E3u23I?t=1m36s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJBwIhmK60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIpZjYHAsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v1c15soR5o

 

[nekkid]

"Glass or ceramic"?

Methinks someone doesn't know what glass is.

 

[DMczaf]

The main improvement is likely to be the elimination of the headphone jack

Same body, but still removing the jack?

And this is an improvement ?

 

[Bboy AJ]

Same body, but still removing the jack?

And this is an improvement ?

It's like people complaining car roads are replacing horse trails.

 

[dc3k]

It's like people complaining car roads are replacing horse trails.

It's not even a little bit like that.

 

[rokkerkory]

Cool not upgrading my phone until 2017 anyways

 

[King Gilga]

I hope this is true, the 4 was by far their best phone design, it's all been downhill from there.

 

[Maximus.]

I'm okay with Apple moving away from the same predicable schedule of # then S cycles. If they want to maintain market share and record sales, they need to adapt and change their product cycle.

 

[kingocfs]

This kind of makes me want an SE until I see a new design. Just not a fan of the 6 body, especially with no headphone jack.

 

[hirokazu]

It is pretty damn close to being scratch-proof.

https://youtu.be/CVR44E3u23I?t=1m36s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJBwIhmK60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIpZjYHAsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v1c15soR5o

Why don't any of these videos test the screen with sand particles? I'd imagine that to be the source of most hairline scratches on the screen.

 

[hitsugi]

Why don't any of these videos test the screen with sand particles? I'd imagine that to be the source of most hairline scratches on the screen.

You're right, it is. That's why they never test with sand; every screen would get demolished.

 

[Servbot24]

Same body, but still removing the jack?

And this is an improvement ?

It's a theoretical improvement, but unfortunately not a practical one yet. Apple is trying to pull us into the future but it's going to come with some growing pains.

 

[icespide]

It is pretty damn close to being scratch-proof.

https://youtu.be/CVR44E3u23I?t=1m36s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJBwIhmK60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIpZjYHAsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v1c15soR5o

it's definitely pretty scratch-resistance, but I have several hairline scratches just from the thing being in my damn pocket

 

[PanicFreak]

Looks like I'm not going to be getting a new iphone this year. My 6 will do.