Re: iPhone 16 Pro may have polished titanium frame instead of brushed titanium

On 3/30/2024 6:17 AM, badgolferman wrote:
 
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Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products.  When
it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
different colors or different skeletal materials.  Oh, and the dynamic
window which turned out to be a dud.  Occasionally they come out with
an updated camera.  Why bother coming out with a new model every year
if there's nothing new to sell?  The only thing I can think of is they
know the Apple sheep will stand in line for days waiting to be the
first to buy a yellow iPhone.

 
The days of people standing in line for the latest iPhone, for days, are
long past.
 
Not sure what new hardware features you expect on a pretty mature
product. They have copied Android phone manufacturers for years,
generally being a year or two years behind with new features, and people
willingly wait for those Android features to appear on the iPhone, few
iPhone users switch to Android in order to get those features sooner.
 
Nor are they likely to bring back the useful features that they removed
like the headphone jack, Ring/Silent switch, ambient noise cancellation,
fingerprint reader, or the physical SIM card slot (on U.S. models). It's
rare, though not unheard of, that Apple brings back decontented features
(they did bring back some I/O ports on Macbooks, see
<https://www.wired.com/story/apple-macbook-ports-rave/>, once Jony Ive
left Apple).
 
Apple is what is known in marketing parlance as a “fast follower.” The
iPhone was late with 3G (though it came out sooner than the first
Android 3G device, 4G, 5G, NFC, IP68, OLED screens, multi-lens cameras,
phablets, wireless charging, 120Hz LTPO displays, reverse wireless
charging (except for the MagSafe battery pack), hole punch cameras,
USB-C, folding displays, active styluses, under-screen fingerprint
readers, and eSIMs (these all came late or are all likely coming on
future iPhones).
 
Even when the technology is ready, Apple tends to carefully meter out
the inclusion of new features in order to create continuous demand for
upgrades. The iPhone 15 finally has USB-C, but still lacks full reverse
wireless charging, and an under-screen fingerprint reader.
 
What would be _really_ nice is if they copied some of the Android OS
features, starting with 1) multiple user accounts, 2) individual volume
settings, and 3) allowing apps that spoof the GPS location. These are
three features that I use often on my Android devices.