David Hanak By this time next week, it will be just a few hours until Apple unveils new products for this fall. You don't have to follow all the leaks and conjectures, but you still know roughly what Apple will come up with. There should be quite a few this year. In addition to the new iPhones, of which there is no doubt, the new Apple Watch, the brand new Home Pod speaker and most likely the Apple TV should also arrive. However, the most important product of the entire keynote will be the iPhone. And not a pair of updated last year's models, but brand new model. THE iPhone that we are all impatiently waiting for, THE iPhone that should once again stir things up a bit after a few years around Cupertino phones. In the short list below, I'd like to share a few points about why I'm looking forward to the new model, what I expect from it, and what I'm a little worried about.
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Dan Pražák I currently have an iPhone 7 which I am extremely happy with. Even when I bought it, I knew that it would be a temporary solution because there were already reports on the web that the next model would be truly "revolutionary". From a general point of view, it will probably not be a revolution, but at least with regard to the development of iPhones, it could be a significant leap forward. And for several reasons
Display
For the first time in history, an Apple phone will feature an OLED panel. This comes with a lot of advantages as well as some disadvantages. In the final, it will depend on which specific panel Apple chose for its new flagship, what parameters it will have and what the final rendering of colors will be. However, with the advent of OLED technology, we can expect things that have so far only been available from the competition (which has been offering OLED displays for quite a few years). Whether it's color rendering, black display or passive display functions. In the case of the display, however, it is not only about the technology of the display panel, but also about its size. If Apple really manages to fit a display the size of the iPhone 7 Plus into a phone body that is only slightly larger than the iPhone 7, it will be a huge draw for me personally and one of the main reasons to replace the iPhone after a year.
Camera
When I got my current iPhone, I spent a long time deciding whether it was worth going for the Plus model. The big draw was the size of the display, at least as important was the quality dual camera. A larger battery capacity would just be a nice bonus. In the end, I gave in, I was intimidated by the size of the Plus model and bought the classic. I was just afraid that I would bend such a large phone somewhere, that I would have nowhere to put it and that it would be an impractical device in general. I got used to the display, the battery life seems OK to me, only the dual camera is something I really miss (for example, in cases where even the tiny optical zoom would help). The new iPhone should offer both a dual camera, a compact body, and perhaps a slightly better battery life than my current model. Personally, it combines the advantages of last year's Plus version with the advantages of the classic iPhone of the classic size. It can be expected that the pair of sensors will be slightly improved again. So we could expect, for example, better brightness.
New controls
If you saw a study or a leak that depicted the planned iPhone 8 (or whatever the new top model will actually be called), you probably registered that there will no longer be a classic Home Button. It will most likely move directly to the display. On the one hand, I will miss it, because the current design is so strongly addictive that using older devices with a classic mechanical button annoys me. On the other hand, this opens up many new possibilities for using the phone's control and user interface. I believe that even after moving the Home Button to the phone display, Apple will leave the Taptic Engine and the response to the user's actions will still be great. In addition to replacing the Home Button, I'm very curious to see how 3D face scanning works, as well as how Touch ID will eventually play out. Variants with a sensor on the back scare me a little, the complete absence would be a shame. Integrated Touch ID into the display is more of a wishful thinking that will turn into reality in the coming years. Maybe Apple will surprise...
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Negative?
If I have to name one aspect that worries me about the new flagship, it would be the price. There is a lot of talk about the $999 price tag for the base model, which should be the configuration with 64GB of memory. The conversion to the Czech price (+ tax and duty) is close to thirty thousand and I am personally afraid that the resulting price will be based on this value. It's remarkable how the prices of top models (across manufacturers) have skyrocketed in recent years. Even more fascinating, however, is that customers apparently don't mind. There will be queues even for the new top iPhone, and the first few months will be in short supply. Each interested party has to deal with the final price himself, but personally I know that if I didn't have the money from the sale of the current phone, the new iPhone would leave me cold because it will be in such price ranges that are not quite usual for mobile phones.
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If we ignore the price, the list of negatives will be a subjective matter for each user. I said goodbye to the presence of a quality headphone amplifier and a decent DAC the moment Apple removed the 3,5mm jack from the phone. On the other hand, I have already gotten used to his absence. NFC or Apple Pay probably won't be around for a while. I don't consider wireless charging to be essential. When it works on two meters I will be thrilled. However, what is the difference between charging with a cable or charging on a special pad (which is connected to the network with a cable)? In both cases, the phone is tied to one location and you can't do much with it. In the case of cable charging, you can at least write an SMS. Try it on a charging pad…
The software side of things may hide some surprises. Even though I've had the iOS 11 beta installed for a few months now, Apple might come up with something that isn't in these test builds. At least the first application using ARKit. That could be an interesting diversion. We will find out how it will turn out in a few hours. We will be following the Keynote for you and will try to bring you information as soon as possible. So if you don't watch the keynote live, you won't miss any important information. If you tune in to the keynote evening, I hope you have a nice time :)
Photo sources: The Investor, John Calkins, @PhoneDesigner, Appleinsider
A few hours + 1 week?
Ad price - the question is how much it will be... If it was "closer to 30 thousand" for 64GB, then it would be quite OK, currently the 7 plus costs 25k in 32GB and 29k in 128GB, realistically 64GB is enough for me while 32GB is not much , so basically the new model in usable version would be only slightly more expensive than the old one, which would be great.
But the view of the price in USD is less optimistic - the 969GB version of the 7plus currently costs USD 256, which costs USD 31400 in our country, so USD 999 would be something like around 32k, if not more, in the same ratio, and that would be a fairly significant increase.
I understand that for many people the two-year warranty is above all else, but for 31000 I can fly straight to Cupertino for that iPhone and pay almost nothing.
$969 = $21200. And for $10, you can get a return ticket to SF quite easily.
I'll have an iPhone and have a great experience. For the same price as in CR.
But with that price, you're already there before buying the tutor service. ;-P
Um, sure. Next week, the price here will drop to 29. And in America, approx. 10% VAT has to be added to that... Realistically, it comes out to 23500. So yes, it is 5500 cheaper there. But that's because of our high VAT and customs duty, well.
Prices will go down. Because the exchange rate changed year-on-year (from 25 to 22). Apple always responds to this when introducing new iPhones. It can be expected that the iPhone 7s will start at around 19.199, Plusko at 22.499, Pro (8/X/Edition) at 29.299 CZK.
and why is it a revolutionary phone? that it will have a display without a button and that it will be hidden either under it or on the side?
because the photos were already here, 3.5mm is a long time ago, .. maybe add a couple of new colors, graveyard gray, or some girly piggy pink...
hmmm, well, that sounds really revolutionary... for me, the reason for the purchase would be the size of around 4 inches, I don't know how to use a phone, I use it for calls and as an emergency I need navigation and I don't need a large display there. and the market is full of shit in these sizes. we just can't get enough of it :)
So what makes this a revolutionary phone? The question is correct - it is not revolutionary in anything, because the council is not here yet. If it is, you can think about whether something is revolutionary or not.
The home button will not be hidden anywhere, it will cease to exist completely and everything will be controlled by gestures. Otherwise, the news is enough for me. I will get a display larger than the Pluska, the durability like the Pluska, and that in the body of a smaller iPhone. New design. Faster guts and an improved camera. Wireless charging. Possible water resistance (who knows, they also added it to watches the second year after water resistance). 3D face scanner, better display type. And maybe other things we don't know about. I'm still 6+ myself, so the jump will be huge.
I'm quite hesitant to buy the 5SE before the Keynote - the battery and display are good for me - if they don't blow it right after the Keynote. Don't have info?
hey, it's not a 5se model, I don't think it will be unavailable immediately after the show, but only for a while until I don't have it anywhere anymore
I still prefer the mechanical HB. This is because it is functional even in cases where HB does not respond to the number seven - for example, if my hands are dirty and I need to press it with something else. Plus I get real feedback from squeezing it. I can only hope for the "like" button. This is my knowledge and experience using the 7 and 6S.
We will find out how it will turn out in a few hours. ??? You published this article earlier than you wanted to, didn't you? :D