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This seems to be the tiniest spec bump for a full iPhone release. No huge new killer features over the 7. Undoubtedly, all the new stuff and innovation is bein
by ben174 9y ago
This seems to be the tiniest spec bump for a full iPhone release. No huge new killer features over the 7. Undoubtedly, all the new stuff and innovation is being saved for the iPhone X.
- jghn 9y agoConsidering this is really the iPhone 7s, that's not surprising.
- wil421 9y agoI've always hated the naming of Apple phones, Samsung and the others do it too. Just call it an iPhone. What iPhone do you have? I have the 2017 model. Or early/late 2017 model like people do with their laptops if two are released in the same year.
- symlinkk 9y agoagreed. just do it like cars. "I have the iPhone 2017 LE." "I have the iPhone 2016 SE." you get two logical identifiers - the year it was released (basically the same thing as the "version") and the "trim" of the phone. Right now it's a mess - you've got the iPhone SE that describes the trim but not the year and you've got the iPhone 8 that tells you the version but not the "trim" and then you've got something like the iPhone 5S that seems like it's describing the trim and the version but really just describes the version.
- Yizahi 9y agoiPhone is ok, despite being generic. iPad on the other hand... no number, 2, the new, 4, 1, 2, no number. It is only logical :)
- felippee 9y ago"Bionic chip"... what on earth is this supposed to mean? Are they running out of fancy PR words in the dictionary?
- kyriakos 9y agoAnother word for big little configuration I assume
- vermontdevil 9y agoAugmented Reality?
- agumonkey 9y agoI thought it was Apple branding deep learning on a chip... so far it's not ps: annnd it was. I've been cooked.
- Karunamon 9y agoAbout the same as "A" followed by a number. Or "Pentium" or "Athlon". They're just marketing names, nothing to be upset about.
- felippee 9y agoI'm not upset, but A1234 looks like a chip name, "pentium" is not a dictionary word, fine. But "bionic" has a meaning, following the dictionary: bionic |bīˈänik| adjective having artificial body parts, especially electromechanical ones. • informal having ordinary human powers increased by the aid of bionic devices (real or fictional): working out in gymnasiums to become bionic men. • relating to bionics. Clearly nothing related to this chip. In my book that is crossing the line between PR and BS.
- josefresco 9y agoretina display, taptic engine, digital crown - seems right up Apple's alley.
- mrfusion 9y agoWhen does the x come out?
- noncoml 9y agoAnytime now
- Ilovepoetry 9y agoNot only does it have nearly identical specs, but it physically looks just like the 7. I'm not sure how they think they can pull a move like this and not damage consumer confidence.
- noncoml 9y agoIt has wireless charging
- ben174 9y agoYea that is a pretty big feature. Wasn't announced at the time of my comment.
- wlesieutre 9y agoWireless charging finally made it, probably the biggest user-noticeable feature. True-tone display is great too (previously on iPad Pro), but I doubt the average user will be very aware, even if they love it. Remains to be seen how much the processor and camera calibration help with AR.
- s_kilk 9y agoAnd yet they skipped over the "S" branding, for this tiny change that would barely even warrant the S. Apples gone real weird lately.
- rb808 9y agoyou obviously missed this part: "Speakers are 25 percent louder"