“With the rollout of the iPhone SE, it’s clear Apple is no longer beholden to its old iPhone release schedule of ‘new models only in the fall, older models rolling off the price list in 2 years,'” Mark Rogowsky reports for Forbes.
“But if Apple’s top Wall Street analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is to be believed, the company is set to make an even bigger break with past behavior come this fall,” Rogowsky reports. “The KGI Securities analyst, in a report obtained by MacRumors, suggests Apple is going to launch a massive overhaul of the iPhone with a 5.8-inch OLED screen and a curved glass front and back.”
“But that overhaul won’t come until 2017, while 2016′s iPhone 7 will be substantially similar to the current design,” Rogowsky reports. “Sorting out all the rumors, this means this fall’s model would deviate from a pattern that iPhone has followed for the past 6 years.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple is certainly capable of major iPhone releases on an annual basis.
“while 2016′s iPhone 7 will be substantially similar to the current design,”……..is not what iPhone owners want to read.
And is nothing but a rumor at this point.
While that is true – we would all like to see Apple reveal some new and magical innovations every year and every model – I believe that many people have gotten a bit jaded and spoiled. Some amazing leaps have been made in consumer electronics technology over the past 15 years, even over just the past nine years. Many people are now carrying around a mobile, battery-powered computer in their pockets or purses that would have been considered a supercomputer just 20 years ago. A battery-powered supercomputer that you can hold in your hand. This is so similar to Star Trek in some ways that it boggles the mind for someone born before Star Trek the original series aired, when transistors were still amazing and the first microprocessors were being born in the laboratory.
You can yearn for and anticipate the future magic that Apple will reveal. But there is nothing wrong with appreciating the greatness that already exists. Don’t take it for granted. Just a few years ago…pre-iPhone…phones had little plastic keyboards and tiny low-resolution displays.
And afarstar1, you believe any of the spew from contemporary WallNut Street analyst’s back orifice? Why? 🐂💩
@afarstar1
I totally agree. If the iPhone 7 looks like its two most recent predecessors, sales will reflect Cook’s annoying laziness. If a particular job actually requires thought processes and elbow grease then Tim Cook and crew are the wrong people to complete it.
However, if the job at hand only requires a polish, a tweak, or any easy “S” style speed bump, then they can handle that. Anything else requires actual innovation and hard work, and they would actually have to perform the job duties they are being paid millions to do…
Imagine that!
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First off, this is just a rumor. Also, what constitutes being “similar to the current design?”
Rumors also have some rather dramatic improvements: a dual lens camera, no conventional headphone port, just a lightning connector, thinner, water sealed, etc. Of course there will also be the huge performance bump in the processor.
So if it looks like the 6s series, but only thinner, but has all of those advancements, that would be a huge leap forward.
Also, let’s keep in mind that Apple will not release an advancement until it is ready to go in a quality way. Hence, the new AMOLED display may not be ready to go this year.
I tend to agree with the editor of this blog: we will get a significant update this year, but then another huge leap next year. Apple is certainly capable of doing that.
iPhone 6 Plus owner here.
I didn’t upgrade to 6S because there wasn’t enough change to warrant it. I blame myself partly but I dropped the phone from shoulder height and it ruined it beyond repair. Shattered glass, dented sides. Got a discount replacement from Apple.
2 days ago, a person grabbed my jacket to hand it to me and my 6 Plus slid out of the pocket onto a wood floor from just below shoulder height and the glass is smashed.
Getting new glass for $200. In both cases I didn’t have a case on, and I do take some responsibility. However, both falls the phone could have survived with better design and more durable materials.
Apple was ordered last year to remove their marketing claiming they have the strongest glass in the world. They don’t. On numerous drop tests, latest Samsung smartphones spank iPhones.
These iPhones are just too flimsy. The screen glass is so thin to save on weight that they’re not durable enough. The iPhone needs to be waterproof or at least very resistent and must withstand the elements much better.
They smash and dent and wear far too easily.
This is some of the change I’m really wanting, along with new screen technology that is better in daylight. And finally, to get rid of these big ugly bezels and physical home button.
First off you should have Apple Care Plus for the iPhone; it protects against 2 incidents of accidental breakage. It’s a good deal if you worry about breakage.
Second, the 6s is reported to be virtually water resistant; even though Apple makes no claims. But third party tests confirm that.
Either way, myself with my 6s plus, or my wife with her 6, we don’t really worry about taking the phone out in the rain, etc. It seems to be very water resistant.
Third, the glass is very strong. I’ve dropped mine without a problem, as has my wife. I find the real key is the angle at which the device lands that usually determines whether it breaks or not. That’s just a matter of luck. No smart phone that I know of can survive the wrong type of drop or fall.
I do agree that any advancement in durability is welcome, regardless of what device we are talking about.
Dswe is a troll
look at all his other posts.
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btw I have a samsung phone: 1st one wouldn’t hold a charge brand new, second one had scratches but the retailer just laughed at me “it’s a SAMSUNG dude for $99, what do you expect?”, my motorola had it’s warranty screwed up because the company was sold several times and my nexus snapped when I tried to fit into my bag (I hadn’t seen the ‘easier to break’ video)… see i can make things up too just by reading blogs I can get enough ‘facts’ to make it believable.
@dswe
Tell me about it… I broke 2 iPad Airs, and both times they were in Apple made cases!
I keep my Air 2 in a robust case now. Cook products ARE more cheaply made and considerably more flimsy!
When my daughter started getting some impact-related damage to her MBP when she was in school, I had to explain that these devices are ***sensitive pieces of sophisticated electronic equipment that must be treated with care***. They cannot be treated like books or sports gear and just stuffed into backpacks and thrown around.
I made her help me replace her damaged computer screen. By the time the computer was taken apart she was in tears due to emotional stress. But she “got it” and has never damaged any of her devices since them.
If you regularly damage your sensitive electronic equipment, the problem is you, not your devices. The iPhone is a fabulous communicator, internet device, and computer. It is a poor “gravity research” device.
Most responsible people figure that out for themselves without blaming others. If you ruin something because you drop it, it is on you.
So no, we don’t need to “fire Tim Cook” just because you claim iPhones are poor ‘gravity research’ devices.
Just a theory….
Maybe the notion of releasing a particular model and size, quarterly, makes more sense given a mature market. Instead of a vast fight once a year, to get the latest model, it will be tempered over time and strengthen the supply chain.
No more heavy swings of hiring and laying off. The assembly line will become more professional and production will be better, more consistent.
If by going with OLED, it might make better sense to follow yeald rates and have less defective units reach the consumer.
I do agree that it would make sense to release different models throughout the year. It would provide all year round publicity and reduce the effect that the market gets bored or worried about iPhone sales because nothing new has been released.
The new rent to own programs can promote a shift to customers replacing phones on a yearly basis so there will be less emphasis on having all models released at the sam time.
Guesses please!
Q: How much does it cost to have one’s name put up in lights on WallNut Street?
…Apple’s top Wall Street analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
(0_o) (o_0) (0_o) (o_0) The mind boggles.
“Apple’s top Wall Street analyst Ming-Chi Kuo” oh please, he’s not “Apple’s top” anything and I do not believe Singapore has a street named Wall Street. Bad writing.
There is a difference between theory and hypothesis:
“A hypothesis is either a suggested explanation for an observable phenomenon, or a reasoned prediction of a possible causal correlation among multiple phenomena. In science, a theory is a tested, well-substantiated, unifying explanation for a set of verified, proven factors. A theory is always backed by evidence; a hypothesis is only a suggested possible outcome, and is testable and falsifiable.”*
* http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hypothesis_vs_Theory
It is also nicely explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqk3TKuGNBA
This is the part where MDN is suppose to chime in with how accurate this person has been with past predictions. Talking about the iPhone 8 without a stellar past history of getting things right is just a worthless story. It’s not like we haven’t heard of OLED screens and a curved glass before.
Okay, I see 9to5Mac in another story calls him “reliable” but I would still like to hear what MDN thinks of his accuracy.
He has an above-average record on broad outlines, and an average-to-poor record on dates and specifics.
Of course the 2017 iPhone is merely a rumor at this point, but why would I want an iPhone with curved glass front and back?
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