macxpress said: Why would you not use a case so the phone can look like shit in a month or two? These phones look nice yes, but they also scratch and dent pretty easily. Once that happens its no longer pretty anymore. Also, good luck when you drop it. I know you might think well just don't drop it...well shit happens.
Neither Steve, Tim or Craig use a case. They all showed their naked iPhones when asked about it in a interview.
My 3 year old iPhone 6 is in absolute pristine condition. It has fallen on a wood floor once from about 3 feet high but not a mark on it. I am pretty careful with it and I keep in my front pocket all by itself. Besides I never sell them when I upgrade anyway. Too much of a hassle. I sometimes give them away. All of the iPhones I have owned have always looked perfect on the day they were retired. Even the one that went through the washing machine still looks great, although it was completely dead when it came out.
Well the rest of us can't just swap out our iPhones at will if it scratches or dents like I'm sure Steve, Tim, & Craig can...
I know it's a mockup, but that polished metal look really tacky. I hope they make it look like a modern take of the iPhone4 with glass on both sides, and a stainless still perimeter. Still my all-time favorite design.
Love the Stainless Steel again, makes it feel much more premium like the Apple Watch, I'm guessing Apple will have regular polished Stainless and Space Black at a premium just like the Watch. Can not wait if they got the Touch ID under the display for sure, now my only question is the front cams and sensors, are they under the display as well, or will we still have a slight top bezel. Looks super clean tho no gimmicky curved display crap nice clean slab of Stainless & Glass. Will have best build quality in the business once again since every phone manufacturer around switched to aluminum just like Apple now anyways. Camera bump, who care as long as it not touching or getting in the way when I'm holding the phone, Apple will go all out on the Cam this year again.
OK, so only a couple of posts in and we started on "Everyone uses a case!"/"Using a case is stupid!" so how much longer before "Looks the same as iPhone 6!" starts up?
Don't know how I feel about this one. It doesn't really excite me. If they go with zero-bezel, soft Home Button, I need to see how it's implemented in the OS before making a decision.
Looks like every other IPhone..... lucky the OS is the best in the business or I would change to another brand.
Yes because android iPhone knockoffs don't look like iPhone. /s
this is the shit android users say. I read an iKnockoff user post "wow a new rectangle!" Regarding a new iPhone as if their iKnockoff is any different.
want something different?
try Blackberry Passport, a flip phone or i.am.plus Dial.
doesn't it look liked an iPhone 7 without the "HOME" button??? may be significant technologies upgrade, but appearance wise, not much... I expect more from Apple, this design is 4th year old...
mike1 said: The vast majority of people use a case anyway,...
I have never used a case. iPhone is so beautiful, why would I want to cover it up? Using a case on an iPhone is like having a beautiful wife and making her wear a burka.
mike1 said: The vast majority of people use a case anyway,...
I have never used a case. iPhone is so beautiful, why would I want to cover it up? Using a case on an iPhone is like having a beautiful wife and making her wear a burka.
mike1 said: The vast majority of people use a case anyway,...
I have never used a case. iPhone is so beautiful, why would I want to cover it up? Using a case on an iPhone is like having a beautiful wife and making her wear a burka.
Why would you not use a case so the phone can look like shit in a month or two? These phones look nice yes, but they also scratch and dent pretty easily. Once that happens its no longer pretty anymore. Also, good luck when you drop it. I know you might think well just don't drop it...well shit happens.
Why would you not use a case?! Why choose between the colour options if it'll be hidden away anyway, why pay premium for gloss black if once it's in a case it just looks like any other iphone. I never used a case on my 5 and several years later it didn't look much different from new, the screen was mint, the edges had 1 ding where it fell out my pocket exiting a car and bounced onto tarmac. I reluctantly use a case on my 6S but it is because the damn thing slips out of my grip continually and the camera bump snagged on my pocket which coupled with the lack of grip resulted in even more drops.
It's like buying a new car and keeping it in the garage in case it gets scratched.
I'd rather it be a little thicker. I don't know what the fascination is with thin iPhones. It gets to a point to where the phone is actually hard to handle because its too thin.
Looks like every other IPhone..... lucky the OS is the best in the business or I would change to another brand.
Why do we care if the phone is different looking? If its a good design, then stick with it. Not every single iPhone has to have a completely new design. There are only so many ways you can make a rectangle look.
You are probably right but there are far too many people calling the design 'old' and 'out dated' on forums like this. They appear to only want the kudos from showing off their new bit of bling to their friends. Fashion over function.
One day they will mature as a person and realise that it really does not matter to real friends if you have the latest bit of bling or not. Sorry to be blunt but that is how I see it. Once upon a time I was as the Kinks song goes, a 'Dedicated Follower of Fashion'. Heck, I even spent the summer of '69 working in a boutique on London's Kings Road and even though I am not gay, I wore a lot of Pink because it was in fashion (and was cheap from where I worked). You would not see me dead wearing pink these days(apart from the pink on my Rugby Club tie) and T.B.H. I am almost the most unfashionable person around and I don't really care a jot.
It's like buying a new car and keeping it in the garage in case it gets scratched.
I agree, if that's the reason. In my case, I don't care at all about scratches or dings. I consider it a badge of honour if my devices show evidence of being worked hard. That said, over the years I have had to replace my phone three times because of whoopthie smash, and that gets expensive.
Now my phone lives in an Otter case. Two of the eight or nine times I've dropped it have been down an escalator and so far it still works, so I figure it's probably a good idea for any phone in my possession to wear an outfit out in public. Like maybe a suit of armor.
Front looks cool but the rear camera bothers me. Certainly in 2017 there's a way they can make it disappear? Eliminate the bump and the ring. I don't know why it has a ring other than to show the person where not to place their finger? I would have a silver/white ring light up while the camera is activated.
Apple has ditched the camera bump on the new iPad and has made it thicker. I don't expect any more camera bump on the new iPhone(s) either. Especially if the back is glass. Most probably the camera will be flush with the glass, just like iPhone 4.
The camera in the Iphone 4 had a much smaller sensor and Apple didn't have to compete with the big sensors like in the S8 and Pixel, so the bump is staying put.
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OK, so only a couple of posts in and we started on "Everyone uses a case!"/"Using a case is stupid!" so how much longer before "Looks the same as iPhone 6!" starts up?
Don't know how I feel about this one. It doesn't really excite me. If they go with zero-bezel, soft Home Button, I need to see how it's implemented in the OS before making a decision.
this is the shit android users say. I read an iKnockoff user post "wow a new rectangle!" Regarding a new iPhone as if their iKnockoff is any different.
want something different?
try Blackberry Passport, a flip phone or i.am.plus Dial.
WTF? The front is the same as the previous iPhone? That's settled, I'm not buying this!!
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It's like buying a new car and keeping it in the garage in case it gets scratched.
Fashion over function.
One day they will mature as a person and realise that it really does not matter to real friends if you have the latest bit of bling or not.
Sorry to be blunt but that is how I see it. Once upon a time I was as the Kinks song goes, a 'Dedicated Follower of Fashion'. Heck, I even spent the summer of '69 working in a boutique on London's Kings Road and even though I am not gay, I wore a lot of Pink because it was in fashion (and was cheap from where I worked).
You would not see me dead wearing pink these days(apart from the pink on my Rugby Club tie) and T.B.H. I am almost the most unfashionable person around and I don't really care a jot.
Now my phone lives in an Otter case. Two of the eight or nine times I've dropped it have been down an escalator and so far it still works, so I figure it's probably a good idea for any phone in my possession to wear an outfit out in public. Like maybe a suit of armor.