6Sgoldfish

Wouldn't get my knickers in a twist for a(nother) rumour. The rendered update of the flush camera and redesigned antenna line, however, looks exactly like what Apple should have done already for the iPhone 6S, had they actually paid attention to the customer/press criticism, and rather insubstantial in terms of a two-year device cycle. While Apple indeed doesn't have to redefine the wheel with each iPhone generation, it can sure afford to push the industrial design of its wheels much further. Its current product line, from phones to computers, reeks of complacency and overconfidence.

If I may pigeonhole my own wishlist for the iPhone 7: a bezel-less iPhone with a smaller device footprint. Improved material contrast, eg. inky black phones like the iPhone 5 instead of that ‘space grey’ that keeps getting greyer with each iteration. More in depth: Apple can use that patent they filed a couple years ago for encasing the electronics of iDevices within slabs of glass, and the just-filed patent for 3D printing Liquidmetal components. Perhaps it could hint towards their next design milestone. Think about it: sapphire/glass slabs lined with Liquidmetal details. That would facilitate wireless/inductive charging out of the box. One thing I absolutely don't want, and I'm sure a lot of people would agree with me, is a thinner device, it feels flimsy enough as it is. Make the lens completely flush, improve battery life, and leave the headphone jack where it is. Now, that would be a phone for the ages.

I’d love to see Apple release actually innovative objects of desire again.

jfc1138 said:

6Sgoldfish said:

I wonder what's informing your opinion. Have you actually seen it or read about it?

Slow (versus 6s and 6s Plus) with poor battery life (versus even the previous gen Galaxy)?

yeah, quite the nude.

How can you know that, it hasn't even been benchmarked yet. And by the looks of it.. yea, it's one hell of a good-looking device. 

foggyhill said:

Well, if they just change the inside, it could easily be announced at the event without much fanfare and also not leak.
Things built in the US also have less tendency to leak than in Asia; the macbook pro I think is made in the US.

But that's the thing: all they've done since 2013 is only slightly changing the inside. It's basically the same machine inside out. Considering the product & industrial design cycles of Apple, this pace is glacial. 

pulseimages said:

What about a MacBook Pro 15'' update announcement?

I second that. We're way overdue a meaningful upgrade on MacBook Pro, iMac and particularly the Mac Pro.  

There's attention whoring, and then there's Kanye West.