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  • This time, the iPhone 17 Air battery may have actually been leaked

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    VictorMortimer said:
    Are they putting them in metal cases to contain the leaks?

    Or is it that the contents are corroding the metal and leaking?
    Apple has slowly been using more and more metal encased batteries through the years. For speculation on why, always go with the boring mundane reasons. 

    The metal encased batteries are likely more reliable, easier to service, costs about the same as more typical pouch batteries, and thusly improves Apple’s margins. That’s about it. 

    They first started using them in Apple Watch models several years ago. About 5 to 6 years ago. Started using them on iPhones a couple of years ago. 

    Apple just doesn’t buy off the shelf parts. They most definitely specify a certain set of features that a component must meet, and participate in the design process of the component to get the features they want. For batteries, it’s like a 6 headed monster of trades they are doing. 
    darbus69

  • New iPhone 17 Pro MagSafe redesign shown in leaked image

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    It's previously been claimed that Apple may need to lower the MagSafe magnets in the iPhone 17 range because of the phones' larger camera bumps. The presumption has been that the circular array of magnets will be repositioned slightly lower down the iPhone.

    Now a new image from a leaker on Chinese social media site Weibo has shown off case designs that match this claimed lower position.
    What are you looking at here? The position of the MagSafe magnets looks like they have not changed based on these cases. The MagSafe ring on these cases look centered. 

    The position may have shifted down slightly, but it looks so small that it is imperceptible. 

    The only obvious change is the iPP models have a section taken out by the alignment magnet. 

    Then, the Apple logo is likely to be centered on the iPhone’s planform like existing models too. It will be centered about the MagSafe ring. 
    williamlondon

  • Lightning iPhones get real USB-C support with custom case

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    Pillonel says he designed the case as a response to planned obsolescence. He wants people to get more life out of older devices without having to upgrade or rely on fragile accessories.
    The design of his case has the USBC port in the corner. All it takes is a drop on that corner and that port could become unusable.

    And since it is a case, something people change out quite a bit, is it any more sustainable than this?




    Or just continuing to use existing Lightning cables, which there is many?
    AfarstarVictorMortimerwilliamlondontiredskills

  • Apple releasing six new iPhones in 2027 shouldn't be a surprise

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    mpantone said:
    First of all Apple is not bringing back the iPhone mini. Let it go. I'm one of a very, Very, VERY small group of people who prefer smaller phones. Apple has sold smaller phones for years, they know exactly how many they sold and how the demand curve was trending before they canned the iPhone 13 mini.

    As for the other iPhone models, I predict that any iPhone with only one rear camera will end up selling poorly. Poor sales of iPhone 16e in India shows that even price-conscious markets will lean toward an older iPhone with multiple rear cameras versus the current entry level 16e model.

    That's because Joe Consumer all over the world prioritizes these features: camera, display, battery.
    Well, never say never.  :D

    There is a niche of buyers who will buy a small phone, just as there is a niche of buyers who will buy a $2000 folding display phone. I've said it before that iPhone mini had enough sales imo. It was on order 3 to 5 million unit sales. That is enough. The issue I think Apple is having was gross margins weren't as high as Apple wanted. This can be addressed easily enough if they want to bring this type of model back, as well as addressing battery.
    baconstang

  • Apple releasing six new iPhones in 2027 shouldn't be a surprise

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    They could make it seven iPhones:

    iPhone Fold
    iPhone Pro Max
    iPhone Pro
    iPhone Air
    iPhone
    iPhone e
    iPhone mini

    Just continue to offer phones for the niches. They do this for Macs, with 8 models currently and rumors for a 9th! 

    Mac Pro
    Mac Studio
    Mac mini
    iMac
    Macbook Pro 16
    Macbook Pro 14
    Macbook Air 15
    Macbook Air 13

    And, a 10th could be a "Macbook Pro Max 18", a portable Mac Studio.

    Will be interesting to see how Apple hides the camera bumps on the iPhone fold model. Probably will use what is in the iPhone 17 Air. Still, all these folding phones don't lie flat on a table, and they look ever more egregious as the main body gets thinner.
    baconstang