battlescarred1

mubaili said:

Yea, on the Apple Pencil charge, since it charges so fast, after a few weeks I charged the Pencil almost exclusively by plugging it into iPad Pro lightning port. It is such a relief that you don't need look around for a device to charge the Pencil. Well done, Apple. You have indeed thought through this one.

A smart connector incorporated into the side of the pencil would be ideal I think. It would charge the pencil and the magnetic nature would allow you to have a place to store the pencil on the side of the iPad at the same time.

ireland said:

Terrible idea. Glass phones are far more breakable. I also hope it doesn't happen to once and for all out Kuo from the prince's throne he has been given.

For those worried about a glass-backed iPhone failing drop tests, Kuo noted Apple already has plenty of experience with glass thanks to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s. He doesn't share those concerns, and thinks that a glass iPhone will prove just as durable as the aluminum models.

Bollocks. The experience Apple has is for 2 years iPhones were seriously breakable. Now they've two years of them being seriously slippery. To keep weight down and to make them more robust aluminium is the choice. Glass is a worse rear material for reasons mentioned, including weight. If AMOLED is lighter it's an oppertunity for the phone itself to become lighter. Not an excuse to use heavier glass on the rear. And a design change purely for design-sake is bad design. Especially—and make no mistake it would be—if it makes the phone less durable.

iFixit Galaxy S7 tear-down:

Remember, Liquid Metal is an "amorphous metallic glass". So technically, the new phone could be made of glass. Just not the type traditionally thought of. 

saarek said:

battlescarred1 said:

I keep getting in discussions about how Apple has fallen behind Samsung. Samsung has waterproofing, curved displays, NFC that can be used in any store etc., etc. I have only ever used an iPhone, so I don't have the perspective others here may have who currently own a new Galaxy S7. Those I am having these discussions with always end up with, "Well, I think I'm ready to try a new Samsung, they seem to have so much more to offer than Apple. Apple is falling behind, only slight iterations from year to year. Nothing truly new and exciting" I'm not even sure how to respond anymore. Not that Apple needs defending, but can someone tell me their thoughts about how they feel about the Samsung Galaxy as opposed to an iPhone? Not looking for an argument here, just some truly good comparison information from a day to day user, since I don't use a Samsung phone. Thanks.

I think you have to balance the S7 with the fact that it was released half way into the current iPhone cycle and 6 months has enabled them to close the performance gap.

Ultimately the Samsung (and other manufacturer) phones will have some features that iPhone's do not currently have and vice versa. The good ideas will be picked up, refined and released in subsequent iPhones.

There are plenty of exclusive iPhone features, Touch ID for example is still the best implementation of finger print scanning on the market, no one comes close to it.

Here is my personal reason for sticking with iPhone. As I mentioned earlier, Privacy and security is a big deal. What I left out was equally important and goes hand in hand with the first, and that is frequent updates. If there is a software glitch or security issue, you can absolutely count on Apple to send an update to either fix the security hole or improve the os with a timely update. From what I've read, this is not so with other platforms. And I love that you can go to their store and talk to a person who is willing to listen to an issue you may have and do their best to make it right.

I keep getting in discussions about how Apple has fallen behind Samsung. Samsung has waterproofing, curved displays, NFC that can be used in any store etc., etc. I have only ever used an iPhone, so I don't have the perspective others here may have who currently own a new Galaxy S7. Those I am having these discussions with always end up with, "Well, I think I'm ready to try a new Samsung, they seem to have so much more to offer than Apple. Apple is falling behind, only slight iterations from year to year. Nothing truly new and exciting" I'm not even sure how to respond anymore. Not that Apple needs defending, but can someone tell me their thoughts about how they feel about the Samsung Galaxy as opposed to an iPhone? Not looking for an argument here, just some truly good comparison information from a day to day user, since I don't use a Samsung phone. Thanks.

I know this is a long shot (and crazy sounding), but is it possible that Apple has decided to use a completely new manufacturer for their iPhone casing since other past iPhone 7 rumors have claimed that Apple is testing a new casing material? And therefore, they are drawing down inventory to accommodate this upcoming new manufacturing process that is happening with a yet unannounced manufacturer? Possibly even in the US?