Just asking. The Samsung guys are practically crowing already that the 7 is the 6ss, and Apple guys haven't been far behind. Why? The reason I hear most is no new form factor. That raises the question, does the iPhone 7 really NEED a new form factor. Now i'm not an insider, I have no information....heck, my phone is a 6, not a 6s! But I started doing some thinking. I like my phone's form factor. Aluminum is nice and sturdy, it's slim enough to put in a Speck case and still compete with most androids for pocket fit, and to be honest, that's about all the "dummy" phones we've seen actually show.
If Apple delivers a phone that meets or exceeds the S7 in camera, controls, screen, water resistance, maybe even wireless charging, with an aluminum back....will that not be acceptable for some reason? Are people really going to storm out of the Apple store and switch to Windows phone because its not glass or whatever? Remember, not everybody is an upgrade twice a year professional photographer phone enthusiast. Most customers want a nice phone that won't give them any trouble, does everything well, and is easy to buy accessories for and has lots of apps. iPhone made its dominance based on that. Samsung largely rose to prominence because it was the first Android phone you could buy a case at Walmart for. Before that, you were going to a specialty shop... unless you had an iPhone.
Finally, let me put on my tin-foil hat for two really crazy ideas. First, what if the dummies are just that... dummies! What if something totally different appears in a few weeks? I know, its pretty much impossible... but still. The second is more feasible, what if the "Pro" comes out in the spring? Samsung released the S7 in February, and has had months of comparisons to last year's iPhone. What if Apple puts out the 7 and 7 Plus and then, in the spring, releases the Pro? It could have a completely different form factor if needed, it could correct any faults in the standard phones, and it would suck the wind right out of the spring Android guys sails by deluging them not with comparisons between the 7 and S8 etc., but comparisons between the new Pro and the S8 etc.
So, what do you think? Am I totally off? Is Apple going to skate with a "good enough" phone? Or is the fabled "2017" phone actually a spring launch Pro model?
If Apple delivers a phone that meets or exceeds the S7 in camera, controls, screen, water resistance, maybe even wireless charging, with an aluminum back....will that not be acceptable for some reason? Are people really going to storm out of the Apple store and switch to Windows phone because its not glass or whatever? Remember, not everybody is an upgrade twice a year professional photographer phone enthusiast. Most customers want a nice phone that won't give them any trouble, does everything well, and is easy to buy accessories for and has lots of apps. iPhone made its dominance based on that. Samsung largely rose to prominence because it was the first Android phone you could buy a case at Walmart for. Before that, you were going to a specialty shop... unless you had an iPhone.
Finally, let me put on my tin-foil hat for two really crazy ideas. First, what if the dummies are just that... dummies! What if something totally different appears in a few weeks? I know, its pretty much impossible... but still. The second is more feasible, what if the "Pro" comes out in the spring? Samsung released the S7 in February, and has had months of comparisons to last year's iPhone. What if Apple puts out the 7 and 7 Plus and then, in the spring, releases the Pro? It could have a completely different form factor if needed, it could correct any faults in the standard phones, and it would suck the wind right out of the spring Android guys sails by deluging them not with comparisons between the 7 and S8 etc., but comparisons between the new Pro and the S8 etc.
So, what do you think? Am I totally off? Is Apple going to skate with a "good enough" phone? Or is the fabled "2017" phone actually a spring launch Pro model?