For the first time since 2014, when Apple launched the iPhone 6, a new, major redesign is expected for Apple’s flagship product.
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LOS ANGELES — For the first time since 2014, when Apple launched the iPhone 6, a new, major redesign is expected for Apple’s flagship product.
If analysts are correct, the new, top of the line model could look and act quite differently, and have a hefty price-tag of upwards of $1,000.
Apple is also expected to offer minor upgrades to the current iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, while the bulk of the changes are coming to what’s been called iPhone Pro. (That’s the one which could sell for over $1,000.)
Apple will debut a lineup the new iPhones at its new corporate campus Tuesday, but why wait for commentary? We’re ready now.
My take? Ouch. I like the home button just where it is now, and I predict howls of protest from other users who won’t enjoy having to get used to a new workflow. Many still haven’t gotten over Apple removing the headphone jack last year from the iPhone 7. This is much worse, as we use the home button more often.
I have a better idea. How about making a new iPhone with a longer-lasting battery? That would negate leaving the house with either. Novel idea, right?
Beyond those features, the top-of-the line new iPhone is expected to have the usual collection of Apple Event sales hype — a faster processor, an improved camera and the ability to run tens of thousands of augmented reality apps, mixing animation with real life.
The reality is, who could actually name any of the new features for last year’s iPhone 7? None of them were really important. (Well, we liked the improved dual-lens camera on iPhone 7 Plus.) All that really mattered was that the phone was new, had more power and that you had the new one, while your neighbor or co-worker had the old one.
The full-line-up of new iPhones is expected to go on sale in late September — our best guess is Friday, Sept. 22. Along with the new iPhone, several new software features will be available for users of older iPhones in the iOS11 mobile operating system upgrade, which usually is released a few days before the new iPhones go on sale.
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