New iPhone release date (rough estimate)

murpho999

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Xs won't be used, it's way too close to being pronounced iPhone excess, as much as Apple wouldn't want it called that it will be. I still hear iTouch and iWatch regularly enough.

I was thinking this as well.

Exceessive this, excessive that, excess cost etc.
It's far too much open to abuse..

XL might be the way to go.

Creamy Goodness

I'm thinking they'll go somewhere closer to the Apple Watch. not Series 1,2,3 but more like iPhone X (2018 or 2nd generation). But no one knows but Apple and the only way it'll leak is via Apple

Sad Professor

For the sake of a slightly better camera and processor, they might just stick to calling it the X. Especially if there's a price drop and 3D Touch is replaced. They will have enough to talk about with the X Plus and the 9.

murpho999

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

I'm thinking they'll go somewhere closer to the Apple Watch. not Series 1,2,3 but more like iPhone X (2018 or 2nd generation). But no one knows but Apple and the only way it'll leak is via Apple

X2, 2X?

DubDJ

They really should work at simplification of their products. It used to be easy to tell the difference between everything. Now we’re heading towards Xs iPhone that’s not actually small. Adding to that but the iPhone 9 coming out 1 year after the iPhone X is even more confusing.

I hope dropping 3D Touch is just crossed lines and something only on the LCD model. I think it’s one of the more under appreciated parts of the iPhone, and I use it all the time.

FourFourRED

eeloe wrote: »

If the whole e-sim thing is adopted here, that would mean that the cellular apple watch would finally be available here.

Now when it is available, i really hope they don't charge what EE are charing in the UK, an extra £20 a month.....which is just crazy!

Where did you see that pricing? From what I understand it’s the following:

“Once you've paired your watch to your iPhone, you can add a 30-day plan, which you can buy through the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

It’s free for six months with unlimited data, then 10GB a month for £5 a month.”

Unless you’re mixing up the £22 a month for 24 months when you get the watch on £0 up front. That’s just their financing plan to cover the cost of the watch.

Creamy Goodness

murpho999 wrote: »

X2, 2X?

Only problem I see with that is that it'll be pronounced iPhone ten two. It looks nice on paper/pixels, not so much in the pronunciation.

murpho999

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Only problem I see with that is that it'll be pronounced iPhone ten two. It looks nice on paper/pixels, not so much in the pronunciation.

Agreed but I find despite Apple's policy that people are calling it by the letter X rather than the roman numeral.

eeloe

FourFourFM wrote: »

Where did you see that pricing? From what I understand it’s the following:

“Once you've paired your watch to your iPhone, you can add a 30-day plan, which you can buy through the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

It’s free for six months with unlimited data, then 10GB a month for £5 a month.”

Unless you’re mixing up the £22 a month for 24 months when you get the watch on £0 up front. That’s just their financing plan to cover the cost of the watch.

I may have read it wrong.....sorry. i didn't know they actually financed the watch too!

murpho999

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etn_xOIg2Zk

Lots of leaks here from ever reliable Everything Apple Pro.


Looks like the Xs is on the way.

Shn99

No more 3d touch??

Sad Professor

Shn99 wrote: »

No more 3d touch??

Looks like it, but it will probably be replaced with a software-based solution that replicates most of its functionality. iOS 12 will already replicate the trackpad functionality by long pressing on the spacebar.

eeloe

iPhone Xs Plus clone unboxing from EverythingApplePro.

Gotta say it looks feckin amazing!

Cee-Jay-Cee

I have my 6S for 3 years now and was intending on upgrading to a 9 in September/October but if 3D touch is gone then I'm out and buying a Samsung. Apple haven't made enough changes since the 6 and removing one of the best features is a backward step so I think i'll be leaving Apple after 8 years.

murpho999

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I have my 6S for 3 years now and was intending on upgrading to a 9 in September/October but if 3D touch is gone then I'm out and buying a Samsung. Apple haven't made enough changes since the 6 and removing one of the best features is a backward step so I think i'll be leaving Apple after 8 years.

I like 3D touch but it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.

I think iOS and iPhones have a lot more to offer over Samsungs than just 3D touch.

Creamy Goodness

I don't really trust Everything Apple Pro, he's good at doing renders, and regurgitating rumours from Mark Gurman, but generally Gurman's sources are generally wrong or are a bit muddled up about the details especially when it comes to the marketing of things (like names of products etc.).

murpho999

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

I don't really trust Everything Apple Pro, he's good at doing renders, and regurgitating rumours from Mark Gurman, but generally Gurman's sources are generally wrong or are a bit muddled up about the details especially when it comes to the marketing of things (like names of products etc.).

He's not bad though and he did get the naming of "X" last year.

In ways I prefer not to know though, makes the presentations more interesting.

Still lots of leaks in Apple and its manufacturers.

Creamy Goodness

murpho999 wrote: »

He's not bad though and he did get the naming of "X" last year.

In ways I prefer not to know though, makes the presentations more interesting.

Still lots of leaks in Apple and its manufacturers.

The X naming was gotten by a developer (guilherme rambo) who found Apple had a beta version of HomePod firmware on a publicly accessible url. EAP just reported this news, if Apple didn't have this firmware up the name wouldn't have leaked through the manufacturers. Apple have been worse about leaks themselves lately than their manufacturers (HomePod firmware leak, iPhone 7 twitter ads releasing early etc.).

He's good, I'll watch a lot of his stuff but not all of it.

Whilst I agree it's better not knowing the details, not knowing how Apple will sell the story of these devices is still a secret which I find has taken the place of what I find most interesting about the events.

eeloe

I like EAP, generally find his videos easier to watch than the other reporters.

Just realised, it’s 2 weeks to the keynote, shouldn’t the invites have gone out by now?

Shn99

eeloe wrote: »

I like EAP, generally find his videos easier to watch than the other reporters.

Just realised, it’s 2 weeks to the keynote, shouldn’t the invites have gone out by now?

Last years were August 31st, so tomorrow or Friday

eeloe

That’s when the real excitement, and the panic to clear the credit card sets in.