Re:iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
by danieldk on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:44PM
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Is that not the pattern Apple has followed since the release of the original iPhone? This is an "off" year, the device would have been called the 12S but they stopped that pattern a while back.
This is a mischaracterization of the S models. Even though the non-S models had bigger design changes, the S models were often large technological leaps:
- 4S: single -> dual core
- 5S: first 64-bit iPhone, first Touch ID model
- 6S: twice as much memory, 70% faster CPU than the 6. In contrast to the 6 still supported, probably because it has so much headroom. Also 3D Touch (though it ultimately failed).
Re:iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
by afavour on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:48PM
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IMO it’s not much of a mischaracterisation. Apple has always led with features, not tech specs. New features and designs tended to come one year with performance improvements the next. That feels very much iterative to me.
Re:iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
by nerfhammer on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @05:24PM
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I also wonder if the global chip shortage was putting pressure against them doing anything too ambitious
I think another commenter got it right. This is a refinement year anyway.
If anything, it's the screen tech that could be holding them back, there's supply constraints in that chain as well.
I'm genuinely suprised we even got variable refresh rate; Apple clearly had much higher standards for it or they were concerned they couldn't meet demand, otherwise it should have shipped 2 years ago.
Is that not the pattern Apple has followed since the release of the original iPhone? This is an "off" year, the device would have been called the 12S but they stopped that pattern a while back.