@@abdu7095 Well, even the scalpers in china can't get rid of the iphone 16 lol. People have less money in general and see no reason to upgrade their iphones, because there is just nothing new.
I upgraded from an iPhone 7 base model to an iPhone 15 Pro earlier this year. My old phone had a wonky battery. I could actually get it replaced, but after about six years I thought it would be best to upgrade. I had been upgrading my tech in general after a long hiatus. There is basically nothing that the new phone adds that I need. The only thing I notice is the better camera. Even that is of limited use to me. I guess I am not an "ideal" customer.
@@limbeboy7 The joke is on you. Why would I want something so bulky? By the way, this has been tried before. We also see the PC makers coming up with different configurations. Guess what, they are still a tiny part of the market.
Similar situation here, upgraded from an iPhone 6S plus to a 15 pro max with a new battery in between, Although its a solid upgrade, Im happy with the multitude of extra features between those two phones, but I agree we've reach peak smartphone around the time of the iPhone 13 pro, how much more faster and how many more megapixels do we actually need ? and the form factor is optimal and cant be improved upon. And this goes for all smartphone manufactures, They are scrambling to try and innovate and give us reasons to upgrade, but who wants a screen which cracks after 12 months of folding ? theres nowhere really left for them to go.
@@rocketmunkey1 I am noticing a similar trend in laptops. I have three HP laptops, all of which I like, spanning about ten years. They all have i7 processors and Nvidia graphics. The raw processor speed has not really changed. They get progressively a little lighter and thinner but are basically the same size (driven by the screen). As for performance there is not really much difference using the applications I do, except for the latest model. It is the first I have with solid state disk only. That is what helps. The middle one (the one I am using right now) has a slot for an SSD. As I transition to the new one, I am planning on installing an SSD on this one to see how it helps. I expect great things.
Yup, next eu will force every manufacturer to provide us with removable batteries. That'd be godsend, especially when paired with 5 to 7 years old guaranteed updates. Thanks EU.
Been using iPhone since the 3GS, and neither USB-C nor RCS has ever been an issue, nor has anyone ever brought up one or the other as a hinderance going on FIFTEEN years now… Most smartphone users can’t even recognize the difference between 60Hz or 120Hz… BTW; Typing from a 2018 iPad 11” Pro. If we upgrade, it’s because we want to, NOT out of NEED… Honestly, feels like a bunch of non issues and FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS… 🤔
Mandating USB-C has stifled innovation. A Mac-like Magnetic connector could've superseded lightning, or a new Lightning, but they're handicapped by government. Lightning is a better connector from a physical perspective. It's more physically secure, it's more solid, and it's easier to use in the dark. It's just... better (physically). It now lags behind in data-transfer potential and universality... but that's not innovation, it's conformation. Before Apple iterated/improve Lightning or went to something superior... the EU forced them to adopt a generic solution. This is not innovation. Realistically... what has USB-C given them? Innovation? Nah... Universality... Legislation OFTEN stifles innovation. RCS is the industry's response to iMessage internet-based messaging... which was the innovation... they've been playing catch-up this whole time. And yes, supporting RCS absolutely could have been on Apple's radar earlier. That was a business decision. Their timing of the implementation of RCS though... is smart. RCS adoption has been slow and now that it's finally getting mass adoption (not only nerds), Apple chooses to support it. Had they waited longer, the general masses would have been wondering why Apple is lagging behind. Apple keeps the iMessage functions and support the more limited subset of functionality that RCS provides in green text bubbles. RCS is still inferior, but it's getting better.
@@TheNewGreenIsBlue what crack you on? The USB C can also be used in total darkness and just as solid. What kind of argument is that? Apple would never really care to bring newer version of lightning, otherwise why would they be adopting the connector and technology for their other devices like iMacs, MacBooks and iPads? They're just delaying it for the sake of profits. You don't have to write that long to show your stupidity though.
Agree. Also, the "useless" innovation made me about 3x more productive in my workflow. So I'll continue getting lots of use out of this useless innovation.
@@comedyman112 I don't know about now, but in 2 years when my Google Pixel 6a is 5 years old, I'll probably look for a Samsung S4 or Google Pixel 9. Both will still have 5 years update support. I'm leaning toward the s24 because DeX allows me to plug into a monitor to use as a desktop. Samsung also sells many more phones so they have much more resources working on their phones hardware and software.
@@comedyman112 Yes I would get the S23. The S23 has similar performance to S24, except it is only updated for 5 years vs 7 for S24. Usually by the 5th year the bugs are gone and I've never had security issues after updates stop so you should be able to get it to last 7 years. Old phones and tablets sometimes run slow because the OS or apps get more complicated over time and require more RAM, however the CPU and RAM in these flagships should future proof them. The pixel 8 has 7 years support, but doesn't have DeX.
Bought an LGV60 2 years ago for $150 USD. Still my main phone, still holds charge for 6 hrs of continous use. 2 days minimum if I dont watch youtube or play games continously. Hook any decent headphones and the DAC makes it sound heavenly.
@@Greyalien587 my point is why pay this big money and keep getting the latest. I only upgrade when my phone dies and get a very middle of the read phone.
@@entropyachieved750 the upgrade cycle is a scam it’s not worth it. These iPhones last 5-7 years easily. But it I come from a XS to this it’ll be a huge change
@@entropyachieved750ig from a business point of view, someone started it, and you'll have to do it as a competitor if you want to keep people interested 'cause most of them don't think, and also to make money. even if they don't want to, the directors wouldn't agree.
Wow, just upgraded my 7yr old iPhone XR and now iPad (2017)… still using my MacBook Pro 2011 though!💪💪. Would never be able to do that with windows or android!!! I wonder how the “environmentalist” fan boys feel about that??
@@kingech_B15bro u a flunky, u da type kid to get somethin just cuz everyone else got it, know wht u need and wht u dont need. Ik we all love wht we love, but that means nuffin at the end of the day, i wouldnt giva damn abt materialistic shi if it doesnt benefit me, fk we gettin iphones for? Cuz they look good and make us look like we got money? It Doesnt matter at all fr, and just cuz issa droid user and a iphone user dont mean the apple user makes 10x more money cuz they are more fashionable and care abt image 😭. Most the time its the complete opposite they actually have enough to afford but is smart with they money so who gets to flex in the end💯….
@@ThunderStruck94660 Samsung is doing exactly the same thing but I don’t hear you flapping your gums about Samsung but wait oh Samsung add useless features that the majority of its user base will never use apart from nerds. Samsung is more expensive than Apple now but I suppose you’re going to defend Samsung.
They removed it so they can sell their more expensive wireless earbuds. Just like how they removed SD storage so that you either upgrade to 512GB or 1TB or get sucked in to their cloud subscription. Tsk tsk
The Problem is that people don't realize that innovations are not something that can be mass produced yearly, they happen from time to time. Just because the first years of a product line where innovative doesn't mean that this certain product has or can make new innovations in the future every year. Unrealistic expectations, thats like being mad that new laptops from 2024 don't have any new innovations.
First, I would never purchase sickly proprietary Apple products. The only reason I upgrade my phone now is mechanical failure, especially because it is a royal pain to reconfigure it to my customizations. My Samsung ANDROID Galaxy 10+ serves every need I require of it, has tolerable battery life, and I just have no reason for anything else. But I am sick of everyone thinking a phone is better than a computer, be it a laptop or a desktop, because I need it for REAL things, like SolidWorks and CNC things, which require REAL power and a REAL interface, unlike a phone.
isn't it extremely annoying & disappointing how Samsung never stops removing 1 or more features from their next Galaxy phone to make the functionality more tedious & stupid than the previous phone‽ I got the latest A-series phone (back in the 3rd Qtr. this year) then after noticing how many restrictions it stupidly has i returned it & switched to a "bring your own phone" -plan !
All I expect from my phone is to ring when someone calls. I hope that someone answers the phone when I call. Outside of that, it sits alone most of the time.
I still can't believe that consumers allowed the notch to became mainstream so thank you for giving it a mention, it's such an aberration. You called it a compromise when there was no compromise to be had to be had. Respect to Sony for being the only sane manufacturer out there who stuck to its guns and showed respect for their customers. They have avoided this "compromise" by doing nothing at all and just putting the camera and sensors in the phone's forehead just like we had done since forever before Apple came up with the notch.
It's weird. Over the past 10 years a lot of people have pointed out how new phones are basically the same year on year. Yet people still pay 1400 for a new phone. They just want to say they have the latest phone. I don't get it.
Imagine being a CEO of one of the largest tech company, with brightest minds and engineers at your disposal, and all you can do is minor changes to your slab phone.
@@lexterlongares Ironically that CEO also led his company into being the first TRILLION dollar company by selling technically niche technology products in an industry where they only have a fraction of the market share… They were also the first to hit Two and three trillion too… Imagine being a consumer that takes for granted the technological advancement so much that they fail to realize the actual implications of what they are witnessing. Someone recently showed us their new iPhone 16 Pro Max and admitted to us they have no idea how to use it or what the differences are. We showed them two minor features it was capable of, and they were astonished… Most people think they are power users because they know how to use one or two apps relatively proficiently… 97% of technology is over the heads of 95% of the population anyway…
I bought a redmi 5, 6 years ago and the phone still serves me well. And the other day, I bought a refurbished samsung edge 7 phone online. And I think the idea of 'notch' or 'waterdrop' is bullocks; people who really want the most important things on a phone, and really understand the concept of 'planned obsolesence' will go for simple sleek designs, since the more a comapany produces a product, the more they're likely to deploy shortcuts to cut costs and increase their profit margin. So you're better off with older models in fact than the newer 'more mass produced' junk.
Manufacturers need to slow down the release to one new phone model every two years. It makes no longer any sense to make an annual release; the SoC especially can't improve that much in one year. Also, Microsoft is forcing Windows users to abandon perfectly good computers which don't have a TPM-2 security module and can't run Windows 11. This incompatibility is intentional and unacceptable. This is why two years ago I changed the OS on all my machines from Windows to Debian. I deem a feature like Recall to be a danger, and Copilot a forced feature that I truly dislike. Thanks for the video...
I do wonder if a business model based on people upgrading their device each few years, well before the device is useless, is sustainable. If the public ever moves into a model of only replacing a product when it breaks, there are a large number of companies which would be severely impacted.
Finally someone that understands what's really going on. I have mentioned something similar on other posts. Its an oligopoly with Apple, Samsung, Google working together one way or the other to destroy the smaller player. This means is less need to innovate. Had Huawei been allowed to stay in the US things would probably be different today. I think though things will probably change as consumers finally realize the con.
And what has Huawei innovated? They are just stealing company secrets like the trifold which Samsung originated but was never put to production because it is too faulty. Look at the news with the number of complaints on the overpriced trifold by Huawei.
I traded iphone 13pro for fold 3 and had it for 2 years and I loved it until it died. Best phone so far with obvious issues. Back on s23 ultra but won't buy another fold until they make them more reliable. If they do I'll buy it immediately
@mil546 ever heard of nokia? Early 2000 Nokia phone works flawlessly even after 2 decades later. And it's way better than crappy iphone Atleast it won't robbing us and won't slow down after an update.😂
For me it actually was informative - TL;DR iPhone has gone from innovation to iteration, and phone sales have started to decline eg Apple Pay when introduced added $1.2b per year. Unsustainable increase in profits moving forward. (MHO best thing that could happen - I'd like to see MS, Apple and Alphabet get destroyed). HOWEVER they missed the elephant in the room - the phone is not the product - IT'S THE USER! - especially with the introduction of AI - gleaning every bit of information about the user and on-sell it.
Apple doesn't need to innovate, is 10 years behind Samsung. Apple iPhone needs a DESKTOP mode! Pen for the iPhone! Allow side load apps. More customizable home screen, let icons resize, let custom icon. Remove the stupid widget screen. Remove stupid camera button and add a button like mouse pad! There are so many apps would take benefit of it!! For example, working on a remode desktop machine, navigate a browser a scroll up down or give a mouse pointer inside ios when is in a desktop mode! This would be an innovation. Apple needs a new CEO, Cook is Cooked
Typically you want iOS to be like android no thank you. The whole point of competition is products being different but you just want everything to be the same as your fucking precious Samsung really sick of everybody putting Sams on a pedestal Samsung are overrated sure they have some gimmick features that are somehow cool, but you’re just complaining and jumping on the bandwagon with everybody else you’ve got no backbone focus the only what Apple does wrong there’s a lot that Apple filter right that Samsung steel does wrong and android as a hole does wrong.
Nonsense. We don’t need anything you mentioned. We need iphone, not android. Looks like you want stability and reliability of iphone with android os. Stick with android, with 120hz, desktop mode and whatever. Stop crying over here
Innovation on hardware part of phones has reached its peak ..all changes are on software only. Minimum 5 to 7 years of usage needed and it should be made mandatory on quality os smartphones and repairability
That's one thing I've always done. I've always bought refurbished phones off eBay or back market and paid a fraction of the cost. And it's also true about phones being usable after 3.6 years. I still have my LG V40 and it still works. Same with my Samsung S20 FE. I just use them as alarm clocks now. 😆
Eventually everything gets old, and it's the same with phones. The state of phone innovation right now reminds me of the car industry before electric and hybrids came along - the same same-old cars dressed up in different bodies year after year. Phone innovators need to look at something completely different like e-textile fabric phones with screens you can roll up. The base technology is already begun. They just need to build on it.
It's really to appeal to novelty. Each year, they don't really NEED to add a feature... but consumers demand it. If they just didn't release an update, consumers would complain. Apple were one of the first to NOT update their phone every year. They were lambasted for this... with reviewers often criticizing Apple for doing nothing apart from introduce a new color. Phone technology is pretty mature at this point. Much live TVs, you need to convince consumers to upgrade when they really don't need to.
Large strides every year is an unrealistic and unnecessary expectation now that iPhones have become so powerful and durable that customers hold onto them for 3-6 years before upgrading. With that timespan in mind, a customer can expect their next iPhone to be a substantial upgrade over their current model. I’m personally glad that Apple isn’t just innovating for the sake of it and releasing broken phones like the foldables of the last few years. If something like a foldable iPhone can be made well and serve a sizeable market, Apple will release one when the time is right.
I don't really mind that the design doesn't change when it's not needed...I am quite sick of this obsession with thinness...I find current phones to be unusable without a case.. they're uncomfortable to hold and far too easy to drop. Just make the back flush with the cameras instead of this silly bump and just fill the extra space with battery.
You know, they can apply dead zones to prevent accidental touches. We can even have that option to adjust it as we see fit. That said, it is not useless at all.
I wish I had purchased Apple's products in early 2000s to get the full experience of good design and performance. Today I want to avoid Apple's products with all my heart.
Another problem Apple has is that every phone from the iPhone 5s onward can take fabulous photos and darned good video. And for most people that is enough. If Apple did not have serious competition they would probably limit security updates to two years.😂🤣
I haven't been truly excited to be an owner and user since iPhone 3Gs. I really felt I had new things to discover and learn to use, back then. I only replace lost, broken or battery-degraded iPhones now. They don't excite me at all.
As a person who follows this space rather closely you have covered so many points so accurately over the last 15 to 20 years of phone development it was a great fun run thank you.
The problem in the phone industry is they almost have reached the maximum limit on technology and truthfully there isn’t much more they can do to make cell phones anymore high tech than they are now or for the last 3-5 years not much in gains at all
The problem is like all other major companies, eventually the leading talent leaves and anyone else worth their weight does too, leaving companies like Apple with nno actual talent for innovation or new ideas. Same happened to IBM, Boeing, and will happen to more companies as time goes on. Doesn't hurt that Apple really has nothing unique to sell, every company has their own ecosystem now, Android offers more unique features than Apple's OS does as well. Apple also is woefully behind on hardware as well, their new chip was outdone in less than a month after release.
Apple sets a style, something for people to want. BUT the UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY... isn't made by them in most cases. It is just that they are really good at making a product people want so it sells well. So I wouldn't call Apple INNOVATIVE, more... SMART. They know what their audience wants! They give it, at a huge price.
You highlight the issue well - manufacturers (not just Apple) have worked themselves into a corner by delivering a new device annually, and that behaviour is what consumers have come to expect. In reality, there is absolutely no reason for these companies to produce a new phone every year, but it's all marketing and bluff to make one believe that they 'need' the highlight feature. Innovation as it has happened cannot continue to happen miraculously every year. That's not how life works. The smartphone industry is well matured now, and there is little more beyond camera improvements that can be done to radically improve said devices without changing the concept entirely, at which point it's no longer a smartphone.
Leader makes a difference. Asian companies are coming out with foldable phones. This was in the talks for about 20 years. Flexible and foldable phones that look like papers
Tech companies should be forced to launch new products only once every 2 or 3 years. This will help reduce e-waste a lot. Plus companies should take second hand marketing into their own hands to ensure their products are recycled the right way
I’m sick of these negative videos about Apple people fucking expect Apple to do every year. I mean Apple isn’t the only one that isn’t really innovated anymore so let’s not pretend it’s only an Apple problem. Let’s not pretend that Apple isn’t steal the trendsetter and the light of Samsung will copy them.
They forgot that HTC Tytn ii had full screen + keyboard - SUPERIOR. So did Motorola A820 3g - superior. Apple was saved by App store global developers (also on Android), not Apple developers. But Apple hype propaganda worked (in the West)
My last iPhone was the 6 and have been a happy Android fan since. If you love paying your yearly Apple tax, more power to you, but I left that walled garden of yearly minimal & incremental innovation. I have never been happier to choose when & what innovation I want to buy.
He didn't mention that apple has slowly been dipping its toes into the gaming industry. With the newest macs and some iPads being able to play current generation games.
My iPhone 6+ suffered from bend gate I had it shipped out to Florida so they installed some kinda.. I think metal plate thing? and after that the bend gate problem was over I hated how Apple denied it was an issue. I had to spend an extra $120 on my.. I think that was an $800 phone at the time?
All smartphone companies are producing bi-fold models. Even the lowest-end Tecno in China has released a bi-fold with 12 GB RAM. Apple still sticks to the single screen model with 8 GB RAM. Nokia the second.
I own two Samsung phones, a Flip and a S24 Ultra. I upgrade both every single year. I'm not about to change that. Love my phones; I'm looking forward to getting the latest technology every year, even though Samsung stopped being innovated as well...
The level of AI implementation on a phone will be the deal breake in future. I don't own an iPhone. Apple has the best hardware integration in the indistry - the iPhone and iPad can integrate via cable into a host of things, especially with musical instruments.
I think the simple problem is the cost. An iPhone can be specd to cost more than a laptop! Their margins are massive. They could charge 50% less and still make billions.
I was recently watching a performance comparison between Samsung S7 and the new S24 Ultra.. The game apps opened fully with maybe 3 seconds delay. Normal apps with maybe 1 second or less. I dont know if you really need a new phone by experiencing that. Most people have issues with the battery, which could be replaced, and the software is out of date. So actually the software is the reason most people are forced to get a new phone. So it is good that the companies moved on to support the phones longer, even tho, this also is part of a European bill. Anyway i can understand that people get bored after many years and wanna get something new even tho it economically and environmentally does not make a sense. But upgrading every year is really a mess.
I really hope Apple is having a serious conversation on not releasing a new phone every year. They should've started doing every other year release during Covid. It would've been the perfect time to make that change.
@@hydrohasspoken6227 Are you really that dense? Do you really think they have to release a new iPhone every year to make money? Look at the rest of their portfolio. A circus is missing their 🤡 Go home.
@@Adamtendo_player_1 Who said it's only an Apple problem"? It's an Apple problem if they're consistently releasing essentially the same device with the same features and promising new features.
I’d have to disagree to quite a considerable extent here. It _is_ true that Apple has plenty of room for improvement when it comes to making the most out of their current technology, but with them you “pay a lot for very little” for a reason. The original Apple I computer actually cost thousands of dollars upon release-and all for bare-bones tasks such as reading and writing documents and playing the most rudimentary of video games: the text-based kind, if you get what I’m talking about. You and I especially could only imagine people complained even more about this factor than they do about Apple’s products today. And they’re not totally wrong; an average family household certainly couldn’t afford it! But this is where inflation actually saves the day in our case, as the latest iPhones cost around a thousand dollars-and yet this year, 2024, is _not_ 1976, even though in raw terms the two are and were priced similarly high. That’s because since then, the average family household has more cash on hand to spend with, and can therefore afford an iPhone 16 or 15 where they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to at all assuming life in the 1970s (and that the device itself somehow existed, of course). Not to mention that usually, to modify a device to your heart’s content, you’d have to tinker with the system internals themselves-an already risky move in and of itself especially for the uninitiated considering the risk of bricking your device entirely. But with Apple products, apps and even the built-in features fill the gaps for you. And there’s well more than plenty to tinker around with yourself to see which clicks with you best. And it’s not just limited to changing the style of your UI or doing difficult or otherwise-tedious iPhone tasks for you. You could restrict your own iPhone to ensure that your precious Screen Time doesn’t go off the rails, or a similar app could alter the screen, icon and menu animations altogether-without altering any of the standard textures if you’d please. The possibilities are all but endless-and with iOS, no software tampering is required! But hey, that’s literally just my two cents on the matter, and absolutely nothing more. Whether you agree or disagree, please feel free to like or dislike accordingly, and leave a reply if you wish to elaborate further on the details of your matter. Thanks.
The idea of Apple is Simple If you don’t like it don’t buy it The Apple users already know what they want and it’s integrated in the ecosystem we don’t give much importance to any of android features
There is no real problem with Apple. All smartphone manufacturers face the same issues. Tech companies aren't supposed to spit out innovation at the whim of consumers/journalists. If you're so convinced of your "peak innovation" conviction, why don't you take a short position in these companies and write a book about how many million bucks you've made ten years later...
useless but more expensive
But people keep buying it
@@abdu7095this is called hype
They fell for the apple
trap@abdu7095
@@abdu7095 Well, even the scalpers in china can't get rid of the iphone 16 lol. People have less money in general and see no reason to upgrade their iphones, because there is just nothing new.
Only for people who can't afford it
I upgraded from an iPhone 7 base model to an iPhone 15 Pro earlier this year. My old phone had a wonky battery. I could actually get it replaced, but after about six years I thought it would be best to upgrade. I had been upgrading my tech in general after a long hiatus. There is basically nothing that the new phone adds that I need. The only thing I notice is the better camera. Even that is of limited use to me. I guess I am not an "ideal" customer.
Meanwhile Samsung is making phones with multiple, foldable screens. Apple is a joke
@@limbeboy7 The joke is on you. Why would I want something so bulky?
By the way, this has been tried before. We also see the PC makers coming up with different configurations. Guess what, they are still a tiny part of the market.
Similar situation here, upgraded from an iPhone 6S plus to a 15 pro max with a new battery in between, Although its a solid upgrade, Im happy with the multitude of extra features between those two phones, but I agree we've reach peak smartphone around the time of the iPhone 13 pro, how much more faster and how many more megapixels do we actually need ? and the form factor is optimal and cant be improved upon.
And this goes for all smartphone manufactures, They are scrambling to try and innovate and give us reasons to upgrade, but who wants a screen which cracks after 12 months of folding ? theres nowhere really left for them to go.
@@rocketmunkey1 I am noticing a similar trend in laptops. I have three HP laptops, all of which I like, spanning about ten years. They all have i7 processors and Nvidia graphics. The raw processor speed has not really changed. They get progressively a little lighter and thinner but are basically the same size (driven by the screen). As for performance there is not really much difference using the applications I do, except for the latest model. It is the first I have with solid state disk only. That is what helps. The middle one (the one I am using right now) has a slot for an SSD. As I transition to the new one, I am planning on installing an SSD on this one to see how it helps. I expect great things.
from 6 plus to 15 pro. Same :D
it is interesting that the two most useful features apple added to the iphone were due to anti trust rulings. USB-C and RCS
EU helped Apple innovate 😆
Yup, next eu will force every manufacturer to provide us with removable batteries. That'd be godsend, especially when paired with 5 to 7 years old guaranteed updates. Thanks EU.
Been using iPhone since the 3GS, and neither USB-C nor RCS has ever been an issue, nor has anyone ever brought up one or the other as a hinderance going on FIFTEEN years now… Most smartphone users can’t even recognize the difference between 60Hz or 120Hz…
BTW; Typing from a 2018 iPad 11” Pro. If we upgrade, it’s because we want to, NOT out of NEED…
Honestly, feels like a bunch of non issues and FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS…
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Mandating USB-C has stifled innovation.
A Mac-like Magnetic connector could've superseded lightning, or a new Lightning, but they're handicapped by government. Lightning is a better connector from a physical perspective. It's more physically secure, it's more solid, and it's easier to use in the dark. It's just... better (physically). It now lags behind in data-transfer potential and universality... but that's not innovation, it's conformation.
Before Apple iterated/improve Lightning or went to something superior... the EU forced them to adopt a generic solution. This is not innovation. Realistically... what has USB-C given them? Innovation? Nah... Universality...
Legislation OFTEN stifles innovation.
RCS is the industry's response to iMessage internet-based messaging... which was the innovation... they've been playing catch-up this whole time.
And yes, supporting RCS absolutely could have been on Apple's radar earlier. That was a business decision. Their timing of the implementation of RCS though... is smart. RCS adoption has been slow and now that it's finally getting mass adoption (not only nerds), Apple chooses to support it. Had they waited longer, the general masses would have been wondering why Apple is lagging behind.
Apple keeps the iMessage functions and support the more limited subset of functionality that RCS provides in green text bubbles. RCS is still inferior, but it's getting better.
@@TheNewGreenIsBlue what crack you on? The USB C can also be used in total darkness and just as solid. What kind of argument is that? Apple would never really care to bring newer version of lightning, otherwise why would they be adopting the connector and technology for their other devices like iMacs, MacBooks and iPads? They're just delaying it for the sake of profits. You don't have to write that long to show your stupidity though.
I'm sick of these clickbait videos. I watched half and it's just a history lesson. Get to the frigging topic. Get to "The problem with apple".
Beats Apple's crappy 2 hr launches and this is an iphone and an ipad user
Right? I regret clicking on this video, will tap the “don’t recommend this channel” option now.
Great 😂😂. Me too.@@hyperterminal_reborn
For me it actually was informative - TL;DR iPhone has gone from innovation to iteration, and phone sales have started to decline.
Agree. Also, the "useless" innovation made me about 3x more productive in my workflow. So I'll continue getting lots of use out of this useless innovation.
I buy flagship phones 2 years old for $200-$300. They'll last another 5 years.
What phone would you buy now?
@@comedyman112 I don't know about now, but in 2 years when my Google Pixel 6a is 5 years old, I'll probably look for a Samsung S4 or Google Pixel 9. Both will still have 5 years update support. I'm leaning toward the s24 because DeX allows me to plug into a monitor to use as a desktop. Samsung also sells many more phones so they have much more resources working on their phones hardware and software.
@@gr8bkset-524 so if I'm looking to buy a phone next year, by this logic I should go for the s23?
@@comedyman112 Yes I would get the S23. The S23 has similar performance to S24, except it is only updated for 5 years vs 7 for S24. Usually by the 5th year the bugs are gone and I've never had security issues after updates stop so you should be able to get it to last 7 years. Old phones and tablets sometimes run slow because the OS or apps get more complicated over time and require more RAM, however the CPU and RAM in these flagships should future proof them. The pixel 8 has 7 years support, but doesn't have DeX.
Bought an LGV60 2 years ago for $150 USD.
Still my main phone, still holds charge for 6 hrs of continous use. 2 days minimum if I dont watch youtube or play games continously.
Hook any decent headphones and the DAC makes it sound heavenly.
Yesterday's technology with tomorrow's price, Apple is robbing us
Paying a lot of money for very little. In a lot of ways my old phone from 6+ years ago was almost as good as the one I have now
Gee it’s almost like the technology matured, look at laptops. Why do you want to do on a phone that you can’t do now?
@@Greyalien587 my point is why pay this big money and keep getting the latest. I only upgrade when my phone dies and get a very middle of the read phone.
@@entropyachieved750 the upgrade cycle is a scam it’s not worth it. These iPhones last 5-7 years easily. But it I come from a XS to this it’ll be a huge change
@@entropyachieved750ig from a business point of view, someone started it, and you'll have to do it as a competitor if you want to keep people interested 'cause most of them don't think, and also to make money.
even if they don't want to, the directors wouldn't agree.
Wow, just upgraded my 7yr old iPhone XR and now iPad (2017)… still using my MacBook Pro 2011 though!💪💪.
Would never be able to do that with windows or android!!! I wonder how the “environmentalist” fan boys feel about that??
I’m still using my iPhone 6s from 2015!!! It’s far too smart for my brains stills.. can’t imagine upgrading to iPhone 16!!
@@Yogi-Megan You might think this is admirable but it's actually quite sad.
You broke broke
Its better to get a keypad phone at this point for you.
This old phone isnt secure to be used with internet,
@@kingech_B15bro u a flunky, u da type kid to get somethin just cuz everyone else got it, know wht u need and wht u dont need. Ik we all love wht we love, but that means nuffin at the end of the day, i wouldnt giva damn abt materialistic shi if it doesnt benefit me, fk we gettin iphones for? Cuz they look good and make us look like we got money? It Doesnt matter at all fr, and just cuz issa droid user and a iphone user dont mean the apple user makes 10x more money cuz they are more fashionable and care abt image 😭. Most the time its the complete opposite they actually have enough to afford but is smart with they money so who gets to flex in the end💯….
Apple is doing exactly what Nokia did: keep making the same things with tiny changes. Apple will pay a price for this.
And charging a ridiculous amount for it.
@@ThunderStruck94660 Samsung is doing exactly the same thing but I don’t hear you flapping your gums about Samsung but wait oh Samsung add useless features that the majority of its user base will never use apart from nerds. Samsung is more expensive than Apple now but I suppose you’re going to defend Samsung.
Samsung is doing the same thing, but I don’t hear you running your mouth about Samsung.
@@Adamtendo_player_1 Calm down Apple fanboy. Calm down now. Go stand in the queue for 3 days, get your pooh Apple and be happy. 😆😆😆
@@a.m.9357 Would you mind answering his comment though ? I found it relevant.
must bring back 3.5mm audio jack. there is no point of removing it.
They removed it so they can sell their more expensive wireless earbuds. Just like how they removed SD storage so that you either upgrade to 512GB or 1TB or get sucked in to their cloud subscription. Tsk tsk
They don't want you to go to third party repair stores and instead pay $500 at an Apple Store for a new screen
to give way of wireless technology. 3.5mm is so ugly and not comfortable using wire headset.
@@iRob2-y9o
It's comfortable and lasts longer
@@iRob2-y9osound is better and no need to charge earphones... And less electronic waste...
The Problem is that people don't realize that innovations are not something that can be mass produced yearly, they happen from time to time. Just because the first years of a product line where innovative doesn't mean that this certain product has or can make new innovations in the future every year. Unrealistic expectations, thats like being mad that new laptops from 2024 don't have any new innovations.
First, I would never purchase sickly proprietary Apple products. The only reason I upgrade my phone now is mechanical failure, especially because it is a royal pain to reconfigure it to my customizations. My Samsung ANDROID Galaxy 10+ serves every need I require of it, has tolerable battery life, and I just have no reason for anything else. But I am sick of everyone thinking a phone is better than a computer, be it a laptop or a desktop, because I need it for REAL things, like SolidWorks and CNC things, which require REAL power and a REAL interface, unlike a phone.
isn't it extremely annoying & disappointing how Samsung never stops removing 1 or more features from their next Galaxy phone to make the functionality more tedious & stupid than the previous phone‽ I got the latest A-series phone (back in the 3rd Qtr. this year) then after noticing how many restrictions it stupidly has i returned it & switched to a "bring your own phone" -plan !
My biggest problem is that manufacturers phase out "smaller" devices...
Yes, I absolutely hate these 6.7 or 6.8" bricks. Who told them that we needed such gigantic slabs?
I need a BIG PHONE!!
My handy are to big for "small" devices but i guess im not the average user...
totally useless since past 10 years battery capacity is between 4,000 and 5500 mah depending on size of phone. average is 4500mah 😢
The thing is that smartphones have reached peak of innovation
Huawei mate XT says HI!
Not apple though
Only Samsung and Xiaomi are pushing boundaries. Sad to see LG go.
You mean Apple?
@@lexterlongaresthe galaxy series design hasn’t changed in a few years at this point
All I expect from my phone is to ring when someone calls. I hope that someone answers the phone when I call. Outside of that, it sits alone most of the time.
I still can't believe that consumers allowed the notch to became mainstream so thank you for giving it a mention, it's such an aberration. You called it a compromise when there was no compromise to be had to be had. Respect to Sony for being the only sane manufacturer out there who stuck to its guns and showed respect for their customers. They have avoided this "compromise" by doing nothing at all and just putting the camera and sensors in the phone's forehead just like we had done since forever before Apple came up with the notch.
There been few notchless phone in 2019 when i bought mine, now there isnt any that suit me (only sonly but not ideal) so cant upgrade if i wanted to
It's weird. Over the past 10 years a lot of people have pointed out how new phones are basically the same year on year. Yet people still pay 1400 for a new phone. They just want to say they have the latest phone. I don't get it.
Tim Cook has no vision. Apple is in trouble.
😂Vision pro 🤣
@@c.daubz.5386 Vision Pro, one of the best devices we have ever owned, the most unique experience in computing since the introduction of NeXT/OS…
🤔
Imagine being a CEO of one of the largest tech company, with brightest minds and engineers at your disposal, and all you can do is minor changes to your slab phone.
@@lexterlongares Ironically that CEO also led his company into being the first TRILLION dollar company by selling technically niche technology products in an industry where they only have a fraction of the market share… They were also the first to hit Two and three trillion too…
Imagine being a consumer that takes for granted the technological advancement so much that they fail to realize the actual implications of what they are witnessing. Someone recently showed us their new iPhone 16 Pro Max and admitted to us they have no idea how to use it or what the differences are. We showed them two minor features it was capable of, and they were astonished…
Most people think they are power users because they know how to use one or two apps relatively proficiently… 97% of technology is over the heads of 95% of the population anyway…
it's hard to say what kinds of minds are at disposal at this point, if the company is trying to only preserve the structure ends up self selecting
I bought a redmi 5, 6 years ago and the phone still serves me well. And the other day, I bought a refurbished samsung edge 7 phone online. And I think the idea of 'notch' or 'waterdrop' is bullocks; people who really want the most important things on a phone, and really understand the concept of 'planned obsolesence' will go for simple sleek designs, since the more a comapany produces a product, the more they're likely to deploy shortcuts to cut costs and increase their profit margin. So you're better off with older models in fact than the newer 'more mass produced' junk.
Manufacturers need to slow down the release to one new phone model every two years. It makes no longer any sense to make an annual release; the SoC especially can't improve that much in one year.
Also, Microsoft is forcing Windows users to abandon perfectly good computers which don't have a TPM-2 security module and can't run Windows 11. This incompatibility is intentional and unacceptable. This is why two years ago I changed the OS on all my machines from Windows to Debian. I deem a feature like Recall to be a danger, and Copilot a forced feature that I truly dislike.
Thanks for the video...
I'm waiting for 4-dimensional laser screen projection on my next cellphone. Hurry up apple, give me this.
I do wonder if a business model based on people upgrading their device each few years, well before the device is useless, is sustainable. If the public ever moves into a model of only replacing a product when it breaks, there are a large number of companies which would be severely impacted.
They will just make the Devices break more often
Like automobiles?
The restrictions made to Huawei by the USA contributed greatly to the decline of innovations.
Ehhhhh not really, if anything America's patent system is what is causing the decline
Protectionnism in the land of free market
That’s ironic
@@frankvuong1080 the "patent system" wasn't an issue until cheaper Chinese products started outclassing US products.
Finally someone that understands what's really going on. I have mentioned something similar on other posts. Its an oligopoly with Apple, Samsung, Google working together one way or the other to destroy the smaller player. This means is less need to innovate. Had Huawei been allowed to stay in the US things would probably be different today. I think though things will probably change as consumers finally realize the con.
And what has Huawei innovated? They are just stealing company secrets like the trifold which Samsung originated but was never put to production because it is too faulty. Look at the news with the number of complaints on the overpriced trifold by Huawei.
Phones were made to call but now they are used like hand held laptops, camera, video recorder and 100 other different things.
Right
I traded iphone 13pro for fold 3 and had it for 2 years and I loved it until it died. Best phone so far with obvious issues. Back on s23 ultra but won't buy another fold until they make them more reliable. If they do I'll buy it immediately
Apple under Tim Cook sees themselves as a "Expensive Lifestyle Brand." They had little interest in Innovating like they were under Steve Jobs.
As a mobile gamer I have to charge my phone 4 times a day on average.
Batteries are dead in between 1,5 and 2 years...
Are there any good quality mobile games nowadays? I only see money grabbing pay to win and pay to progress games.
@@vask3863 Totally true, the days where we could find F2P fun games are long gone.
I'm using my phone for 5+ years before buy a new
Watched half the video, then realised… the problem is with other manufacturers, not Apple.
This isn’t even a video worthy of the “Samsung fan boi”s”.
Apple phones are more expensive but very durable. My daughter use Apple and very happy with this brand,
Ok
@mil546 ever heard of nokia?
Early 2000 Nokia phone works flawlessly even after 2 decades later. And it's way better than crappy iphone
Atleast it won't robbing us and won't slow down after an update.😂
For me it actually was informative - TL;DR iPhone has gone from innovation to iteration, and phone sales have started to decline eg Apple Pay when introduced added $1.2b per year. Unsustainable increase in profits moving forward. (MHO best thing that could happen - I'd like to see MS, Apple and Alphabet get destroyed).
HOWEVER they missed the elephant in the room - the phone is not the product - IT'S THE USER! - especially with the introduction of AI - gleaning every bit of information about the user and on-sell it.
Apple doesn't need to innovate, is 10 years behind Samsung. Apple iPhone needs a DESKTOP mode! Pen for the iPhone! Allow side load apps. More customizable home screen, let icons resize, let custom icon. Remove the stupid widget screen. Remove stupid camera button and add a button like mouse pad! There are so many apps would take benefit of it!! For example, working on a remode desktop machine, navigate a browser a scroll up down or give a mouse pointer inside ios when is in a desktop mode! This would be an innovation. Apple needs a new CEO, Cook is Cooked
Typically you want iOS to be like android no thank you. The whole point of competition is products being different but you just want everything to be the same as your fucking precious Samsung really sick of everybody putting Sams on a pedestal Samsung are overrated sure they have some gimmick features that are somehow cool, but you’re just complaining and jumping on the bandwagon with everybody else you’ve got no backbone focus the only what Apple does wrong there’s a lot that Apple filter right that Samsung steel does wrong and android as a hole does wrong.
The glass is too weak and scratches easy build better displays
@Adamtendo_player_1 no as a iPhone user i want a better built quality phone
Nonsense. We don’t need anything you mentioned. We need iphone, not android. Looks like you want stability and reliability of iphone with android os. Stick with android, with 120hz, desktop mode and whatever. Stop crying over here
No it doesn’t
It’s not their target audience
maybe it's time for a new CEO with new ideas
Innovation on hardware part of phones has reached its peak ..all changes are on software only. Minimum 5 to 7 years of usage needed and it should be made mandatory on quality os smartphones and repairability
That's one thing I've always done. I've always bought refurbished phones off eBay or back market and paid a fraction of the cost. And it's also true about phones being usable after 3.6 years. I still have my LG V40 and it still works. Same with my Samsung S20 FE. I just use them as alarm clocks now. 😆
Eventually everything gets old, and it's the same with phones. The state of phone innovation right now reminds me of the car industry before electric and hybrids came along - the same same-old cars dressed up in different bodies year after year. Phone innovators need to look at something completely different like e-textile fabric phones with screens you can roll up. The base technology is already begun. They just need to build on it.
It's really to appeal to novelty. Each year, they don't really NEED to add a feature... but consumers demand it. If they just didn't release an update, consumers would complain. Apple were one of the first to NOT update their phone every year.
They were lambasted for this... with reviewers often criticizing Apple for doing nothing apart from introduce a new color. Phone technology is pretty mature at this point. Much live TVs, you need to convince consumers to upgrade when they really don't need to.
Large strides every year is an unrealistic and unnecessary expectation now that iPhones have become so powerful and durable that customers hold onto them for 3-6 years before upgrading. With that timespan in mind, a customer can expect their next iPhone to be a substantial upgrade over their current model. I’m personally glad that Apple isn’t just innovating for the sake of it and releasing broken phones like the foldables of the last few years. If something like a foldable iPhone can be made well and serve a sizeable market, Apple will release one when the time is right.
I don't really mind that the design doesn't change when it's not needed...I am quite sick of this obsession with thinness...I find current phones to be unusable without a case.. they're uncomfortable to hold and far too easy to drop. Just make the back flush with the cameras instead of this silly bump and just fill the extra space with battery.
Hmm Samsung has been using the same recipe for the past few years and only Apple is getting all the hate
I wonder why
Samsung is known for copying apple shitty steps, if not ONLY shitty steps.
EDIT: I'm an android user btw and I dislike both.
Buying into Apple means being tied to their ecosystem forever. Intelligent consumers can see that a mile off, so avoid Apple.
Samsung has folding phones. I just switched from iPhone 14 pro to Z fold 6. Couldn't be happier
You can apply that to any other phone brand as well
Apple seems to do better with software design being the most polished user experience but Samsung nails it when it comes to hardware
Bring back the headphone jack because the bluetooth earbuds sonically suck.
most useless innovation is bezel less screen,... they change how u hold your phone comfortably without accidently touch the screen,..
You know, they can apply dead zones to prevent accidental touches. We can even have that option to adjust it as we see fit. That said, it is not useless at all.
@@Gurenn83 it's still useless as it prone to break when fell bcos side screen is the highest chances of impact point,..
@@Gurenn83 how u adjust dead zone universally when every apps have different touch zone ??
I wish I had purchased Apple's products in early 2000s to get the full experience of good design and performance. Today I want to avoid Apple's products with all my heart.
What is stopping you now?
Save your hard earned money and look around properly.
I wonder if Apple could switch to an 18 month release schedule, would also help polish their software.
Another problem Apple has is that every phone from the iPhone 5s onward can take fabulous photos and darned good video. And for most people that is enough. If Apple did not have serious competition they would probably limit security updates to two years.😂🤣
The phone isn't the product - YOU ARE!
I haven't been truly excited to be an owner and user since iPhone 3Gs. I really felt I had new things to discover and learn to use, back then. I only replace lost, broken or battery-degraded iPhones now. They don't excite me at all.
The biggest upgrade of phone are cameras for social media the rest is just the same.
I jumped from Apple to Samsung fold and haven't looked back. Combine it with samsung DeX and it's the perfect work phone.
As a person who follows this space rather closely you have covered so many points so accurately over the last 15 to 20 years of phone development it was a great fun run thank you.
Apple products are still FAR better than Google or Android.
But, it’s true that Tim Cook has no vision. He was the COO! Think about it.
4:34 yet here we all are with no keyboards and no wires and loving it.
The problem in the phone industry is they almost have reached the maximum limit on technology and truthfully there isn’t much more they can do to make cell phones anymore high tech than they are now or for the last 3-5 years not much in gains at all
The problem is like all other major companies, eventually the leading talent leaves and anyone else worth their weight does too, leaving companies like Apple with nno actual talent for innovation or new ideas. Same happened to IBM, Boeing, and will happen to more companies as time goes on. Doesn't hurt that Apple really has nothing unique to sell, every company has their own ecosystem now, Android offers more unique features than Apple's OS does as well. Apple also is woefully behind on hardware as well, their new chip was outdone in less than a month after release.
Apple sets a style, something for people to want.
BUT the UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY... isn't made by them in most cases.
It is just that they are really good at making a product people want so it sells well.
So I wouldn't call Apple INNOVATIVE, more... SMART. They know what their audience wants! They give it, at a huge price.
No improvement of user-friendliness. Just adding more gadgets.
Industry problem overall, not only Apple’s
Looks like from day one, iphone never had a 'real' keyboard with number keys.
You highlight the issue well - manufacturers (not just Apple) have worked themselves into a corner by delivering a new device annually, and that behaviour is what consumers have come to expect. In reality, there is absolutely no reason for these companies to produce a new phone every year, but it's all marketing and bluff to make one believe that they 'need' the highlight feature.
Innovation as it has happened cannot continue to happen miraculously every year. That's not how life works. The smartphone industry is well matured now, and there is little more beyond camera improvements that can be done to radically improve said devices without changing the concept entirely, at which point it's no longer a smartphone.
I have never bought a new smart phone and didn't feel like I miss anything.
Seriously? TF is this video even
You are just talking about the history of iPhone
Where is the problem???
Leader makes a difference. Asian companies are coming out with foldable phones. This was in the talks for about 20 years. Flexible and foldable phones that look like papers
Tech companies should be forced to launch new products only once every 2 or 3 years. This will help reduce e-waste a lot. Plus companies should take second hand marketing into their own hands to ensure their products are recycled the right way
1,000 billion is known as a trillion today. I do like this video, but it has a few errors.
I’m sick of these negative videos about Apple people fucking expect Apple to do every year. I mean Apple isn’t the only one that isn’t really innovated anymore so let’s not pretend it’s only an Apple problem. Let’s not pretend that Apple isn’t steal the trendsetter and the light of Samsung will copy them.
Apple Pay was definitely innovative, especially for online ordering
Mobile 📱 phone technology reaches its ultimate place. No place of innovation left.
Apple wasted a lot on Vision pro
If they make one with a separate plug for my headphones I'd buy it
They forgot that HTC Tytn ii had full screen + keyboard - SUPERIOR. So did Motorola A820 3g - superior. Apple was saved by App store global developers (also on Android), not Apple developers. But Apple hype propaganda worked (in the West)
My last iPhone was the 6 and have been a happy Android fan since. If you love paying your yearly Apple tax, more power to you, but I left that walled garden of yearly minimal & incremental innovation. I have never been happier to choose when & what innovation I want to buy.
me thinks this is AI speech bot, some words were pronounced in ways I never heard before, like innovative
one point thirteen thousand dollars.
There are also more and more AI bot replies to videos. Hell I could be a bot. The only way I know I am not is that youtube censors the hell out of me.
Why does every video essay start at the beginning of time 🙄
The fact is Apple has already ran out of their ideas and innovations exhausted.
Huawei 'S innovation ❌
Trillion Dollar's Company'S Action
Button'S ✅
Apple innovation is dead, but Microsoft made ChatGPT not too long ago. They innovating more than Apple should be.
He didn't mention that apple has slowly been dipping its toes into the gaming industry. With the newest macs and some iPads being able to play current generation games.
But Nokia/windows phones before 2007 were already make phones without buttons
My iPhone 6+ suffered from bend gate
I had it shipped out to Florida so they installed some kinda.. I think metal plate thing? and after that the bend gate problem was over
I hated how Apple denied it was an issue. I had to spend an extra $120 on my.. I think that was an $800 phone at the time?
None of them were able to truly remove the notch even in 2024. I bet it’s still not gonna go mainstream until 2035.
7:10 they really thought people weren’t gonna mind the crease
All smartphone companies are producing bi-fold models. Even the lowest-end Tecno in China has released a bi-fold with 12 GB RAM. Apple still sticks to the single screen model with 8 GB RAM. Nokia the second.
The entire smart technology falls under this category
I own two Samsung phones, a Flip and a S24 Ultra. I upgrade both every single year. I'm not about to change that. Love my phones; I'm looking forward to getting the latest technology every year, even though Samsung stopped being innovated as well...
They just move things around with each update. It’s useless.
is this the beginning of an end for apple?? Everything is temporary in life
The level of AI implementation on a phone will be the deal breake in future. I don't own an iPhone. Apple has the best hardware integration in the indistry - the iPhone and iPad can integrate via cable into a host of things, especially with musical instruments.
I think the simple problem is the cost. An iPhone can be specd to cost more than a laptop! Their margins are massive. They could charge 50% less and still make billions.
Guys, we should blame ourselves for liking this sheet.
I upgrade every 2.5 years & NEVER buy new. In Oct 2024 I have an iPhone 8 (which is just fine.)
I was recently watching a performance comparison between Samsung S7 and the new S24 Ultra..
The game apps opened fully with maybe 3 seconds delay. Normal apps with maybe 1 second or less. I dont know if you really need a new phone by experiencing that. Most people have issues with the battery, which could be replaced, and the software is out of date. So actually the software is the reason most people are forced to get a new phone. So it is good that the companies moved on to support the phones longer, even tho, this also is part of a European bill.
Anyway i can understand that people get bored after many years and wanna get something new even tho it economically and environmentally does not make a sense. But upgrading every year is really a mess.
I really hope Apple is having a serious conversation on not releasing a new phone every year. They should've started doing every other year release during Covid. It would've been the perfect time to make that change.
you mean, you are advising Apple to stop getting money from new iPhone yearly sales. What a genius.
If Apple does that then expect the rest of the industry to follow because it’s not just an Apple problem like you all are acting like it is.
@@hydrohasspoken6227 Are you really that dense? Do you really think they have to release a new iPhone every year to make money? Look at the rest of their portfolio. A circus is missing their 🤡 Go home.
@@Adamtendo_player_1 Who said it's only an Apple problem"? It's an Apple problem if they're consistently releasing essentially the same device with the same features and promising new features.
Tell that to the car industry. No company wants to stop once they are on a roll. They merely need to see the sales. It’s all about the money!Lol
I’d have to disagree to quite a considerable extent here. It _is_ true that Apple has plenty of room for improvement when it comes to making the most out of their current technology, but with them you “pay a lot for very little” for a reason.
The original Apple I computer actually cost thousands of dollars upon release-and all for bare-bones tasks such as reading and writing documents and playing the most rudimentary of video games: the text-based kind, if you get what I’m talking about. You and I especially could only imagine people complained even more about this factor than they do about Apple’s products today. And they’re not totally wrong; an average family household certainly couldn’t afford it!
But this is where inflation actually saves the day in our case, as the latest iPhones cost around a thousand dollars-and yet this year, 2024, is _not_ 1976, even though in raw terms the two are and were priced similarly high. That’s because since then, the average family household has more cash on hand to spend with, and can therefore afford an iPhone 16 or 15 where they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to at all assuming life in the 1970s (and that the device itself somehow existed, of course).
Not to mention that usually, to modify a device to your heart’s content, you’d have to tinker with the system internals themselves-an already risky move in and of itself especially for the uninitiated considering the risk of bricking your device entirely. But with Apple products, apps and even the built-in features fill the gaps for you. And there’s well more than plenty to tinker around with yourself to see which clicks with you best. And it’s not just limited to changing the style of your UI or doing difficult or otherwise-tedious iPhone tasks for you. You could restrict your own iPhone to ensure that your precious Screen Time doesn’t go off the rails, or a similar app could alter the screen, icon and menu animations altogether-without altering any of the standard textures if you’d please. The possibilities are all but endless-and with iOS, no software tampering is required!
But hey, that’s literally just my two cents on the matter, and absolutely nothing more. Whether you agree or disagree, please feel free to like or dislike accordingly, and leave a reply if you wish to elaborate further on the details of your matter. Thanks.
Why don't more White people use Android instead of iPhone? Have you ever seen a white girl or group of white girls all using Android?
Lots of issues in one video. A mile wide, an inch deep. Pollution, cobalt, AI, engineering, sales declining… too much.
The idea of
Apple is
Simple
If you don’t like it don’t buy it
The Apple users already know what they want and it’s integrated in the ecosystem we don’t give much importance to any of android features
Elon is giving the people a voice. You sound more interested in protecting the corrupt elite.
😂😂
I’m now using 3 phones. Two iPhones and an Android phone.
Which ones is better ios or android??
There is no real problem with Apple. All smartphone manufacturers face the same issues. Tech companies aren't supposed to spit out innovation at the whim of consumers/journalists. If you're so convinced of your "peak innovation" conviction, why don't you take a short position in these companies and write a book about how many million bucks you've made ten years later...
If you don't fuck with Ulefone, you don't have a smartphone.