What needs to change in the next iPhone to explode the market
Devices / / January 06, 2021
Apple needs to do some work on bugs in a future smartphone. Lifehacker author Artyom Bagdasarov - about five innovations that I would like to see.
For the past two years, Apple has been quite lazy in developing the iPhone. The smartphone updates were minor in nature: they slightly improved the screen and hardware, added a wide-angle camera - that's all the changes since the release of the iPhone X.
It seems that even fans of the brand didn't know why change the two-year-old models on the iPhone 11. And this year the situation may repeat itself, unless, of course, Apple is not serious about updating the smartphone. And to make it easier for the company, we have compiled a wish list. These five changes will breathe new life into the iPhone.
1. Ditching Lightning in favor of USB Type-C
It's bad manners to use proprietary connectors in 2020, so we look forward to Lightning's funeral and the subsequent transition to USB Type-C. And this is not only our wish: at the beginning of the year, the European Parliament voted
All mobile phones in EU to have the same charger: European Parliament votes on law in attempt to cut down electronic clutter for defining a single standard for chargers for all manufacturers. Most likely, it will be exactly USB Type ‑ C.Apple switched the iPhone to Lightning in 2012, and then it really made sense. The new connector was compact and convenient, which neither the previous company standard nor microUSB could boast of. However, after eight years, everything has changed - and USB Type-C has become the optimal solution for all devices.
The company itself uses the universal connector in the iPad Pro and MacBook, so many are waiting for a similar solution in the iPhone. Of course, it is unpleasant to part with the profits from licensing accessories, but everything should be limited.
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2. 120 hertz screen
We've seen a lot of Android smartphones with 120Hz screens before, and it really makes the user experience better. The animation becomes smoother, which is especially noticeable when scrolling through social media feeds.
I wish Apple had picked up the trend. Ironically, the company has been using high refresh rate screens for a long time: two years ago, it launched the iPad Pro with a 120Hz display. However, we have not seen anything similar in the iPhone yet.
3. More memory
This primarily concerns the basic version of the smartphone, which is still equipped with 64 GB of internal memory. Even taking into account the transfer of photos to iCloud, this is criminally small for such an expensive device.
Fortunately, this year Apple has taken the path of increasing memory in their gadgets. The minimum amount of ROM in the iPad Pro has grown from 64 to 128 GB, and in the MacBook Air from 128 to 256 GB.
It would be great if this trend made it to the iPhone and the base model offered 128GB of internal storage. This is enough for most users, except for hardcore photographers and 4K video enthusiasts.
4. New camera
In 2019, Apple has already updated the camera in the iPhone, adding a wide-angle module. Nevertheless, in the camp of Android-smartphones, the progress is much more significant: the new flagships boast a five-fold zoom-periscope and new image sensors.
Of course, the quality of photos also depends on the post-processing algorithms, and everything is great with them in the iPhone. But now Apple is running into the potential of the sensor, which was last updated in the iPhone XS.
If the company improves the camera in the new iPhone, it will be able to compete with such Android flagships as Huawei P40, OPPO Find X2 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Or even bypass them due to high-quality software.
5. Fast charging in all models
Apple discriminates against users of basic iPhone models in every possible way: they put up not only with a small amount of internal memory, but also with a slow replenishment of energy.
The fact that a $ 70,000 smartphone comes with a 5-watt charger is an outrageous fact. While it takes less than an hour to power Android smartphones, iPhone 11 owners have to wait four hours at the outlet.
Of course, you can buy a more powerful charger, but such commercialism in relation to flagship smartphones looks strange. Don't do that, Apple.
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