The new iPhones, slated to drop on Sept. 22, feature never-before-seen color-infused glass — an “industry first” — and new charging ports.

Apple users bash new iPhone 15: ‘Innovation died with Steve Jobs’::Smart phone fans are griping about Apple’s new devices since the arguably anti-climactic announcement of the forthcoming iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus on Tuesday.

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    879·
    1 year ago

    Eh. I mean, are there any great innovations left when it comes to smartphones? They kinda all just look and do the same nowadays.

    They sure made USB3 look like a breakthrough innovation, though…

    • Brainsploosh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      303·
      1 year ago

      Functioning AI voice assist, foldable, better peripherals, better input systems, better data transfer between systems, more durable, better battery life, repairable, more sustainable, better UI, decentralised communication options, meshnet options, etc.

      There’s plenty to do about smartphones that needs innovating…

      • qooqie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        112·
        1 year ago

        They are always making Siri better (check out the news for it), I super do not want a foldable phone, the Apple peripherals are quite good, the data transfer between Apple systems is one of the main appeals of Apple, never broke an Apple product unless I chuck it at a wall, battery life is quite good I have a 4 year old phone that still has 24 hour battery life, Apple is committed to making not just their products but the entire company carbon neutral by 2030, Apple UI is also one of the main appeals since it’s so nice.

      • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.eeEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        better battery life

        Really debatable, since apps battery consumption increases balances it out. It really feels like we have to upgrade just to keep up.

        better UI

        REALLY debatable. There’s some UI updates that I abhor. Several have reduced functionality.

      • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.worldEnglish
        24·
        1 year ago

        Apple is always doing all of that other than the fokdable, which has been turned for a long time.

        AirDrop and AirPlay are always getting better between Apple products. They literally just made the iPhone titanium for better durability. It has better battery life pretty much every year.

        This one is more repairable than ever with the easily removable glass.

        Those are all things Apple announces every year and everyone shits on them because it’s not innovative enough, like every year needs to be 2011 again when phones were making massive leaps year over year.

        Like oh, this chip is only 20% faster than the last one with only 10% better battery life. Yawn.

    • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      181·
      1 year ago

      are there any great innovations left

      Honestly, this is such a weird take because, yes. Of course there are innovations left, you just cannot think of them yourself now because then they obviously would not be innovative but rather same old same old. Now the rate of new innovations probably did slow down a lot, I agree with that, so its harder to find something that is innovative in this space.

    • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      188·
      1 year ago

      Of course, they’re just being done on Android until Apple takes them on later and markets them as their innovations.

      Foldables are already a thing and the next iPhone will likely be their version of it.

    • SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      They sure made USB3 look like a breakthrough innovation, though…

      I’ve commented this elsewhere in this thread:

      All accessory vendors are going “woah, revolutionary! Apple is now USB-C”, but Apple itself isn’t being too pushy about it. They’re more focused on the titanium shell, better cams and action button.

      I dislike Apple, but I think it’s mostly vendors and reviewers that highlight the connector (both protocol and form), Apple isn’t doing it.

    • los_chill@programming.devEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      I think innovations in phones are going to go the other direction honestly. Bringing back shit like eink displays, batteries that last days, fuck it, am/fm… New consumer tech is outpacing the users needs. I see a touch of old standards making a comeback. Hell how old is USB-C?

      • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Fuck it, but an antenna and TV tuner on there. Give Cathode Ray Dude something to enjoy.

        • los_chill@programming.devEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Neither is what Apple is doing and I guess thats my point. How much higher tech to people reasonably need or want in their pocket? Is innovation for its own sake really innovation? They are just remarketing existing tech as features without a demand.

          • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Oh, in that case I would have said something like “Companies are bringing back useful features and call it innovation.”

    • vixven_random@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I am holding out for rollables! There still so many things that can be done. Satellite coms and holographic displays are my dreams.

      • June@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        i just don’t see holographic displays being all that great to interact with. they might look pretty, but what’s the advantage over what we have now?