Most of the tech gadgets this year will not release crazy features with the recession coming anyway. I expect iPhone 15 not to have huge improvement, just like Samsung s23.
Pretty sure next year apple will have a hike after this year's negative
I'm doubtful of this. Apple has more than enough cash to keep the ball rolling on R&D to weather this recession we keep hearing is "about to hit us" and the R&D cycle takes years anyway.
Current/future state of the economy aside, I think the whole tech industry is hitting this point where nobody really knows what to else to add to phones. It's really just refinement on the tech at this point. Wanna know what they'll do for iPhone in the next 5 years? Better camera, usb-c, add touch ID again, screen will go further to the edges, better screen, change in form factor (maybe thinner again), maybe maybe some folding option in in 5 years if that ends up being a large enough market, and lots of software tweaks.
We've run out obvious improvements that would make the average joe go out and upgrade their iphone/macbook. M1 was great, but now that I have it do I really need M2? Not for my needs. Maybe widespread VR/AR will be that next thing, but man Apple's gotta do that right from the get-go or they'll leave a bad taste in people's mouths.
> Just by adding USB-C they will sell a lot of them.
I have a hard time imagining that would factor into many people's decisions, and if it did it might actually be a negative.
If you already have an iPhone, you already have Lightning connectors everywhere you need them regularly. So upgrading to USB-C means the hassle of replacing or finding Lightning->USB-C adapters for existing cables/docks/etc.
USB-C is mostly a small benefit for people who have never bought an iPhone before, but it's such a small change I can't imagine it actually being the reason anyone would switch from Android to iPhone.
N=1 but I am long time Android user going back to the Nexus era and bought an iPad Mini and iPad Pro entirely due to the USB-C switch when I wouldn’t have considered them before. I’m pretty committed to the Samsung ecosystem but a USB-C iPhone would actually make my next phone purchase competitive instead of Android by default.
Having one cable to charge everything is too convenient for me to give up.
I have a stereo dock that's lightning. An iPhone stand/dock that's lightning. A car charger that's lightning. And a backup power charger that's lightning.
If I upgrade my phone to USB-C I've got to figure out what to do about all of those. (And they're all used exclusively with my phone, connecting with any other Apple device doesn't even make sense.)
While the fact that my MacBook charger is USB-C is irrelevant since it's always plugged into my laptop.
Pretty sure next year apple will have a hike after this year's negative