Each new day you wake up to a new rumor about the upcoming iPhone 8.
With plenty of leaks already fuelling fire to people's imagination, consumers are waiting
with bated breath for what they expect to be a major revamp of a phone which helped
usher in a new age of smartphones.
However, with the new model, Apple faces some difficult choices.
Here are six reasons why it may not turn out to be the phone of your dreams come September
when iPhone 8 is officially unveiled.
Reason number 1
Victim of its own exaggerated hype
The hype created by the reports of a major design revamp and addition of new state-of-the-art
technologies such as the 10nm-based A11 chip, wireless charging, and improved waterproofing
could become the iPhone 8's biggest bane, if Tim Cook and his company decide to go down
Apple's tried-and-trusted path of adding minimal upgrades to its smartphones.
Same design, same display minus the headphone jack.
These were just some of the several reasons behind the modest sales figures of the current
generation iPhone.
Another case of the same old with the iPhone 8 could very likely push Apple loyalists over
the edge, and severely impact the fortunes of the company.
Reason number 2
Move back to the glass body
If rumors are to be believed, the phone will travel back in time, and borrow from the design
of the initial phones in its family tree.
The iPhone 8's design will be a throwback to the iPhone 4 from 2010, which featured
glass panels on the front and back sandwiched between a polished stainless steel mid frame.
High on aesthetics and nostalgia as it may be, this move could, however, turn out to
be the iPhone 8's Achilles heel.
The use of 2.5D glass sheets could also create other headaches as most phones with glass
bodies are notoriously prone to scratches and have a poor thermal record.
The iPhone 8, which is expected to ship with the new power hungry A11 processor and wireless
charging tech, will test the phone when it will come to these metrics.
Reason number 3
The wireless charging conundrum
With the iPhone 8, Apple is expected to bring wireless charging capabilities to its iPhone
lineup.
For many years, wireless charging has been touted as a convenient solution to charge
phones without using clunky cables.
However, the tech comes with its own drawbacks.
Reason number 4
Headphone jack again
Much has been said about the omission of the headphone jack from the iPhones and the conversation
is expected to carry on this year too.
Apple's decision to banish the 3.5-mm jack and not include wireless charging tech with
iPhone 7 created major usability issues.
With iPhone 8, Apple can remedy the poorly thought-out move which ensured most users
could not even carry out basic tasks like charging their phones and using wired headphones
simultaneously.
Reason number 5
Price hike on the horizon
Time and again, Apple has left consumers frustrated after trading for minor tweaks its promises
of wholesale changes and major improvements to its phones.
Ironically though, one fact that many buyers have found solace in is that the tech giant
has not significantly hiked the prices of its phones in the past couple of years.
However, industry experts claim that could change with the iPhone 8.
Reports suggest that the new iPhones could start retail at over the $1000-mark as compared
to the $650-mark the most pocket-friendly iPhone 7 sells for right now.
Reason number 6
The problem with the IRIS scanner
The lack of a fingerprint scanner or an option to punch in a password to unlock the phone
could indeed become a possibility with the iPhone 8.
Many reports suggest the new iPhone will only be unlocked if it sees a face that it already
recognises.
For a normal user, this would represent a major hurdle in day-to-day usage of the phone.
Other reports claim the phone could embed the iTouch ID tech inside the phone's display.
No comments:
Post a Comment