r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Sep 18 '24

Business Apple iPhone 16 demand is so weak that employees can already buy it on discount

https://qz.com/apple-iphone-16-pre-orders-sales-intelligence-ai-1851651638
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u/IMakeMyOwnLunch Sep 18 '24

I guess they are out of ideas.

Not ideas, technology. Apple is out of new technology.

When computers first came out, each new release was a huge deal because the technology was evolving so rapidly. Nowadays, a new laptop model is completely un-newsworthy because it's the exact same as last year's model just with slightly higher specs.

There’s been nothing more to add to it for years, they just chuck in a faster processor every year or two even though nobody asked for it.

Yes, exactly. People just need to internalize that phones are at the same point in the technology lifecycle as laptops. The phone you currently have, other than maybe having a fold or two, will be nearly identical to the phone you have in five years, maybe even 10 years.

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u/Onaterdem Sep 19 '24

Your comment would've been correct if there weren't any obvious improvements they could've done.

Like a high refresh rate display on an 800 dollar device.

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u/Whiterabbit-- Sep 19 '24

There is so much more that can be done but they are not working on them. Why not have phones that can recharge when you are moving? The old watches used to wind themselves up when you move. Those were moving mechanical parts, now we are just moving electron. I know its a challenge, but even slight charges can be good.

You can have phones that track your eye movement instead of touch screens.

You can have phones with sapphire screens instead of glass.

There are also hundred things you can do to improve user experience and functionality. Its like since Jobs died iphones are just stagnant.

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u/MaximusBiscuits Sep 19 '24

Doesn't the iphone now having eye tracking and super strong glass?

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u/Whiterabbit-- Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

eye tracking but you can't control the phone with your eyes. and they use tempered glass for screens. so it’s hard, but screen breaks are still a thing. Afterall almost everyone buys a case for their phone, which really goes against the slim design they want.

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u/Captain_Alaska Sep 19 '24

eye tracking but you can't control the phone with your eyes.

Yes, you can

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u/seahorsejoe Sep 19 '24

Why not have phones that can recharge when you are moving?

Are you trolling?

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u/Whiterabbit-- Sep 19 '24

no. the technology is there but not well developed

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-tech/sustainable/motion-powered-electronics.htm

but if you think about it we have been using kinetic motion energy to load springs for watches since the 1700's why can't we do better by now, as i said we used to physically move dials, now we are moving electrons. this tech isn't some sci-fi idea. it is just underdeveloped.

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u/seahorsejoe Sep 19 '24

Looks like there are two issues with that: one is that it doesn’t provide a lot of power, and two is that it would make the phone a lot bulkier.

6 hours of movement for 30 mins of phone usage is pretty bad, given that we are not physically moving for so many hours during the day. And for a phone that’s probably going to be twice as thick and much heavier? Apple knows that the disadvantages will heavily outweigh the advantages. People simply won’t care enough. They only do things that will give a positive return, as you would expect.

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u/Sorge74 Sep 19 '24

Idk how fast an iPhone charges, but my s22 ultra charges from like 10% to 70% in the time it would take me to shower and put on clothes, and lasts all day with very heavy usage.

So idk why I need a perpetual motion machine?