The world's top Apple analyst releases new research notes on the 2018 iPhone models

6. NickHill (banned) (Posts: 388; Member since: 07 May 2016)

I don't see any reason to return my X its working great. 5.8 screen size is perfect 6.1/6.5 would be big

9. Anonymous. (Posts: 422; Member since: 15 Jun 2016)

But consider the aspect ratio. 5.8 inches is relatively small for width of a 19.5:9 display, and in order to match the width of traditional 16:9 dispays, the screen size has to be bumped to over 6 inches... 6.5 being the perfect spot, though that would result to an overly tall handset. Well, that's what you get for using a 19.5:9 which is even narrower than 18:9!

22. sgodsell (Posts: 6524; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

$700 for a 18:9 LCD 6.1" with a resolution of 2160x1080, no 3D touch, and no TouchID.

I can buy an LG Q6 for $180 Amazon Prime, or $250 regular with a 18:9 5.5" LCD with a resolution of 2160x1080, with something similar to 3D touch call long press, and no TouchID.

Once again Apple is going out of its way to find ways to charge more for their products that offer similar specs to other products, but for much higher prices.

23. NickHill (banned) (Posts: 388; Member since: 07 May 2016)

That $250 has a plastic back, 28nm Snapdragon 435, no fingerprint sensor, medicore cameras, terrible battery life, dated Android but above all its a great heater will keep ya warm

24. sgodsell (Posts: 6524; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

First of all, were you expecting it to have the best cameras for its price? Second the battery life is better than an iPhone X, especially paired with that 435 SoC and 3000 MHA battery, so where you got that crap from is lies. It is even rated MIL-STD-810G with higher water resistant compared to any iPhone. Not to mention it supports smart lock, so you can use a smart watch to unlock the LG Q6. Something that no iPhone supports. So if you don't like facial recognition, no problem. You don't get other options with the newer iPhone models. Face the facts, Apple is a rip off.

Btw the LG Q6 has Oreo now. So how is the LG Q6 version of Android dated? Last I looked, that is the latest version of Android.

25. NickHill (banned) (Posts: 388; Member since: 07 May 2016)

Idk why did you write all that without using that device. My cousin has that phone and believe me screen ontime is no more than 3 hours, facial recognition is s**t fails sometimes in bright daylight just forget using at night. I ain't expect best cameras but those on this device are mediocre.

Military grade has nothing to do water resistance its not even IP rated and here in my country its still running Nougat.

Edit: Just noticed PhoneArena has already reviewed Q6 you can verify my claims

27. sgodsell (Posts: 6524; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

3 hours with a 3000 Mha battery, a SD 435 64 bit SoC, and a 5.5" Full HD+ LCD. Give me a break, clearly your cousin is lying. Even PhoneArena said they got 8 hours 26 minutes was an above average using their tests. They even said it would last a full day, and even part of the next day. But I never trust PhoneArena's battery tests, especially when others rated the battery even higher than PhoneArena. Facial recognition is using only a 5mp front facing camera, and lighting will definitely effect the Q6 recognition. But that is why Android has smart lock. So you can use other things like a smart watch, or other trusted devices sources.

But I think you are missing the biggest point. This new iPhone with its 6.1" LCD display if listed at $700. Has the same resolution display with the same aspect ratio. Almost the same bezel less design. Yet the LG Q6 can be purchased for $180 right now with the latest Android Oreo. So you could buy 3.9 LG Q6's for the price of one iPhone 6.1" LCD with no 3D touch. But you get something similar to 3D touch with the LG Q6 and more options to unlock the LG Q6 than the newer iPhones.

In other words I could buy almost four LG Q6 for the price of one 6.1" LCD iPhone this fall. Or just buy one LG Q6 this year for $180, or a newer version when it comes out this year. Buy another LG Q7 next year for $180 or even a little more with Android P and better specs again like they do every year with Android smartphones. Buy a new LG Q8 the following year with Android Q, and I still haven't reached the price of Apples new iPhone 6.1" LCD iPhone with no Touch ID or 3D touch. See the picture? Apple is a rip off. You can buy 3 years of smartphones or more for the price Apple is charging. It doesn't even matter if LG updates the devices each year, but they do update them. Because it's still cheaper to buy a new Android device every year than go the route of Apple. Can you not see that? I have only made you look at one device, but there are hundreds of other Android models that arrive every year. With much better value than Apple could ever offer.

30. NickHill (banned) (Posts: 388; Member since: 07 May 2016)

I wish I could explain you more about processor architecture and fabrication that I studied in my sophomore year but I guess its not the right place just know that 435 is built on 28nm and its holy crime to compare it to 10nm A11 bionic.

iPhones always had great screens if we not count X all of them has LCD screens and no one ever complained about iPhones screen. Yeah I'll be really disappointed to see full hd resolution on a 6.1 inch phone but ya know can't do anything about that.

As far as value is concerned everyone knows iPhones are not worth the price Apple demands still people buy that's another thing.

33. sgodsell (Posts: 6524; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

At first your on about the battery only having 3 hours, then you deflect to 28 nm verses 10 nm manufacturing process. Why because you said check out PhoneArena which gave the battery life above average, where as other sites have it even higher battery life, but your cousin only get 3 hours of battery life. Typical sheeple, especially when proved to you that you were wrong. Then I brought to the table the price. Sheeples will then deflect to something else, like camera or other specs. Yet Sheeple will then say specs don't matter, but they clearly do matter. I know they like to bring up app experience. They also bring up developers prefer to make iOS apps more than Android apps. But that gets shot down today as well. Google Play store has with 3.5 million apps to Apples 2.3 million apps, and its growth rate is now more than 3 to 1. So for every 1 app that arrives on Apple's app store 3 arrive on Google's play store. Check it out on App Annie for yourself. Wouldn't it stand to reason, if developers prefered iOS, then wouldn't the growth rate be on Apple's side? But no it isn't, is over 300% in Androids favour. Plus the experience has definitely changed as well. There is apps on Google's play store that just don't exist on Apple's app store. Like all the VR apps. For the utilities and tools there is a lot of apps that you just cannot find for iOS. As far as emulators and simulators Androids select puts Apples to share. There is even more AR apps on Google's play store right now. There is other app categories where Android outshines iOS as well. When did you last look at Android, really Nickhill? Was it 8 years ago?

5. kiko007 (Posts: 7367; Member since: 17 Feb 2016)

Why do you assume they won't improve it in the next model? They improved TouchID from gen 1 to gen 2 so I'd at least expect to see some enhancements.

29. AmashAziz (Posts: 2848; Member since: 30 Jun 2014)

But they took 2 years to do so. Therefore I too think they might make major improvements to FaceID only in 2019 iPhones.

4. kiko007 (Posts: 7367; Member since: 17 Feb 2016)

Agreed. As someone who owns an iPhone X, the battery life has left a lot to be desired when coming from a 7 Plus. That 3300mAh cell will do wonders.

15. midan (Posts: 2266; Member since: 09 Oct 2017)

According to rumours new SE is coming in few months.

26. meanestgenius (Posts: 20793; Member since: 28 May 2014)

I’m interested in the software myself, darkk. I’m hoping Apple ports over features from the iPad to these new iPhones, at least the 6.5 inch one. I personally don’t want Apple to make iOS too much like Android, though. Throw in some of the better features that Android handsets are capable of, yes, but don’t make it too open like Android. Just my opinion.

28. darkkjedii (Posts: 30307; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

I can dig it bro, just a few multitasking features, and a new look to the UI would suffice.

31. meanestgenius (Posts: 20793; Member since: 28 May 2014)

Oh, definitely a new look to the UI. That is so badly needed, my dude. It’s one of Androids major strengths: The ability to make your phone look like almost however you want, via launchers, messaging apps like Mood Messenger and Textra, etc.

32. darkkjedii (Posts: 30307; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

How do you like the 8 Plus?

34. meanestgenius (Posts: 20793; Member since: 28 May 2014)

My dude, I’m absolutely loving it so far. Just got it his past Friday, and I feel I made a good choice. Went with the 8 Plus over the X primarily because of the battery life. Battery life is the most important metric to me when choosing a smartphone. Most of the top end smartphones are expensive, so the price didn’t sway me. The Notch was a non-factor to me as well. I prefer fingerprint scanning to facial recognition, so that was another factor for me. I’d love it if Apple develops an iris scanner. That, I’d use. And I hope Apple returns the FPS to the next models, even if it’s on the back. I’m already accustomed to Apple’s ecosystem, which is currently the best ecosystem in the Smartphone arena. And if truth be told (I’ve mentioned this before on past Apple and BlackBerry articles) I prefer iOS to Android. I rock my iPad Pro every day. I’ve never been a huge Android fan, I’ve just gone with it due to my preferred OEM’s using it. But I wanted to give the new iPhones a chance, and the 8 Plus was my choice. There are some things I know I’ll miss from Android, but not really deal breakers to me. Especially since I still have my BlackBerry KEYᵒⁿᵉ and my Nokia 6.

Rocking both iOS and Android is awesome, and my Android devices are the perfect compliments to my 8 Plus, especially the KEYᵒⁿᵉ. Although admittedly, I’ve been entertaining a few offers from people wanting to buy my KEYᵒⁿᵉ, so I’ll most likely be parting with it soon. One offer I’ve been made is just too hard to turn down, lol. Definitely will get the KEYᵒⁿᵉ successor, anyway.