The history of the iPhone is story of a transformation not only of the product, nor of the company, but also of the company. In 2007, it was Steve Jobs himself who announced to us – a few minutes after presenting the brand’s first smartphone for the first time – that Apple Computer would become Apple Incorporated. This change of last names it was also a declaration of intent: computers were going to be so integrated into daily life that talking about them as a single object could render the company obsolete.
The history of the iPhone has changed over these years just as rumors anticipate each new model.
How right he was: that day he was born in a certain way the ecosystem we know today – not so complete as there was still a year to go before it hit the App Store and the iPhone landed in more countries. Since then, Apple has done something it could only do as a company with WWDC: establish a recurring date on the calendarwhere every year the next generation would be presented.
Some were needed rudder towers: The iPhone brought with it the looks and viability of devices such as the iPad, Apple Watch and others members of a strongly cohesive ecosystem
The metamorphosis of the iPhone 14
The first time we saw talk of the iPhone 14 was in April 2021 (even the iPhone 13 hadn’t been introduced yet), but the rumors started strong: Ming-Chi Kuo opened the season with predictions in which the notch started to disappear in favor of a hole for the FaceTime HD camera in the screen. He also predicted the use of TouchID under the display of these new iPhone 14s, but he retracted it a few months ago, claiming that FaceID improvements (obtained mainly from surveys during the pandemic and masks) are responsible for To throw.
During these months we have also been left practically One thing is clear: there will be no iPhone 14 mini this year. Although it also brought us a very good news that TrendForce seemed to confirm: the camera of the Pro models would be increased from 12 to 48 megapixels, which undoubtedly tells us about Apple’s commitment to improving computational photography linked to hardware improvements in terms of Machine Learning in its new processors. What will they be able to do with it Incredible resolution improvement? Because it also looks like they are going to be huge.
The the appearance of the facade has changed in recent months and surprised us all: having the typical central hole so typical from the Android lineup to a capsule-like design to encompass the TrueDepth camera that FaceID needs. It looks like multiple sources have seen parts of the final design, but neither…it’s the two that got it right.
Currently, it is already assumed that they will carry both the round hole and the small pill shape. When the first leaks of its front surface appeared in early 2022, no one seemed to like this design.
Previous mockups or renders never do justice to the final design: not only because of the hardware, but there can also be last-minute surprises.
Above pre-release designsEven though we’ve pretty much assured them, we’ve learned a lot from the iPhone 4 story that Gizmodo had months before its introduction: No one seems to like it. if you read comments to our article from over 11 years agoyou will see that there are people who even question the fact that the iPhone 4 was anything more than a prototype and that the company would never make such a design.
Today it is considered one of the most beautiful devices of the brand: so much so that much of its appearance has been inherited even from the iPhone 12. During the history of the iPhone , although the design has been leaked, we cannot rule out or overlook the surprises more than possible it may come with hardware you can’t see in the photos: things like the Retina display on the iPhone 4 or the Portrait mode that comes with the iPhone 7 Plus, for example.
The first of an avalanche of products: if the keynote is held on Wednesday September 7, it will be the first time in ten years that it is so expected
And it is worth having all this already on the table. From this week the surprises can already begin: the presentation of the iPhone 14 could be as soon as next Wednesday, September 7. It’s an atypical date, first because it’s Wednesday: it’s because Labor Day is Monday the 6th in the United States and it’s a public holiday. This is the first time this has happened in ten years.
This means that, despite the fact that Gurman is not betting on a completely face-to-face event (with the Apple team on stage at the Steve Jobs Theater), the same mixed format than the last WWDC22: a video-recorded keynote with selected press attendees at Apple Park to test the new devices first-hand.
Press invitations could arrive at any time from tomorrow, Monday August 22
If so, the press should receive invitations two weeks before be able to prepare trips: this means that, starting tomorrow Monday August 22, the official confirmation of the event could arrive at any time. Without a doubt, the home stretch for the next generation and the end of so many months of mysteries with the iPhone 14 is here.