SowhenApplelaunchedthenewiPadProthatwas 20% thinnerthanthepreviousgeneration, I washopingthatmaybe, justmaybe, Applewasmaking a returntotheireraofmakingeverysingleoneoftheirnewdevicesthinnerthanitlasts.
Andnotlongafter, MarkGurmanpublishedthisarticleinwhichhedetailedhowApplehasindeedstartedworkingon a newclassofdevicesthatwillbethethinnestandalsothelightestintheircategories, withthefirstbeingtheiPadPro.
I wouldbesurprisedifitactuallyendsupbeingasthinasthenewiPadPro's at 5.1 millimetersthin, althoughbasedonwhatMarkGurmanhasstated, itwillbequote-unquotesignificantlyskinnier.
Ofcourse, thisalsoraisesthequestion, willthebatterylifeget a majordowngradegiventhisthinnerdesign?
もちろん、この薄型化によってバッテリー駆動時間が大幅に短縮されるのではないかという疑問も生じる。
Well, thatdoesdepend.
まあ、それは場合によるね。
ThenewiPadsarestillratedthesameasthepreviousmodels, despitebeingfarthinner, andbasedonbatterydraintests, the M4 modelslastevenlongerthanthepreviousones, by a whopping 4 hoursand 20 minutes.
Andbasedonmyusage, I canalsoconfirmthatthe M4 iPadProlastedmeformultipledaysofuse, somethingthat I wasjustneverabletodoonanyofthepreviousmodels.
また、私の使用状況に基づいて、M4 iPad Proは何日も使用できたことも確認できた。
Plus, ifAppleendsupusingsiliconcarbonbatteries, whichis a newbatterytechnologythatallowsbatteriestobesignificantlythinner, theycouldeasilyachieve a muchwiththesamebatterycapacitythanwhatwehavenow.
これは、17スリムが他のすべてのモデルの上位に位置するこのプレミアムモデルであるという理由だけでなく、iPhone 10と同様に、iPhone 17 Pro Maxに搭載される巨大な6.9インチパネルとは対照的に、6.55インチと小さめのディスプレイが搭載されることが決まっているためでもある。
And I thinkthattheonlyreasonwhyApple's doingthisisbecausetheywanttotrickusintopayingevenmorefor a largermodelthefollowingyear, whichisexactlywhatthey'vedonewiththeiPhone 10.
Andeventhoughthedisplaywastechnicallybiggeronpaper, theaspectratiowasnarrower, sowhen I switchedfromthe 8 PlustotheiPhone 10, itfeltlike I wasgetting a smallerdisplaythatwasalsolessenjoyabletotypeonduetothemorecompactedkeyboard.
They'llreleasethissmaller 6.55 inchmodelnextyear, probablyat $100 to $200 morethantheiPhone 15 ProMax, soexpect $1300 to $1400.
おそらくiPhone 15 Pro Maxより100ドルから200ドル高いので、1300ドルから1400ドルと予想される。
Andthenthefollowingyear, they'llreleasethebiggervariantat $100 more.
そして翌年には、100ドル高い大型モデルをリリースする。
Andthen a fewyearsfromnow, theotheriPhonemodelswillalsoget a pricebump, onceagainrepeatingtheiPhone 10 momentthateventuallyledtotheentiresmartphoneindustrybringingtheirpricesup.
Andthennextyear, we'resettobegetting a new 48MPtelephototoo, whichmeansthatifthisiPhone 17 slimisgetting a 24MPfrontcameratoo, thenallthephotoswillbetakenat a defaultresolutionof 24MP, nomatterwhichlensyouuse, givingyou a muchsharperimage.
IfAppleweretodecreasethethicknessoftheiPhoneto 5.25mm, thenthecameramodulewouldincreasebyatleast 3, to a totalof 7, possiblyevenmorewiththatnewlargermainsensorthat's beenrumored.
Allinall, I dobelievethatoneofthemainreasonsforthisiPhone 17 SlimorUltraevenexistingisApplewantingtorecreatethatiPhone X pricingmomentinordertoboosttheirslowingiPhonesales, wheretheyreleased a superexpensivehigh-endmodeloftheiPhone, butin a smaller 4-factor, onlyforthistobefollowedbyanevenmoreexpensive, largermodelsadoptingthishigherpricepoint.