Photos show Apple’s influence over Android phone design

Whether you have strong feelings for or against Apple, you can’t deny the influence the Cupertino-based tech giant has on the smartphone industry. This collection of photos shared by Reddit user u/Saim_Ray010 shows the shift in smartphone design before and after Apple released the original iPhone as well as before and after the iPhone X. You can see the lack of a coherent design language from brands before Apple put out its first phone as well as how many notched Android phones showed up after Apple popularized the notch. Some will argue that Apple wasn’t the first—with Sharp and Essential beating the company to the punch. But the brand certainly exercises a bigger influence on the industry as these images prove.

Apple reportedly plans to start producing iPhones in India by end of April

Apple’s talks with India seems to have headed into a good direction. There are reports that the nation will be producing iPhones in its country starting the end of April 2017. According to Priyank Kharge, information technology minister for the Indian state of Karanataka, the devices will be made in Bangalore and will be targeted at India’s domestic market. In an interview with Bloomberg, Kharge said they didn’t discuss any other incentives for Apple during his meeting back in January with Apple executives. It was reported that this meeting was meant to cement the timeline for production to start.

Apple’s move into India, which is considered the fastest-growing major smartphone market in the world, comes at a time when iPhone sales have been slowing down in key markets such as China. The tech giant has reportedly given a “wish list” to India for working in its country. These supposedly included permanent relaxation of laws requiring foreign retailers to source 30 percent of their materials locally as well as so tax incentives. Apple hasn’t confirmed this production plan yet. But we should probably here something soon enough.

Source: Fortune

iPhone 7 rumoured to have a larger battery than the iPhone 6s

It’s natural to assume that when a tech company updates its devices, everything gets an upgrade. But that isn’t exactly the case with Apple and its iPhones. When the iPhone 6 came out, it had a 1,810mAh battery pack. Following that, the iPhone 6s got only 1,715mAh. But a new rumour from OnLeaks’ source claims at least the upcoming Apple flagship won’t have it any worse than that and it’ll have 1,960mAh battery. However, we don’t know if this will improve battery life since we don’t know how the performance of the new device will be and if it’ll need more power to support its performance. For now, this is also just a rumour so we’d have to take it with a grain of salt.

Source: SlashGear

Apple releases photo- and video-centric new ad for the iPhone

Building on the company’s “If it’s not an iPhone, it’s not an iPhone” advertising campaign. Apple has released a new video on YouTube that focuses on the photographic capabilities of the iPhone. The ad shows an assortment of artfully arranged iPhones that show various photos and videos. The voiceover of the clip talks about the ease of use and popularity of the iPhone’s camera. The style of the ad is similar to the other videos they released for this campaign.

Source: MacRumors