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Discussion of Apple smartphones & tablets only in this thread. Discussion will probably be focused on Apple devices, in general, but feel free to discuss how these devices work with other devices. If you wish to debate Android vs. iPhone, then duke it out in our -->Smartphone Mega-Thread<--
Apple Operating Systems
Current to April 2017, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that were launched last Fall remain their most cutting edge phones. For those who still desire a smaller phone the iPhone SE is the most cutting edge Apple option. With just a 4" display, it is the same size as the iPhone 5, but its guts are almost perfectly identical to the iPhone 6s generation.
The name of the latest iPad was expected to be the iPad Air 3 or iPad 9.7 Pro 2, but Apple chose instead to just reboot the product line's naming by jettisoning everything but reference to its size. Thus, the most cutting edge iPad is called, simply, the iPad 9.7, although it is identical to its 2014 "Air 2" predecessor with the lone significant exception of a modest processor upgrade. The upside is that the baseline MSRP is only $329, now. Its larger brother is the 12.9" iPad Pro which is highly prized in the graphic novel & comic book worlds. The Pro remains, for now, their premier tablet in terms of hardware.
The iPod Touch 6th Gen is the most recent rendition of the touchscreen iPod from July of 2015.
Apple Operating Systems
- iOS = iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
- tvOS = Apple TV (3rd Gen & later)
- watchOS = Apple Watch
- MacOS = Mac Pro, iMac, Macbook
Current to April 2017, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that were launched last Fall remain their most cutting edge phones. For those who still desire a smaller phone the iPhone SE is the most cutting edge Apple option. With just a 4" display, it is the same size as the iPhone 5, but its guts are almost perfectly identical to the iPhone 6s generation.
The name of the latest iPad was expected to be the iPad Air 3 or iPad 9.7 Pro 2, but Apple chose instead to just reboot the product line's naming by jettisoning everything but reference to its size. Thus, the most cutting edge iPad is called, simply, the iPad 9.7, although it is identical to its 2014 "Air 2" predecessor with the lone significant exception of a modest processor upgrade. The upside is that the baseline MSRP is only $329, now. Its larger brother is the 12.9" iPad Pro which is highly prized in the graphic novel & comic book worlds. The Pro remains, for now, their premier tablet in terms of hardware.
The iPod Touch 6th Gen is the most recent rendition of the touchscreen iPod from July of 2015.
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