Originally Posted by calico_pie:
“Sure, but I was just quoting Alan.
A good example of innovation in the new iPhone is the flash for the camera.
Its not as headline grabbing as a new design, but I'd say its definitely innovative. But because its a relatively minor thing in the scheme of things it doesn't get any attention.
I think away from all the media noise about Apple's lack of innovation, it does still exist, just not in ways that the media narrative might prefer.”
That flash isn't really that good though, is it? So 10/10 for making something out to be innovative when it doesn't really move the game on at all. If they'd put in a truly useful flash (ie. a xenon unit) then it wouldn't be "innovative", it would just work better.
I've compared my 4S against an old 2nd gen Touch. And there really isn't a lot of difference at all. Nicer screen, faster processor. Thats about it. Overall usage, interface, etc. is pretty much identical.
And of course Apple innovate in other ways. They produce OS updates that make old phones into a laggy clunky mess (iOS 7 on the 4 & 4S really doesn't work that well at all).