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Lots of people complaining about the lack of innovation. What exactly were you expecting?

A fingerprint sensor, which will almost certainly replace passwords on every application once the API is exposed seems pretty innovative.

A chip dedicated to tracking movement for health / fitbit apps seems innovative.

A dual flash and other camera improvements is solid.

Smartphones are maturing. We might expect a holographic displays, non-touch 3d manipulation, tactile feedback, amorphous shapes, projectors, etc. in future versions. However the technology and battery life are not there yet.

Apple is somewhat behind in OS usability - particularly around notifications and inter-app communication.

Everyone wants to be wowed, and is bitching and moaning about the lack of innovation - yet has no ideas or suggestions for what Apple could do.

Personally I don't want much more out of my iPhone other than solidifying the hardware and interface improvements.



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