The touchscreen is gonna end up like the touch bar.

I ended up pre-ordering the iPhone Duo in Night Sky 512GB because I can Upgrade Anytime with my carrier but it's not going to be shipped around early December, which given the recent issues, I am fine with waiting. I can just get accessories in the meantime and just be prepared when it gets here. I tried the device at the Apple Store and I have to say it did confirm that I like it and it was worth the wait. The nano matte display inside is a cute touch IMO and cool. Definitely, do NOT remove the matte protector. I think it is limited because you can't try which apps are optimized just the Apple apps and demo, which is fine.

I haven't been excited for an iPhone since the X back in 2017 and there is hype because people want something new from Apple. However, the device breaking is really concerning, but despite in all of this, it is not going to stop me from reconsidering. Definitely going to be on Apple's radar and my order being backordered is pretty much a blessing in disguise I think.

I am seeing a lot of people returning it because it wasn't practical for them (to each of their own) but for me, I find it practical doing two things at once. I can do my therapy session on Zoom without relying on my iPad, for example. It's for folks who love versatility. The app optimization complaints, are valid, but kinda lazy journalism from these tech journalists, considering this situation happened on the iPhone X and a lot of apps didn't get optimized until months later, and yet, they know this. To me, it is an non-issue and I'll live, I just gotta be patient.

Side note: I do want to explore a backup phone, maybe when the iPhone 18 (non-Pro Max version ofc) comes out in case of an emergency.

Edited Thursday at 05:00 AM1 day by Mellark

I've heard people say the MacBook Pro only got a touch display because Apple wanted to go OLED and the only way to have OLED outside of TV screens (as they don't have the pixel density) is to have touch display come with it. Because yeah, touch screens are pointless on a laptop/desktop device.