iPhone 30: Will it ever launch? Apple CEO Tim Cook says…

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Apple has been making the iPhone for 18 years, starting with the original iPhone that launched back in January 2007. Fast forward to today, and we've just seen the release of the iPhone 16. But have you ever wondered what's next for the iPhone? Will we get an iPhone 25, iPhone 30, or even an iPhone 40? It's a fascinating thought. While we don't have the answers just yet, there's growing speculation that phones could eventually be replaced by something entirely different. We've already caught glimpses of this shift with devices like the Rabbit R1 and the AI-powered Humane AI Pin—gadgets that are built around the narrative to take over (or at least, share) the role of our trusty smartphones.

Now, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, in an inverview with Wired has shared interesting insights about the same.

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Interestingly, Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, was recently asked about this. In an interview with Wired's Stephen Levy, Cook was asked to comment if he thinks there will be an iPhone 30. Levy also wondered if some AI device could replace phones soon. 

Cook had an interesting response. He said, "We see the smartphone lasting a very long time. There will be more innovation. And obviously you look at the first iPhone that shipped versus the iPhone 16, they're totally different, right?

This response shows that Cook, as the Apple CEO, believes that smartphones do have a future and are not going to go away anytime soon. Yes, they may change in how they work and how you interact with them, but the form factor and the device category won't be disappearing anytime soon.

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If we look at how the iPhone has changed, it's impressive. The iPhone 16 models are powered by the latest A18 series processors, 8GB of RAM, have FaceID biometrics slotted inside a tiny Dynamic Island, and support the latest AI models by Apple. But iPhones haven't always