I wonder if Apple is going to find a new market with the potential for massive growth any time soon. So far smartwatches don't seem to be such a market.
iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
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(I'm looking at you, swipe-from-the-side-to-see-iMessage-timestamps!) Wow, that is poor discoverability. Also, thanks so much -- I've been wanting that for ages. I never knew about it.
Your not kidding, I've had iPhones since they came to Australia (Gen 2, Gen 1 iPhones were imported but not properly available via local channels) and I heavily use the iMessage app since my plan has had "unlimited" SMS pretty much the whole time I've had an iPhone... And I NEVER saw this until I tried it 60 seconds ago.
Only available since iOS7 or 8
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#443I run a repair shop. We've repaired over 3,000 Apple devices for customers. We are always chatting with our customers, so we get a ton of feedback from them about what they're doing with their phones. We hear a few things consistently: 1) Providers have switched from "free upgrades every 2 years" to a plan cost and a monthly phone cost, so people now really know how much their phone costs--and many would rather save…
I think the reason most 6S's are rose gold is that it's the new latest color - i.e. you want the latest, and also to message that to everyone else? Get a rose-gold phone. Also, considering probably the vast majority of servicing of iPhones happens at an Apple genius bar, I'd say your (very informative) views of the population have some selection bias.
"...the rose gold iPhone 'looks like someone vomited a salmon dinner onto a dirty pair of ballet shoes'" - John Oliver
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Maybe you should wipe it? I have a 5 that I bought the year the 5s came out, and it works great, still
I always do the OS installs through iTunes so it pretty much gets wiped every time.
Maybe that's the issue - I don't do OS updates on iOS devices, so my 5s is still on iOS 7.1 - and it's still blazing fast after 18 months of use. My suspicion is that the iOSes getting slower with every release is a planned obsolescence strategy.
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Anecdotal evidence also suggests that people like the 6 more than the 6S. It's nicer to hold in hands and it's quite a bit cheaper for basically the same phone.
Nicer to hold in hands? It's the exact same frame. Are you confusing the 6 and the 6 Plus?
No. 6 and 6S. Hold them both in hands and the 6 is noticeable nicer.
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3D Force Touch was one of those features I feel would have only caught on, if it was one of the original iPhone features. Tacking it on later, with little to no support in apps, makes it forgetware. I actually really like the functionality, and I completely forget it exists. There needs to be some type of small indicator reminder that a button HAS 3D touch.
The best 3D touch feature is the trackpad keyboard. It's also very not discoverable (who thinks to force touch the keyboard?) Having said that, 3D touch is far from the only improvement on the 6S. If it didn't have 3D touch I'd still recommend the extra $100 to get MUCH better internals (processor, cameras, touch ID sensor) and a stronger body too.
I like the two finger version of the ipad much more. Wish they would do the same on the iphone.
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#447I run a repair shop. We've repaired over 3,000 Apple devices for customers. We are always chatting with our customers, so we get a ton of feedback from them about what they're doing with their phones. We hear a few things consistently: 1) Providers have switched from "free upgrades every 2 years" to a plan cost and a monthly phone cost, so people now really know how much their phone costs--and many would rather save…
Yeah, I own a 5S and I have almost no desire to replace it other than to upgrade storage to 128 Gb. Even after 3 major iOS upgrades, all of my most used apps open close enough to instantly. - the time it takes to pull the phone out of my pocket is the biggest bottleneck at this point.
If I'm going to spend > $600, I expect my life to improve a little bit. I'll probably upgrade to the 7, mostly because I've gone without a case and have had some dings that do impact functionality, but I hope to go 4 or even 5 years with my next phone.
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#448For me, the main reason to upgrade phones is to get a better camera, so I can take better pictures of my kids. Other than that, most of the features are "nice to have". Don't get me wrong, I like Touch ID, I like the big screen of the plus (but not the size and slipperiness of the phone), but nothing has been a compelling upgrade, other than camera improvements. In many ways, this is a credit to Apple doing a great j…
Dunno about you, but TouchID is indispensable to me. I would not buy another phone without it (or something as secure). With TouchID + strong alphanumeric password, I can be secure in my person. My data is far more valuable than just the hunk of metal and glass it resides on. I think Apple should do an expansion of their 2008 iFund, but writ bigger (and maybe focused on the watch and apple TV).
Agree that TouchID is great. I certainly wouldn't go back to something without it. ;-)
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Nicer to hold in hands? It's the exact same frame. Are you confusing the 6 and the 6 Plus?
No. 6 and 6S. Hold them both in hands and the 6 is noticeable nicer.
Unless you are holding heavily used 6s with scratches against brand new 6 but if they are two new units there is no difference between them and your perception of niceness is probably totally subjective without reflection in reality.
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#450I only see it as a matter of time before brands like Xiaomi make cheaper and better products for sale beyond their current dominance in 'developing countries'. We need to catch up.
There was recently a story saying $400 smartphones are almost as good as flagships. Also huawei is attacking the american market with a great $200 phone.
I got a phone in Taiwan 1 year ago which was a third of the price of a recent laptop/tablet I purchased in England. The phone had far better specs.
Check out the Redmi Note 3, on sale in India for about £100:
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is available in two RAM and storage versions - one including 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage, and other 3GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage. The 2GB variant is priced at Rs. 9,999, while the 3GB variant is priced at Rs. 11,999.
The highlight of the new Redmi Note 3 is it packs a hexa-core Snapdragon 650 processor (four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.4GHz and two Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 1.8GHz). Other specifications of the smartphone are identical with the original, including a 5.5-inch full-HD 1080x1920 pixels IPS display and offers 178-degree viewing angle. It runs MIUI 7 based on Android Lollipop and supports dual 4G SIM cards (Micro + Nano).
The Redmi Note 3 packs a 4050mAh battery with fast charging support that can charge up to 50 percent in 1 hour. On the camera front, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and two-tone flash. It also houses a 5-megapixel front camera. It measures 150x76x8.65mm and weighs 164 grams.
For connectivity, the handset supports 4G LTE (compatible with Indian LTE bands), VoLTE, Bluetooth, 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS, Glonass, Wi-Fi, and Micro-USB options.
Source: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/xiaomi-redmi-note-3-to-...