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Re: iPhone 8

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Post by wil421 » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:14 PM UTC

jghn wrote: post #3

ben174 wrote: post #2

This seems to be the tiniest spec bump for a full iPhone release. No huge new killer features over the 7. Undoubtedly, all the new stuff and innovation is being saved for the iPhone X.

Considering this is really the iPhone 7s, that's not surprising.

I've always hated the naming of Apple phones, Samsung and the others do it too.

Just call it an iPhone. What iPhone do you have?

I have the 2017 model. Or early/late 2017 model like people do with their laptops if two are released in the same year.

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by vermontdevil » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:14 PM UTC

felippee wrote: post #4

ben174 wrote: post #2

This seems to be the tiniest spec bump for a full iPhone release. No huge new killer features over the 7. Undoubtedly, all the new stuff and innovation is being saved for the iPhone X.

"Bionic chip"... what on earth is this supposed to mean? Are they running out of fancy PR words in the dictionary?

Augmented Reality?

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by c0nducktr » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:14 PM UTC

more-entropy wrote: post #10

Really? I have to pay 1k for embedded photoshop filters for that? They have just enhanced the camera and... that's all? Really? I missed something? Yep - new CPU is good. But... Anything else? The expectations were much more.

I don't think the iPhone 8 will be $1000. That's probably just the X model, but we'll see.

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by Tomte » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:14 PM UTC

I'm totally underwhelmed by the AR demos.

What the hell was that RTS thing? Walking around an empty table? That's not "augmented". There was nothing to augment!

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by aeleos » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:14 PM UTC

more-entropy wrote: post #10

Really? I have to pay 1k for embedded photoshop filters for that? They have just enhanced the camera and... that's all? Really? I missed something? Yep - new CPU is good. But... Anything else? The expectations were much more.

Wireless charging if thats something you want.

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by noncoml » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:14 PM UTC

ben174 wrote: post #2

This seems to be the tiniest spec bump for a full iPhone release. No huge new killer features over the 7. Undoubtedly, all the new stuff and innovation is being saved for the iPhone X.

It has wireless charging

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by mtgx » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:15 PM UTC

This is very interesting if true:

https://thenextweb.com/apple/2017/09/12/apples-new-iphone-x-...

A11 single-core performance is 2x that of Samsung/Qualcomm's latest flagship chips, and equal to Macbook Pro's Intel Core i5-7360u.

It's just one (I think relatively reliable benchmark) but it still gives an idea about where Apple's chips are now compared to where they've been just a few years ago compared to Intel, as well as the other mobile competition.

It's also interesting that their first mobile GPU is so highly competitive with Imagination/everyone else's mobile GPU already.

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by oculusthrift » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:15 PM UTC

more-entropy wrote: post #10

Really? I have to pay 1k for embedded photoshop filters for that? They have just enhanced the camera and... that's all? Really? I missed something? Yep - new CPU is good. But... Anything else? The expectations were much more.

the rumors were that iphone 8 was being released as a small upgrade with similar price point.

The 1k phone is rumored to be the iphone X and should be announced soon according to rumors

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by ihuman » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:15 PM UTC

Tomte wrote: post #14

I'm totally underwhelmed by the AR demos. What the hell was that RTS thing? Walking around an empty table? That's not "augmented". There was nothing to augment!

Its superimposing cgi from the phone onto a video from the camera in real time. Is that not augmented reality?

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by agumonkey » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:15 PM UTC

felippee wrote: post #4

ben174 wrote: post #2

This seems to be the tiniest spec bump for a full iPhone release. No huge new killer features over the 7. Undoubtedly, all the new stuff and innovation is being saved for the iPhone X.

"Bionic chip"... what on earth is this supposed to mean? Are they running out of fancy PR words in the dictionary?

I thought it was Apple branding deep learning on a chip... so far it's not

ps: annnd it was. I've been cooked.