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Re: iPhone 8

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Post by Androider »

Neat, wireless charging, exactly like I had on my Nexus 5, around 5 years ago :) The best thing about the iPhone 8 is that it might finally make wireless chargers more commonplace, they are extremely convenient as Android users have been trying to tell for years.

Here's another one trick Apple might want to pick up on: I own both an iPhone 7 and a Nexus 6P, and the fingerprint sensor being in the middle of the back on 6P is unquestionably a better choice (Samsung messes up the placement). You can pick up the phone, unlock, and pull down the notification shade in one single natural motion. Maybe a few years from now...

Re: iPhone 8

#52

Post by crgt »

CydeWeys wrote: post #35

Who wants an all-glass phone? I get that the designers want this, but do actual users really want something so fragile? I've only ever had phones with plastic or metal backs, and I've never bemoaned the fact that they weren't breakable enough.

The real question is - who wants wireless charging? This is how they achieve that..

Re: iPhone 8

#53

Post by _benj »

I'm so underwhelm right now... They are giving so much marketing to wireless charging, seriously?? that's $11 on amazon years ago!! FaceID, hasn't Microsoft and Android been experimenting with that for quite a while now? Apart from what has been motioned here already... can I just find a facebook picture of the person and unlock the phone!?

I miss the days when Android imitated apple...

Re: iPhone 8

#54

Post by monkmartinez »

tryingagainbro wrote: post #32

I was in tech when iPhone came out, the original one. I thought that they might make money but to a tiny, tiny percent of people. Boy was I wrong...in some countries an iPhone costs like 6 months of net-salary, yet they buy it. Status symbol, you don't know I'm a "loser" making $150 a month, but you know that I have an iPhone. So I'm willing to trust that Apple knows what they do. Of course they will know what they d…

> Status symbol, you don't know I'm a "loser" making $150 a month, but you know that I have an iPhone.

So very sad. Generally you see this with people that can afford it the least. $999 for the base model is just ridiculous. Next year Apple will offer the "first ever", "incredible" 10 year amortization on the iPhone XI. Soon they will reach price parity with the MBP and one could have apple gear or a down payment on a nice house Phoenix.

Re: iPhone 8

#55

Post by itsgreene »

DanHulton wrote: post #12
Tepix wrote: post #6

It was interesting to see how Apple tried to market the fact that you have to look at the phone for FaceID to work. I see that as a hassle, not a feature.

I don't think it went far enough. Consider the circumstance where an office or agent wants your phone unlocked. Your passcode is protected, your thumbprint is currently in debate, but holding your phone to your face? If that just always unlocked your phone without any sort of interaction from you? That's an uncomfortable level of privacy loss.

Some friends and I have defeated a few other devices with face unlock features. It was the super technical task of finding and printing a photo found on social networking sites, then holding it up to the camera. I wonder if apple has hardened against this.

Re: iPhone 8

#56

Post by maratd »

CydeWeys wrote: post #35

Who wants an all-glass phone? I get that the designers want this, but do actual users really want something so fragile? I've only ever had phones with plastic or metal backs, and I've never bemoaned the fact that they weren't breakable enough.

It was necessary for the wireless charging.

Re: iPhone 8

#57

Post by jsjohnst »

NathanCH wrote: post #48
wlesieutre wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

iPhone 4S was my first and favorite smartphone. Glass front/back with a metal edge. Back when phones were hand-sized they were a lot harder to drop.

iPhone 4/4S design was awesome. It's funny how Apple is calling this an all-new glass design when other phones on the market have a similar design and Apple themselves had this design five years ago.

> all-new glass design

It's technically true, it is all new. No other phone was the same (just very very damn similar). Yes, it's a cheap marketing phrase that's meaningless, kinda par for the course with an Apple keynote.

Re: iPhone 8

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Post by [deleted] »

jaytaylor wrote: post #20

No reintroduction of the headphone jack? Apple seems completely detached from the reality of what the trend setters actually desire. Needlessly locking customers to Apple-only ecosystem of hardware since iPhone 7, Apple now signals clueless consumption rather than high-status to me. Will be interesting to see what happens with the upcoming arrival of Pixel2. Edit Why the downvotes? If you disagree I'd prefer (and be…

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Re: iPhone 8

#60

Post by ihuman »

monkmartinez wrote: post #30
ihuman wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In addition, you also have to have your eyes open for the phone to unlock.

So it will not work with sunglasses? FAIL if true.

They said it works if you are wearing glasses, so it will probably also work with sunglasses
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