Apple Special Event [video]

Post by jimbokun » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 7:32 PM UTC

DaveSchmindel wrote: post #122

I can imagine Apple has quite a few linguists on its payroll; They are still beating the words “beautiful” and “best” to death in their keynotes. It’s tough to not be excited about new features that are debuted upon each release, but it’s also getting monotonous to hear, “Product X is the _best_ version of its kind. Product Y is the _most_ we’ve ever created and its pictures are simply _beautiful_.”

Post by tfandango » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 7:32 PM UTC

oh_hello wrote: post #193

I'm amazed by the sizing. The SE appears to be gone. This means the smallest device you can buy is the 7/8. Many still find this to be too large. Considering Apple's history of selling older iPhone models at a lower price, it seems like two years from now the bottom of the line will be the Xs and Xr announced today. The smallest lower-end iPhone available at that time would be the Xs which is larger than the 6/6s/7/8…

Post by gnicholas » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 7:35 PM UTC

gpantazes wrote: post #142

gnicholas wrote: post #56

It's now possible to change the depth of field after taking the photo. I wasn't paying close enough attention to know if this will also be possible on older iPhones. EDIT: sounds like it's just the new iPhones. But it includes the less expensive Xr.

Was the bokeh functionality using software to create an artificial depth of field effect, or does the camera capture a range of depth of field? My immediate guess was that it's actually clever software, but was it confirmed either way?

Post by singularity2001 » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 7:36 PM UTC

gbear605 wrote: post #88

praseodym wrote: post #50

Does anyone have more information or insight into about Apple’s GPU design? The Apple A12 chip has 4 GPU cores vs. 3 cores in the A11, but GPUs from Nvidia have orders of magitude more (3584 CUDA cores for the GTX 1080 Ti, each of which can run 2048 threads). How do these numbers compare?

Notably, you’re comparing the gpu inside an iPhone to a gpu that is more than twice as big as the entire iPhone. Unfortunately, I’m not sure about how the actual numbers measure up though.

Post by singularity2001 » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 7:37 PM UTC

davb wrote: post #206

folkrav wrote: post #58

Dual SIM could be big in some countries.

I’m quite concerned about the fact that only China will be getting nano-SIM and every other territory will have e-SIM only. On a recent trip from the UK to South Korea and Japan (where my network has very high roaming prices), it was relatively easy to pick up SIM cards from vending machines and desks at airports. I don’t imagine it’ll be as easy to negotiate and activate an e-sim connection.