Could someone enlight me on the EU prices ? US has the 5.8 Xs 64go model listed for $999. Eu price for the same model (french store) is 1159€ ... According to xe.com, current USD/EUR rate is 0.8599, so $999 => 859€. It seems to me that they've applied the inverse rate : 1159*0.8599 = 996. What am I missing there ?
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The XS is the smallest of the lineup, and pretty much the replacement for the old baseline, it's 5mm taller and 4 wider than the old baseline IIRC>
The larger screen means you can't touch the far corner with one hand, though.
I already couldn't do that on a 6 without a grip change from my regular hold.
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I think the iPhone XS is only marginally larger than the 7/8 and has a much larger display.
The size of the display is actually the important measurement for one handed use. My thumb can reach the far corner of the screen on the 8 but not the X.
There is a thumb extension sold in Japan for such iphones.
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Aren't the new 7's near the same price as the old SE's? You also get something cool with the 7, no breakable home button :)
iPhone SE started at $349. iPhone 7 starts at $449, so somewhat more expensive.
And a _lot_ larger. 'Reachability' is pretty much required for one-handed use, so it makes using the phone more annoying.
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#265They killed the SE! Now we're stuck with screens too big to use with one hand. I really really dislike this.
Sony offers top tier Xperia models in compact sizes, and has for several years. https://www.sonymobile.com/us/products/phones/#filter= (ctrl+F for "compact").
This will probably be my next phone. I have a Pixel v1 right now and unless the Pixel 3 impresses me a lot I will be moving over to a Sony Compact. All the features I want (including a headphone jack and large battery) in something that isn't a mini tablet.
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#266It occurs to me today how sad it is that we only have two viable mobile ecosystems these days. I have an iPhone SE, which Apple has opted not to update. That's their decision to make, I suppose, but no-one else can make iOS devices and I really don't want to switch to Android (it isn't ignorance, I've used it since the Nexus One, I've just grown to dislike it for privacy and UI performance reasons over time, and it doesn't have great hardware in the size I want either)... and there aren't really any other choices.
Sigh. It's enough to make me nostalgic for Windows Phone.
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I have some younger kids who have the SE models, I like them because they are cheap(er), they work in the apple ecosystem I have, they are small enough for kids to carry around w/o breaking them, and I can easily track everyone. I won't be buying them any of these new ones, either stick to older SEs or purchase cheaper androids for them now.
Aren't the new 7's near the same price as the old SE's? You also get something cool with the 7, no breakable home button :)
yea. I usually buy them a phone when they head to middle school because communicating with them becomes more important for pickups after school etc. Even the 7 seems a little too big for them, and they are definitely more breakable even with a case (aside from the mechanical button as you mention), more surface area I guess.
I'd love an SE sized super-budget iPhone (for kids).
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#268> The iPhone XR will offer an LCD screen with a resolution of 1,792 by 828. This would give it a resolution of around 324 pixels per inch, slightly below the iPhone 4’s 326 ppi. This is sad.
How so? It has sufficiently high PPI, you won't be able to see individual pixels. Going higher is pointless.
If going higher is pointless, why does the iPhone XS has a PPI density of 458? They should have stayed at 326 in that case as well.
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#269Could someone enlight me on the EU prices ? US has the 5.8 Xs 64go model listed for $999. Eu price for the same model (french store) is 1159€ ... According to xe.com, current USD/EUR rate is 0.8599, so $999 => 859€. It seems to me that they've applied the inverse rate : 1159*0.8599 = 996. What am I missing there ?
> What am I missing there ?
It's usually something like the worst exchange rate in the last x months plus VAT.
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> it is a novelty I'm sure those millions of people who have hospital-grade ECG machines at home have no need for this toy, but for those few who don't, it sounds like an absolute game-changer that could really save lives. The best medical device, like the best camera, is the one you actually have with you when you need it - and as someone who has occasionally worried about what feels like a weird heartbeat, I'll be…
You're right -- I thinking more of a clinical context, which is definitely the wrong frame for this. From what I've read online, it only seems to detect AFib, which is obviously useful since I think it's the most common abnormal rhythm. Maybe it's only able to detect AFib since it's just on the wearer's wrist? I wonder if there are plans to make little wireless sensors pads to mimic having more leads. That'd be prett…
Many times you can detect Afib with just your fingers on the radial pulse, as a "regularly irregular" heartbeat, skipping every third or fourth beat.