Gone is the excitement where I would stalk the rumor sites and live stream the announcement. All I hear is better camera, faster chip ZZZZZzzzzzz
iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
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#752Earlier quoted context omitted.
> blind test Well yes, all cameras look the same if you do a "blind" test. :)
Not that type of blind. Basically given a scenario, take a picture with n number of phones varying in quality/price. MKBHD the Youtuber then found that a worse quality camera came on top as the "best" quality for twitter/instagram users because that bad quality camera over-compensated with over exposure and some other factors (as far as I recall). Essentially, camera quality in this day and age doesn't matter, unless…
May I suggest the parent comment was being sarcastic?
Re: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
#753Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not that type of blind. Basically given a scenario, take a picture with n number of phones varying in quality/price. MKBHD the Youtuber then found that a worse quality camera came on top as the "best" quality for twitter/instagram users because that bad quality camera over-compensated with over exposure and some other factors (as far as I recall). Essentially, camera quality in this day and age doesn't matter, unless…
May I suggest the parent comment was being sarcastic?
Thought of that for a second, but didn't catch on.
:P
Re: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
#754Smartphone hardware is done. There's no significant gain in buying a new smartphone if you have bought one in last 3 years, absolutely nothing if the battery is replaced; there could be even diminished returns if you buy a new smartphone(unavailability of headphone jack, losing metal body, losing faster biometric authentication). Improvement in camera could be enticing, but the platforms to which the photos, videos a…
I guess that's why Apple seems to be positioning their Phones for `Pros`. I kind of feel like it's the `Note` equivalent of Galaxy series. And also for the same purpose, the showed videos of Professional Videographer shooting videos with the iPhone 11 Pro. Those are the people who'd probably take out raw video/pic and edit it in Premire or lightroom. This opens a huge area of business for them, if they can convince a…
With Apple these days, Pro means ‘bloody expensive’, and even more so outside the US. The rebrand may help to justify the pricing, but it’s odd to do that with such an incremental update, rather than save it for a year with a bigger design change.
For a lot of the world, a $500 smartphone was a luxury, and a $1500 smartphone (like a $3000+ laptop, or $1000 monitor stand) is an unfunny joke.
While they’re amazing devices, they’re just not replacements for a real computer, being locked down, with no exposed file system, and the imprecision of touch-only input.
Re: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
#755Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think any professional photographers will give up their DSLRs or Mirrorless/System Cameras in favor of an image sensor smaller than their fingernails.
It could have some niche applications in low-budget films / advertisement, as well as in the "meme" sphere.
Yes, agreed there, but in any sort of high budget capacity, I'd rather get an actual camera or film equipment.
Re: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
#756Smartphone hardware is done. There's no significant gain in buying a new smartphone if you have bought one in last 3 years, absolutely nothing if the battery is replaced; there could be even diminished returns if you buy a new smartphone(unavailability of headphone jack, losing metal body, losing faster biometric authentication). Improvement in camera could be enticing, but the platforms to which the photos, videos a…
I have the same feeling. Sure, manufacturers still try to experiment a little with their folding phones etc., but overall the software and hardware changes very little from one generation to the next. I bought my last phone over 4 years ago and it wasn't new back then. The only reason I'm thinking about buying a new one is the software version. But it probably won't cost more than $200, because that's already enough…
Better selfies or Tik-Tok videos. I presume we, HN crowd aren't big fan of those.
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#758I watched the announcement really trying to find an excuse to upgrade. But to be honest there was not a single new feature that I really wanted and that my current iPhone 6S couldn't do. Pity.
Still on 6s. Battery life is my reason to upgrade. I'm at 3.5hrs browsing, 14hrs standby on a replacement battery <1yr old.
That doesn't sound right. Is this a official, genuine Apple battery or was this done by a third party?
Re: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
#759Smartphone hardware is done. There's no significant gain in buying a new smartphone if you have bought one in last 3 years, absolutely nothing if the battery is replaced; there could be even diminished returns if you buy a new smartphone(unavailability of headphone jack, losing metal body, losing faster biometric authentication). Improvement in camera could be enticing, but the platforms to which the photos, videos a…
I find is pretty silly to say smartphone hardware is done when Apple is still sporting a notch.
I think the notch is a lot less annoying than the weight. Maybe I have small weak hands, but I feel a physical strain from using my iPhone XS. Unfortunately you can’t seem to buy a new SE around here.
Re: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
#760Unfortunately, no matter how fast the hardware gets, the iOS UX is the limiting factor and just as slow as years ago because of the useless UI animations and clutter that do nothing but waste time. Much of the UX isn't even interactive until the animation loop is finished which makes it tedious to use quickly.
It's like using a superfast desktop but limiting your mouse clicks to one every 5 seconds.