In Switzerland the 12 Mini is available from the 6th Nov, and the normal from the 16th of October. Bummer.
iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro
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Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro
#182still Lightning connector
where is usb-c as in macbook pro(s) and ipad(s)
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#183It's the annual incremental improvement, and many will like the smaller form factor too I'm guessing. But the whole 5G hype is lost on me. Specifically, none of the carriers or handset makers are telling me how much the data will cost . Maybe I'm a little price-focused, but that determines for me whether I'm excited about it. If I'm just burning through my existing data limit faster, what's the point? What's the pric…
yeah my carrier (Verizon) doesn't have good enough coverage for me to enjoy the full speed that 4G can offer so I don't care to pay more for 5G when it has little to no chance to meet the promised performance.
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#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
Even though "Android had it X years ago" is mostly a meme by now, I can't resist: The Nexus 5 had magnets that automatically aligned it on a Qi charging dock 7 years ago.
Oh! Oh! Oh! I want to play. The Palm Pre had a magnets to align wireless charging 11 years ago.
I was sure that the Nexus 5 was probably not the first one, and someone was going to come along to provider older examples :P
I was surprised that the iPhone didn't already have it in the last generation, given that accurate alignment is a well known problem with wireless charging and magnets are a well known solution. Maybe they kept it back on purpose just to have a new feature for this release and/or sell another round of charging accessories.
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#185Wow, the mini is only 7.7mm larger than the 2016 iPhone SE. Apple actually listened and made new powerful compact sized iPhone. Too bad i recently dropped my 2016 SE and got the new SE which sucks..
7.7 millimeters is a substantial amount…but I guess I don't have a choice so I'll grab the new one anyways.
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#186No matter how much they tout the video and picture quality, it's still behind DSLR and pro's can't use it until it beats DSLR at it's own game. LIDAR was interesting but I only see very limited use case for it.
Just because a tiny phone with a camera doesn't beat my big mirrorless+lenses setup doesn't mean I don't welcome the advances.
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#187It's the annual incremental improvement, and many will like the smaller form factor too I'm guessing. But the whole 5G hype is lost on me. Specifically, none of the carriers or handset makers are telling me how much the data will cost . Maybe I'm a little price-focused, but that determines for me whether I'm excited about it. If I'm just burning through my existing data limit faster, what's the point? What's the pric…
Yup, multiple incremental improvements is what I heard, will pass on this one and wait for iPhone 13 now.
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#188Wireless charging... Now with a bulky connector that attaches itself to the phone using magnets! Did we just innovate ourselves all the way back to Magsafe that laptops (used to) have since 2006?
Yes, but with more energy lost as heat
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#189That was actually much more substantial of an upgrade than I previously anticipated. The stronger glass, MagSafe being able to stick your phone magnetically to surfaces, and the Dolby Vision HDR recording are what really got me. Not so much 5G.
True. MagSafe is what got me. Apple is genius in how they keep pushing accessories part of the ecosystem.
They must be really confident with their drop protection because I don't know a single person who doesn't have their phone in a case.
Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro
#190It's the annual incremental improvement, and many will like the smaller form factor too I'm guessing. But the whole 5G hype is lost on me. Specifically, none of the carriers or handset makers are telling me how much the data will cost . Maybe I'm a little price-focused, but that determines for me whether I'm excited about it. If I'm just burning through my existing data limit faster, what's the point? What's the pric…
I really hope that we come back to this comment in 10 years and it's weird that this was ever a concern (like what happened with texting/voice)