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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.
You know what I really want to see, more than any of this gitter and glam and a few features here and there? A real, actual campaign to reduce e-Waste. I way out of this bullshit, constant consumerism mess. How many more wars have to be fought, and people repressed, to continue the machine that gives us more machines?
Apple has so much money at this point. What are they even going to do with more? How about you do something that's actually innovative Apple: Officially open all the hardware specs, bootloader keys and what you can legally release of device drivers for iPhone 1-7. Maybe even contribute some code to get a DarwinBSD booting by itself on those devices; letting developers add on new layers.
How about something that will actually end the cycle of factory sludge, toxic waste and human toil that goes into each new generation of shiny new product.
I'm sick of these releases. Give me something fucking upgradable, fixable and usable. Give me something that's thicker and bulkier, but that I can take apart myself and fix.
I'm in the minority though. The rest of the planet is okay with this. Their advertising has made people even more okay with this, so they'll just keep selling us this crap, until we've extracted every last resource the Earth can give.
No 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.
Pros increasingly don't use DSLR nowadays, the use mirrorless cameras.
That nit, aside, it's not about replacing DSLR/Mirroless FF cameras for Pros (which it will never do).
It's about having great video/picture quality for the average user and the ocassional pro use (which it does).
I have used it in pro contexts, as have many others (including several prime time TV shows and even movies). For photography it's even more of a non-brainer...
The mini is the best thing I’ve seen in a while. Fans of smaller phones everywhere are rejoicing. I just wish they’d give iPad the same treatment and make a Pro in a Mini size :)
I honestly can't wait to buy it. I'm so tired of my 6.7" phone.
Very impressive technology: With those 4GB per second download speeds I can use up my entire month of data in 250 milliseconds. On a more serious note: what technology advancements will there be in the next 10-20 years that actually make 5G technology useful?
5G unlimited on verizon is actually not deprioritized after any GB amount.
Here is the comparison between various news models : https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
One thing I hate about real estate listings in the USA is a lack of floorpans. I hope this new lidar sensor is quickly followed by real estate agents using it to create floorpans.
"Across the iPhone family, we’re removing the power adapter and EarPods that often go unused, but including the fast-charging USB‑C to Lightning cable that most people need." Ouch. Do most people really not use the power adapter?