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iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by saagarjha »

mttjj wrote: post #5
jblakey wrote: post #2

I really wish the Apple presenters would stop waving their arms... since I noticed they were doing it, I can't stop seeing it:)

Wait until you notice that everyone's Apple Watch is set to 10:09.

Not for keynote speakers; this is only for promotional content.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by iwasakabukiman »

suyash wrote: post #151

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.

Obviously it will be hard for a phone with 1/10th the z index to fit the same optics that a DSLR came.

But I work in video production and I can tell you that for 99% of people, there is absolutely no reason to buy a separate camera.

What Apple and other smartphone makers have managed to achieve in such small and (relatively, compared to a full frame DSLR) inexpensive items is pretty amazing.

They have such good quality that when I need to grab a quick pickup shot, I can easily use my phone's camera and drop the footage in with a pro cine-style camera. There are tons of apps that will let you shoot with full manual control or even flat color profiles.

People have shot entire, commercially released movies on their smartphones. Once you get to a certain image quality, it's not about the image quality but the artistic content/merit of said image.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by majormajor »

Hamuko wrote: post #161

The most disappointing aspect to me is that the difference between the Pro and the Pro Max is no longer just the size. I'm quite fond of the size of my 11 Pro and I don't really want to be upsold to the Pro Max if I want the best.

The 12 Pro is larger than the 11 Pro too, which is a double kick there if you wanted to stay on the top camera without going up in size.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by saagarjha »

seedless-sensat wrote: post #153
oflannabhra wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At Apple’s scale, a decision like that has really big implications that from a single-user perspective aren’t that obvious. Not only do you bifurcate your entire product line and supply chain, your customers are not just individuals, but families. Think about a family who has one new phone that now won’t work with any of the chargers the rest of the family uses. On top of that, the new connector type won’t be compati…

They have to bite the bullet at some point

Perhaps not, if they move to wireless quickly enough.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by krzyk »

Spivak wrote: post #189
john_minsk wrote: post #166

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I never used a phone in a case because I think cases make phones look uglier. And also I'm careful with my phones, I dropped my phones several times and only once the glass shattered.

Although I don't use iPhones (Androids).

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by curiousgal »

nfoz wrote: post #218
curiousgal wrote: post #154

Apple makes the best phones hands down but my only problem is with iOS. Granted it's been more and more "Androidesque" as of late but still.

Can you be a bit more substantial? What is it from Android that you would prefer on iOS?

The overall sense of control I have over the system. With iOS it feels like I am using someone else's phone, it's not as customizable/optimizable. I can't install other apps on it (outside the store that is) and the entire dev process feels so..gated. I want my phone to be an extension of my tech environment, something I can automate and freely fiddle with.

It might sound petty but having to jump through hoops to use a custom ringtone was the nail in the coffin.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by joshstrange »

Zaheer wrote: post #177

"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?

I actually never take any of the cables out of the box but I'm probably more of an edge-case. I take out the phone and use Anker cables/Qi-chargers and my AirPods Pro.
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