No fingerprint scanner :-(
That was a long shot but I too was disappointed
iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro
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#272That 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.
I quite like the return of the iPhone 4 exterior design style.
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#273Apple's putting me in a tough position here. My XS still works like new, but the Mini is basically my ideal form-factor.
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#274Apple’s product pages are pretty cool and definitely clean in terms of visual assets and copy, but the usability is brutal. Seems like it started with the AirPods page and will likely continue. Would much rather have a page that is as clean but less scroll effects.
It’s completely broken. You can’t even select text.
Might as well just make it one long-ass video.
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#275They talk about 5G like it's a new and revolutionary thing. Is this US or iPhone specific? I am on 5G for almost a year now.
It means US is one year behind in 5G adoption, as carrier tech needs Apple devices to be widely adopted in US.
Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro
#276That 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.
MagSafe is really cool, but I'm incredibly disappointed they're sticking with lightning...
Give it a year (or two)! They probably want to go straight to full MagSafe rather than USB-C. However, if they drop Lightning right now, nobody will be able to charge their phones. It'll take a year or two for magsafe/Qi/etc to be ubiquitous enough that they'll feel comfortable dropping lightning.
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#277I always get a laugh reading the comments on a new Apple offering. This time - OMG! Mini! Until you go back and review the specs and style of the original iPhone SE which these new phones get their styling from. The original iPhone SE was also smaller and lighter.
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#278I wonder if everyone being locked up at home will dampen the demand for new data features too. If I'm just sitting with my wifi at home, what's the need for 5G?
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#279It'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…
The whole 5G thing is just complete bullshit. After the tech has flopped pretty much worldwide and Verizon's and AT&T's "5G REMOTE SURGERY" and "RACE TO 5G" marketing bs didn't get consumers interested, they finally decided as a last resort to pay Apple and see if that will be enough to push this technology through.
Wait till you start seeing health risks increase with more exposure to 5G radiation, now it's in your pocket.
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#280Earlier 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
My bet is that wired charging will eventually disappear, you'll be able to get portable Qi charger.