iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro • Hacker News Board

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by redisman » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

reaperducer wrote: post #267

suyash wrote: post #243

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Believe it or not the 'mini' used to the the standard smartphone size. As it goes in America, bigger = better so that is what you get.

As it goes in America, bigger = better so that is what you get. The bigger phone trend actually started in Korea, and spread to China. It was several years before large phones came to the United States.

I believe the trend is more about people using their phones as their main computing device so a bigger screen is desirable to many. I'm still on the original iPhone SE but the battery is definitely on it's last legs.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by mttjj » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #252

mttjj wrote: post #5

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

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

Look at the watches on the wrists of the speakers in the first 15 minutes of the keynote. They are all set to 10:09.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by jackson1442 » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

djsumdog wrote: post #231

d3nj4l wrote: post #195

MagSafe is sweet, and I think it's a smart move for Apple to launch it this year in preparation for the anticipated "portless" iPhone. By the time they do that, the MagSafe ecosystem will be ready for it, and people won't complain as much about getting the phone right on the charging pad.

It would have been sweeter if it was regular USB-C, so we're not contributing to the massive piles of e-waste generated by their continually changing proprietary adapters.

...you mean the Lightning adapters that have been in use since the iPhone 5 and would be thrown out upon the switch to USB-C?

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by matthewmacleod » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

texuf wrote: post #294

cbsks wrote: post #281

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My big question is... does the new "Ceramic Shield" mean that I won't need a screen protector anymore?

I don't put my iphone in the same pocket as my keys and my phone is scratch free after 3 years. The screens are made of sapphire, you don't need a screen protector. [edit] Not made of sapphire. My head has been in the sand.

The screens are very much not made of sapphire.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by alphakilo » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

slg wrote: post #261

ben174 wrote: post #193

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You realize the lidar distance for a car would be entirely different. It's a way different beast.

The price of a car is 35x the price of a phone. Does the cost of the LIDAR scale up 35x when going from phone distances to car distances? That is an honest question that I don't know the answer to.

I think the use cases for LIDAR in cars are different enough that it would definitely scale up the cost of implementation

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by Nextgrid » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

texuf wrote: post #294

cbsks wrote: post #281

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My big question is... does the new "Ceramic Shield" mean that I won't need a screen protector anymore?

I don't put my iphone in the same pocket as my keys and my phone is scratch free after 3 years. The screens are made of sapphire, you don't need a screen protector. [edit] Not made of sapphire. My head has been in the sand.

I'd still recommend a screen protector. They cost a couple bucks on Amazon so IMO it's a no-brainer.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by read_if_gay_ » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

Zero photos where you can actually see how thick the bezels are on the 12 Pro's product page. Guess it's safe to assume it'll be pretty disappointing considering how much they talked about thinner bezels.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by jaywalk » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

cbsks wrote: post #281

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #144

That 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.

My big question is... does the new "Ceramic Shield" mean that I won't need a screen protector anymore?

You haven't needed a screen protector in a long time.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by crooked-v » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #144

That 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.

What I'm really hoping is that MagSafe finally fulfills my dream of having a secure magnetically-attached wireless charging point in a car. Accessories to this effect theoretically exist already, but they all suck.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by actuator » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

I understand the value of the different phone sizes but still can't understand why companies are selling 64 GB models.

I know we have everything in the cloud these days but with apps with rich assets and smartphones being more capable with cameras, you run out of 64 GB quite easily. 128 GB should be the baseline model in 2020 for any phone that costs above $600.