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LIDAR: Cheap enough for a $999 phone but too expensive for a $35,000 car.
4K60 Dolby Vision is actually really, really good.
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 :)
The iPhone SE has a devoted following because of its size. There is a huge market for people with smaller hands. I was hoping for the headphone jack to make a comeback but I think that’s a lost cause at this point
If they can have a camera bump for the cameras, why not a little bump for a headset jack???
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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.
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> I always understood that for a telephoto lens you wanted the f-stop number to be higher, so that the image is clearer since the subject is at a greater distance. You want the lowest f-stop number possible for telephoto, so you have more available light hitting the sensor. This allows you to get a higher shutter speed. The higher shutter speeds compensate for the exaggerated shake you get from the longer lens.
If this is the case, then can we infer that the iphone 12 pro has a slightly better telephoto lens than the iphone 12 pro max? (The max's f-stop is listed as f/2.2)
What happens to metal objects (like keys, etc) in your pocket now that your phone is a giant magnet? I assume the iphone is always magnetic, judging by the magsafe wallet?
Knowing my luck, the phone will pull my keys out of my pocket and hold on JUST long enough for them to fall into a sewer grate
"The iPhone mini fits in the palm of you hand" lol. It's interesting that a reasonably sized phone is now a selling point in itself. In general i like keeping my devices for as long as possible - so when i jumped from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 10, i was surprised to learn that the phone was hard to use with one hand now, extremely slippery and way, way heavier than my iphone 6. The mini seems like a good size for me…
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.
There are obviously various profit motivations. Bigger phones are easier to throw more tech in since you're less constrained by physical size while also making the devices thinner. There was also no risk of losing market share since nobody makes smaller phones anymore. And lastly, most people still bought the product that was available.
I am excited to see this return to a smaller form factor. I hope we can get a Pro model eventually and decouple budget and size.
Why is this considered an exemplary shot? https://www.apple.com/v/iphone-12/a/images/overview/camera/s... (first picture under "Automatic magic") The pants look artificial, the hands and feet are really dark, you can't see the detail on the trees. Is this just a really hard angle to shoot, against the summer sky?
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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.
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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.