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Is the magnet strong enough to stick the tag to ferromagnetic metals?
Weakly, yes. Enough to hold its own mass at rest, but I don't think it would work with any type of acceleration. It will stick nicely to a neodymium magnet.
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It's not like the choice is "thick and doesn't need a case or thin and needs a case". Even if the phone was thicker, people would be using cases if they bought it, right?
Me? No. I get a case because of the fscking camera bump (though with the latest model, it's more tumor than bump). I just want my phone to lay flat.
The lack of loophole was disorienting, but then I went and looked up how they want you to attach it, and the hangtag accessories look so pretty https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/apple-introduces-airt... -- things like the appearance and the sound quality really show a commitment to making polished products rather than practical ones. I've been fairly negative on Apple for a few years and they still need to pull…
> It's hilarious to a certain extent that they built the thing smaller than all the competition and bulk it up with a wad of leather anyhow. That's essentially how I feel when I see the "Our thinnest iPhone ever" slide knowing that 95% of iPhone owners put it in a bulky case. That said, that's not unique to Apple and the phone is at least usable without a case.
I was in the same boat until and I dropped my phone and break the back, which is ridiculously expensive to fix.
I use a case now, which only takes 10 bucks to replace if broken. It’s not as pretty as a naked phone, but it’s practical.
I wonder if an Airtag can still track if it's been swallowed? Or does a human body block too much RF? I can practically guarantee these things will be swallowed if the ridiculous people who eat Tide Pods are anything to go on...
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> That’s why they’ve excelled in font rendering, colour accuracy, sound fidelity, and input-lag. That'll be why mac laptops connect to bluetooth speakers using the worst default settings for sound fidelity so it sounds like a dying frog. And the input lag is quite terrible when the machine is under any load.
Input lag on an iPhone or an iPad is best in class. The Mac leaves much to be desired. I have never had an issue with Bluetooth on the Mac. Maybe there’s issues if you’re doing audio recording on the headset, but that’s a limitation of bluetooth 4 and would be similar on Linux or Windows. My Linux laptop likes to negotiate HSP (low quality but with audio recording) over HSDP (high quality) with my Bose QC35s, but the…
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> It's hilarious to a certain extent that they built the thing smaller than all the competition and bulk it up with a wad of leather anyhow. That's essentially how I feel when I see the "Our thinnest iPhone ever" slide knowing that 95% of iPhone owners put it in a bulky case. That said, that's not unique to Apple and the phone is at least usable without a case.
It's the thinnest iphone ever that hasn't sat flat on a table for years. Touch the screen and it wobbles like a bar table needing some coasters under a leg. Apple purposely designs their cases to be flush with the camera bump, knowing that for most users, the phone will just live in a case. It's kind of ridiculous to build that baked in expectation for more accessory buying directly into your device, but I guess that…
It pivots at most 1-2mm laterally to the left when i'm tapping hard on the left side of the screen which is barely noticeable. When I tap normally (a bit softer) or swipe it doesn't even move.
I'm no fanboy but i'm amazed that out of all the things you could critique about Apple it would be this one.
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> It's hilarious to a certain extent that they built the thing smaller than all the competition and bulk it up with a wad of leather anyhow. That's essentially how I feel when I see the "Our thinnest iPhone ever" slide knowing that 95% of iPhone owners put it in a bulky case. That said, that's not unique to Apple and the phone is at least usable without a case.
> That's essentially how I feel when I see the "Our thinnest iPhone ever" slide knowing that 95% of iPhone owners put it in a bulky case I was in the same boat until and I dropped my phone and break the back, which is ridiculously expensive to fix. I use a case now, which only takes 10 bucks to replace if broken. It’s not as pretty as a naked phone, but it’s practical.
Mine is not in a case and regularly has scary-looking falls, but there's almost no-scratch. Only on the edges of the aluminum body you can see the paint scratched off in some places.
I've found that the added bulk of a case makes me drop my phone much more frequently.
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> Here I am, desperately clutching my nearly-obsolete iPhone in my small hands, waiting for Apple to return to this principle and make an iPhone that I can comfortably use one-handed again. I've been using the iPhone12 Mini for months. It works great, one-handed. I have heard that it has not sold well, and may be discontinued. That would make me sad.
I upgraded from an iPhone SE (5 body) to an iPhone 12 mini. Here’s the thing: the 12 mini has the same dimensions as the iPhone 6 that I deemed too big originally. I picked up my old phone the other day and holy shit did it feel nice in comparison. If you were holding out for an iPhone 5 sized phone then this wasn’t it; no wonder it didn’t sell so good in that demographic. I only bought it because I wanted to support…
But it's just at the upper limit at what I can do one-handed.
I traded in an XS Max for it. I don't miss that big honker, one bit. I use it as a test device, nowadays.
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I'm sure that will be fixed once Apple inevitably starts building their own Bluetooth chipsets.
> you’ll have to wait until 2015: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple-designed_processors#W_se...
From what I've heard, their chipsets don't have the same problems as the ones they use in macs.
> But why bother putting a real driver in here at all? Magnets not only add weight, they take up a lot of space. Looks like one corner Apple refused to cut on this tiny disk is sound quality. I find it fascinating what tradeoffs are decided upon. Apple is arguably the best luxury brand in the world - and this is why.
Apple’s unique ethos is technology as a means for creative expression. That’s why they’ve excelled in font rendering, colour accuracy, sound fidelity, and input-lag. I think this value came from Steve Jobs, and I hope they never lose it because it imbues Apple with real human spirit. They’re more than just another profit-seeking company.