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In NZ, the 13 Mini (which I'm tempted to get this week, upgrading from a 6S) is reduced by $50. $1,449 -> $1,399 for the 256 GB model.
I was thinking of getting a mini but this all feels a bit weak sauce, I might just wait until next year and squeeze the final year out of my 8 plus even though its battery life is absolutely dire.
People who travel frequently, does the lack of physical SIM card concern you? I'm not sure how widespread eSIMs across countries.
Yep. That's absolute 100% nonsense. Whenever I travel to Canada for work I just order a t-mobile(or other) sim online before flying out, pop it in on arrival = decent internet in Canada. What am I supposed to do with an eSim? Literally no one will sell you an eSim contract for just few days.
I'm a dual physical SIM user today but I'm not worried about going eSIM, especially if that was the state of things prior to the iPhone going eSIM only.
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It's funny, when I try to search for Pixel 5 crash detection Google tries to autocomplete it to Pixel 5 crash loop. The thing about Apple is, and has been since its inception, that makes devices that actually work in a way people can benefit from it instead of ticking items on checklists. Mind you, Apple makes bluetooth earphones that reached business since larger than some of the most sexy and famous businesses out…
> These bluetooth earphones have just one feature that is outstanding: They work as expected, most of the time. Better hope you don't listen to Apple Music in Lossless, though, because the newly announced Airpods... don't support it.
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It's funny, when I try to search for Pixel 5 crash detection Google tries to autocomplete it to Pixel 5 crash loop. The thing about Apple is, and has been since its inception, that makes devices that actually work in a way people can benefit from it instead of ticking items on checklists. Mind you, Apple makes bluetooth earphones that reached business since larger than some of the most sexy and famous businesses out…
Tone down the fanboyism. I'm sure people have found androids useful in a way they actually benefit from it.
I don't have anything against Android, I'm happy it exists but I'm annoyed with the lack of polish of the products running it or the fragmentation they created.
People who travel frequently, does the lack of physical SIM card concern you? I'm not sure how widespread eSIMs across countries.
Yep. That's absolute 100% nonsense. Whenever I travel to Canada for work I just order a t-mobile(or other) sim online before flying out, pop it in on arrival = decent internet in Canada. What am I supposed to do with an eSim? Literally no one will sell you an eSim contract for just few days.
T-Mobile definitely will (I mean, you pay for x GB and minutes and it lasts a month, just like most prepaid setups). Just requires a download of their app -- I use it when I'm traveling to the states (my carrier in NZ uses a physical SIM).
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A15 is actually pretty insane, it’s the same core as M2, it’s pretty fast. GPU is amazing too, as is the ISP and everything else.
And that graph of an A11 A16 and “competing CPUs” is still true (showing A11 lightly ahead of the competition, while A16 being like 15% better than it) - apple is ridiculously ahead of the pack in CPU design.
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You wouldn't. It's mostly for people who own older iPhones. Other than the pro models, it's a minor update.
I think I'll be upgrading my XS to the 14 Pro. My only gripe is how big the phone is. XS is 5.8" / 177 grams, the 14 Pro is 6.1" / 206 grams. I really wish they kept on offering a Mini. Maybe I'll just go for a 13 mini, but the camera does look substantially improved, and satellite communication would be very nice to have (I do lots of hiking away from cell reception).
What bugs me most about Pro vs non-Pro models is that they don't enable you to take macro shots on the non-Pro models. Even my old Samsung s8 could do those - yet on lots of newer phones (iphone and android) macro shots are for some reason not possible on the cheaper versions. I'm pretty sure that's not because it requires expensive camera features but because it serves as a way to segregate the market.
The iPhone macro uses the ultra wide angle lens which has huge depth of field and can focus really close, so can get very close to objects. Without the ultra wide angle lens you can’t take what most would define as macro photos. You can still take photos as close as the camera can focus otherwise on other models, I suspect your S8 is doing this but the macro mode locks it to minimum focal length. Macro mode (or anyth…
Wow do these really ship with last year’s A15 chip? Why would you buy them over iPhone 13?
These have much better cameras, crash detection and some more improvements over iPhone 13 Pro (the chip is from the 13 Pro, not from the 13).
physical crash, not the kind that can be caught
Looks like a great time to buy an iPhone 13 mini, which just got a price cut.