Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

Post by ajoseps » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 11:34 AM UTC

nunez wrote: post #241

belligeront wrote: post #40

People who travel frequently, does the lack of physical SIM card concern you? I'm not sure how widespread eSIMs across countries.

eSIM isn't nearly as easy to get outside of the US as it is from the inside. I can't imagine getting an eSIM if/when I go to India again in the future. Getting a physical SIM was REALLY REALLY difficult. that said, all of the US carriers have extensive international roaming agreements and international data/voice is much cheaper these days.

Post by redditor98654 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 11:50 AM UTC

colinjoy wrote: post #35

hiidrew wrote: post #24

I find it interesting that I'm personally much more excited by their OS updates than the new phones. I wish the excitement was equal.

When Tim Apple announced the iPhone X in 2017, they stated it would "set the tone for the next decade". To me, it feels like that still holds true and my bank account is happy for it :)

Post by Synaesthesia » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 12:33 PM UTC

zinckiwi wrote: post #139

Synaesthesia wrote: post #109

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Apple’s pricing in some markets is just crazy, (basically most non US Markets)

While this does seem a bit high, it’s worth bearing in mind two things. One, most other places price sales tax into the advertised total, which doesn’t happen in the US. For UK prices, that’s 20% right there. Two, to prevent constantly floating prices, they need to fix a price at a decent hedge against currency fluctuations. This should be all the more understandable given the recent volatility in forex rates.

Post by npteljes » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 1:29 PM UTC

insightcheck wrote: post #215

colinmhayes wrote: post #145

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> These have much better cameras They say that literally every year and I never notice.

The best way to really tell the difference, in my view, is to watch YouTube videos or see comparisons of photographs. I find that a lot of written articles or comments on forums really hype up the difference (along the lines of "get the new phone, it has a better camera"), when in practice, it's not that noticeable. For example, this YouTube video from a quick YouTube search shows fairly insignificant differences bet…

Post by bamboozled » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 2:25 PM UTC

smileybarry wrote: post #138

rcarr wrote: post #16

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The "action" camera mode (basically gimbal replacement) looked pretty good if you were a film maker/Youtuber. And "multiple eSims" might be useful if you're a traveller/digital nomad as you were previously limited to two. But yeah, other than that it did seem a bit sparse on new features this year. Hopefully next years will be a big one to make up for it?

I still haven’t looked into it much but IIRC iPhone 12 & iPhone 13 could already save multiple eSIMs, while 13 could activate 2 at the same time. I think it was up to 8 (or 10) saved eSIMs?