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Re: iPhone 6

#31

I was looking forward to that sapphire screen. Oh well.

Everybody that pumped-up the $GTAT stock in anticipation of sapphire seemed to me to be forgetting that Apple is not ambitious with new technology. 3G, LTE, NFC, etc. To me, I couldn't understand why Apple would put themselves in a position where a small, young company like GTAT could cause delays in an iPhone release.

Re: iPhone 6

#32
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Barometers are often used to improve motion tracking accuracy, not sure if this is a common use case for phones.

How is that helpful in motion tracking?

altitude is usually the least accurate position given by a GPS. A barometer helps you get closer, faster.

Re: iPhone 6

#34

Only one gig of RAM and base storage still at 16 gigs really annoys me. I may end up with a Moto X and wait for the 6s.

What would be the difference if base model was 32 gigs and priced at 200$ ?

Re: iPhone 6

#35
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Biggest news for me: barometer! Biggest question: Can we access it to read raw atmospheric pressure? There seems to be no documented API.

How is that going to be useful?

It can be used as a basic altimeter. Which can help pinpoint your location better, they're meant to be accurate to within 10 feet vertically from a base point.

Re: iPhone 6

#36

It's a bummer they are keeping the base model at 16GB. It's pretty obvious that it's an intentional move to force people up to the 64/128GB models.

Especially surprising given how much they're pushing it to replace camcorders as well as DSLRs. I mean, how much raw HD video fits in just 16GB? Or even what's left over after half of that 16GB is filled with various apps and music?

I miss when phones used to have easily accessible microSD slots.

Re: iPhone 6

#37
post #18

The iPhone6+ looks just like one of those giant Android monsters from Nexus or Samsung. This makes me sad. I have small-person sized hands and often struggle even with the normal iPhone5 and the trend for making phones bigger and bigger makes me angry and sad at the same time. I hate it and always, always , when my friends would ask why I prefer Apple over cheaper and better speced devices, my answer was "Because App…

I have big hands and I still agree with you. I hung on to my Nexus One well past its expiry date because of the size of it. Eventually I had to move up and being in the Android realm I came VERY close to buying the Moto X because of its narrower form factor in my hand. In the end I went Nexus 5 but it still feels big to me.

Re: iPhone 6

#38
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Biggest news for me: barometer! Biggest question: Can we access it to read raw atmospheric pressure? There seems to be no documented API.

How is that going to be useful?

I'm in a very small niche of users, but I'm a skydiver and have an app on my GS3 which tracks freefall speed:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.platypii.b...

Having a barometer was a key feature I looked for in a phone.

Re: iPhone 6

#40

It's a bummer they are keeping the base model at 16GB. It's pretty obvious that it's an intentional move to force people up to the 64/128GB models.

It is more than a little absurd in 2014. Many other manufacturers have at least moved up to 32 GB base. Don't get me started on the utility of a micro-SD card slot.
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