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Re: iPhone 6

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Post by Amezarak »

dwg wrote: post #173
Amezarak wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why? From what I understand, sapphire is more brittle than Gorilla Glass (although supposedly scratches can contribute to the likelihood of cracks), so what I think for most people the common breakage case is quite possibly not any better. Additionally, sapphire is more reflective than glass which is problematic all in itself. Apple reserving sapphire screens for watches makes perfect sense to me.

If that is true, why does it make sense on the watch even?

Because watches are bound around your wrist, thus making them much less likely to be dropped (and they're much lighter if they are dropped) - scratching is the big concern with watches. I believe many (most?) high-end non-smart watches already use sapphire instead of glass for that reason.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by jobu »

Have they put the full price list out yet? I can only find the price with a 2-year contract.

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Post by petercooper »

frandroid wrote: post #205
philangist wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nexus 5 owner and general android fanboy here. I'd agree with you if not for the fact that the Nexus 5's camera is still not nearly as good as the iPhone 5/6's. In fact it can be downright terrible at times.

There's nothing that comes close to the iPhone camera on Android, unfortunately. :(

I am in both Android and iOS camps and I'd say the Note 3's camera comes very close, perhaps even beating it on stills and certainly on 4K recording. The Note's auto-focus is absolutely hideous though so for short videos/vlogging/Vine/Facetime/Skype the iPhone is still the winner.

I'm still getting the 6 Plus instead of the Note 4 though.. simply because it's three fewer weeks to wait ;-P

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by cheald »

cryptoz wrote: post #16
cheald wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is what you're building different from PressureNet ( https://pressurenet.io/ )?

I'm building PressureNet :) (edited my post above to add that)

Okay, well then, you're awesome. Keep up the good work!

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Post by eridius »

andyfleming wrote: post #21

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.

Unless you believe that removing the 16GB model would magically cause all other models to drop $100 in price, then why do you view keeping the 16GB model as a bad thing? I'm sure it sells quite well. If it didn't, they would get rid of it.

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Post by MrScruff »

cylinder wrote: post #23

Nexus 5 is all the phone one needs, at half the price.

Personally, I spend far less on phones than I do on coffee, so I guess I'm not really that price sensitive if I have a preference.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by nbush »

bratsche wrote: post #72

The protruding camera kind of bothers me, probably much more than it really should. But I feel like Apple's obsession with thinness may have gone too far if they need to protrude the camera like this.

The strangest part is that they don't even show the bulge in the product renders on the site: http://images.apple.com/iphone-6/overview/images/design_deta...

It's as if they're in denial.

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Post by eridius »

downandout wrote: post #25
ascendantlogic wrote: post #4

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.

While I will buy a 6 for development purposes, I too was disappointed to find out that RAM is staying at 1GB. It's nearly 2015. More RAM does affect battery life, but still...they could have struck a balance here with 2GB.

Exactly how much does it affect battery life? I wouldn't be at all surprised if the answer is "a lot". I'm sure engineers at Apple would love to be able to provide 2GB of RAM (after all, they're using this device too!), but the fact that they're not either means it is cost-prohibitive (unlikely) or has an unacceptable impact on battery.

Re: iPhone 6

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Post by Mandatum »

blueking wrote: post #133

Wouldn't buy the iwatch or the new iphone, and I have been a Apple longterm user. Like the motorola 360 better, round design is a huge win and again Apple are last to market with a inferior product. The iphone's main feature for me was that it was more secure than android phones. But after the celebrity icloud hacks and the iphone backdoors that were revealed (then denied by Apple) I have had enough - Apple products…

Apple planned obsolescence is a myth. Yes it might be true that the new iOS updates will require more resources, and thus the older models perform less well - but that's akin to running Windows 7 on a PC that was released formerly running XP, with all of the "Aero" features enabled.

I agree Apple does some crappy things; but every large company, government and organisation does. Does that make it right? No. Is there any point in complaining about it in an iPhone 6 release thread? Not really.

Let's talk hardware and new features instead of grabbing our pitchforks.

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Post by wlesieutre »

eisa01 wrote: post #78

Too bad there is no longer a high end 4" model. The iPhone 5S won't support Apple Pay since it doesn't have NFC, and it is no longer available in 64 GB. I would have thought that Apple understood they have customers that actually prefer the 4" size, or else they wouldn't have had any sales the last years. Let's hope for a iPhone 6S mini next year.

They don't have to worry about losing any customers to Android though, because nobody makes a 4" phone anymore. Unless you're looking for some Chinese generic with a 320x240 screen and no reviews.

I don't get this trend. I just want a phone that does calls/texts, maps, alarms, music, and occasionally browses the web. Why does it need to be enormous?

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