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iPhone 15 Pro facts and estimates

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Re: iPhone 15 Pro facts and estimates

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Post by oefrha »

Gigachad wrote: post #6
keyle wrote: post #4

I look forward to seeing the difference from the X! ... And then wrap a huge ass ugly cover on it and never feel it again. /s

I used to do this, but then I realised I only ever drop my phone because it has a case on it. Now I have it bare and never drop it.

Not in my case. I never ever used a case since iPhone 4. Then I dropped my slippery XS Max two months in, cracked the back glass, and “repair” cost like 70% of a new phone. So it’s been living in the silicone case since, it’s no longer slippery and I don’t see the crack.

Re: iPhone 15 Pro facts and estimates

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Post by xena »

jrflowers wrote: post #11

This is a shame. I am going to have to migrate to an Android-based handset for the first time in 15 years because of this change.

How could this possibly be the deciding factor? I know this is Hacker News but that seems like the smallest possible thing to care about.

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Post by jojobas »

xena wrote: post #14
jrflowers wrote: post #11

This is a shame. I am going to have to migrate to an Android-based handset for the first time in 15 years because of this change.

How could this possibly be the deciding factor? I know this is Hacker News but that seems like the smallest possible thing to care about.

I guess that's the joke. Nobody cares about phone rotational inertia, the fact that someone would measure it is funny as is.

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Post by sidkshatriya »

jrflowers wrote: post #11

This is a shame. I am going to have to migrate to an Android-based handset for the first time in 15 years because of this change.

You want to shift to Android because you want higher moment of inertia and/or higher weight in your phone ? You would be a dream customer to many phone companies. Or perhaps you say all this in jest.

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Post by saagarjha »

xena wrote: post #14
jrflowers wrote: post #11

This is a shame. I am going to have to migrate to an Android-based handset for the first time in 15 years because of this change.

How could this possibly be the deciding factor? I know this is Hacker News but that seems like the smallest possible thing to care about.

Phones are a toy that people have in their pocket 24/7. They’ve put fidget spinners out of business already. If they’re going to be worse at serving this market, well, there are lots of Android options.

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Post by denkmoon »

weinzierl wrote: post #15

"iPhone 15 Pro 10% lighter but 15% lower rotational inertia because of edge mass" The "but" in the title confuses me. Both are good things and make the phone feel lighter, so shouldn't it be "and" ?

Lower rotational inertia is definitely a downside, it is absolutely a downgrade in the critical fidget-spinning-your-phone experience.
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