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Re: iPhone Air

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Post by hydrogen7800 »

MostlyStable wrote: post #51

I am constantly reminded how far away I am from the median phone buyer.

I've yet to notice a substantive difference between my current Moto g 5g, which cost ~150 USD and my previous phone, a Pixel 5a which cost ~450 USD. I balked at the price of the pixel at the time, but figured that's just the price of admission these days. It is now useless since the screen/mobo failed soon after I switched. After it was obsoleted, I just opted for the cheap Moto and will probably never spend more than 200 USD on a phone again.

Re: iPhone Air

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Post by kentiko »

jboggan wrote: post #22
duxup wrote: post #8

Maybe this will take off like hotcakes but I'm in the "I don't think this does anything for me / anyone" camp. Granted I loved the 13 mini and that didn't sell so who knows.

I lament my 13 mini coming to the end of its lifespan. Good design.

I attempted to replace my 13 mini's battery today using the iFixit kit. I broke the OLED panel doing so. Removing the screen take much more force than I though. I did this hopping to keep my iPhone maybe 2 more years. Now I am waiting for ordering the 17 next Friday. I will have to manage having half of my screen being white until then...

Re: iPhone Air

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Post by booleanbetrayal »

apparent wrote: post #162
booleanbetrayal wrote: post #84

AAPL is down 1.3% on the news, while GOOGL is up 2%. Their phone offerings have diverged so dramatically with this last refresh cycle.

Do you think Google stock is up because of this announcement? It's not like they generate most of their revenue from Pixel phones, or Android overall.

I think people trade on announcements like this, regardless of the full financial picture.

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Post by blitzar »

apparent wrote: post #162
booleanbetrayal wrote: post #84

AAPL is down 1.3% on the news, while GOOGL is up 2%. Their phone offerings have diverged so dramatically with this last refresh cycle.

Do you think Google stock is up because of this announcement? It's not like they generate most of their revenue from Pixel phones, or Android overall.

Yes, a move in the global share of mobile phones a few percentage points from apple ecosystem to google ecosystem is even more important now Ai is the denominator in every valuation.

Re: iPhone Air

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Post by jdprgm »

Can someone that is actually interested in this explain the appeal? Thin on its own I get but thin with a giant bump 100% defeats the whole point for me. Seems clear at this point there is little hope of them engineering their way into thin cameras.

Re: iPhone Air

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Post by hx8 »

StephenSmith wrote: post #45

Who actually wants a thinner iPhone?

I specifically want an iPhone with less mass.

I view my phone primarily as something I'm obligated to carry on myself at all times to function in modern society. The easier it is to carry the better. When I need to upgrade my phone, I'll always choose the smallest iPhone by weight.

Re: iPhone Air

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Post by r0fl »

ramesh31 wrote: post #185

Now make it 4 inches, and we'll be back to something approaching the perfection of iPhone 5.

Small phones don't sell well. The numbers prove this. Most people want to doom scroll or consume video content on their phones and it is better to do that when the screen is bigger.
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