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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by derekdahmer »

sytelus wrote: post #224

This felt like really let down release. I am usually the first one to upgrade iPhone no matter what but this year I felt no attachment to any of these "new" things. Just didn't cared at all. The things I would have cared: - Dual screen - AR/3D photo/video features in phone - Much better battery life - Full satellite communication - OS-wide AI features, massively upgraded Siri, AI-first mobile browser, auto-complete,…

Damn give it a minute. All this LMM/GPT stuff just blew up in the last 9 months.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by layer8 »

drexlspivey wrote: post #79
gnicholas wrote: post #26

IMO, this was a pretty weak announcement. They spent so long talking about environmental stuff, like getting rid of leather, that it felt like they were trying to pad the presentation to reach a reasonable length. There were a few new things (more optical zoom, slightly smaller bezels), but these were all leaked in advance. I was also disappointed to hear that the satellite stuff is limited to 2 years. Is it going to…

I love the "This is our best $PRODUCT yet", duh is there a company making worse products every iteration?

There are many examples in the software space.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by unethical_ban »

sytelus wrote: post #224

This felt like really let down release. I am usually the first one to upgrade iPhone no matter what but this year I felt no attachment to any of these "new" things. Just didn't cared at all. The things I would have cared: - Dual screen - AR/3D photo/video features in phone - Much better battery life - Full satellite communication - OS-wide AI features, massively upgraded Siri, AI-first mobile browser, auto-complete,…

For an apple user on HN, you're expecting them to act like Oneplus.

Apple doesn't (usually) do something first, but they often do new things well.

LLMs have been mainstream for what, nine months? They aren't going to go all-in on new LLM features that quickly. And if/when they do, it'll just be labelled Siri with new capabilities.

Satellite communications is incredible complex, and, I expect, difficult. Hell, for SOS you need to pause and point your phone in a particular direction. The scale just isn't there.

Spatial video was announced, which is exactly what you are asking for in bullet two.

Like, I don't get what you're saying. By the way, we're in the 2020s now. The 2030s are... ah, six years away.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by brundolf »

bombcar wrote: post #11

Honestly for me the best part is the USB-C. Every year it's a new camera, new whatever, but USB-C is going to mean I can get rid of all these lightning cables. Not increasing the price is nice, I guess. Will have to buy more USB-C cables, though. (Technically the low highest end phone is higher, but higher spec, too). It comes with one USB-C to USB-C charging cable - not sure if it is a data cable, also. Pre-order Fr…

I was literally about to buy a 14 last fall, then the rumor about USB-C came out and I decided to wait another year just for that

Edit: Lol, eternally fascinated by what causes some people to downvote on here

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by ChicagoBoy11 »

nb_key wrote: post #263

Zero innovation, miss the Steve Job's days when people were shocked by Apple products. I believe their M chips their most innovative thing in a long time.

I'd have to concur... like at a time where I thought the diminishing marginal returns for CPUs on computers had really kicked in (like, there's only so much speed I need for web browsing), the M1s came along and made me go "holy shit", even while still, in fact, web browsing.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by massysett »

josephg wrote: post #216
bombcar wrote: post #11

Honestly for me the best part is the USB-C. Every year it's a new camera, new whatever, but USB-C is going to mean I can get rid of all these lightning cables. Not increasing the price is nice, I guess. Will have to buy more USB-C cables, though. (Technically the low highest end phone is higher, but higher spec, too). It comes with one USB-C to USB-C charging cable - not sure if it is a data cable, also. Pre-order Fr…

> It comes with one USB-C to USB-C charging cable - not sure if it is a data cable, also. The USB-C charging cables can also carry data at USB2 speeds. I'm pretty sure thats the limit of what the iphone 15 usb-c port can handle. (Since they explicitly called out the iphone 15 pro as having hardware support for usb3).

Yes, the spec sheet for the non-Pro 15 says it transfers at USB2 speed.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by jiofj »

esotericsean wrote: post #179

Curious what other devices people have that use USB-C? The only one I have is my Nintendo Switch. So for me, this is mostly an inconvenience having to get new cables for my phone. I'll miss Lightning.

I have none at all. So I'm not so happy about this. It means I will have to throw away lots of good lightning cables I've amassed over the years. Thanks EU, I guess.
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