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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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I miss Jobs. These prerecorded presentations are soulless and almost embarrassing at times. Happy to see USB-C on the iPhone (thanks EU) and no price hikes.

It's too polished. COVID is over. Bring back the live demos.

I was thinking the same thing. They should go back to the stage.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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post #264

Do yourself a favour and just buy a magnetic adapter + cable such as Baseus magnetic zinc [1] You will: - save money to buy new phone (cable costs just ~10$) - it's magnetic so even more convenient to use - magnetic adapter protects connector from dust getting inside or getting broken - you use the same cable with adapters for usb-c, lightning and micro-usb to charge different gadgets (even older airpods pro) - at le…

> If cable brakes [sic]…you just buy new one for 10$ instead of new phone for 1000$

Who is buying a whole new device if the cable breaks?? One still just buys a new cable…

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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So the only compelling reason to upgrade from the 14 is...USB-C, where people are saying the 15 (non-Pro) runs at USB2 speeds? This was one of the most lackluster Apple launches in recent memory. I long for the day when Apple actually innovated on this product line. Now they're simply treading water and only making good changes when forced to (EU requiring USB-C). I will give credit where it is due for Apple -- the M…

What do you even use usb data transfer for? I have only ever used it for development which was quick enough with Lightning (also usb 2.0)

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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post #213
post #27

I miss Jobs. These prerecorded presentations are soulless and almost embarrassing at times. Happy to see USB-C on the iPhone (thanks EU) and no price hikes.

It's too polished. COVID is over. Bring back the live demos.

It feels like watching an hours-long commercial. Way too produced and slick.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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I can't understand why they invest so much in gaming. Gaming on such small devices is too uncomfortable, both for your eyes and your posture. In addition, with cloud gaming you can basically run any PC/Console game on any device provided a good-enough connection (eg. Nvidia NOW, Xbox cloud gaming etc)

Mobile gaming is about 10x the size of the PC and console markets.

Interesting number, but how many are actually that GPU-intensive?

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Finally! At last they adopt USB-C!

This has been the only reason I've not been using an iPhone for some time now.

I love just having one cable that charges everything (phone, laptop, headphones, tablet, you name it - desk fans, white noise machines, thermometers, cameras etc etc etc)

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

#358
post #264

Do yourself a favour and just buy a magnetic adapter + cable such as Baseus magnetic zinc [1] You will: - save money to buy new phone (cable costs just ~10$) - it's magnetic so even more convenient to use - magnetic adapter protects connector from dust getting inside or getting broken - you use the same cable with adapters for usb-c, lightning and micro-usb to charge different gadgets (even older airpods pro) - at le…

Hi, how long did you use it? I bought some knock-off version of magnetic adapter and it broke in a few weeks of active use, so I very curious about your expirience with it.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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I can't understand why they invest so much in gaming. Gaming on such small devices is too uncomfortable, both for your eyes and your posture. In addition, with cloud gaming you can basically run any PC/Console game on any device provided a good-enough connection (eg. Nvidia NOW, Xbox cloud gaming etc)

Because gaming is one of the last remaining markets that apple can dominate in and profit. Microsoft spent a lot of money on Activision to claw back against apple

If your eyes hurt then switch to literally any other apple device, Apple TV, Mac, iPad, iPhone… they all have access to Apple Arcade. When cloud gaming streams asset objects and not raw video, then it’d be a contender. As of now, it’s too expensive and is losing to mobile games

https://imgur.com/a/BG2hexr

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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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 didn't see the announcement, but I saw this blurb on Engadget: > The company noted that while leather is popular for things like watch straps, it has a serious impact on the environment, particularly at Apple's scale. Is that actually true? I remember reading a few years ago that there was actually a big glut of leather: people still eat steak and hamburgers, and without a market for the cow hides then that materia…

There are interesting second-order effects. For example, this will tend to make wholesale leather less expensive, for producers of third-party bands and other small items (I assume that large items use a different type of leather, since they require larger swathes).

I'm surprised they're pricing these new fabric bands at $99. If they sold these alongside leather bands, would they sell at that price? Seems like they're trying to position them as a replacement for a premium product, but without any proof that they are worthy of the lofty price.

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