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Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by rpgbr »

idle_zealot wrote: post #195
rpgbr wrote: post #23

I knew I wasn't the only one fond of small, cheap-but-great phones! :) Btw, this is my first post in English. I cover tech here in Brazil for +10 years and run a +9 years old independent, self-sustainable publication written in Portuguese. Now, I decided to give it a shot in another language, despite still feeling uncomfortable with my English. (I hope I haven't misspelled anything!) If you enjoyed this brief iPhone…

Your English is generally quite good. The one thing I'll note is that I've not seen native speakers use notation like "+10 years" in the context you do. Generally we'd write that as "10+ years" read as "ten-plus years" or ">10 years" read as "over ten years".

Thanks for the tip! I guess I use “+10 years” because of how we say in Portuguese (“mais de 10 anos”, as the “more than” comes first than the “10 years”).

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by jsjohnst »

sssilver wrote: post #180
Aeolun wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wearing motorcycle gloves would make it impossible to touch anything on your screen anyway?

Most gloves accumulate enough dirt over time for touch to start awkwardly working. Some newer ones have a layer applied to the index finger to make it work. Gloves are not the big problem, my experience is that FaceID is useless when motorcycling because of the helmet.

> FaceID

We are talking about phones without FaceID here. This article and thread are referencing the iPhone SE.

> my experience is that FaceID is useless when motorcycling because of the helmet.

Seems to work fine for me when opening the visor. Do you mean with it closed or open it’s not working for you?

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by rpgbr »

q7xvh97o2pDhNrh wrote: post #193
rpgbr wrote: post #23

I knew I wasn't the only one fond of small, cheap-but-great phones! :) Btw, this is my first post in English. I cover tech here in Brazil for +10 years and run a +9 years old independent, self-sustainable publication written in Portuguese. Now, I decided to give it a shot in another language, despite still feeling uncomfortable with my English. (I hope I haven't misspelled anything!) If you enjoyed this brief iPhone…

Your writing is excellent. The grammar is almost flawless (see below). Beyond that, I enjoyed your writing style as well -- strong opening, thoughtful variations in paragraph length and sentence structure, and generally concise and focused. If you are interested in some small feedback to improve a little more: the final three sentences in the article were the only ones where I saw something that could be improved. >…

That's a great feedback! Thanks for it, I'll edit the post :)

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by rpgbr »

alister wrote: post #279
q7xvh97o2pDhNrh wrote: post #193

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your writing is excellent. The grammar is almost flawless (see below). Beyond that, I enjoyed your writing style as well -- strong opening, thoughtful variations in paragraph length and sentence structure, and generally concise and focused. If you are interested in some small feedback to improve a little more: the final three sentences in the article were the only ones where I saw something that could be improved. >…

> no wonder, it is the third “same” device I buy in seven years > no wonder it's the third "same" device I've bought in seven years > no wonder I've bought the "same" device three times over the last seven years I liked your critique a lot: showing progressively better sentences and explaining why each is better. As a native English speaker learning Brazilian Portuguese, I have the inverse problem of the OP. I'd like…

Oh, good luck with that! You've probably heard this, but Portuguese grammar is super hard. Except for teachers, enthusiasts, and academics, I guess nobody here really knows, let alone explain most of our grammar rules.

Speaking for myself, as a journalist who've written for major outlets in Brazil, I get away with writing (mostly) correctly based on feeling (reading a lot also helps a lot!).

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Post by freetime2 »

> The single camera, by the way, is very close to the main one on the top models. Apple’s marketing gives the impression that every year the new iPhone cameras leave the old ones in the dust. The truth is, I’m having a hard time distinguishing between the photos of the iPhone SE, those from my girlfriend’s iPhone 11 and my iPhone 8.

It’s a bit odd to compare the iPhone SE to the iPhone 11, and then say it’s the same as the “top models”. The jump in image quality and image processing is pretty significant from the iPhone 11 to the iPhone 13, in my opinion. And video is significantly improved, too. Maybe it’s not something that everyone would notice or care much about, but for me it was well worth the upgrade.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by agent008t »

BurningFrog wrote: post #236
BbzzbB wrote: post #100

Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays? Not that I mind as I'm able to find good value (in my opinion and for my needs) in second-hand markets for electronics (couldn't be more satisfied with my $100 Pixel 3a and aging T430s laptop), I just find it impressive how much price references have shifted over time as flagship phones ran from $400-500 w…

My phone is the thing I use most out of all things I have. So spending a few extra cent per hour of usage to get a nicer one is very easy to justify.

But do you want to be spending so much time on your phone?

To me, buying an expensive phone is somewhat like buying an expensive tobacco pipe. It will just encourage you to use it more. When in fact, most of the 'use' is worse than useless.

$180 is about how much a phone should cost, and even that is too much what with forced (completely unjustified) obsolescence. $450 for a 'budget' phone is madness. $1000+ for a flagship is insanity. Unless you have a specific, legitimate need for it - most people don't.

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Post by badpun »

enlyth wrote: post #238
eyelidlessness wrote: post #135

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> Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays? I can’t speak to whether you’re any of those, but I can say this. Anyone spending significantly more than that (I’m included in this category) is either: - Buying it for the quality of its camera (me again, not that I’m an especially avid photographer; I almost exclusively take pics of my pup) - Some mix…

I have a rule that I spend the most money on things I use the most. Mattresses, phones, computers, desks, chairs, etc. Is a thousand dollars for a phone a lot? Well, depends on how you look at it. I use it for more than an hour a day, every day, so a 1000 dollars over two years for a device like that doesn't seem insane to me. Comes out to about a $1.40 a day.

Being taxed $1.40 a day EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE doesn't sound insignificant.

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Post by jrib »

Bud wrote: post #207
jrib wrote: post #107

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if apple would have moved to usb-c, I would have jumped ship to the iphone 13 mini when I needed a phone. Sad that they won't be making them for a while.

Out of curiosity, why? USB-C offers no marked improvements over Lightning, none whatsoever, plus it's more fragile and the port size is significantly larger.

Even without any improvement, I don't want to have to worry about having multiple cords for my phone. I charge my phone at night while I sleep, so as long as it charges fully in a couple of hours, that's "good enough" in exchange for the convenience of a single cord.

Re: The Best iPhone

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Post by another_kel »

superjan wrote: post #323
BbzzbB wrote: post #100

Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays? Not that I mind as I'm able to find good value (in my opinion and for my needs) in second-hand markets for electronics (couldn't be more satisfied with my $100 Pixel 3a and aging T430s laptop), I just find it impressive how much price references have shifted over time as flagship phones ran from $400-500 w…

It took me a long, long time to get used to having an expensive device on me that is bulky, fragile, not waterproof (includes iPhones after you drop it once), requires daily charging, and not durable in general (due to battery or sabotage by update). Jewelry is more expensive but has none of these issues. They are certainly very useful, but I don’t think the current standard is the best compromise.

I bought iPhone 11 when it came out, never wear a case and dropped it numerous times. It still works fine, with the original screen intact(not counting some scratches).

It survived even flying from an e-scooter after I’ve hit a bump on 15 km/h and sliding couple meters on asphalt afterwards.

And after all that it still had no problem when I dived into the pool with it and shot how I’m riding on a water slide.

Maybe I’m just lucky but it feels like you are exaggerating iPhone fragility. They’ve improved a lot recently.

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