iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro • Hacker News Board

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by foobarian » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:31 PM UTC

whoisburbansky wrote: post #6

Is 5G rollout in the US really comprehensive enough at this point to deliver on any of the promises they're making about it at this event? [Edit: found this benchmark from a month ago: https://www.tomsguide.com/features/5g-vs-4g ] basically looks like Verizon delivers on the promised speeds, but it still isn't clear to me what the spatial distribution of the higher speeds looks like.

Are the speeds really that important or are they already good enough? Any time I try to do something substantial over cellular I wish for either better coverage or lower latencies (oh, the latencies... even with great signal strength)

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by whoisburbansky » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:31 PM UTC

amrrs wrote: post #35

Is this the first iPhone launch without Phil Schiller (in a while)? Looks like individual experts have taken over each segment of iPhone (from Phil Schiller). Still I miss him!

Presumably his transition to Apple Fellow also comes with fewer public facing responsibilities?

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by tpmx » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:31 PM UTC

ehsankia wrote: post #22

These transitions are insane. The production quality is honestly fantastic. Apple has perfected the art of virtual keynotes.

The one last month was a bit slow/boring. This one is keeping my attention so far; I agree, it's impressive.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by macintux » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:31 PM UTC

Intercom made me wish I had a family to use it with. Apple does a great job of developing solutions, not just features.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by marketingPro » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:31 PM UTC

ehsankia wrote: post #22

These transitions are insane. The production quality is honestly fantastic. Apple has perfected the art of virtual keynotes.

When your business model revolves around marketing and aesthetics, you need to put the extra effort.

You can tell Apple's target demographic isn't enterprise markets at every turn.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by balls187 » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:33 PM UTC

The shade at Fortnite was hilarious.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by marketingPro » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:33 PM UTC

ehsankia wrote: post #21

akavi wrote: post #17

Interesting that they keep showing shots of the empty auditorium. You'd think they'd try to gloss over the lack of audience.

I disagree, at this point, showing that you respect social distancing and do things in a responsible way is actually something people look for.

Socially responsible but bends to multiple dictatorships...

5 star marketing

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by gjsman-1000 » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:33 PM UTC

Lost Fortnite, got League of Legends. Apparently.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by chki » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:34 PM UTC

Very impressive technology: With those 4GB per second download speeds I can use up my entire month of data in 250 milliseconds.

On a more serious note: what technology advancements will there be in the next 10-20 years that actually make 5G technology useful?

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by zepto » Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 5:34 PM UTC

marketingPro wrote: post #47

ehsankia wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree, at this point, showing that you respect social distancing and do things in a responsible way is actually something people look for.

Socially responsible but bends to multiple dictatorships... 5 star marketing

Obeys the law as do all companies who work in those countries.