These presentations look like something straight out of some dystopian corporate hellscape fiction.
It's a bit bizarre, the presentation felt claustrophobic in a way I can't explain, and haven't experienced with their prior work.
iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
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#42> Honestly for me the best part is the USB-C. Some people predicted that new iPhone will be completely portless and allow wireless charging only, just to not having to support USB-C out of spite. I guess we'll need to wait a year or two more.
God, I hope not. For all the "eco-friendliness" they spouted, this would be a step in the wrong direction.
I found it amusing that they tried to spin Magsafe as eco-friendly too... because, uh, you can't use leather cases anymore(?)
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#43I know a lot of people are apprehensive about the Apple Vision Pro, but seeing that I'll be able to take Spatial Videos with the iPhone 15 Pro Max was a huge feature for me. I can't see myself ever taking those videos with the headset itself, but if I can do it from my phone and re-watch the videos later, that's a massive QoL improvement imo.
That alone makes the upgrade worth it for me since I'm planning on picking up the Vision Pro!
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#44I'll need to buy new AirPods too, unless I want to carry a lightning cable around too. Or just always use wireless charging with them.
Luckily the newer AirPods cases can charge from an Apple Watch charger so I don’t need to fiddle with cables.
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#45I am absolutely baffled that Apple (and others) haven't updated their smart assistants with a competitive LLM. With Apple's privacy shtick and their mobile GPU efficiency, I was convinced we'd see something today. What am I missing?
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#46Bummed at the lack of thunderbolt on the pro
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#47The article reads like an ad.
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#48IMO, 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…
Small (anec)data point, but I got invited last week by my local Apple Store to attend the event there and upgrade on the day. Never had that happen before, and have a history (that Apple surely knows) of buying 6 months after launch and then holding for 4-7 years.
I get the impression — admittedly having not watched the event — that Apple feel the need to work hard and drum up interest for this release.
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#49Honestly 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…
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It's because only the 15 Pro has the new SoC with USB 3.
If we can extrapolate from last years update and this years update, then next year iPhone 16 will get the A17 and also get USB 3.
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#50> Honestly for me the best part is the USB-C. Some people predicted that new iPhone will be completely portless and allow wireless charging only, just to not having to support USB-C out of spite. I guess we'll need to wait a year or two more.
Now that it's become like the USB-C port on the iPad (at least at high end) I doubt it will go away, but maybe the SE will be replaced with a watch-like "no ports" phone someday.