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Re: iPhone 6

#41
post #27

Only one gig of RAM and base storage still at 16 gigs really annoys me. I may end up with a Moto X and wait for the 6s.

Honest question, what do you use the space for? I used to use mine for music, but now I use Pandora and Spotify.

Spotify offline on high quality eats through space like a hot knife + taking lots of photos / video + 1/2 games each 1-2 gigs

Re: iPhone 6

#43
post #6
post #2

Biggest news for me: barometer! Biggest question: Can we access it to read raw atmospheric pressure? There seems to be no documented API.

How is that going to be useful?

It's an interesting environmental variable to track, especially if you get migraines or have mood swings. If it turns out increased pressure is correlated to your headaches, you can take extra precautions to avoid other triggers.

Re: iPhone 6

#44
post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is it used for in the phone?

How much elevation are we talking about? Will it detect if I crouch and stand up, or you mean more geo-based elevation?

They are sensitive to altitude changes on the order of centimeters.

Re: iPhone 6

#46
Truth be told, even though I switched from iOS to Android recently (and been quite happy), I have admired Apple when they stuck to their guns w.r.t screen size. It showed to me that they were being sensible about respecting the dimensions of our hands. The iPhone (hardware) just feels quite comfortable to use and hold. Also, iPhone 4's design was excellent - I kinda got used to the distinctive feel of an Apple phone in my hand (with its cuboid geometry).

iPhone 6's exterior just looks a bit strange (now we are going back to the original iPhone?) - it feels off in a way that I can't fully explain. But who knows, maybe it would be just fantastic to hold and use. [Like how the quick reports coming out from people who have held the Watch saying that it feel really nice]

Re: iPhone 6

#47

It's a bummer they are keeping the base model at 16GB. It's pretty obvious that it's an intentional move to force people up to the 64/128GB models.

It is more than a little absurd in 2014. Many other manufacturers have at least moved up to 32 GB base. Don't get me started on the utility of a micro-SD card slot.

I have absolutely no need or desire for more than 16gb and certainly no need for a micro-SD card slot on my iPhone 5s. I barely use 8GB.

I would imagine many people are the same way.

Re: iPhone 6

#48
post #30
post #18

The iPhone6+ looks just like one of those giant Android monsters from Nexus or Samsung. This makes me sad. I have small-person sized hands and often struggle even with the normal iPhone5 and the trend for making phones bigger and bigger makes me angry and sad at the same time. I hate it and always, always , when my friends would ask why I prefer Apple over cheaper and better speced devices, my answer was "Because App…

A .7" increase in size throws everything out the window? Just don't get the iPhone 6 Plus.

It does and I won't get a new iphone before 7 or 6s comes out anyway because I don't need a new phone right now.

But I feel betrayed. They were the only phones out there that understood a phone isn't magically better just because it's got higher numbers. Now it seems they aren't anymore.

At this rate next time I buy a phone I'm gonna have to get one of those stupid watches and forego a phone completely.

Re: iPhone 6

#49
post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is it used for in the phone?

How much elevation are we talking about? Will it detect if I crouch and stand up, or you mean more geo-based elevation?

Typically barometric altimeters are accurate to about 10s of feet.

Re: iPhone 6

#50
post #37
post #18

The iPhone6+ looks just like one of those giant Android monsters from Nexus or Samsung. This makes me sad. I have small-person sized hands and often struggle even with the normal iPhone5 and the trend for making phones bigger and bigger makes me angry and sad at the same time. I hate it and always, always , when my friends would ask why I prefer Apple over cheaper and better speced devices, my answer was "Because App…

I have big hands and I still agree with you. I hung on to my Nexus One well past its expiry date because of the size of it. Eventually I had to move up and being in the Android realm I came VERY close to buying the Moto X because of its narrower form factor in my hand. In the end I went Nexus 5 but it still feels big to me.

I've still got my Nexus One, though I almost clicked 'Buy Now' on a Nexus 5 today. Mind doing a comparison?
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