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trixie_ wrote: post #391
oh_hello wrote: post #193

I'm amazed by the sizing. The SE appears to be gone. This means the smallest device you can buy is the 7/8. Many still find this to be too large. Considering Apple's history of selling older iPhone models at a lower price, it seems like two years from now the bottom of the line will be the Xs and Xr announced today. The smallest lower-end iPhone available at that time would be the Xs which is larger than the 6/6s/7/8…

During Steve Jobs Rationally sized phones No gimmicks Few model numbers After Steve Jobs Phablet sized phones Gimmicks everywhere (Animoji, AR, etc..) Lots of confusing model numbers Basically Apple has become like every other phone manufacturer. It goes to show how much a good leader at the top of a company matters. I will keep using a SE for the foreseeable future. Fits in my hand Cheap to self replace screen/batte…

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Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by j45 »

trixie_ wrote: post #391
oh_hello wrote: post #193

I'm amazed by the sizing. The SE appears to be gone. This means the smallest device you can buy is the 7/8. Many still find this to be too large. Considering Apple's history of selling older iPhone models at a lower price, it seems like two years from now the bottom of the line will be the Xs and Xr announced today. The smallest lower-end iPhone available at that time would be the Xs which is larger than the 6/6s/7/8…

During Steve Jobs Rationally sized phones No gimmicks Few model numbers After Steve Jobs Phablet sized phones Gimmicks everywhere (Animoji, AR, etc..) Lots of confusing model numbers Basically Apple has become like every other phone manufacturer. It goes to show how much a good leader at the top of a company matters. I will keep using a SE for the foreseeable future. Fits in my hand Cheap to self replace screen/batte…

I'm not sure what proof there is than phablets are irrational as you've stated.

I got a Note 1 phablet after my iPhone 4 as an experiment. It was an audacious device where Apple had gotten stagnant. While the galaxy note 1 was a premature priduct, the phablet form factor was a constant constant piece, and it nearly ended the use of my iPad. My android phablet remains in my life/because Apple missed the boat on screen sizes and is playing catchup.

The phablet phenomenon is real and a calculated tradeoff.

Phablets have cut into other markets and for most people globally if a movie is the Mir primary computing device, the phablet is more appealing. In the case where summertime doesn't use a phone much, they often have a tablet, laptop, etc.

Not having a headphone jack remains a pain, Bluetooth ear buds need to be at 20 hrs of battery life to get wider adoption.

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Post by jotjotzzz »

lowlevel wrote: post #476
jotjotzzz wrote: post #286

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an SE user, me too. I wished they would have done a refresh for the SE.

I was sure if I wanted the old design I had to buy it before the next iPhone. But yeah, standing still isn't really a good look for a tech company... Just because I don't want to use my face as a password or talk to a virtual assistant, or hold a phone that slips out of my hand and smashes on the ground due to rounded edges doesn't mean the iPhone X/XS/XR aren't great phones....

Definitely great phones, but I still prefer the iPhone SE size. If they upgrade the SE with the innards of the XR + with same cameras + full front screen, it would be perfection.

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Post by ric2b »

flipgimble wrote: post #395
trixie_ wrote: post #391

Earlier quoted context omitted.

During Steve Jobs Rationally sized phones No gimmicks Few model numbers After Steve Jobs Phablet sized phones Gimmicks everywhere (Animoji, AR, etc..) Lots of confusing model numbers Basically Apple has become like every other phone manufacturer. It goes to show how much a good leader at the top of a company matters. I will keep using a SE for the foreseeable future. Fits in my hand Cheap to self replace screen/batte…

And yet despite your criticism they are selling more devices than during Steve Jobs by a large margin. My iphoneX is by far the most usable and comfortable form factor of a smart phone I’ve used in the past decade. I’m just glad Apple has far better ways to decide on their device strategy than internet hot takes to so reliably and predictably miss the boat.

> And yet despite your criticism they are selling more devices than during Steve Jobs by a large margin.

They seem to be slowly losing market share, though.

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Post by maz1b »

I think the one really innovative thing that is going on at Apple is their investments in their AI/ML/N team. Plus, the silicon team always does great work with the A series cpus and all the new ones too like the S4 for the watch.

I'm going to use my iPhone SE until it no longer works. I don't want bigger phones, and I'll vote with my dollars.

I'm also in the market for a MacBook Pro, but the touch bar is not something I'm interested in at the expense of the function keys. We should be able to get the best of Apple hardware, but not at a compromise.

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Post by GFischer »

microtherion wrote: post #449
GFischer wrote: post #293

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Both Apple and Samsung are going to get their lunch eaten by Xiaomi, Huawei and the rest I guess, then. I'm eagerly awaiting the Pocophone F1 release here in Uruguay.

That must be an odd definition of "lunch", given that Apple tends to capture roughly 80% of Smartphone profits, Huawei about 6%, and Xiaomi even less than that.

Now. But they're in serious danger of being disrupted from the bottom.

http://www.claytonchristensen.com/key-concepts/

Low-end disrupters (think steel minimills and discount retailers) come in at the bottom of the market and take hold within an existing value network before moving upmarket and attacking that stratum

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Post by celeritascelery »

grimskin wrote: post #273
asaph wrote: post #4

Apple just announced the iPhone Xs. Surgical grade stainless steel. 3 finishes: Gold, Silver, Space Gray. New glass. Waterproof, saltwater proof, even beer proof. 5.8" screen. Still has a notch like the iPhone X. Improved FaceID.

Same stick-out camera

What I found interesting in the presentation was when they called the new iPhones uncompromising. I was thinking “what are you taking about? All engineering is comprise”. Stick out camera is a perfect example.

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Post by celeritascelery »

johnhenry wrote: post #443

Probably not the best place to ask this, but what did Phil Schiller mean by "one trillion operations per photo"?

Basic They have dedicated hardware that is used for image processing. They run a trillion operations through this hardware to post process the photo. That sounds insane till you realize that these operations are very small and the hardware is highly parallelized.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by celeritascelery »

lowlevel wrote: post #456
isoprophlex wrote: post #54

Everyone must be able to admit: the automated HDR and improved bokeh look pretty hot..!

Yes, the new cameras and image processing are very impressive.

That is the only reason I would consider the xs over the x. Still waiting for reviews to see just how good it actually is.
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