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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dmix »

FumblingBear wrote: post #43

I 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…

Vacation photos and kids birthday memories are about to get way more interesting.

What are the TikTok implications?

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by GordonS »

QuadrupleA wrote: post #518

Call me a curmudgeon, but nothing in the last decade or so of smartphone development has sparked the least bit of interest or excitement for me, this included. Battery life maybe? Seems like a matured product category. Which is fine - maybe we just leave them alone and last as long as possible. Or keep churning about notch vs no notch, smallish vs. largeish vs. smallish again, etc.

I have a 4 year old Xiaomi phone, which had excellent specs at the time of purchase. Now, phones with more impressive benchmark scores and cameras exist... but I'm not into gaming on my phone, and somehow the battery is still great, so it still does everything I need.

I just don't see a compelling reason to upgrade.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by SeanAnderson »

nowooski wrote: post #342

It's pretty wild that Apple has held prices down the last few years in the face of elevated inflation. I decided to calculate the inflation-adjusted price of every iPhone ever, and the 15 line are some of the most affordable (in 2023 dollars). Full table and charts are here: https://www.perfectrec.com/posts/iPhone15-price But the take aways are: - iPhone 15 is cheapest base model since the OG iPhone in 2007 - 15 Plus…

Hah. Hi Wally! Or, rather, I assume this is him.

I found myself reading your post, then was like, "Oh hey I know someone who came to this conclusion already... oh shit, they're linking to PerfectRec? Oh shit, I think it's Wally on HN!"

Hope you are well :)

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by liendolucas »

bombcar wrote: post #11

Honestly 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…

Is there a reason why Apple have never offered induction charging? Isn't that the best way to charge a phone? We completely avoid the wearing out of the port itself, potentially avoiding repairs and extending its lifetime if spare USB charging boards are no longer available. I'm wondering why every single phone hasn't it.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by goldenjm »

SeanAnderson wrote: post #543
nowooski wrote: post #342

It's pretty wild that Apple has held prices down the last few years in the face of elevated inflation. I decided to calculate the inflation-adjusted price of every iPhone ever, and the 15 line are some of the most affordable (in 2023 dollars). Full table and charts are here: https://www.perfectrec.com/posts/iPhone15-price But the take aways are: - iPhone 15 is cheapest base model since the OG iPhone in 2007 - 15 Plus…

Hah. Hi Wally! Or, rather, I assume this is him. I found myself reading your post, then was like, "Oh hey I know someone who came to this conclusion already... oh shit, they're linking to PerfectRec? Oh shit, I think it's Wally on HN!" Hope you are well :)

Hi Sean! Nice to see you here! :)

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dmix »

cypress66 wrote: post #419
FumblingBear wrote: post #43

I 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…

I personally find stereo/3d video basically no more immersive than regular video. I wouldn't bother putting a headset just for that. It needs to be like VR 360 video where you can look around to be worth it.

Well I see Vision as just a secondary computing platform like using an iPad. Something you throw on, on the couch after work, and chill for an hour or two messing around, while messaging people in the Vision (sending photos back/forth).

So basically you wouldn't need to put it on to watch them but you'd regularly already have it on, instead of, say, watching TV. VR googles for those videos aren't exactly a hard requirement either if you're on the go.

If it stops being a novelty like "see this amazing experience in VR" where you hype yourself up and put work on doing it just for that - sure - it's not very amazing. But when it comes normal and integrated into a computing platform you already use daily it's definitely a plus.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dwaite »

faeriechangling wrote: post #433
SirMaster wrote: post #184

I understand why they did it. But just my perspective on it, I will have to replace all my lightning cables with usb-c, and the usb-c ecosystem seems like a nightmare to me from what I have seen. This would be my first usb-c device.

It's overblown how much of a nightmare USB-C is. Yes there are many problems with the ecosystem, but it's still really not as bad as using both lightning and USB-C like Apple does, nor is it as bad as micro-usb. At my desk I have a laptop, keyboard, and mouse which typically all typically get charged off a single thunderbolt 4 cable. You can have anything from games controllers to bicycle lights to remote controls sh…

> Yes there are many problems with the ecosystem, but it's still really not as bad as using both lightning and USB-C like Apple does[…]

People underestimate just how stable lightning cables are. After 11 years they have two types of certified cables in terms of data and charging capabilities, and you can tell them apart by whether the other end is USB-A or USB-C

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by vermilingua »

liendolucas wrote: post #544
bombcar wrote: post #11

Honestly 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…

Is there a reason why Apple have never offered induction charging? Isn't that the best way to charge a phone? We completely avoid the wearing out of the port itself, potentially avoiding repairs and extending its lifetime if spare USB charging boards are no longer available. I'm wondering why every single phone hasn't it.

They have? iPhones have supported wireless charging for years

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by gpt5 »

beebmam wrote: post #266

I despise Apple products and I despise Google products, for very different reasons. Can't we get an alternative? Bring back the Windows phone! Or a Blackberry!

Unfortunately, you can't launch a phone without an app store, and there are only two options. Hooray to network effects.
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