Really sad I bought a 14 with the lightning connector.
iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
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#602Honestly 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…
I don't get this at all. I use wireless pads in the house and keep one lightening cable in the car. I don't think I'll notice the difference
Magsafe charger on a Ram mount has been a huge win for me in the car. It charges, and it's got a predictable place instead of wherever i drop it.
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#603How does the camera on these new phones with mirrorless cameras at less than $1000 price point?
Dedicated cameras have around 20 Megapixels but much larger sensor size - but does it really matter if the most I would do is print them into a photobook?
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#604> So the only compelling reason to upgrade from the 14 is...
Your brain has been rotted by product marketing and tech consumer hype fanaticism.
If your phone is a year old then the only reasons to buy a new one are
- you make a living developing software for that phone
- you make a living writing about that phone
- you are a hobbyist or enthusiast who loves phones and wants to spend disposable income on themRe: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
#605There sure are a lot of comments here about USB2. I can’t imagine anyone actually giving a shit about it though. Wifi, Bluetooth, airdrop, etc. are all perfectly fine. What are you people plugging your phone in for other than just charging?
And 90% in our office have never plugged their iPhone in for charging, using MagSafe stands instead.
MagSafe stands are convenient, but a good USB-C charger is waaaay faster when you’re in a hurry.
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#606Gutted that the iPhone mini is essentially dead. I don't want a phone any bigger. I'll hang onto my 13 Mini for as long as I can, hopefully they will update the SE to basically be the new Mini.
I liked the size of the Mini, but wanted all the features of the Pro which likely won't fit. So I bought the Pro instead and thus am the problem.
I was hoping they'd use the smaller bezels and newer materials to make the 13 Pro smaller with the same screen size, but they did the opposite (bigger screen, same physical dimension). Wouldn't have been mini sized, but anything to reduce size would be nice.
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#607Sad at the cynical comments here regarding Apple's environmental commitments. Does Apple have a tendency to exaggerate? Sure. But this is also the most ambitious set of climate-related adaptations I've heard from a corporation at their scale, and it seems to be deeper than just marketing fluff. How can we expect to change things if even meaningful moves to make improvements are automatically cynically dismissed?
For anyone who works in electronics refurbishing or recycling, it rings extremely hollow as corporate greenwashing, because Apple devices are notoriously and increasingly hard to repair, and getting impossible to reuse due to software interlocks. The best way to be environmentally sound is to prevent the scrapping of already-manufactured devices, and Apple steadfastly stands in the way of this, because a robust used device market would hurt their profit margins.
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#608Gutted that the iPhone mini is essentially dead. I don't want a phone any bigger. I'll hang onto my 13 Mini for as long as I can, hopefully they will update the SE to basically be the new Mini.
100% agree. I have a 12 mini and love it.
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#609Gutted that the iPhone mini is essentially dead. I don't want a phone any bigger. I'll hang onto my 13 Mini for as long as I can, hopefully they will update the SE to basically be the new Mini.
Still using an SE 2016 because it has the perfect size and still works fine. I would happily buy a new version if it would come with usb C and have a similar size, but I don’t hold my breath. Small phones don’t seem that popular :(
The 2016 SE was "peak iPhone" for me. Still has a headphone jack. Has a lightning connector (albeit, like you, I'd prefer USB-C). The size is wonderful. (I cannot understand the obsession with gigantic phones.)
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#610It'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…
The phones are officially loss leaders for the service businesses.
Apple phones are a lot more expensive than android phones of similar specs