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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by a2dam »

wackget wrote: post #619
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…

> It comes with one USB-C to USB-C charging cable Why not a USB-A to USB-C cable? The vast majority of existing chargers and computer/console/car ports are USB-A. Seems like this is forcing people to buy USB-C chargers.

No other Apple products include a USB A port. It's to standardize the whole ecosystem on USB C.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by twobitshifter »

jonplackett wrote: post #361
gnicholas wrote: post #26

IMO, 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…

Weakest announcement in years. The watch was also devoid of any new features. This is borderline 'should have been a press release' territory.

Re watch: I discovered that the pinch gesture was already on my series 8 watch under quick actions.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by faeriechangling »

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…

The iPhone is improving less and less generationally and faces stiff competition. Regarding the regular iPhone, I haven't seen Apple be this far back in display tech in such an expensive product since 2017 when the MacBook Air was still using a 1440x900 display.

The pricing of the 15 pro is pretty remarkable to me considering apple is paying for titanium and 3nm silicon this time around. It's also interesting how Apple has knocked down the price of the Pro and SE models every generation.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by sircastor »

jmkni wrote: post #113

Gutted 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've got a 12 mini and I'm disappointed that they wholly discontinued the line. Unfortunately those of us who preferred smaller phones were apparently in the minority.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by sircastor »

CephalopodMD wrote: post #205
jmkni wrote: post #113

Gutted 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.

Three most baffling thing about it is I see this comment in almost every iphone thread. I know so many people irl who have the same opinion including myself. If there are any Apple execs in this thread: please listen to your customers! We are screaming for a flagship mini!

Unfortunately, there aren't enough of us to merit it. The 12 mini was a trial balloon for how well a smaller sized phone would sell, and people didn't show up for it. On the plus side (no pun intended), it looks like the yearly increase in average phone sizes has halted.

It's worth nothing that there are practical costs for a smaller phone: You can't fit as much battery into a smaller package, but people want to use a smaller phone the same way they'd use a larger phone.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dzhiurgis »

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…

> It comes with one USB-C to USB-C charging cable

IDK why Apple supplies these tbh. They are crap, break easily and are far too short.

Invest in good 6ft kevlar braided cables with stainless steel pins. They'll last you years.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by twobitshifter »

gnicholas wrote: post #26

IMO, 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…

I really liked the Mother Nature part. It may be greenwashing but it’s encouraging to see the world’s biggest company taking these steps.

Planting forests, installing solar grids, carbon neutral offices, that all costs the company, it’s not cost savings disguised as green actions. Sure it has marketing value, but that’s hard to measure.

Smaller plastic free packaging and shipping by sea on the other hand could be made to save money without care for the environment. Being able to market it as green is just an added bonus.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dumpHero2 »

newaccount74 wrote: post #87
flippy_flops wrote: post #45

I 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?

I think Apple missed the boat on LLMs and was surprised by the success of ChatGPT. They are no doubt working on an LLM-based Siri now, but they don't rush things, and they don't preannounce things, so we'll only hear about it once it is ready. And they are probably going to use a different term for marketing it rather than using a generic term like LLM.

Apple has consistently missed the boat on every major technical advancement, when compared to android. But when they do catch up, the quality is unmatched! Hoping the same with LLMs. I am sure they’re already working on it.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by luxuryballs »

stephencoyner wrote: post #61

I was waiting for “one more thing” to show a new LLM powered Siri. I am disappointed

disappointed but not surprised, even (the infamous /s) chatGPT isn’t even half-way to Apple quality standards yet and Apple still has to make it useful, not just clever or impressive

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by appleiigs »

jmkni wrote: post #113

Gutted 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.

If I could buy up-to-date iPhone mini, I'd actually buy an iPad too. The phones are so large now I don't need an iPad.
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