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Re: iPhone 7

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Post by brobinson »

primitivesuave wrote: post #582

I found the WhatsApp integration the most intriguing part of the announcement. By allowing calls from WhatsApp to also be received, I am assuming they are making the native calling/iMessaging API available to any iOS application. While messaging with iMessage, Facebook messenger, WhatsApp, etc. can be done over WiFi only, calling is traditionally reliant on a cellular provider. The new iPhone only requires a WiFi net…

>I saw an $120 SIM card that gives unlimited Internet access for a year

Do you remember which telecom this was?

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by matwood »

jmtorresg wrote: post #483
georgespencer wrote: post #428

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move Were any of them? MacBook Air released in 2008. DVD media sales rose YOY 2005 => 2009. Flash video did not decrease in popularity pre-iPhone, it decreased because of the iPhone. > The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been "DVDs are as popular today as they have ever bee…

Even if the headphone jack were dying out (which IMO is not the case, but anyway), one has to admit that replacing it by a proprietary system like Lightning is a bad idea. Now, I get their goal is pushing toward the use of wireless, but they'll have to explain themselves as to how they're planning on pulling that off when the only official wireless alternative they offer is a $159 pair of earphones as opposed to thei…

I agree with you here. If the goal was to get people moving to wireless, including the AirPods with the iPhone would have been real 'courage'.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by nicky0 »

ksk wrote: post #491
SurrealSoul wrote: post #25

Honestly if you had an iPhone 6 why would you upgrade? Better battery life is cool, and it being waterproof is novel. However, its basically the same phone for the end consumer.

Apple convinced me to upgrade from my 4S by intentionally slowing it down with every subsequent iOS update. I wouldn't have bought the 6S if I could put an older iOS on the 4S.

You really beleive that was intentional? Like there's some code there that says if running on 4S then run slow? I feel sorry for you.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by k-mcgrady »

bobwaycott wrote: post #470
untog wrote: post #416

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The new notification framework in iOS 10 feels like a genuine step forward. The rest, I agree.

iOS 10 notifications are a royal pain in the ass compared to those prior. Particularly from the standpoint of dismissing with minimal interaction. You must be more intentional now to get rid of them.

Ways to dismiss notifications haven't changed much. Banner notification? Swipe up on it. Lock screen notifications? Swipe one way to open and the other to clear. Notification centre? Use 'x' to clear by day or force press 'x' to get 'clear all' option. If anything it's slightly easier to get rid of them than before.

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Post by byebyetech »

acomjean wrote: post #42
slg wrote: post #5

I still can't get over the headphone jack. Apple does have a good record of abandoning technologies at the right time (floppies, CDs, Flash, etc) but the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move and all had solid replacements available at the time. The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been and it is still more conve…

I can't get over the headphone jack either. Another dongle to loose. Tons of headphones obsoleted. Can't charge while listening. Laggy audio. more batteries in the world. They're ok with a bulge for the camera but not headphones? I work in a lab and a phone with headphones is standard equipment on the commute and work (for at least part of the day). I would seriously move off iOS if I was making music with it. If onl…

>>Can't charge while listening.

This is huge.

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Post by Snowdax »

theshrike79 wrote: post #536
artmageddon wrote: post #3

$160 for the AirPods? My goodness those are expensive.

It's in the exact same price range as comparable wireless earbuds, like the Jaybird X2 You're just comparing them to shitty wired $5 chinese earbuds from Amazon in your head. $160 isn't even expensive for earbuds in general, more like lower mid-range.

I don't want a Jaybird so that's not a winning argument for why I would want these.

I'm comparing them to my $90 noise cancelling over ear headphones that, while yes no exactly top tier, don't require their own charging infrastructure and have much better audio quality than stock apple.

I may as well have an entirely separate MP3 player that costs me a good bit less than $160 than deal with this BS.

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Post by [deleted] »

msoad wrote: post #22

I buy a new iPhone every year. I think phone utilization is so high that around $1 a day is nothing for it. Compare it with cars clothes and other things

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Re: iPhone 7

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Post by ryfm »

thewopr wrote: post #247
mustaflex wrote: post #150

the price for heaven's sake... it's me or every year the new model gets almost 100 bucks more expensive the the previous one. We can expect a base price of 1000€ in 5 or 6 years.

Or almost now $969 for premium specs. http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-7/5.5-inch-displ...

+taxes and apple care and it's over 1K

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Post by inputcoffee »

slg wrote: post #5

I still can't get over the headphone jack. Apple does have a good record of abandoning technologies at the right time (floppies, CDs, Flash, etc) but the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move and all had solid replacements available at the time. The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been and it is still more conve…

Remember Flash?

It looked like it was the wrong time to drop it, but Apple was able to move consumers along.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

tetraodonpuffer wrote: post #78

what would be interesting for the iphone 7 plus would be to use the telephoto camera for a picture, and use the information from the wide-angle camera to improve the noise reduction in low light, I wonder if Apple is going to also do this (besides using it for bokeh)

Image manipulation isn't my thing, but I would think it would have to be the other way round. You're at 2X telephoto so each of those pixels is four of the wide angle pixels in terms of detail now.
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