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Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by ZoomZoomZoom »

kayoone wrote: post #657

I don't really get the hate for the lack of a headphone jack tbh. Have people complaining about this ever really given good bluetooth headphones a chance? My Beats Solo 3 have fantastic battery life, i can switch between devices with a click of a button (in the case of the Bose QC35 even be connected to two devices at the same time, listening to music on the laptop while being able to receive phone calls on the phone…

I already have a perfect set (a couple, actually) of headphones. I see no valid justification for removing the jack except forcing the user to bend further to the existing Apple environment. There are slick and slim android phones with jacks, it's not a technical issue.

Disclaimer: I'm not an Apple user, but I'm a an avid listener and work in music industry. Unfortunately there's a bunch of "killer apps" for musicians which have no alternative for Android. It's a pity there's no escape from the walled gardens.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by mng2 »

dagrha wrote: post #453
spurgu wrote: post #350

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> It's insane that the "phablet" standard from ~5 years ago is now not even the new standard, but the only standard. Utterly insane. I replaced my SE with a Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact yesterday. It has a 5" screen and decent specs (2018 flagship). About as small as you can get a mobile nowadays, sadly. And wow how I've missed Android, the UX is soooo much better in most aspects. I can't believe I was stuck with iOS (as…

Nice choice on the XZ2. Like you I picked up a phone from the Xperia line. It's an older model than yours, namely the Z1 Compact, which I chose after filtering for form factor, LineageOS support, and price. I wrote about it here: https://hallau.world/post/the-perfect-android-phone/

Wow, the Z1C is pretty old. Do you have any trouble with battery life?

I used to run a Z3C, but after some of the seals got loose I upgraded to an XZ1C. It's near perfect for me, and I don't know where I'm going to go next for a compact phone.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by recursive »

touristtam wrote: post #622
reaperducer wrote: post #141

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can I contribute to COVID-19 research without getting a bright red phone? Yes. Write a check. Mail the check. Done.

What's with the US and Checks? Can your financial institution not get on with the time and offer internet/mobile banking? Not to be an arse but it seems very backward in many ways.

Non-sequitur.

The online payments feature I've seen in mobile banking is just a website front-end on printing a physical check and putting it in the mail.

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Post by ubercow13 »

easytiger wrote: post #338
hajile wrote: post #247

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My current phone has no headphone jack and it's been an absolute pain the whole time. Adapters are hit-or-miss and generally suck. Even high-end devices (mine was over $800) often have hissing due to the analog signal running fractions of a millimeter from a bunch of digital signals. Adding insult to injury, music objectively sucks with bluetooth. A good DAC takes space and power. Multiple drivers take space and powe…

I've spent about $600 on various Bluetooth headphones and nothing beats the simple plug and play of a half decent $50 corded set. Add to that the fact that fully cordless earbuds are beyond ergonomic failure. At least corded can hang around your neck. Bud's one has to pop in and out, hold, put in your pocket. The idea of continuing conversations even if they have passthrough is very rude

I never thought they could be good, but I now have Sony’s latest ones and the sound itself is genuinely better than any corded ones I’ve had over the years, up to over £100 and always carefully chosen. So I now believe it’s possible to make them good, though they are still expensive.

Comparing them negatively ergonomically to cabled earbuds is of course crazy :)

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by totalZero »

Leherenn wrote: post #585
totalZero wrote: post #555

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It's almost as if a major world event convinced Apple management to optimize their product line for consumers who have less money to spend on devices. Not sure what could have caused that, though.

It seems unlikely this was the cause though, you don't design and manufacture a phone in 2 months. Also there had been leaks for months now. See this leak from back in January. https://m.gsmarena.com/updated_iphone_8_might_arrive_with_fa...

You certainly choose pricing within those two months.

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Post by blt »

urineaut wrote: post #497
devy wrote: post #361

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> * Lack of headphone jack is still unacceptable Sorry, you can't have IP67 water resistance with that 3.5mm headphone jack. Edit: a lot of folks proved me wrong. I feel that I need to clarify: Apple's design goal is to make it thiner, more integrated, less components more battery space and unified input/output interface, all that combined with water resistance, is not practical. All the 3.5mm examples I am seeing do…

That's not true, although I assume it may be harder to water-proof devices with each possible opening in the chassis. There are some water-resistant phones with a headphone jack and an IP68 rating even. The LG V30 for example is a beast. Semi-regular usage on rainy days works without any issues. Even using it as a flashlight it survived 30min of pouring rain. I had to wait for the USB-C port to dry up to charge it af…

The pixel 3a is not water resistant, as far as I know.

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by corey_moncure »

davidkuhta wrote: post #80
m_eiman wrote: post #30

Old iPhone SE: 123.8 mm (4.87 in) H 58.6 mm (2.31 in) W 7.6 mm (0.30 in) D Mass 113 g (4.0 oz) New iPhone SE: Height: 5.45 inches (138.4 mm) Width: 2.65 inches (67.3 mm) Depth: 0.29 inch (7.3 mm) Weight: 5.22 ounces (148 grams) (Copy-pasted from various places on iPad, sorry about inconsistencies)

Thanks for sharing. Did a quick reformat: |------------------------------------------------------| | Dimension | Old | New | |------------------------------------------------------| | Height | 4.87 in (123.8 mm) | 5.45 in (138.4 mm) | | Width | 2.31 in ( 58.6 mm) | 2.65 in ( 67.3 mm) | | Thickness | 0.30 in ( 7.6 mm) | 0.29 in ( 7.3 mm) | | Weight | 4.00 oz (113.0 g) | 5.22 oz (148.0 g) | |---------------------------…

Look it's 300 micrometers thinner!

Re: New iPhone SE

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Post by chrisbennet »

spurgu wrote: post #468
colechristensen wrote: post #420

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As a 95th-percentile-sized human, the large phones have been quite appreciated, there is quite a lot of frustration when everything in the world is the wrong size, whatever your size. Now if we could do something about airline seats, sedans, and home furniture.

Agree kind of, although airline seats, sedans and furniture haven't been trending towards one end of the spectrum over a number of years. And I think it sounds like a reasonable idea to offer cars with swappable (or well-adjustable) seats. Airlines already offer seats with extra legroom, as well as business class depending on your needs. The first touch devices might've been around 3.5-4" (just guessing here) but the…

There is a clothing manufacturer called Kuhl that makes pant and shorts [other stuff too] and all their pants have a cell phone pocket on the right leg. The quality is very high but they are kind of expensive. My 6" iPhone fits perfectly. I don't think anything larger would though.
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