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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dade_ »

brundolf wrote: post #295
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…

I was literally about to buy a 14 last fall, then the rumor about USB-C came out and I decided to wait another year just for that Edit: Lol, eternally fascinated by what causes some people to downvote on here

I haven’t owned an an iPhone or iPad since they dropped the 30 pin connector and headset jack to proprietary lightning instead of USB-C. I bought my first iPad once Apple finally adopted USB-C and I look forward to switching back to iPhone one the iPhone SE has USB-C. I refuse to give any company money when they are being egregious. It was a pure profit play, and I’m not interested in wasting my money on high margin, proprietary, lightning accessories that I knew would be sent to the landfill in due time. Apple held out a lot longer than I thought they would. It’s shameful really.

Nothing attracts downvotes like criticism of Apple. Their decisions are guided by the hand of the divine, so anyone that won’t follow is clearly an unworthy heathen.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by ramenmeal »

bootlooped wrote: post #271
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.

For the vast majority of consumers, the usb-c ecosystem is fine. Buy name brand cables and chargers, they're fine.

I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of consumers do not buy name brand cables.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by Nursie »

_8j50 wrote: post #698
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…

Why does everyone like usb-c? It is inferior to lightning. With usb-c, the connector on the device can break or come loose (male), with lightning the male connector is on the cable, so easier to replace and maintain long term!

Convergence.

No longer have to think about a separate cable for phone charging, can plug your iPhone in for some juice wherever.

That’s basically all that really matters.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by coffeebeqn »

rootusrootus wrote: post #212
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.

This is why the iPhone was nearly the last Apple device to switch to USB-C. Plenty of people will be irritated at having to buy bunch of new cables, and they've been accumulating Lightning cables for a decade. And unlike something like Micro USB, lightning cables don't often wear out. But it is better to finally make the jump. I've never been unhappy with Lightning, but almost everything else I own has now switched t…

Didn’t they just switch the MacBooks back to some version of MagSafe? Universal Apple cables seems like their ultimate thing to avoid

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by Dylan16807 »

wilg wrote: post #254
dylan604 wrote: post #14

That whole presentation could have been 30 minutes shorter. It's a product announcement not an investors meeting. Show me the products. Make a sustainability PR as a separate piece. Get your name in the news twice. Seems strange

Apple is bad at marketing is an interesting new take

The decline of Apple presentations is not a new take.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dgacmu »

_8j50 wrote: post #698
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…

Why does everyone like usb-c? It is inferior to lightning. With usb-c, the connector on the device can break or come loose (male), with lightning the male connector is on the cable, so easier to replace and maintain long term!

Because having a decent, workable standard is better than having a mess of incompatible cables. I can't wait until we're done with lightning. In almost all of our cables, it's not the connector that dies anyway, it's where the cable flexes at the connector attachment.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by yreg »

_8j50 wrote: post #698
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…

Why does everyone like usb-c? It is inferior to lightning. With usb-c, the connector on the device can break or come loose (male), with lightning the male connector is on the cable, so easier to replace and maintain long term!

I thought it's the exact opposite?

In Lightning the sturdy bit is the cable and the wobbly bit that grabs it is in the device.

In USB-C the sturdy bit is in the phone and the wobbly bit is in the cable.

It's the wobbly bit that breaks.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by nixpulvis »

brotherhoodZero wrote: post #269

I may be an odd on out here, but I'm not a fan of the move to USB-C. I don't care about data speeds or charging speeds. I don't even care about durability of the cable as they can be replaced. I care about durability of the charging port on the device and every USB-C device I've ever owned has become "loose" over time. This includes my iPad Mini, so I don't believe Apples has found a solution to this. Meanwhile, I ma…

I’ve been saying this for years. Sure, USB-C has better shielding and can reach higher data rates, but I use my phone cable for exactly two purposes: 1) charging, and 2) playing music.

Meanwhile, dirt and sand can get into the new USB-C cables on both sides now, and the tube design is less resilient to being stepped on or rolled over.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by ulkesh »

sharkjacobs wrote: post #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 them

Yeah, far be it for me to expect a 2.76 TRILLION dollar company to actually innovate within a single year. My apologies for having such expectations. And my brain is the one rotted. Okay.

I love how downvotes are used here to punish those you disagree with. Such fun. I guess this is now Reddit.

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