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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by mproud »

josephg wrote: post #216
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 - not sure if it is a data cable, also. The USB-C charging cables can also carry data at USB2 speeds. I'm pretty sure thats the limit of what the iphone 15 usb-c port can handle. (Since they explicitly called out the iphone 15 pro as having hardware support for usb3).

The people who are buying iPhone 15 don’t care about USB-C data speeds. Most people never connect a physical cable from their phone to anything but a charger.

Those people that do care are probably already getting a Pro anyway.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by quickthrower2 »

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 do hope the iPhone~USB-C tuple is more fluff resistant and less fussy about aborting charging than lightening. iPhone is the only device I have trouble actually charging.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by jerieljan »

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…

Your anecdote interests me because I've the same thoughts but prefer USB-C instead. I've taken care of my family's iPhones and the issues of pocket lint and loose cables have happened far too often for me to ignore.

The occasions I can remember USB-C breaking are on cables that are from no-name brands.

That said, at least it's easier to clean the ports on a Lightning cable.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by thinkling »

DarmokJalad1701 wrote: post #222
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…

The USB-C is tempting. The only other Apple devices I own are all USB-C - Macbook Pros and an iPad Air. Maybe this will finally get me to switch from my aging Pixel 3A. The idea of dropping $800 on it is still a bit much though.

I was thinking about the price because $800-1200 seems like a lot for a "phone", but you're really getting something that's awful close to a Macbook in power and display quality, but with a great camera and many times more compact (which usually command a hefty price premium), for less money than a Macbook. It's actually not a bad deal?

I suppose you could argue in the other direction that Macbooks are way overpriced. :-)

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by josephcsible »

Reason077 wrote: post #539

> ”It comes with one USB-C to USB-C charging cable - not sure if it is a data cable, also.” All USB-C cables must support USB 2.0 480 Mbps data transfer, at minimum. There’s no such thing as a USB-C cable that doesn’t support data.

The standard can say cables "must" support things all day long, but that doesn't mean they will. Remember when Benson Leung's laptop got fried by a standard-violating SURJTECH brand cable from Amazon? https://web.archive.org/web/20160206010526/https://www.amazo...

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by ShadowBanThis01 »

GloriousKoji wrote: post #156
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…

Might want to still hold onto those cables for the Apple magic mouse, magic trackpad and magic keyboard.

Or just throw that shit away and get decent peripherals.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by jbm »

gpt5 wrote: post #550
beebmam wrote: post #266

I despise Apple products and I despise Google products, for very different reasons. Can't we get an alternative? Bring back the Windows phone! Or a Blackberry!

Unfortunately, you can't launch a phone without an app store, and there are only two options. Hooray to network effects.

I used to feel this way, but I can't remember the last time I installed a new app that I still use. This is much different from when mobile apps were a thing and I would find something delightful every week.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by kondro »

evolveyourmind wrote: post #329

I can't understand why they invest so much in gaming. Gaming on such small devices is too uncomfortable, both for your eyes and your posture. In addition, with cloud gaming you can basically run any PC/Console game on any device provided a good-enough connection (eg. Nvidia NOW, Xbox cloud gaming etc)

A very large portion of Apple's ever-increasing "services" revenue comes from mobile gaming (30% of IAP).

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by pcchristie »

dubeye wrote: post #417
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 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

It's a little annoying in a house like mine where I have a Pixel and my Mrs has an iPhone.
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