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Re: iPhone 7

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Post by [deleted] »

strictnein wrote: post #23
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…

And to say it was about "Courage". No, we all understand that it's a way for them to make more money selling their horrible headphones and licensing lightning to headphone makers.

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Re: iPhone 7

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Post by chris_overseas »

From the website, big and bold: "iPhone. Now in stereo."

Honest question, not having owned an iPhone before - is this really the first iPhone that can produce stereo sound through the speakers? If true, that seems like a crazy thing to advertise given how standard a feature it has been in most phones for so long. On the other hand, if iPhones have had stereo output already, why shout about it now?

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by heartbreak »

wmeredith wrote: post #496
strictnein wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And to say it was about "Courage". No, we all understand that it's a way for them to make more money selling their horrible headphones and licensing lightning to headphone makers.

That "courage" bit may be the most pretentious and ridiculous thing I've heard Apple say to date, and that's clearing some high bars. They're a consumer electronics company, not doctors without borders.

I'm neither Apple nor Doctors without Boarders and I can still have courage. To suggest otherwise would imply the relative privation fallacy.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by enneff »

chris_overseas wrote: post #762

From the website, big and bold: "iPhone. Now in stereo." Honest question, not having owned an iPhone before - is this really the first iPhone that can produce stereo sound through the speakers? If true, that seems like a crazy thing to advertise given how standard a feature it has been in most phones for so long. On the other hand, if iPhones have had stereo output already, why shout about it now?

It's stereo in the sense that there's a speaker on the top and bottom of the phone, so that when watching media with the phone in landscape orientation you can hear good stereo audio. I'm not aware of another phone that does this; I'm sure they exist, but it's not a common feature.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by huckyaus »

DarkTree wrote: post #594
importantbrian wrote: post #588

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I don't think removing the headphone jack is going to be as big a deal as everyone here makes it out to be. I have a pair of bluetooth headphones I use for the gym and I love them. In fact all the headphones I see at the gym anymore are wireless. The only thing I hate is having to charge them. If battery technology keeps improving there will be no advantage to wired headphones. Even from a sound quality perspective t…

> I don't think removing the headphone jack is going to be as big a deal as everyone here makes it out to be. > I have a pair of bluetooth headphones I use for the gym and I love them. Yeah, that's why you don't see it as a problem. The majority of people still use corded headphones, some of which are high-quality, pricey investments that you don't just want to stop using. If you end up misplacing that little dongle,…

> The majority of people still use corded headphones, some of which are high-quality, pricey investments that you don't just want to stop using.

The vast majority of people I see in public use the standard Apple earbuds. I suspect that the percentage of people with expensive cans is very low, and that most people that buy the iPhone 7 will continue to use the stock lightning earbuds.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by breatheoften »

I want a combination wallet+airpod dock+phone battery case. Wallet, airpod dock, retractable lightning connector (to charge iPhone), retractable usb cable (to charge battery). Battery doesn't need to be huge, just enough to get you another 20% or so phone charge -- and I imagine that would be enough battery for a whole lot of airpod recharges.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by efraim »

r00fus wrote: post #644
tdy721 wrote: post #215

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I never use a case for my phones. Honestly, I kinda like the way phones "wear down". It's mine, and I scratched it up a bit, no problem.

If you plan to resell it (either as an upgrade program, or as used pre-owned) then a case helps you retain resale value. Used to be I could just gift to my relatives, but they're pretty happy with their iPhone5's.

So keeping it in a case for two years is worth the extra $20 when it's time to sell it?

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by stephenr »

grandalf wrote: post #701

I've been trying out $49 Android phones lately after using an iPhone 6 Plus for over a year. Android is getting to the point where most users will not really notice a difference between Android and IOS, even on a very inexpensive device.

That's great, and in 4 years time the cheap android devices will get the current release.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by megablast »

balabaster wrote: post #185

It's water resistant but water damage isn't covered under warranty? How can you have it both ways like that? "Water resistance IP67 under IEC standard 60529. Liquid damage not covered under warranty." How does one make such a big deal of it being water resistant (Product film: 1m 35s; "...to make this the first water resistant iPhone") but not cover liquid damage under warranty?

It is always like that for anything Water Resistance. That is because people can still break it by not following the rules (> 1 meter, >30 mins).

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by npizzolato »

tarcon wrote: post #114
Esau wrote: post #81

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To me, the biggest problem with this move is that you can't charge the device and listen to music with corded headphones at the same time. Unless there is some option I am unaware of. In any case, I just decided to replace my iPhone 5 with an iPhone 6s, which I should be able to find on sale.

The iPhone Lightning Dock offers a traditional headphone port for that use case.

I can't tell if this is satire or not. It almost writes itself.
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