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iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
#762Honestly 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 Why not a USB-A to USB-C cable? The vast majority of existing chargers and computer/console/car ports are USB-A. Seems like this is forcing people to buy USB-C chargers.
Faster (higher power) charging.
(Current) MacBooks don't have USB-A.
Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
#763Yep, play it safe Apple. Pretty colors, more mega pixels, top widget bar thing zzz…
Phones have peaked just like desktops did long ago.
Onto the next thing already Jesus Christ!
They are the IBM that Jobs used to scoff at, big and stagnant.
Unlike IBM they may be commercially thriving, but it’s clearly the end of ambition for this dinosaur. They’re well set in 2007.
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#764I am a satisfied owner of an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and every phone I’ve owned since the iPhone 3GS has been an iPhone. I don’t see this changing anytime soon. Having said that: The Dynamic Island has to be one of the biggest cons any large company has pulled off in a while, and I’m surprised that a) Apple is continuing to double down on it (it’s the second listed “feature” at the top of the linked article), and b) peopl…
Completely agree. In terms of the mental gymnastics that Apple fanboys sometimes go through, dynamic island has been the biggest head-scratcher for me in terms of their willingness to defend it.
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#765I 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.
It's overblown how much of a nightmare USB-C is. Yes there are many problems with the ecosystem, but it's still really not as bad as using both lightning and USB-C like Apple does, nor is it as bad as micro-usb. At my desk I have a laptop, keyboard, and mouse which typically all typically get charged off a single thunderbolt 4 cable. You can have anything from games controllers to bicycle lights to remote controls sh…
Also, having a portable M2 enclosure that you plug into USB-C that can transfer a terabyte in less than 10 minutes is pretty cool.
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#766I was hoping they would move to SCSI. I understand it would change the dimensions somewhat, but it's ridiculous that in 2023 I cannot connect my iPhone to my Quadra 800.
Me I was hoping to switch to FireWire, because it sounds so awesome.
Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
#767I am a satisfied owner of an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and every phone I’ve owned since the iPhone 3GS has been an iPhone. I don’t see this changing anytime soon. Having said that: The Dynamic Island has to be one of the biggest cons any large company has pulled off in a while, and I’m surprised that a) Apple is continuing to double down on it (it’s the second listed “feature” at the top of the linked article), and b) peopl…
If it's between the dynamic island and high quality sensors, I will happily accept them keeping a notch. It makes sense they'd try to make it a selling point, as it is somewhat unique to iPhone in how they've really leaned into making the most of it.
Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
#768I'm sad to see lightning go away. It has auto centering edges, unlike USB-C, which makes it much easier to plug it in by feel. USB-C could have adopted a connector like the lightning plug, but no they insisted on wanting small thin pieces of curved metal that could be crushed when you stepped on it (which I have done with USB-C cables).
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#769It's pretty wild that Apple has held prices down the last few years in the face of elevated inflation. I decided to calculate the inflation-adjusted price of every iPhone ever, and the 15 line are some of the most affordable (in 2023 dollars). Full table and charts are here: https://www.perfectrec.com/posts/iPhone15-price But the take aways are: - iPhone 15 is cheapest base model since the OG iPhone in 2007 - 15 Plus…
Hah. Hi Wally! Or, rather, I assume this is him. I found myself reading your post, then was like, "Oh hey I know someone who came to this conclusion already... oh shit, they're linking to PerfectRec? Oh shit, I think it's Wally on HN!" Hope you are well :)
I did the same thing, except I know Wally because I follow him on Twitter. To be honest, I don't even know what he looks like.
Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
#770> ”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...
this is Apple. this is not some random seller on Amazon.