iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus • Hacker News Board

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by zaptrem » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:04 AM UTC

jonplackett wrote: post #394

rcarr wrote: post #376

I wasn't going to go Pro but between the borked USB port on the regular models and the better cameras and native Resident Evil on the Pros, I think they got me. Their fucking marketing department is too powerful.

Dude just get last year's phone or keep your current one. There's nothing new here. Keep your money.

I want to run Assassin's Creed Mirage on a phone, that sounds really cool. I've wondered for years why people have to buy all these portable consoles when the iPhones in their pockets already out spec them.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by axman6 » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:05 AM UTC

luxuryballs wrote: post #639

stephencoyner wrote: post #61

I was waiting for “one more thing” to show a new LLM powered Siri. I am disappointed

disappointed but not surprised, even (the infamous /s) chatGPT isn’t even half-way to Apple quality standards yet and Apple still has to make it useful, not just clever or impressive

Siri is nowhere near Apple quality standards as it is. had a fun experience with Siri the other day where I ended up sending someone the message "I'm just leaving now what the fuck are you doing", because it heard me, and showed absolutely no acknowledgement. Not the sort of message I ever want to send to an ex, but here we are.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by chris222 » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:06 AM UTC

fieldcny wrote: post #791

This is honestly the saddest thing I’ve read in years, maybe even decades. Tech is such an shitty abyss right now, ten years ago people got excited because of truly revolutionary features , like cameras that were better than $1000 digital cameras, 4G that made the internet not just usable but fast biometrics that actually worked, on a phone, in your pocket, like holy fuck that was mind blowing. We’ve gone so far down…

The new system on a chip is an insane innovation but it’s “under the hood”.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by unethical_ban » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:07 AM UTC

codeflo wrote: post #182

vidoc wrote: post #149

Curious what's going on with the stance of presenters? If you look carefully they all stand in a certain way, with a space between their feet that appears to be constant.

They all have the same coach that tells them it looks energetic. They also all have the same script writer, and they all *emphasize* *words* in the *same* *powerful* *exciting* *way*. I'm old enough to remember that Apple presentations, while being clearly marketing exercises, used to be a lot more organic and flowing.

This was entertaining to watch because it felt like a parody, a silicon valley marketing sketch. The intros/outros, strained but restrained excitement, over things that are marginal impact.

Like most years, the iphone is iterative. The iphone 15 is better than 14. This is good.

14 was pretty neat with SOS. What was the last "big" update to an iphone, that really shifted the market? Face-ID? removing the front button?

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by throwaway290 » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:08 AM UTC

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…

You're not alone. My lightning to USB-C cables always break at USB-C side but not Lightning side. Also, a USB-C port in my M1 laptop stopped working and needs repair (and no, flossing pick doesn't help). I actually am wary about this change.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by tw1984 » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:08 AM UTC

Another good example of resting and vesting. When you have million of $ RSU in your account, why bother getting new & cool stuff on the market.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by axman6 » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:09 AM UTC

arvidkahl wrote: post #412

Looking at the A16 chip and the neural engine on it, I am really happy to see machine learning and "AI stuff" moving onto my phone, away from the cloud. I can't wait to see phones becoming a place for _useful_ AI use cases — with the privacy improvements of on-device computation.

This isn't really new for Apple, they've been doing as much AI stuff on device as possible, there isn't really any change with the A16 as far as I'm aware, just more bigger.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by WA » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:11 AM UTC

azinman2 wrote: post #819

kwar13 wrote: post #799

USBC is a golden example of "good" regulation. Thank you EU!

And with it goes millions of cables to the landfill

And without it, billions more are created that can only be used on one kind of device.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by imp0cat » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:12 AM UTC

wackget wrote: post #619

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 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.

I think most cars nowadays come with USB-C (or a mixture of USB-A and USB-C) ports. Same with chargers and computers.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by axman6 » Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 5:12 AM UTC

nonane wrote: post #245

It also has a built-in AV1 Decoder! This is the first time Apple has indicated they're going to start using AV1!

The video side of things is super interesting - 4k60 ProRes is an absolutely insane amount of data (something like 12GB/s IIRC?), and the addition of ACES really makes it usable for professional work where a larger mirrorless from Sony/Panasonic/Nikon/Canon wouldn't be practical.

I also found it very interesting that their pics of this feature were with Davinci Resolve on the screen and not Final cut Pro - I guess when it comes to colour, there's no better tool.