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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by jimmySixDOF »

cypress66 wrote: post #419
FumblingBear wrote: post #43

I know a lot of people are apprehensive about the Apple Vision Pro, but seeing that I'll be able to take Spatial Videos with the iPhone 15 Pro Max was a huge feature for me. I can't see myself ever taking those videos with the headset itself, but if I can do it from my phone and re-watch the videos later, that's a massive QoL improvement imo. That alone makes the upgrade worth it for me since I'm planning on picking…

I personally find stereo/3d video basically no more immersive than regular video. I wouldn't bother putting a headset just for that. It needs to be like VR 360 video where you can look around to be worth it.

I don't think they are stopping at today's version of 3D video.

https://www.whathifi.com/news/new-godzilla-series-hints-vr-m...

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by xhruso00 »

flumpcakes wrote: post #857
xhruso00 wrote: post #855

Why do people think iPhone 15 doesn't support USB 3.0 speeds (HW capable)? iPad Mini has A15 Bionic chip which is USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps). From: https://www.apple.com/my/ipad-mini/specs/

The specs on apple website list USB 2.0

HW is capable but people have opinion that the HW is not capable. Do you have a reason why Apple restricts USB 3.0 speeds?

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by hnarayanan »

Jeslijar wrote: post #735
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

I for one don't understand how sustainability and a yearly release schedule can go hand in hand. Why isn't it a 2 or 3+ year release cycle? Remove the need to upgrade, make spare parts and reuse and recycling more common. Maximize lifespan of devices. Yearly upgrades of consumer electronics is a pretty non-sustainable idea. Imagine if every year everybody tossed their television, monitor, computer, phone, tablet, hea…

Money?

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by fshbbdssbbgdd »

baby wrote: post #853
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…

We wanted a folding phone, we got a new usb port instead. Lamest release.

No thanks, I prefer my phone’s screen stay laminated.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by rickdeckard »

devjab wrote: post #836
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…

I’m not GP but I would personally love for the smart watch to replace the smartphone so that I don’t have to carry one around. I know that’s sort of possible in some places, but it isn’t where I live as many of the Apps necessary to interact with society require a smartphone. I’n sure the blame for this belongs more on the app makers than the device manufacturers, but I think it’s still an answer to what your asking.

I don't think there is a blame to put on app-makers. The Apple Watch is a companion-product by design.

Apple's target-group for the Watch is every iPhone user, they know that with patience they can sell an Apple Watch to every iPhone user out there.

So there's little incentive for Apple to create a Watch that doesn't require an iPhone, and little reason for app-developers to assume you own a Watch but NO iPhone...

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by bhelkey »

chickenpotpie wrote: post #590
jmkni wrote: post #113

Gutted that the iPhone mini is essentially dead. I don't want a phone any bigger. I'll hang onto my 13 Mini for as long as I can, hopefully they will update the SE to basically be the new Mini.

The small phone in general seems dead. Android phones don't even have good small options anymore. I'm hoping that folding phones are here to save the day in a "the king is dead long live the king moment" as screens have become so big, they're now overflowing to being small again.

> Android phones don't even have good small options anymore.

The Zenfone 10 looks fantastic.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by dav43 »

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 agree that the physical usb c connection looks like the worst structure for a connector. Extremely flimsy

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by mvkel »

baby wrote: post #853
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…

We wanted a folding phone, we got a new usb port instead. Lamest release.

Speak for yourself

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Post by JaredCliff »

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…

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