Maiden Voyage
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Apple Event 09.07.2022 | Far Out
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Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
They'll go full wireless before they cave to that.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
Lightning connector is 100% more durable than usb-c.
I may have to finally upgrade my 11 pro. Idk about having one camera 42 megapixel but the other two 12 . Seems like that would throw off the seamless transitions.
Unknown Soldier
Member
I'm shocked! I didn't know they release a new one every year!
Hari Seldon
Member
Did they announce any price reductions for the old phones?
Kazekage1981
Member
Has there been any improvements to the 5G modem? Also does it finally have Wifi6E?
fran.fernandez
Member
Well time to jump from iPhone x
I promise myself I will only get a new iPhone when they get rid the notch.
They kinda did it.
I promise myself I will only get a new iPhone when they get rid the notch.
They kinda did it.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
chromhound
Member
Magsafe is not even good enough yet...
Cyberpunkd
Member
People are that much against doing sports, huh?
MrMephistoX
Gold Member
Is any one a shallow iPhone user like me? I only upgrade when it’s obviously a different form factor: in a case you really can’t tell the difference between a 14 and a 12 camera aside.
Faust
Perpetually Tired
I tend to upgrade my phone every 4-5 years. Usually within that time frame there is enough of a technological leap/upgrade to warrant the price. I will be picking up the iPhone 15 next year for that reason.
dorkimoe
Member
They didn’t show anyone playing sports. They showed people climbing mountains And walking across the Sarah and diving for the loch ness monster. They showed nothing practical at all.
PuppetMaster
Member
Still no finger print reader? Still Lightning instead of USBC?
Those were my biggest suprises.
Also that Pill cutout looks worse than the notch to me.
Those were my biggest suprises.
Also that Pill cutout looks worse than the notch to me.
Cyberpunkd
Member
They know their audience, same as all the ‘desk-divers’ buying dive watches.
Lady Jane
Banned
You can include me in that. I would argue that you could get away with an X being the latest and greatest to most people. X-14 have a similar look but this 15 is scratching the shallow side of my brain to purchase.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Europe isn't going to give them a choice.
MrMephistoX
Gold Member
Honestly I prefer the X’s rounded edges I’ve never really liked it when Apple products have straight edges. I’m 3 years overdue for an upgrade so I might bite too but would kick myself if they went back to rounded for the 15.
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YukiOnna
Member
Models these days, especially for iPhone as of at least 12, is going to last a good few years before anything substantial worth upgrading for. As a 13 user I have no reason to go for it.
MrMephistoX
Gold Member
I feel like that’s been the case since Jobs died but it felt like every iPhone from 1-5 were basically entirely new designs every other year now it’s basically a cycle of the same outward design for at least 4 cycles with more focus on significant tech upgrades.
chromhound
Member
Next year
CrankyJay™
Member
With dynamic island they pretty much motioned it’ll be around for a long while.
tommib
Gold Member
Same here. I’m on a 11 Pro Max and pay no attention to what’s being released until this dies. Hopefully by 2025 or something. Phones last forever now. I switch phones as often as I switch my laptop.
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dr_octagon
Banned
I think the ultra watch is better from usability perspective. Better battery, titanium, dedicated button, bigger screen and louder speaker.
DaleinCalgary
Member
Ordered a ultra watch. I'm disappointed no ant+ so it can connect to my Garmin computers but I guess Garmin owns it and doesn't want them to have it.
Chittagong
Gold Member
It's an incredible price compared to Suunto and Garmin
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/8/23342402/apple-vs-garmin-watch-user-interface
Lady Jane
Banned
So this kind of turned into a rant but I used to own a Galaxy and this video annoyed me.
That's not why iPhones are popular. You know what Samsung doesn't do?
Have a standard messenger where I can "heart" and "haha" messages
Have a default Photos app that randomly shows me "Memories" of past events with tailored music. It recently showed me an album of our Costa Rica trip with beach music. It made me happy to watch it.
FaceTime integrated with calling and Messenger so it's easy to have a video call with my sister
ApplePay integrated into everything, making it snappy to purchase
"but Android does all of this if you download X apps"
I don't want too go through that much effort. I don't want to have a dozen apps to choose from. I don't want Samsung Pay and Google Pay installed on my phone and now I don't know which to choose. I don't want to fiddle with a Google app store and a Samsung app store. I used to own a Galaxy and my phone looked like a mess after a few months. I want to turn on my phone and everything just works. Apple does a wonderful job of having default apps (with no redundancy) that do exactly what I want them to do.
A good example is a to-do list app. When I owned a Galaxy, I must have downloaded 7 different to-do list apps. All I wanted was an app where I create a list and I add items to said list. That's it. Though on the Galaxy, these apps were bloated with other bs features like creating accounts for another ecosystem and their other products being pushed on you. It was awfully annoying. On the iPhone? A list app is pre-installed and already linked to your Apple ID and you know the only thing it does? Create list and add items to said list. That's all I wanted. That's a prime example of what the iPhone experience is like.
I do understand that Samsung has their place in the market but Apple gets me. Apple knows that "hearting" my husband's text or FaceTiming my sister has more weight than any camera, processor, desktop, etc. Apple's focus is on things I care about while Samsung's focus is on things that people tell me I should care about.
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DaleinCalgary
Member
Really, did you need to bring that into this thread. It doesn't matter why toys you use as long as you like it.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Is the pill shape smaller than the iphone 13 notch? Can't really tell.
dorkimoe
Member
I believe it. But they shouldn’t have put it in the iPad Pro then. So annoying to have 2
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Only Apple would let you pre-order your pre-order!
Put all your bank details in now ready for tomorrow - but you've got to be quick tomorrow pressing that submit button or you'll miss out.
Put all your bank details in now ready for tomorrow - but you've got to be quick tomorrow pressing that submit button or you'll miss out.
Chittagong
Gold Member
On thing that worries me about the Apple Watch Ultra is that in many of the shots there was this weird ragged edge shimmer on the chamfered edge connecting the vertical and horizontal surfaces. It's extremely un-Apple, they are absolute masters of reflections and speculars.
It would seem to be a micro chamfer that is extremely reflective, and that ragged shimmer consists of reflections that only hit that super narrow chamfer.
It would seem to be a micro chamfer that is extremely reflective, and that ragged shimmer consists of reflections that only hit that super narrow chamfer.
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Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Anyway, I’m typing this on a 12 pro max and I’m feeling no upgrade pressure at the moment.
Cyberpunkd
Member
A bit - my wife was really annoyed that my new Mac has a MagSafe charger since she needs to pay attention to have her USB-C with her as well.
dr_octagon
Banned
Maybe the titanium is not smoothy as steel or aluminium.On thing that worries me about the Apple Watch Ultra is that in many of the shots there was this weird ragged edge shimmer on the chamfered edge connecting the vertical and horizontal surfaces. It's extremely un-Apple, they are absolute masters of reflections and speculars.
It would seem to be a micro chamfer that is extremely reflective, and that ragged shimmer consists of reflections that only hit that super narrow chamfer.
Trogdor1123
Member
I’m actually interested in the new se watch for myself and an 8 for the wife.
The new se screen seems to be bigger than my wife’s 6 and the 8 should be nice upgrade for her.
The ultra watch seems very meh to me and the new iPhones are too. My iPhone 12 remains safe (it’s my first iPhone and it’s awesome).
The new se screen seems to be bigger than my wife’s 6 and the 8 should be nice upgrade for her.
The ultra watch seems very meh to me and the new iPhones are too. My iPhone 12 remains safe (it’s my first iPhone and it’s awesome).
YukiOnna
Member
Ultra watch seems pointless outside of supposed durability. Most of the features are already repeated in the 8. Otherwise, If I were to get one it's probably the SE since it's just good for notifications.
Yeah. It got a lot more conservative, which isn't bad but as market leaders they don't have to and most of the industry really peaked for smartphones. Most companies are fine making small increments and just working on the camera and specs. The next leap really is just AR, but that's half a decade away still. That's why I'm excited for Apple's N301 Headset since it's finally something new.
Yeah. It got a lot more conservative, which isn't bad but as market leaders they don't have to and most of the industry really peaked for smartphones. Most companies are fine making small increments and just working on the camera and specs. The next leap really is just AR, but that's half a decade away still. That's why I'm excited for Apple's N301 Headset since it's finally something new.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Ultra is a play for a certain segment that has resisted the iwatch.
Dural
Member
My iPhone 11 screen took a shit at the beginning of July, I was originally going to try and make due until the new iphone was released but ended up getting an S22 Ultra due to a ridiculous price from GoogleFi plus a good trade value for a phone with a non working screen. Glad I didn't wait, can't believe they left the same APU in there as the 13. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the first time they didn't upgrade the APU on a new release?
MrMephistoX
Gold Member
I’m kind of curious who it’s for though? Anecdotally everyone I’ve talked to my wife included who hasn’t gotten an Apple Watch has complained about it being too thick and this is doubling down on size and girth. Same screen surface size but as thin as a typical wrist watch would get me to upgrade my Series 5 anyway.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
I see no reason to switch to the Apple Watch from my Garmin. This is a watch that pretends to be for sport people same way as a dive watch with transparent case back.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
There’s quite a few people who buy gps watches, wrist dive computers, etc. These people need massive battery life, something the iwatch never delivered.
Let me put it this way: the iwatch has done very well with gym rats, but barely penetrated the outsdoormen. The ultra is about outsdoormen who usually buy garmin, suunto, etc.