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All iPhone 15 Models Support DisplayPort for Up to 4K HDR Video Output to External Display
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Yeah that would be sweet.
I would wager that if they ever do something like that, it would be like a paid app to download, or subscription.
THANK YOU! That's what I came here for. Busts the myth that "the older SOC doesn't support the speed". Ugh - greed, greed, greed.
Hmm. The Watch is an iPod nano with a wrist strap? Haha, never thought of it that way before.
Yeah, the instant I saw that square 6th gen *which had watch faces*, and the straps people were making for it, I just knew I wanted an Apple Watch, and when the 7th gen reverted to a more traditional iPod shape and size my gut told me it was because Apple was working on one! That was a long five year wait though 😅
And put macOS in it. Good luck with Apple allowing that though. Too much profits made from keeping it locked down and restricted with iOS.
And they are deliberately deprecating the Pro down to 10Gbps USB 3.1 because they will want you to buy the 16 Pro. They will deliberately deprecate the 16 Pro down to 20Gbps because.. 17 Pro.... etc.
To a point, yeah.
After looking at a board of the 14 Pro, which I assume they change as little as possible to make it the 15.....there was a USB 2.0 controller chip.
So I'd say they aren't really handicapping the 15 in that regard. They just did nothing. USB-C connector has dedicated USB 2.0 pins so that would work with the USB 2.0 controller.
I would say its working the same way as when you hook up your laptop or ipad to a display. If it supports charging the device it will.
I can tell you it’s not because of a fear of cannibalizing their other products.
They have a long history of cannibalizing their own products. The iPad has been massively cannibalizing the Mac for years now. The Mac cannibalized the Apple II. The iPhone cannibalized the iPod. Vision Pro is going to cannibalize something, it remains to be seen what. Apple doesn’t care if one uses the money they would have spent on ONE of Apple’s products on ANOTHER of Apple’s products. As long as there’s an Apple logo on the device purchased, they win."If you don't cannibalize yourself, someone else will.” — Steve Jobs
With Just 8 Words, Steve Jobs Explained the Best Decision He Ever Made. It's Something Most Leaders Never Understand
The iPhone might be the most successful product ever, but it all came down to one simple decision.
First of all, that was a quote by a person who hasn't run that company in well over a decade. Apple'a ideals now are not the same.I can tell you it’s not because of a fear of cannibalizing their other products.
"If you don't cannibalize yourself, someone else will.” — Steve Jobs
With Just 8 Words, Steve Jobs Explained the Best Decision He Ever Made. It's Something Most Leaders Never Understand
The iPhone might be the most successful product ever, but it all came down to one simple decision.www.inc.com
Second, Mac sales have only been going up. The iPad didn't cannibalize anything. But regardless, it's not the same when you introduce a new product that cannibalizes an old product. You're just shifting your sales to a new device. Apple isn't going to introduce features on a current device that will make another device irrelevant unless competition forces them to. That's why you don't get MacOS on an iPad when you connect it to a keyboard and mouse. Hardly anyone would buy a Mac when you could get one built into an iPad with the same chip.
Third, the Vision Pro is not cannibalizing anything. Or was that you continuing to be ironically funny?
It's all about focusing on maximising profits, without caring about simply making the best machine possible.
Combined, it is extra infuriating, as we all know the extra production costs of making the phone the best can be measured in cents.
But Apple doesn't care, it's all about maximising margins, and constraining features to allow a drip feed of upgrades each year, rather than simply putting out the best features as the tech becomes available.
What drives me insane, is if they did simply put out the best features, they'd probably actually make more sales, as more Android users would switch. How many Android users aren't even interested due to their current phones already having much better features, often at a much cheaper price. The Google Pixel phones are excellent case in point as a phone that is half the price, but has many better features.
I've been on the fence about switching for a while. I was going to buy an iPhone 15 Pro, but the restricted USB-C data speeds has finally infuriated me enough to yell angry abuse in Tim Cook's general direction. The Pixel 8 comes out in a couple of weeks, and my current thinking is to see how that looks, and if I'm happy with it, make the switch.
Will probably also switch to the top of the line Sony wf-1000xm5 earbuds too. Again, I was intending to upgrade to AirPods Pro with USB-C charging case, to match the iPhone 15 Pro. But that is now useless, due to Apple's proprietary fast device switching.
The Sony wf-1000xm5 apparently can connect to 2 devices simultaneously, so I should be able to connect to both my phone and MBP, and be able to take calls, or stop and start play on each device without having to switch Bluetooth connections. I'll be curious how well that works.
Well, we can be angry about the iPhone 15 USB-C not being USB 3 speeds, but remember, Apple never promised you anything.
We got USB-C, that's nice, but we were never promised USB 3. It's a "Pro" feature to Apple, because Apple wants everyone except that top end of Pros to use Airdrop and iCloud. I don't think that's an unreasonable approach from them.
Apple tends to deliver everything we want in the end, but it can often be 5 or even 10 years late. Take the crippled iPad 10th generation, which deserved to be launched with a laminated display, USB 3 speeds and the Apple Pencil 2. It'll all come, later, eventually.
USB 3.0 was released in 2008. Do we really need to be promised 2008 technology in order to expect it in 2023?
2008 tech is really justified as being a "Pro" feature?
Well you won’t be needing a streaming stick to take to a hotel - as long as your iphone has airplay capability,
Cameras are a discrete device that decisions have to be made on.
There's nothing to debate on USB 3.0.
Tested a downloaded movie on Disneyplus with airplane mode turned on. Played back on external monitor just fine.
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This requires your hotel to support the feature. Based on my travel experiences, you can never rely on a hotel to have specific tech in their rooms, much less be sure it's working correctly.
An HDMI cable is the most reliable way to get something of yours on a hotel TV (and sometimes you can't even get THAT to work!)