What's the deal with people wanting that small of a phone? Don't you want decent screen real-estate?
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What's the deal with people wanting that small of a phone? Don't you want decent screen real-estate?
Please tell us more...what goes on there that we are seeing or imagining incorrectly? Thanks!
Several billion people want a bigger screen in a smaller package.
So welcome to the idea of foldable screens - as being explored by several suppliers, except Apple because Tim Cook wants to play safe.
But ooaaaahhouwauw, I am soooo excited about that name - as the rest is so ehhh predictable...
Ha, me as well. I bought the better top of the line iPhones because I wanted the latest performance. But yes, I kind of did want a plastic shelled iPhone that I didn't feel the need to put in a case. And the colors (maybe not yellow) would have been great.
even though i dont have the iphone x because of the cost, i honestly think the iphone is worth the price over the competition. I love IOS and how fluid it runs and how everything from the ecosystem, to the applications are better optimized and just look cleaner and polished.
On top of it you get free updates for a few years something that you cant get from the competition unless you put a custom rom in it.
im still using my iphone 6s and it runs so smooth something that in my past experience with the competition didnt exist after a year of owning the phone
This new iPhone will be going to be surprising for everyone.
Cross fingers for new technology upgrade from the previous one.
Cross fingers for new technology upgrade from the previous one.
And you can afford to just pay £100 at the grocers every time you pick up £50 worth of food.
So go ahead & get back to us after you’ve started doing that.
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Great point! You made me remember why I liked them i.e. that they came with a case on them already (so to speak).
And I thought that in 2013 we were heading to a future where iPhones became more durable...
Instead, if I ever take my 7 out of its case without there being thick carpet around me, I break out into palpitations.
And anyone who uses their X without a case is showing off how rich they are, given that the X is not going to survive a tumble with all of that steel, glass and battery weighing it down!
Oh and another thing - those 5cs were pretty light, too.
Anyway - roll on this Wednesday and a new series of phones that you’re too scared to look at in case they crack!
Because they have 10,000 patents sleeping somewhere in the basement that they don’t pursue, only use to scare off the competition.
For the market leader it is all about defending market share and milking current business to the max.
Glass backsides while there are 1000s of better materials - Duh
Mediocre battery life - depleting the planet’s lithium reserve despite all the bla about conserving the planet.
Coal, oil and gasheated stores in the EU despite being 100% green.
Mostly white males on the board despite diversity claims.
Duh...Cookette business.
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I and my wife owns iPhone X. She has dropped iPhone X on a marble and it has not given any dent or scratch or broken. Just a normal fall. Obviously if it's dropped heavily it will not survive. Also, when you don't use the cover, your subconscious mind is more alert automatically while holding your iPhone.
We use many things in life which are without covers and they are far more expensive than iPhones. It's just in everybody's head that it's a 1000USD smartphone, so use carefully. Sure but it's not the end of the world and carefully used won't harm anything. There are lot of people who use without cases.
Other rumors say an A12 processor for the XC. I think Apple includes an A12 processor though.
Fair enough. Each to their own. I know I take massive care with my phones but I’ve dropped each of them and caused damage each time:
3GS (no case) - cosmetic scratches on black backplate
4s (no case) - minor chips on the back glass
5s (no case) - chamfered edges indented, screen smashed & then a year later, a write off when it hit the tarmac due to the internal components taking too much of a hit
7 (apple silicone case) - immaculate so far (it never comes out of its case)
Normally most people don't know other countries law, I am from Europe so I don't know all about American law, what I do know is those shares are set to be available way before they are released and those people also have to say way before they are selling otherwise it could be seen as insider information/knowledge, it's illegal here and in the States.
colourtfulwhats the c stand for? cheap
[doublepost=1536590026][/doublepost]Now I'm scared the XC will have an old SOC because the 5C had an old SOC
Yes, for mass consumers, which is who Apple markets and sells to. I happen to be a software developer so my MBP is the center of my work life. But the sheer convenience and power of a smartphone means I don't have to be tethered to my desk nor have the MBP in my lap for most other digital activity. As screens get larger and connectivity gets better the phone is more and more the center of my non-work digital life.
Agreed. It's each to their own and I'm glad you pointed out about 3GS because it's nothing new that iPhones are delicate.
You are 100% wrong that Apple is not exploring foldable iPhones. Go check out www.patentlyapple.com and do a search. You'll see a lot of patents Apple has been granted with respect to foldable iPhones. If you think they're not exploring it you're delusional.