If it were me, I’d just take an Apple Watch and leave the phone at home. Access to phone etc for emergency situations, but better suited to the elements
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Alleged 'iPhone 12' Images Depict Circular Array of Magnets in Chassis
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rumors & news Youtuber.Take a look at the 'official case' pictured here: It has almost no fold-around features like the official leather/silicon cases for iPhone X/11 to keep the case on. My guess is that the bezels are so thin, a wrap-around feature would hinder the touchscreen operation. I think the usage of magnets, in this case, (see what I did there?) is for better attachment of cases and accessories and to solve the 'thin-bezel' issue. It'll also seriously increase the usability of the phone.
Imagine the possibilities: Magnetic automotive mounts that attach and charge with a case on. Palm-strap accessories for business applications such as mobile payments and inventory scanners. Lower profile battery cases for extended use. Magnetic 'pop-socket' style attachments that are more easily removable. VESA monitor attachments that place your phone next to your monitor for work (and charge as well).
Imagine the possibilities: Magnetic automotive mounts that attach and charge with a case on. Palm-strap accessories for business applications such as mobile payments and inventory scanners. Lower profile battery cases for extended use. Magnetic 'pop-socket' style attachments that are more easily removable. VESA monitor attachments that place your phone next to your monitor for work (and charge as well).
So I guess no more wallet cases with cards on the back of the phone going forward ....
I always call it the SE, but Timmy had to desecrate the founder of this company’s legacy by rebranding “SE” onto an inferior device to erase the last vestige of Jobs’ legacy iPhone
I think it’s wrong for a company to add unnecessary weight to satisfy a small minority of customers who choose to use wireless charging...
The silent majority does not and will not use that feature. It makes the experience better for 30% of consumers...but for the other 70% it’s just 20% more weight with no added function for the user experience.
If Apple goes port-less and removes any capability to recharge the device without a charging mat...then it will kill their ability to sell a device to any backpacker or traveler.
You already ####ed down the back of the consumer by removing the 3.5mm jack for “waterproofing”...when Samsung has devices that retain the jack and have a higher waterproof rating than iPhone. It’s nothing more than a pure money grab to force the dongle on consumers with a less than 20 cent DAC inside it. Because of that any iPhone post A9 has terrible sound quality and latency issues when compared to their predecessors...but when you spend hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire “Beats” you have to remove functionality to force the consumer to shell out 3 figures for “AirPods” or “Beats”...because if the 3.5mm jack was retained then 70% of consumers would tell Apple to take a hike and retain their own headphones
& the new cameras on iPhones will never touch the camera on the RX100. When you pair an OG SE with the RX100 or the DJI Mavic Mini or GoPro Hero 8..you realize that the A9 can power any iOS program to run the best 2020 cameras.
try shooting this with an iPhone,lol
No cell phone will ever yield this type of optical zoom with a gigantic sensor... See the thing Apple hides from you is how tiny the actual camera sensor is...you take a photo and it looks great on an iPhone screen but you can’t blow it up without pixelation issues due to the sensor. I have a sniper rifle of a camera to pair with the lightest iPhone capable of running iOS 14.
The device to get in the next 12 months will not be the iPhone 12, which I promise you will be gimped because 5G is a supercycle like the iPhone 6 was...they will sell the 12like hot cakes and hold back the true innovation for 2021 once enough people fall for the trap.
No, the device to look for is a A14X iPad Pro 12.9 with 6-8GB RAM & the first new screen technology in over half a decade...that is THE device to save for
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I've seen cases with metal rings in them for using with magnetic car mounts, etc., but worried that they would interfere with wireless charging. This would be super cool if Apple builds the magnets into the phone and they can be used for both precise positioning on chargers and to hold the phone to various mounts, etc. I remember at one time it was a major concern to have a phone case with magnets because of the possibility of demagnetizing credit cards, hotel room keys, etc. Is that no longer a worry? I guess we have moved to rarely using the mag stripe on cards and many hotels are switching to NFC keys, but still seems like a phone with magnets in it could start picking up various small metal pieces and shavings, paperclips, etc. and be a bit annoying.
I disagree that a big move to wireless charging will make phones harder to use for travelers, etc. Right now we have to carry a power brick and cord anyway. I've already been in McDonald's restaurants with Qi charge circles built right into tables. I imagine if Qi charging becomes more universal, then we'll quickly see the world adapt to it; cars with Qi charge areas built in, airports, restaurants, offices, hotel rooms with charge circles built into the furniture, etc. I might finally get to leave a lot of tangle of cords and bricks at home. That would be a lot more useful than the current spreading of worn out usb A outlets that are often no longer functional and still require a cable.
Finally catching up with the Palm Pre
I know you’re probably just being funny, but there are people who actually think iPhones are somehow *behind* because they are just now gaining a feature or 2 from a Blackberry or Palm whatever.
Meanwhile those phones couldn’t stand the test of time. Apple can take as long as they want with features.
Definitely would be helpful. My wireless charger has to be aligned just right to work. Sucks when I'm laying in bed and shutdown for the night and reach over to put it on and move it around to align. It's ok though, a blue light turns on when charging. Unfortunately Apple doesn't make a case that I like. I currently use an ESR bumper that just goes around the rim of my phone. No back cover and no front cover.
That would be pretty clever, actually. Although, I'd view it more as a distraction-prevention measure. I've thought about it before, with phones in general becoming more integrated with cars, what's going to encourage people not to be using their phones while driving. While you can use your phone right now while driving, I can see future cars requiring the phone be magnetically connected to the dashboard/tray, especially if they're going to act as actual car keys.
So instead of physical keys or push-to-start, it's place-to-go.
But the "Va-whoosh" of an opening stargate would destroy the phone.
It would be cool to talk to anyone in the universe via wormhole though, stick it to the carrier networks. Take that AT&T and Big V.🤠I'm thinking it's a mini Hadron Collider. It'll be like SETI at home, but for CERN. It's time we all pitched in to look for the elusive Higgs boson.
I'm a bit confused by all of this. Magnets on the back of the phone would make charging from a standard Qi pad impossible as all sate that metal objects interfere. The watch uses a special Qi system that's different then normal (only 2 watts). And (small point) you wouldn't be able to charge a watch with a loop milanese band.
