Until recently lightning was just fine if you used all Apple iOS and laptop products. USB C, being an industry standard, allows easier connectivity between Apple and non-Apple devices. This year Apple replaced lightning with USB C for its MBP and iPad lines, so the trend seems to be to discontinue lightning in favor of USB C. My own experience is that USB C seems to be a bit more fragile as a connector / socket combo than lightning, but I don't have hard data to back that up.
I asked and you answered. Never said it was wrong. That was all you.
It's a discussion forum, not a cheerleading forum. That's reserved for the first 5 lines of the Steve Jobs auditorium in case you didn't notice. Loudest cheers for the 100% recyclable aluminum!
Never said I was being forced or acted like it. I get free annual upgrades with my carrier. So it’s cheaper for me to upgrade than it is to replace the battery which would actually cost me out of pocket. That still doesn’t mean I can’t be disappointed with what was released. Guess what I’ll upgrade next year as well because it doesn’t cost me anything extra and I may or may not be disappointed in that upgrade as well.
I totally get your take on this and I do kind of agree, although I don't necessarily see the focus on cameras as a problem. The way I see it is the camera is really the only thing they can innovate in the iPhone these days. I probably lack vision, but until someone invents a much better battery the phones are capped out.
If your upgrade costs you to not be able to update to the rumored 2020 phone, then yeah I’d just replace the battery and hold out. The plan I have with my carrier I can upgrade every year for free. Still feels like this is a lack luster release much like the Xs did.
I actually think there are a reasonable number of people whose primary camera is now their phone and would like the latest and greatest camera system. How many of them will pay the upgrade cost remains to be seen, more than 0.000005% but it doesn't feel like this is going to be a line-around-the-block year. I have my X, that's still absolutely fine, my wife is now on a hand-me-down iPhone 6 which doesn't even get iOS 13.
They can be innovate by ditching the awful camera bump so we can carry our phones naked again and lay them flat on the desk face up. Heck I’d be happy with them just ditching the camera on the back of the iPad altogether.
No that was all false rumor. All it got was a speed bump and a larger camera bump, nothing else is new except color options.
Why would it matter what I pay or don’t pay. That has nothing to do with the new iPhone being underwhelming. Heck Apple can’t even get iPad OS out on time. It’s pretty disappointing all around as far as Apple announcements go.
Yes became active about hour ago and I am preapproved and only have to confirm order on Friday AM
