Can anyone test the haptic engine to see how it compares? How would you do that I wonder. Reproducibly.
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Early iPhone 12 Teardown Features Smaller Taptic Engine, Magnet Ring and L-Shaped Logic Board
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I upgrade yearly because I’m somewhat of a tech enthusiast. I currently have an 11 promax. So by no means is this a necessity. I soften the blow by selling my phones private party. I do not do trade-ins with carriers or Apple. And why would I think of getting the 12 pro max this year? Flat edge design, a gold color that I think I would actually like, Qualcomm modems, camera upgrades, A14, ceramic shield vs gorilla glass, 6gb of ram, thinner design.
Appears to be the case.
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And all you do is post to FB and Insta.
Actually, the phone AFTER next year’s is going to be even better.
I read that the work that Apple’s doing will be provided back to the Qi group to continue improving the standard. So, there shouldn’t be any lack of magnet capable chargers in the future. Once you have the magnetic connection, maybe that helps to provide an interface for microphones and the like. As long as they have GarageBand on phones, there will be folks wanting to hook up musical devices to them in a low latency way.
They COULD just discontinue GarageBand on the iPhone, though....
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X80, though. That’s the cat’s meow.
Qualcomm is such a huge and welcomed change. I am surprised none of the early reviewers talked about it.
Chinese teardowns are more technical and focus on understanding the inner workings and repair processes. It's much more valuable to understand how to repair the logic board components or be able to manufacture third-party parts, than to sell the torn down iPhone 12 as an open box.
Without the notch and a tri-camera setup there is so much more room for a battery, now remove the gimmick magnets that transfers electricity via air which I plan not to use and actually less cable than a wired transfer...and so much more battery!
People who want the best camera should buy the iPhone Pro Mac+ Super model with 9 inch screen, or just buy a regular professional camera. Most people were happy with iphone 6 or 7 camera.
People who want the best camera should buy the iPhone Pro Mac+ Super model with 9 inch screen, or just buy a regular professional camera. Most people were happy with iphone 6 or 7 camera.
I agree. Also, the taptic engine and speakers are smaller. All of this despite the larger footprint compared to the 2019 series.
May be the case however this whole launch of MagSafe for iPhone is quite funny. Apple says there not going to include a charger in the box for environmental reasons. Then at the same time saying here buy this new charger called MagSafe for $50.00 Come on it’s so obvious what’s going on here and the consumer is not stupid don’t cover it up with environmental reasons when the real reason is to get you on the MagSafe bandwagon.
I’ve seen videos and it doesn’t even work that great magnets too weak. I can see it now next yr, “we’ve increased the strength of the magnets” no extra charge same price yet stronger. Yeah thicker magnets mean more weight = less battery next yr.
I would be willing to bet that, at one point, MOST people were happy with going outside, to a different building to use the bathroom, too
Yeah, and Apple was SOOO crafty, they eliminated all other options from the Apple Store AND from anywhere else. Yup, MagSafe is the ONLY game in town now... boy Apple realllllly stuck it to their customers. 🙄 I kinda wish there was a $19 option, maybe one that works with the free cable I have in the box. Better yet, I wish the charger I already had worked with the new phone. Nope, darn that Apple.
It’s not the features that decreased battery size. They shaved 1mm off the thickness of the phone, which is a bigger contributor.
If the car does not have magnets, MagSafe is useless. But don't worry, the phone will still charge if placed correctly. Over the past two years of owning my XS I have acquired so many cheap Qi chargers, I honestly can't count them all quickly. I have them at home, of course, at work, at one in-laws, at the other in-laws and one in the car (my car is older, does not have a built-in charging pad). All of those pads have a green light that come on to let you know you've placed the phone correctly. In two years of use, I've only misplaced the phone twice that I can think of. Both times when going to bed, so I woke up with a low-ish battery phone. Which charged while I got ready for work, which charged while I commuted to work (in the car) and charged when I got to work. So instead of waking up with 100%, I woke up with like 30% but it still wasn't a big deal.
I hope MagSafe goes somewhere amazing, but for now I'm sticking with my XS and even if I do upgrade I don't see myself replacing all of these cheap pads with MagSafe chargers. YMMV
If it's anything like the magnetic dashboard mount & case I used to use, it is just a gimmick. If the magnets aren't strong enough, it'll go flying any time you have a sharp turn or sudden stop. Not to mention, the havoc it'll wreak on anything that still requires a magnet stripe.