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iFixit Gives Us a Peek Inside iPhone XR With New Teardown
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It could be that they are built identically, but out of production 10% fail IP68. So the more expensive phones are tested for IP68, and fixed if they fail, while the cheaper ones are only tested for IP67. Which saves money. And the difference between XR and XS-Max is "saving money".
It could also be that they are built _almost_ identically, and the XS-Max just about passes IP68, while the XR just about fails.
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It (3d Touch) seems to be hard to implement when you have no space on the sides of the device. I suppose Apple is working on it.
I think the XR is going to be my phone from now on. I have the X, and that price point pushed it pretty hard. Seems like a decent phone.
I’m guessing the new iPencil will be Type-C, with the option to plug it into the iPad to charge just like the current one and perhaps slight improvement.
Don’t understand why people make a big deal about being able to charge the pencil by plugging it into the bottom of the iPad, after all it’s normally charged by the lightning cable the iPad method was an option if you were out and about and it was running low.
Like to see it usable while charging it with the cable as the current one has to be disconnected from the mains before using it.
Don’t understand why people make a big deal about being able to charge the pencil by plugging it into the bottom of the iPad, after all it’s normally charged by the lightning cable the iPad method was an option if you were out and about and it was running low.
Like to see it usable while charging it with the cable as the current one has to be disconnected from the mains before using it.
It’s about the certification. iFixIt isn’t doing submersion testing, they are tearing the phone apart. The subtlety of the fit that allows 3 more feet of depth for 30 minutes is something that can really only be lab tested with submersion. I’m pretty sure if Apple felt the last model could reliably meet the greater standard with no hardware change last year, they would’ve. Especially given the specs of the competition. But imagine the “Watergate’ if it had failed consumer testing with say, Consumer’s Union. Not all changes are as apparent as a change in battery or glass.
Yeah, you can’t overrate them. But you can underrate one purely for marketing purposes.
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No, it’s not. They just released 2 phones with 3D Touch and there’s no reason yet to think that won’t continue.
If it were dead it wouldn’t have been in the XS and XS Max. You may not use it but many people do. I think being able to take a peek at a link is a great feature as well as the selfie/video/portrait shortcuts. Anything that saves time is a plus.
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Because thats why the XS and XS max flagship phones still have it then, that makes so much sense. Read up on the iPhones specs next time maybe?
There always was - that brave move was just to get folks to purchase more bluetooth headphones. Unfortunately, as with non-user removable batteries, many other phone makers follow suit just because Apple .... The LG V20 was the last high end phone to have the removable battery (2 year old release date). So far, most Androids still come with the jack. I'm just waiting for Apple to drop the jack from its iPads and MacBooks. If the XR came with a phone jack, I'd buy it in a New York minute to replace my 6S+.
There was room on the 7. Users even soldered in their own.
I do not believe the removal had anything to do with cost either. They are likely trying to push wireless connectivity, and the removal is forcing consumers to change their habits. I believe the ultimate dream end product is a slab of glass with zero physical ports.
It has worked in our house. We now have two AirPods, Bluetooth over ear headphones, and Bluetooth adapters in our cars.
I also think the LCD and backlight had something to do with this. In order to make a full screen device, the 3D Touch layer might have made the bezels even bigger.
The iPhone XR appears to be a Memory-crippled iPhone, first one I've tested.
From a Burst Photography perspective, it offers the same Perf as a 3+ year old iPhone 6s !
Leveraging a term from the auto industry, it's a "detuned" iPhone
The issue needs a name ... anybody ???
<something>gate so that the Press can Roll with It.
The world is very-likely first hearing about this issue via this Post this morning !
I/we ONLY discovered it yesterday.
It's a MUCH BIGGER issue than the Beautygate of a month or so ago.
From a Burst Photography perspective, it offers the same Perf as a 3+ year old iPhone 6s !
Leveraging a term from the auto industry, it's a "detuned" iPhone
The issue needs a name ... anybody ???
<something>gate so that the Press can Roll with It.
The world is very-likely first hearing about this issue via this Post this morning !
I/we ONLY discovered it yesterday.
It's a MUCH BIGGER issue than the Beautygate of a month or so ago.
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3D touch is on the 2 most expensive flagship devices. Including several other prominent iOS devices, bruh
Pretty sure Apple knows what features and balance people want better than you.
This is an all day battery anyway. Charging every night is not at all a hassle.
