It’s pathetic. No new buttons and wifi for the 2023 iPhone unless you buy the ridiculously priced one. I hope they go broke.
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Internal Apple Document From Leaker 'Unknownz21' Confirms Wi-Fi 6E Will Be Limited to iPhone 15 Pro Models
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I've been considering whether it's worth going back to a non-pro iPhone. I like the red phones, and have gotten a pro in the past few years. I like the dynamic island but I don't see it as necessary, but the battery life is not all-day for me.
Not sure if I'd miss ProMotion.
Is it worth £250 for me? Not sure...
Not sure if I'd miss ProMotion.
Is it worth £250 for me? Not sure...
Multiple rumors have suggested that the next-generation iPhone 15 models will adopt the Wi-Fi 6E standard that Apple has already introduced in the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, and now a leaked document appears to confirm Apple's plans.
Article Link: Internal Apple Document From Leaker 'Unknownz21' Confirms Wi-Fi 6E Will Be Limited to iPhone 15 Pro Models
So looks like the Ultra will be just for the Titanium and data-heavy users will need to downgrade to the Pro model... Apple: You're choosing it wrong.
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I take all this sort of sht with an Apple rounded-corner spoon of salt.
Also, dynamic shiteland is stupid because it intrudes FURTHER into the screen than the diminutive notch.... seriously, who the actual fk came up with that absolute....
Oh wait... I've seen this before.... in three years, apple will migrate the "tardland" to the top edge of the screen and claim they reinvented water.
6E range becomes quite limiting, and it is worse with 7. You really need a mesh with backhaul system to enjoy the benefits, so that you are more often close to a strong signal. You'll need to be within a few meters of the router to enjoy the best that Wifi 7 speed increases offer. And forget going through walls and enjoying those increases.
I'm more than happy to be the beta tester. I'll report back to the forums in September.
But it seems to be an "artificial" gap for $$$$. I love Apple, but things like RAM and storage upgrades generally seem unfairly/overpriced across all their devices. Oh, what the heck do I know, "Take My Money" Apple.
So once 100 million iPhone 15 Pro phones are using 6Ghz and every other home has a 6E router using 6Ghz, is it still a less used frequency range or does it become congested also? Then what?
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Doesn’t make sense though, from an iOS release standpoint. If you release iOS in the spring, then it’s lost its “Shiny new” factor with the Pro phones. And if you don’t, you lose the benefit of any new features included with non-pro (e.g. Satellite communications, crash detection on iPhone 14).
Yeah, I just read up on it, crazy speeds, it will definitely kill ethernet at this rate, and it will undoubtedly give 5G some competition.
It's unlikely that any wireless technology is going to surpass (or "kill") Ethernet any time soon when it comes to latency and sustained, consistent throughput. Also, while walls and other barriers will attenuate wireless signals, cables can be made to go through them when it comes to optimally interconnecting nodes.
HomePod doesn't need anything more than basic WiFi. just streaming musinc, it doesn't need that bandwidth.
Same with phone, i wouldn't see any use with WiFi 6 either.
that was Steve Job's philosophy.
Apple is moving away from that, it is unfortunate.
His idea was to have one or 2 in pro and consumer catogery.
Agree, WiFi 5 GHz in my phone is soo slow, i need ethernet port on my phone to stream 8K movies now.
As an average user (when it comes to the phones), I don't care about paying a premium for all of the camera updates. Instead, I'm looking for the newly released features to be in a phone I buy. When I see that they "differentiate" their lineup by making the iPhone 14 practically the same as the 13, then I just tell myself to wait yet another year to buy a phone that has the majority of features I'm interested in (especially as concerns OS UI functions, connectivity, and speed).
If Apple made a version of their phone that, for an up-charge over the base model, provided their most recent OS innovations and updated the chips but didn't include all of the camera upgrades (which is where the greatest expense lies anyway), that would make this whole breakdown of "pro" vs "average" user less of a sore issue with some people.
That's not the point at all though. It's including it on the 15 Pros but not the 15s that's rubbing people the wrong way, it's bean counting at its finest.
Absolutely not true. I yearly upgrade not only for the camera, but especially for the modems. The signal quality improves substantially with each modem upgrade, especially with the 5G modems (the current iPhone 14 modem is the Qualcomm X65). The upcoming X70 modem, to appear next week in the Samsung S23 and in the iPhone 15 has even much better performance both with better signal reach and with lower power use.
Especially in NYC with the skyscrapers and subways and 2 level below ground parking garages, the better modem with the better transceive support amplifier chips makes a substantial year-to-year difference.
Me, I think they should add the tip-out legs, so your iPhad can also serve as a coffee table.
Apple never got it. They teased us momentarily with the mini. There are many of us that prefer a smaller form factor, but want all of the pro features. If only they were "Brave Enough" to make that phone even once. They'd get a true representation of exactly how much of their market wants that.
If we had a third ecosystem that had similar functionality, I don't doubt many of us would have left by now.
It just means we'll all just keep waiting until we get all of the features that we want in a form factor that's palatable.
As it is, I suspect my 13 mini may be it until it's unsupported....I'd update every year (again, where's the iPhone upgrade program for Canada????) if there was a form factor that slid into my front pocket.
Apple never got it. They teased us momentarily with the mini. There are many of us that prefer a smaller form factor, but want all of the pro features. If only they were "Brave Enough" to make that phone even once. They'd get a true representation of exactly how much of their market wants that.
If we had a third ecosystem that had similar functionality, I don't doubt many of us would have left by now.
It just means we'll all just keep waiting until we get all of the features that we want in a form factor that's palatable.
As it is, I suspect my 13 mini may be it until it's unsupported....I'd update every year (again, where's the iPhone upgrade program for Canada????) if there was a form factor that slid into my front pocket.
As it should.
Lower the price of the non-Pro.
Makes paying the $999 for the Pro more worth it.