You must be fairly new to the game. Those of us who have used Apple for 40+ years are used to the inconsistencies, illogicalities, befuddlements, disappointments, and ultimately acquiescence in the cold light of day when considering the market place alternatives.
Yeah. Steve was all about keeping the product line as concise as possible. For good reason too. Managing one software build. One sku per product line. Makes things very simple and straight forward. And then he was more focused on the experience people have when using a product.
People pay for healthcare. Even in countries with universal health care. Want more? Pay more. get more.
Actually I can't agree with you on this🙂
Not sure what you are comparing against to say with 6E there is "quite a difference" but I could almost guarantee that for most internet related activities (web, music, news, etc.), one would have a hard time seeing a difference, mostly because you have to think of the entire journey your packets have to make. You think Apple or web servers gives everyone a 1.2Gbps connection? YOU may have that throughput, but the actual speed from services servers would be much, much less as they only give each connection a certain amount of bandwidth.
Correct. There are several Apple apologists out there who will defend any greedy thing Tim Cook does.Yup, all they need to do now is add a Home Button w/ TouchID, and I'll throw them all my money for a Pro.
I'm mostly kidding, of course, that ship has sadly sailed.
But, could you imagine how many of the Home Button haters on here would act like it was the best thing ever if Apple did make a Home Button w/ TouchID a Pro exclusive on the 16?
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And yet for those who like smaller phones, sadly Apple and everyone are going bigger yet again.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.
If it requires a chip that needs more power consumption, I’m fine with a more efficient, last gen variety. For most, consumption of media is absolutely fine with Wifi 5. Battery sways me far more than those upper theoretical speeds.
Hey, maybe that's worth it to you and it's your money to spend as you see fit, but to me $1400 (that's the current starting price for a Pro here in Canada) is absolutely not worth it for a marginal improvement in signal quality and slight improvement in camera image quality which is only noticeable in edge use cases. As it is my 13 does everything I need it to well so I don't think I will be upgrading for a while.
That's interesting psychology. Since you'd be paying the same price for the Pro, making the Iphone cheaper makes you think that you're getting something special? Would this be playing to a person's desire to be elite?
Probably because last year's "normal" one was a rehash of the one from the year prior, and because Apple has put out signs that they will work to differentiate the models further. In my opinion, it leads to consumer confusion and paralysis.
That's fair to say that rehashing the same product from last year was confusing for the consumer, but this is different. It's adding a new feature to the flagship product, making it arguably easier for the consumer to decide on which one they want, by differentiating them further.
Unless you are in a sparsely occupied area, and you are right next to a 5G AP, I tend to find 4G speeds are quicker, and have lower latency.
I gotta agree with you. While I always buy the "Pro" models, I doubt I'll actually get any benefit from 6E because:I don't know why anyone cares so much about Wi-Fi 6E on iPhone. Yes, it's a plus, but whoop-tee-doo.
Really, most Wi-Fi AP's still use Wifi4, and I've only just upgraded to WiFi6 in my home, and that's only in some rooms as only recently has it begun more mainstream.
What's more, when using a phone, can you honestly tell me if you can tell any discernable difference between WiFi5 and WiFi6? I certainly couldn't when I upgraded to AP's in my home. (I have four Ubiquiti AP's across my home. Two AP-LC-LR's, and two AP-A6-Lite's).
The WiFi6 AP's connect at 1.2Gbps when in direct sight, and the WiFi5 AP's connect at about 890Mbps.
I cannot tell the difference between the two when it comes to day to day usage. I can't even tell the difference on my MBP M1. Or my iPad Pro. Even my wife asked if I had installed the new WiFi6 AP's as she didn't see a difference.
So, to cut a long story short, why does it irk so many people? I don't get it!
And you know how to be an ass. Your first sentence is completely unnecessary to get your flawed point across.
