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iPhone 6s First Impressions: 'Familiar and Yet Different' for an 'S' Generation Device
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I loved the Live Photos concept! It spoke to my emotions in a way I really didn't expect. It really did add another dimension to them, really cool. I don't mind their shortness; it was still enough to do what they were intended to do. The feature isn't there for recording, just to awaken your memories that little bit better than a still photo.
Edit: Hadn't heard of the HTC Zoe feature before, so all the respect to HTC for getting this idea first (?). However, I'm no HTC user so this is exciting for me regardless.
Edit: Hadn't heard of the HTC Zoe feature before, so all the respect to HTC for getting this idea first (?). However, I'm no HTC user so this is exciting for me regardless.
Next Week... Here is 'The New Samsung Galaxy S6 S EDGE SSS (Stupendously Super Sized) with Touch 3D'.
So with Live Photos, have Apple invented time travel in order to take a picture 1.5 seconds before you actually press the shutter?
It could be recording all the time, and simply discarding until you press the shutter, because gasp it might just have RAM enough to do so in the background.
If its all the same, I'd rather forgo the higher pixel density than suffer the indignity of having to use any handset designed to run Android. Sure, I'll be happy when Apple gives me higher resolutions, but I won't need to brag about it because its just a phone!
The saying 'First world problems' comes to mind.
I don't think so, it seems to me that this feature will be useful for those who want and invisible for the others, until they find out
I am impressed how high profit margins let Apple update almost an entire iPhone and leave the same price in a 12 months timeframe
I think it's one of them things were it will be a case of getting used to force touch, I don't think it will activate as easily I'm just going by experience with my Apple Watch. I have to admit I like the feature of it and the demo they displayed.
As far as I can think right now, I'm pretty sure rearranging home screen icons is the ONLY long press implementation by Apple. I'd be willing to adapt to a new home screen rearrange method to add this functionality everywhere in the OS.
You're absolutely right. Never have I heard anyone complain that their iPhone was too thick, even at the time of the first iPhone. Battery life on the other hand? Every iPhone owner I ever met complained about that.
Edgar wrote:
"And it's not just about the crazy overprice, for an abusive 16GB, just 1Go of Ram"
16GB is perfect for corporate phones where they want their people to use it as a communication device and not video production. Mail is stored on corporate servers. Apps are web-based or built for mobile where the heavy lifting is done on the servers. They don't need or want to pay for more storage.
From what I've read, no one knows yet how much RAM there is. People are taking the approach, "well, Apple didn't mention it so that means RAM didn't change." Apple has never announced the amount of RAM so we wait until iFixIt or another teardown site opens it up and posts their findings.
"And it's not just about the crazy overprice, for an abusive 16GB, just 1Go of Ram"
16GB is perfect for corporate phones where they want their people to use it as a communication device and not video production. Mail is stored on corporate servers. Apps are web-based or built for mobile where the heavy lifting is done on the servers. They don't need or want to pay for more storage.
From what I've read, no one knows yet how much RAM there is. People are taking the approach, "well, Apple didn't mention it so that means RAM didn't change." Apple has never announced the amount of RAM so we wait until iFixIt or another teardown site opens it up and posts their findings.
Edgar wrote:
"And it's not just about the crazy overprice, for an abusive 16GB, just 1Go of Ram"
16GB is perfect for corporate phones where they want their people to use it as a communication device and not video production. Mail is stored on corporate servers. Apps are web-based or built for mobile where the heavy lifting is done on the servers. They don't need or want to pay for more storage.
From what I've read, no one knows yet how much RAM there is. People are taking the approach, "well, Apple didn't mention it so that means RAM didn't change." Apple has never announced the amount of RAM so we wait until iFixIt or another teardown site opens it up and posts their findings.
"And it's not just about the crazy overprice, for an abusive 16GB, just 1Go of Ram"
16GB is perfect for corporate phones where they want their people to use it as a communication device and not video production. Mail is stored on corporate servers. Apps are web-based or built for mobile where the heavy lifting is done on the servers. They don't need or want to pay for more storage.
From what I've read, no one knows yet how much RAM there is. People are taking the approach, "well, Apple didn't mention it so that means RAM didn't change." Apple has never announced the amount of RAM so we wait until iFixIt or another teardown site opens it up and posts their findings.
Or they could just change the way you move icons. That would truly be revolutionary and magical.
Where have you been for the last eight years? This is the way it's always been... Every other year it's the S-models with focus on internals, speed and improving the model from the year before. I actually for one prefer the S-models, and think it's the most polished and well finished models. They have sorted all the flaws and improved the speed and features in a big way.
I don't think you are - if I wasn't still on a 5, I might have waited another year as well. But there are too many updates from the model I have to this one, that make the 6s a true upgrade for me. As I generally don't upgrade year over year (obviously!) I'm thinking the new Apple program of yearly updates won't be worthwhile for me!
Man... I would have brought some cheese if I knew this was going to be a whine party.
there is an awful lot of non iPhone users here complaining about how much of a disappointment or how much better Samsung phones are, I don't get it.
It hasn't been confirmed yet whether RAM is 1 or 2gb; we have to wait until the teardowns in about two weeks. There's been a lot of mixed messages; some new sites are saying 2gb, but it's not fully confirmed yet.
No they couldn't. There multiple levels of pressing that has different function. Also, long press is tedious as you have to wait.
Nothing thrilling… dont know how other ppl using their phones for, but im using it 95% of the time for calls, messages and VoIP, so i was hoping to hear about improved battery and a 4” iPhone version with the same spec’s and shape as the new ones. The last thing i care for is 3D Touch, more pixels in the camera, or 4K videos, specially when the base model is still 16GB.
Oh well, looks like i will stay with my old and trusty iPhone for another year…
Oh well, looks like i will stay with my old and trusty iPhone for another year…
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LOL you enjoy it some much you have to come to MACrumors to talk about it.... yeah right QQ on android forums