iPhone 7 Hands-On: Improved Cameras, New Jet Black Color, AirPods, No Headphone Jack, and More

[hanafuda]

Does it have True Tone display??

No, unfortunately. I was really hoping for that.

 

[falainber]

Actually, last time I checked, Samsung products run Android. Hate to rain on your over-hyped and glorified list of misleading specs, but in the interest of... you know... actual usage:

Is that what you call "actual usage"?

 

[hanafuda]

I don't know what you mean about that? but I rather have a 7th grade mind instead a mind of monkey, I can atleast still tell the difference between right and wrong

But you apparently can't tell the difference between an opinion and fact. Also, don't call people monkeys when you are here constantly shilling for Samsung.

 

[gaximus]

IT's $9.00 more than the 6S and it's tacky, and another adapter to carry!!!!!!!

And the real kicker.....what DAC do you think you are getting for $9.00.....

genius......given the DAC in the 6S costs more than $9.00..... You are getting worse audio experiece....and you are actually gloating and celebrating...wow....just wow.

Before you cheerleader on, let's see how much an equivalent DAC to the 6S will cost....not the junk supplied in this adapter

Probably the same DAC in the 6S, as apple likes to reuse parts

 

[teeoh717]

Is that what you call "actual usage"?

Is this what you call actual usage?: https://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3

 

[hanafuda]

I'm interested in buying wireless earphones with dual mics. Can you link me to some of the many better looking competitors please?

Not the person you were replying to, but the only thing I can think of are these https://hereplus.me/ It is a very thin market of having two mics and the Here's are omnidirectional I believe that are meant for ambient noise.

 

[bbeagle]

Nice knowing you, Jack.

I'm waiting for an Apple commercial touting the no headphone jack with the song 'Hit the Road Jack, and don't come back....'

 

[solarguy17]

Is that what you call "actual usage"?

Loading a ton of apps and determine how quickly they can load from memory? Yeah that's sound like real world usage.

Now maybe doing laps is a bit crazy but just the loading time of asphalt 8, photoshop, and the to lapse crest action on lapse it is enough proof of how weak the Samsung phone is.

Maybe next Samsung should consider copying Apple speed instead of just the features!

 

[Mastan]

I'm waiting for an Apple commercial touting the no headphone jack with the song 'Hit the Road Jack, and don't come back....'

Love that song,even so better when I have a few Jack D in me.

 

[Freyqq]

If true, that means there is still a DAC in the phone. Is there? Why? Just for the dongle? Is it equal to the previous DAC?
So what the hell was the point of removing the 3.5mm jack...

I guess just moving a physical port out of the phone to save internal volume.

 

[swester]

In 15 years, kids are going to wonder why anyone ever used cables to connect headphones. It'll be as foreign a concept as a rotary telephone.

And I'll be glad to point them to this thread filled with the sad, age-old Luddite complaints.

 

[Mastan]

There is no opening on the top of the phone.
Where is the other stereo speaker?

 

[Deelron]

No. I remember how CD-ROMs took off then. Everything else was still very expensive for many years to come.

But I also don't remember them announcing CD-Rs on the exact same day the iMac lost the floppy drive. They'd been around and people knew what they were. In other words, there was overlap between the old and the new. (Kind of like how Apple transitioned from PowerPC to Intel. Remember that? How they took a year to do it?)

The initial iMac didn't have a floppy drive (it never lost it) and it also couldn't write CD-Rs (thanks now I'm having awful USB to Serial adapter for an Epson Printer flashbacks.

 

[Mastan]

In 15 years, kids are going to wonder why anyone ever used cables to connect headphones. It'll be as foreign a concept as a rotary telephone.

And I'll be glad to point them to this thread filled with the sad, age-old Luddite complaints.

What's That Dad,
A cable Son.
Whatever Dad.
You Are Funny.

 

[Sedulous]

Yeah, they really need to ditch lightning and just use the more universal USB-C.

 

[maxsix]

Only an Apple fanboy can say something like that. You forget that Apple just removed a feature and made it an option by charging $9 for something that all phones should have out of the box. They just created a new revenue stream and you are applauding. It doesn't matter if it's $30 option, $9 or a 5 cent option. They just purposefully removed a feature and made it an option.

True

One of Apple's strengths is their ability to control and influence the customer. With a cult like following, Apple is their God. Whatever Apple says or does suddenly becomes gospel... It's quite the dynamic.

 

[Mastan]

True

One of Apple's strengths is their ability to control and influence the customer. With a cult like following, Apple is their God. Whatever Apple says or does suddenly becomes gospel... It's quite the dynamic.

Which is what I dislike.

 

[Feenician]

True

One of Apple's strengths is their ability to control and influence the customer. With a cult like following, Apple is their God. Whatever Apple says or does suddenly becomes gospel... It's quite the dynamic.

Ah yes. The "People disagree with me because their fanboys" trope. A surefire winner

 

[Mastan]

Ah yes. The "People disagree with me because their fanboys" trope. A surefire winner

That's pathetic.

 

[Feenician]

That's pathetic.

Whereas posts about "fanboys" and "Apple's cult-like control" are measured, realistic and totally in good taste. Apple just sold their billionth iPhone to "fanboys". Yep, that's a thing that happened.

Again, the definition of "pathetic" is not "disagrees with me"

 

[ramonabynes]

There is no opening on the top of the phone.
Where is the other stereo speaker?

It is the earpiece

 

[Mastan]

It is the earpiece

Wow,Thanks.

 

[meboy]

There is a limit to what you can do in a phone. Because of physics and optics. So, WTH do you want?
There is no miracle; better single lens photo requires all sorts of weird optical tricks (with lenses, sensors), computational photography and ultimately a thicker phone (if all else fails). Phones are pretty much at the limit; having greater resolution has impact on other factors such as low light photography. There is a tradeoff.
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Well, its not been the case in the last 2 years, not at all.

And considering the only place were it "fell behind" is photo (this year) and possible screen (last 18 months) you're own bias is showing. It was still ahead using plenty of other metrics.

I would like it to take better all around photos and videos.
If you add a second lens I would hope it does that.
This one wide and one telephoto just isn't useful for most users.

Camera fell behind more than a year ago.
Screen has been behind amoled for more than a year.
Battery life. (plus is pretty good, still not amazing, but the regular is pathetic)
Fast charging.
Wireless charging.
Bezels
Weight
Waterproofing
Multitasking.
How did it take iOS to have a notification area?
Getting gouged for everything you would buy for an Apple device including apps, cases, battery packs and other accessories, cables.

I'm not sure what "plenty" of metrics you're talking about.
Maybe customer service?
Fluidity compared to some.
App selection regularly gets touted but it's actually often worse than android.

 

[JosephAW]

Okay I've seen all the keynote and my question is not answered, How do I listen to music all night with my lightning headphones and charge my iPhone. FAIL!

 

[lincolntran]

Usually when you have to hook up special adapters for existing equipment it's considered a downgrade.

It's also called backward compatible