iPhone X is on par with a macbook pro; however...

[iop]

iPhone X is on par with a 13" macbook pro. However, in 3 years iPhone X will be too old to support new iOS features, while your 3 year old (or older) laptop will be able to do everything a new macbook pro can... 3 years is all it takes for an Apple processor to go from the fastest thing ever to a terribly outdated turtle.

 

[keysofanxiety]

while your 3 year old (or older) laptop will be able to do everything a new macbook pro can...

When did my 15" 2012 MBP get Touch ID?

 

[iop]

When did my 15" 2012 MBP get Touch ID?

The real question is "when did iphone X get touchid?"

PS the discussion is about CPU and software, not about peripheral hardware.

 

[0928001]

The real question is "when did iphone X get touchid?"

PS the discussion is about CPU and software, not about peripheral hardware.

This isn't even a discussion. This is you stating your opinion on a mostly irrelevant topic. My old iPhone 5, which was released in 2012, stayed in the update window until today. I paid $649 and it "lasted" 5 years on updated software, and was used daily for 4 1/2 years. Still runs great on 10.3.3, and still has life outside of this window. A MacBook is $900+.

"Terribly outdated turtle". Nope. Don't be a drama queen.

 

[iop]

Let me give you an example: iphone 6 can't support arkit because the CPU isn't capable enough. The same will happen to iPhone X in 3 years. Don't be in denial.

 

[jkozlow3]

iPhone X is on par with a 13" macbook pro. However, in 3 years iPhone X will be too old to support new iOS features, while your 3 year old (or older) laptop will be able to do everything a new macbook pro can... 3 years is all it takes for an Apple processor to go from the fastest thing ever to a terribly outdated turtle.

Who keeps their phones for 3 years?????

 

[Travisimo]

It is not so much that the older phones can't handle the newer features... it's just that they can't handle them optimally, so Apple chooses to not include them on older devices (and to push upgrades to newer phones, like everyone else does). Your older MacBook will still run newer software, but it too will not run them as well... and Apple does disable certain features on older Mac's when the hardware isn't capable of them (Airdrop is one of them).

 

[eyoungren]

Who keeps their phones for 3 years?????

Uhhhhh…come again?

 

[fathergll]

This isn't even a discussion. This is you stating your opinion on a mostly irrelevant topic. My old iPhone 5, which was released in 2012, stayed in the update window until today. I paid $649 and it "lasted" 5 years on updated software, and was used daily for 4 1/2 years. Still runs great on 10.3.3, and still has life outside of this window. A MacBook is $900+.

"Terribly outdated turtle". Nope. Don't be a drama queen.

From my own anecdotal experience my iPhones showed their age faster than my Apple computers. I feel as if my Macbook Air which is from 2012 has less issues with performance than my iPhone 6 which i got in Sept 2014.

 

[jabingla2810]

Perhaps the laptop market isn't innovating as fast as iPhone market.

Let me give you an example: iphone 6 can't support arkit because the CPU isn't capable enough. The same will happen to iPhone X in 3 years. Don't be in denial.

Nobody is in denial.

I'm not sure what you can do about your issue. It's just life. Get on with it.

 

[iop]

It is not so much that the older phones can't handle the newer features... it's just that they can't handle them optimally, so Apple chooses to not include them on older devices (and to push upgrades to newer phones, like everyone else does). Your older MacBook will still run newer software, but it too will not run them as well... and Apple does disable certain features on older Mac's when the hardware isn't capable of them (Airdrop is one of them).

That's a really good point. I pretty much always keep my laptop plugged in, so if a software task requires a lot of power, it's not an issue. It's different with a smartphone. Even if you plug it in, it can get hot enough to be very uncomfortable to hold.

 

[Starfyre]

This is the good and bad of technology. Everything will get better, but if you keep waiting you won't have anything.

 

[iop]

Uhhhhh…come again?

Happy Birthday!