Doing my best, thanks.lol - courage. That was how many years ago? Good for you though for keeping it alive, there's probably some people who still appreciate it.
If it's a single cell then it's not a battery.
So... Except for the CPU upgrade, the Xs is last year's technology and design. Can someone please explain to me why the price of the phone hasn't gotten cheaper?
Because the millennial love paying for new stuff. LOL as long as there are people willing to pay for it (and i'm guessing a lot last year for the X), they want to see if the price will hold up. I want it to flop so they can drop the price for the MAX down.So... Except for the CPU upgrade, the Xs is last year's technology and design. Can someone please explain to me why the price of the phone hasn't gotten cheaper?
Okay then..
A single "Single cell" what?
Here is a single cell.
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And yes, even if the battery is only one cell it is still a battery.
Sealant is not an issue. Im stalking about internals. I do only repair my own phones or friends but they going "glue crazy". I mean it is really unnecessary. Like the battery - do they really have to use that nasty tape all over? Previous phones had different type of glue, much easier to deal with. Now they really trying to make it single use item.We have to use new sealant as to prevent water getting inside (IP67). Unless you use the sealant, the phone won't be water resistant after the re-assembly. All the iPhones (6s and prior) are not water resistant.
If they took out the Taptic Engine, cameras, sensors, and some other parts, there'd be more room for a bigger battery.
Sealant is not an issue. Im stalking about internals. I do only repair my own phones or friends but they going "glue crazy". I mean it is really unnecessary. Like the battery - do they really have to use that nasty tape all over? Previous phones had different type of glue, much easier to deal with. Now they really trying to make it single use item.
And it should NEVER happen. You are advocating a move backwards. You're probably a great guy, but I'm glad you're not on the development team.Actually, I'd be all-in for that... I'd take the phone without the taptic engine and the whole front camera thing, i.e. the notch can be removed as well. Instead put Touch ID on the back. Dual-Cam is also overrated. Phone can be 1,5mm thicker, I don't mind... still better than protruding camera.
And, yes, I'm well aware that will never happen...
You are comparing the iPhone to "Androids". This is a non-comparison.Nah... the A12 isn't much faster as tests have already proven. RAM isn't expensive, Androids pack 6G easily. There's improvements in the XS, yes, but computing power/performance practically didn't improve.
Yes he will. And so will I. And we'll LIKE it!Because you'll buy it anyways.
I see what you did there...nicely done!Two weeks ago the X cost $999.
Can someone please explain how this new phone has a new processor, upgraded camera, more RAM, stronger glass, faster LTE, some other minor improvements... And is the same price?
Oh my God, stop with the headphone jack already. Why aren't you asking for one of these?It's funny how the Taptic engine takes up probably as much or more space than a headphone jack... Would you rather have a headphone jack, or the Taptic engine?
"Negotiating prices"? I don't think you understand how Apple works.It's called a price drop, and negotiating prices.... Mind blown.
I don't think you know what beta testing is.lol looks like the phone is still in beta.
Just get dressed, go to your second job, save your money, and buy the damned thing. That's what I'm going to do, because whining and wailing at the moon here won't lower the price.None of these probably REDEVELOPED from the ground-up to increase the cost from where it was last. All the mentioned areas were already in use with frameworks and foundation (iOS) in place. All these earlier features realized its profits all these years and months....Hence the question.
If it is a bendable mobile, holographic display options etc....requires complete research, testing and development hence higher price can be justified. For evolutionary features...?
I don't think you know what beta testing is.
Apple probably changed the connector to make it incompatible....I wonder if you can use iPhone XS battery into iPhone X for more capacity...Is this possible?
What a terrible smartphone that would be. The 90s called they want their phone back.
Apple probably changed the connector to make it incompatible....
Why? How often do you actually do video calls on a phone?
I honestly can't think of a single reason apart from that why anyone would want a front camera.
You’re right. The word is being abused in that way these days, and we all know that the world needs more dumbing down. Feel free to continue using it that way.
But... "An electric battery is a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_battery
It's hard to tell from the photos but the new battery might physically be very slightly smaller. When the capacities were leaked yesterday (or the day before?) someone on another thread suggested one reason might be slightly less internal volume available in the XS due to extra sealing to get IP68 rating. Maybe I'm imagining it but I think I do see all the internals being spaced just slightly further in from the sides of the case in the XS vs the X and that might be down to extra IP68 waterproofing.Yeah pretty surprising they moved to one single cell and yet the capacity decreased.
Personally I'd happily lose Taptic for extra battery volume, in fact I'd rather have neither if it meant as big a battery as possible, but I doubt Taptic is going anywhere. The pictures do still show though that if Apple can optimise the design of the Taptic engine in future generations to get it smaller (higher density material for the bit that does the shaking?) there are potentially pretty big payoffs to be had in terms of freeing up some internal volume since it is such a big component currently.It's funny how the Taptic engine takes up probably as much or more space than a headphone jack... Would you rather have a headphone jack, or the Taptic engine?
My post was completely tongue-in-cheek.What a terrible smartphone that would be. The 90s called they want their phone back.
Oh my God, stop with the headphone jack already. Why aren't you asking for one of these?
I don't like Bluetooth for audio on my iPhone either, mainly because it's yet another thing that I need to keep charged for when I go out.Why? Because I use it every day, that's why! And the headphone jack isn't obsolete, like record players, or cassettes, or floppy drives, because Bluetooth and lightning are not going to be the universal audio interface for a very long time outside of the smartphone world.
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I don't like Bluetooth for audio on my iPhone either, mainly because it's yet another thing that I need to keep charged for when I go out.
I don't see see the problem though with using the wired Lightning adaptor. It's £9 in the UK so I'd guess it's under $10 in the USA. I don't really call that expensive and I leave it plugged onto the end of my headphone cable all the time. A one-off purchase at a trivial cost (at least to me), the problem is solved and I'm happy for Apple to use the internal space that it frees up as they see fit for the benefit of everyone.
My only complaint against Apple on this is that the adapter is only available in white - if they offered a black version as well it would match the rest of my headphone cable and I'd completely forget it was even there.
You were taught wrong by the sounds of it, but that explains a lot if that’s what’s taught routinely. What did they teach you?
I know some places simplify the cost/price issue for demonstration of accounting practices, but in real life it doesn’t really work that way and I guess they do a crap job of explaining that.
To be fair, there are exceptions, some things really are priced on a cost+ basis, but that’s not typical.