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Kuo: 2019 iPhones to Feature 12MP Front Cameras, Special Black Coating to Hide Lenses, and More
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Darth Tulu, based on your own definition you are a Fandroid and an Apple hater. Not my definition, yours. We know it, you know it. So, own it.
What you are doing here is trolling on an Apple forum. You are pretty good at it because you confused a few of us to beleive you wanted to participate in a discusson.
You started the junk-measuring contest with this:
I gave you a list of iPhone features that Samsung phones don't have and you dismissed them all as you don't want any of them. That doesn't change the fact that they exist. How curious that none of these features would be welcome on a Samsung device...
Oops, again I beleived you were here for an argument, my bad, no need to reply unless you actually address my point.
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Well said!!!
I too own and use Samsung products, so it's easy for me to see where each platform falls short. A fanboy is a faith-based blind follower who would never give a chance to another religion.
What you are doing here is trolling on an Apple forum. You are pretty good at it because you confused a few of us to beleive you wanted to participate in a discusson.
You started the junk-measuring contest with this:
"take an actual look at what Samsung offers on their devices (in the same price category) that Apple doesn't before commenting against them.
The list is long, and every single one of those would be welcome on an Apple device."
The list is long, and every single one of those would be welcome on an Apple device."
I gave you a list of iPhone features that Samsung phones don't have and you dismissed them all as you don't want any of them. That doesn't change the fact that they exist. How curious that none of these features would be welcome on a Samsung device...
Oops, again I beleived you were here for an argument, my bad, no need to reply unless you actually address my point.
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Well said!!!
I too own and use Samsung products, so it's easy for me to see where each platform falls short. A fanboy is a faith-based blind follower who would never give a chance to another religion.
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2021 is just feeling like the year to really look at upgrading any of my Apple devices.
1. I wanna see whats the future of Intel vs A-Series.
2. 5G needs to mature - by late 2021, I feel like it will make sense.
3. The transitioning of macOS with iOS apps should also mature.
4. Saner price for a 16.5 in MacBook Pro with 64 GBs of RAM and Core i9 or A15.
1. I wanna see whats the future of Intel vs A-Series.
2. 5G needs to mature - by late 2021, I feel like it will make sense.
3. The transitioning of macOS with iOS apps should also mature.
4. Saner price for a 16.5 in MacBook Pro with 64 GBs of RAM and Core i9 or A15.
Have you considered the XR? You literally just described that phone, which is a single lens camera, and has a larger battery, which has been highly rated across-the-board for longevity.
No. Only uselessly increasing megapixel count , has negative side effects on photos like cross talk. should improve low light performance.
Qualcomm in 2020, more reason to hold off till then and iOS 14. Though I usually upgrade annually, I am not feeling it this year with the present rumours. Maybe this will change and somethings are a complete surprise, base 128GB storage would be nice but not worth upgrading unless it comes with a price drop.
More RAM would be nice, however my XS is doing great with 4GB. A shrunken in all directions FaceID may do it with a side button TouchID.
Can we please get a wider front camera, it sucks taking a picture with friends or family and everyone having to bunch up together and since I’m holding the phone my head is cropped or just a round fat face in the corner.
This is simply not going to happen. While other OEMs offer this sort of power for a little less, core i9 are is not mainstream. A base 16.5-17” MBP would start at $2799-2999. A high-end config w/o being maxed out with storage would easily hit $4500-5000.
As for soldered RAM, more manufacturers have adopted this. It was inevitable that they would. The NVMe can be upgraded in the Dell XPSs but that’s it.
Apple marks up these machines because they can. MBP build quality and feel is still better than the majority of competitors. And of course if you love macOS you really have nowhere else to go
I've had horrible luck with Bluetooth headphones. Not only do they sound terrible for the price but they've all died after a few months from battery failure and/or corrosion from water/sweat ingress. Last couple I attempted were the Powerbeats 3 and Sony AS800BT. Meanwhile my 10+ year wired old in-ears including the maligned Apple dual-armature model all still work fine.
The overwhelming #1 would be a proper file manager with the ability to rename, move, duplicate, and change the extension of files. Another would be the ability to move content to and from the phone without a network data or WiFi to a device either via USB mass storage or Bluetooth FTP - I work in an environment that prohibits WiFi and very frequently has me in areas where there is no phone service. Working USB OTG support would also suffice.
The only reason I use an iPhone is because it syncs well with MacOS and Apple has depreciated SyncML support. I have zero love for iOS.
Question for any engineers here.
Is there a reason why front facing cameras are usually lesser in quality compared to cameras of the same MP count in back cameras? Do they use different internal hardware or is it simply my presumption they're lower in quality due to the greater detail of an object being closer to the lens?
I can take a "selfie" with my full frame DSLRs utilizing a prime lens, but I suspect this doesn't really carry over to mobile phone technology.
Is there a reason why front facing cameras are usually lesser in quality compared to cameras of the same MP count in back cameras? Do they use different internal hardware or is it simply my presumption they're lower in quality due to the greater detail of an object being closer to the lens?
I can take a "selfie" with my full frame DSLRs utilizing a prime lens, but I suspect this doesn't really carry over to mobile phone technology.
I think the main reason is that they are smaller. They cannot protrude as the back cameras.
I thought the protrusion was mostly because of the earphone and other bits and bobs. I'm not completely sure to be honest. I just know that in future, the S series of phones may also have that problem because of their Corephotonics purchase which really brings out the bump due to the complexity of their camera systems. Then again, the pursuit of thinness increases the likelihood of bumps become even more prominent with each major iteration.
By 2021, the Core i9 will be in its 4th year. I am sure it will be mainstream enough for Apple to include it with a base model config. Considering the 16.5 inch will be a new tier, it will probably be in the base model with upgrades costing an extra. I'm sure it will be expensive.
Typically smaller sensors and inferior optics due to space constraints.
And by 2022, Intel will have a new architecture to replace Core and its iterations that have been around since 2006. They hired Jim Keller a while back. Give or take 3-5 years for a new architecture to pop up.
Why do Apple still update the phones every year when clearly they are struggling to come up with new 'features'?
The frequent updates made sense when the smartphone was rapidly developing, but now they're a mature product people will probably start keeping phones for a few years or more, like they do with laptops and tablets, so constant updates are unnecessary.
The frequent updates made sense when the smartphone was rapidly developing, but now they're a mature product people will probably start keeping phones for a few years or more, like they do with laptops and tablets, so constant updates are unnecessary.
No but the article indicated the future XR may have 2 camera lens. I am not planning to buy a new iPhone anytime soon but will eventually when the 5G network becomes more widely available. The additional camera lens adds to the cost and I use a DSLR camera for pics.