They should've just called it 13s, and a lot of these memes wouldn't happen.
Just curious. If Apple had punted, kept the iPhone 13 models, would you expect them to lower the price. In today’s economic climate, most businesses are raising the price on goods, services, and products left and right. It seems to me that Apple is at least making improvements for those who are at the point of wanting/needing to upgrade.
The new CPU is marginally better according to benchmarks so far. In real world use for the majority of people, it'll probably be indistinguishable performance. So this is really a matter of just wanting to see a bigger number.
The upgrade was already marginal and we don’t even get that? Is it good news?
I think the regular 14 and + also have Satellite connectivity, crash detection, AOD added. Not 100% sure though.
Ok but this is barely a 13S then. Almost nothing to do with the rest of the new lineup.
Never said it was good news, and hey you aren't being forced to buy anything.
This is true except for the punch hole camera which is older than HER!
Following Apple's "Far out" event that included the launch of the updated iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, Steve Jobs' daughter Eve Jobs took to her Instagram to share a meme mocking the new iPhones as basically unchanged compared to last year's iPhone 13.
The meme is a popular one showing a man holding up a gifted shirt identical to one he's already wearing. Jobs captioned the meme with "Me upgrading from iPhone 13 to iPhone 14 after Apple's announcement today," sharing it with her nearly half a million followers yesterday before deleting it.
The meme is sparked by customers' belief that the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus feature FEW changes compared to the iPhone 13 and do not represent a worthwhile upgrade. The 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus feature the same chip found in the iPhone 13 Pro, which comes with an additional GPU-core compared to the standard iPhone 13 models.
Other than a slight boost in performance, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus benefit from new camera features, including autofocus on the front-facing camera and improved low-light performance. On the iPhone 14 Plus, thanks to the larger size, customers will get the best battery life ever in any iPhone.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus will be available for pre-order on Friday, September 9, and the iPhone 14 will be available next week, Friday, September 16. The larger iPhone 14 Plus will begin arriving to customers on Friday, October 7.
Article Link: Steve Jobs' Daughter Shares Then Deletes Meme Mocking iPhone 14's Modest Upgrades
Am I supposed not to criticize a mediocre expensive product because I’m not forced to buy it?
Didn’t you hear, 24 is the new 14. Maturity seems to be lacking with some twenty-something’s, especially among the privileged. Mom/dad are still very necessary as a “guiding” force under those circumstances.
I hope it was a 14 Pro so at least she’ll be able to play around on her dynamic island. 🤣
If all iPhone models had the upgrades of the 14 pro, it would be a pretty decent step forward. It's a bit odd to have this level of disparity between standard and pro models. Time will tell how this pans out for Apple.
I worked for Steve at NeXT and later Apple. Those morons you cite weren’t hired. Steve and Bill surrounded themselves by Ph.Ds for good reasons—neither knew much about Physics intricately but we’re also excellent students who chose to leave Reid and Harvard, respectively to become entrepreneurs. Both would have excelled in applied sciences if they chose to stay.
Some chip upgrades in the past were mostly marketing hype and not big leaps forward either and people lined up around the block for them... there are some minor bumps but most iPhone users don't upgrade annually anyway so for people ready to, it's still an upgrade and having at long bloody last, a larger screen option on the cheaper line is there for people.
Mature or lazy or carrot dangling strategy?
