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Top Stories: October 13 Apple Event, iPhone 12 and HomePod Mini Leaks, and More
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I don’t know what they could do to cripple it, it doesn’t really do enough in the first place to be able to take away features!
Conversely I’m hoping that the HomePod 2 will actually add more features like optical and 3.5mm jacks as well as Spotify/other support and to be recognised as a regular Bluetooth device for non-Apple hardware. At least then it might actually go some way to justifying its price.
Prosser: AirPods Studio to Start at $350 But Won't Feature at Next Week's Apple Event, AirTags Delayed Until March 2021
Two things missing from today's big leak about the iPhone 12, HomePod mini, and MagSafe chargers are mentions of AirTags and AirPods Studio, two heavily rumored new Apple products.
Their omission suggests they may not make their debut at next week's event, and leaker Jon Prosser says that while an AirPods Studio launch may be just a few weeks away, they will indeed not appear at the event. Prosser says the over-ear headphones will be priced at $350 for the cheaper, sporty model and $600 for the "luxury variant" previously seen in a leaked photo.
Prosser also says that Apple's Tile-like Bluetooth item trackers known as AirTags similarly won't be unveiled at Tuesday's event, with their launch instead being pushed back to March 2021.
$350 for a pair of headphones that you can expect to stop working after 2 years due to irreplaceable battery? I am not buying one of these after my old AirPods lost most of its charging capacity after just 2 years.
Kind of stupid to use MagSafe for wireless stuff. I would like Apple to bring MagSafe connectors back to the Mac. It was one of the best features. Since Jobs, Apple has only cheapened its products.
"This year, in response to COVID-19, we've kept the 6.1 inch iPhone 12 at 64GB and raised the price $100! Now for the price of the 6.1" iPhone 11 you only get a 64GB 5.4 inch.
But that's okay. We're keeping the price the same and raising the base storage for wealthy iPhone Pro buyers."
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Once I upgraded from the 6s to the iPhone X and got my hands on the larger 5.8” display there was no going back for me. The Pro Max screen is too large for me and 5.4” now feels too small. I think the 6.1” will be perfect.
For me it’ll come down to storage and price. The base 6.1” iPhone 12 has 64 / 128 /256 GB models and starts at $799 so does that mean the 256 GB model will cost $999? If so, even if I don’t care much about the camera, if the base 6.1” Pro with the better camera starts at $999 and has 128 GB of storage wouldn’t it make sense to pay the extra $100 and get the $1099 256 GB version of the 6.1” iPhone 12 Pro? It’s only a $100 difference and for that you’re getting a way better camera even if I may not appreciate it much at the moment.
Other than the camera are there any other differences of note between the iPhone 12 6.1” and the iPhone 12 Pro 6.1”?
The iPhone 12 6.1 w/128GB ≈ $850. The iPhone 12 Pro 6.1 w/128 ≈ $1,000.
No other difference besides the cameras I can see.
But then what about putting stress on the usb-c cable. I’d think any accommodation you’d make to not stress your usb-c cable could be performed to accommodate not unplugging your MagSafe?
Just curious, why was the right side more preferred? Wall socket location? I’m asking only since I never ran into a preference issue as to wishing MagSafe plugged in to the other side.
MagSafe adapters have never received any good press, at least to those I had looked into. I had read of too many performance issues and safety risks to the macbook when using a non-OEM MagSafe adapter. Are there better, more robust adapters now?
I respect your two special-case issues but wouldn’t say they are so common or extreme that they should be rationale to nix the wonderful-to-me-and-many magsafe feature. In other words I think the pros to many far outweigh the reported cons I’ve read to date.
It’s all about maintaining quarterly growth. Shareholders first, fashion second, truly smart design/function third.
- if Apple releases the homepod mini I hope they immediately and dramatically expand the availability of languages! (Also in the classic homepod)
After the AirPower debacle Apple should consider avoiding the “air” moniker in its products if it wants to release them...
Power really matters. Small phones can't drive advanced camera and image processing.
They also want to price them differently. Would you rather that they sell all the phones at the same price?
Yes, socket location on the wall. In both places where I use my MB the most, the socket is on my right side!
Thank you for telling me that, I thought they were safe and performed well, but I never used or tested any of them.
I made a test now, took two pictures. I think the stress on the USB-C cable is not big enough to cause any damage to it. Problem is the MagSafe connector is very sensitive, a very small pressure can disconnect it.
Would be a shame if the US model did have the mmwave support and the rest of the world did not, when I travel to the US it means my experience would potentially be inferior to someone who bought it locally. Now of course, if that is because they have to support more bands in Europe instead and the US models don't support them that of course is a shame but more understandable but if it is just omitted for seemingly no reason then that'd irritate me.
I am excited about the HomePod Mini. At $99 I can justify the cost for a nice little speaker that plays podcasts or audible books (where sound quality isn't the biggest deal) and not have to settle for a Google product where the suck up all my info to make a profit on. You cannot really compare a Google product to an Apple product. The reason why the Google product appears to be a better value is the make residual income off you by using/selling your info. Apple doesn't. If that doesn't matter for you then you should just go with a Google product.
