YouTuber Compares Original 2007 iPhone to New iPhone 11 Pro

[Baywoof]

I went from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone X and in reality, I miss the 6. It did everything I wanted and well, liked the form factor, and I don't care about new camera features. I use a DSLR for serious image taking and the iPhone just for quick snapshots. I may go back to an older version when the X dies.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Amazing all the gadgets the iPhone replaces.

And how smartphones enable us ALL to be big brother or big brothers pet

Still these kind of posts on front page are very frivolous to the community or Apple in general. It’s more of an opinion n conversation piece

 

[MiamiBourne]

Can we just call him by his name instead of calling him “Youtuber” in the title?

That's the first thing I thought...people on this site should know who this is.

 

[Tozovac]

Wow, I really miss the old iOS design. Look how easy it was to find functions!

This was back when Apple prioritized function over fashion.

Even little things like returning to differentiating actionable items via touchable-looking (intuitively recognizable) buttons versus text, going back to using boxes/borders to define zones instead of using only a 1 pixel high gray horizontal lines, using actual colors instead of so much monochromatic light blue on white, and using black bold font instead hard to read light gray font Will be such steps back in the right direction.

 

[alfonsog]

I got one first day at full price and I remember how amazing it was and it was worth it. I did get the ‘free’ $200 gift card when they lowered the price. I haven’t bothered with the 11 but I’ll get the 11s or 12 or whatever they call it (have Xs Max).

 

[sharif44k]

I still have my original iPhone. I reset it and then realized that I didn’t have the original SIM card. Not activating. So thought I would take it to Apple store to see if they can help me even though I knew there was very low chance they would help me. When I took it to Apple store those kids who Apple calls geniuses started showing my phone to each other and admired old tech. Ended up coming back without fixing my problem, but oh well. Too old of a phone to fix. Still keeping it though.

 

[baileya1c]

Almost 2020 and we’re still stuck watching YouTube at 1080p on iOS. Absolutely pathetic.

 

[sososowhat]

The biggest change has been the App Store. The original iPhone came with the apps it came with and no more. The AppStore was introduced for the next iPhone, the 3G.

Other than that: I'm amazed at how much of the original phone remains today. The appearance of apps on the screen, the slide to open, the basic look & feel. 12 years later, an iPhone is still an iPhone.

I did buy the original at the Palo Alto Apple Store on day one. It was $600 or so in an era when phones were "free". I returned it within the two-week window. It was amazing, but the web connection was impossibly slow, and it dropped calls constantly. A neighbor of mine, who later went on to become the mayor of Palo Alto, did the same thing -- the promise was there, but it wasn't really an effective tool yet.

 

[swingerofbirch]

Almost 2020 and we’re still stuck watching YouTube at 1080p on iOS. Absolutely pathetic.

Almost 2020 and broadcast television is still in 720p or 1080i. 1080p on a phone seems good in comparison. Most iPhone users don't even have a 1080p display.

 

[neliason]

Anyways, the biggest thing? EDGE was slooooooooooooooooow.

Excellent point. A huge part of the modern smart phone experience depends on good internet speed. Free public WiFi wasn’t as available back then either.

 

[pika2000]

Almost 2020 and we’re still stuck watching YouTube at 1080p on iOS. Absolutely pathetic.

Almost 2020, and Google still doesn’t want to use widely supported standard video codec for their 4K YouTube. And almost 2020, they even tell Pixel 4 users that they don’t need 4k60 video recording.

 

[pdaholic]

faceID
In-display fingerprint sensors
In-display front facing cameras
Neural engines in processors
Edge to edge displays
Stacked motherboards
5g
Ultrawide band
Sonar sensors
Squeeze sensors
Reverse wireless charging
90/120 hz displays on mobile
Time of flight sensors in cameras
Folding display phones

You forgot to mention that we just got a download manager in safari. #progress

 

[djgamble]

Amazing all the gadgets the iPhone replaces.

Oooh yeah!!!! I remember packing my bags for Japan a few years before it was released and feeling like a tech wizard because I bought a MBP, a bluetooth GPS, an app with vector maps (to mark my travels + stay safe during hikes), a Japanese phone of the day (pre 'smartphone' days but they did e-mail, web browsing, digital TV...etc) and a couple of decent cameras (Nikon DSLR and a semi-pro Richo

I miss the battery life... iPhone OS 1 didn't have an App Store, just a few web apps. The battery lasted about 3 days.

Oh man it's something we forget ay!!!! We love to see batteries as being connected with clean energy, but phones used to last for a week or 2 on 1 charge. Sigh...

 

[ErikGrim]

Almost 2020 and we’re still stuck watching YouTube at 1080p on iOS. Absolutely pathetic.

I know. Google is awful.

 

[JamieLannister]

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Almost 2020 and we’re still stuck watching YouTube at 1080p on iOS. Absolutely pathetic.

What's pathetic isn't watching youtube @1080p on iOS. It's the fact apple still selling devices with 720p/800p displays.

 

[head_bigg]

Why is this news? Damn near every YouTuber has made this video every single year.

 

[mebehere]

Uh... technology advances. There is no miracle here.

However, it would be a miracle if the haptics on my XR would work consistently. I keep waiting with each update, but no.

Everyone else has a fantastically working phone.

Enjoy.

 

[lysingur]

In another 12 years, iPhone definitely won't be a "phone" in the sense we use today. Just as smartphones weren't really a category before the advent of iPhone and the category itself really is a combination of so many different devices, e.g. MP3 player, video player, phone, tape recorder, GPS, radio, and camera. Twelve years from now, iPhone will incorporate more devices into its category. Perhaps becoming some type of wearable device with projection that's touch-capable.

AirPods will definitely become standard and even see its core tech incorporated into the new iGlass that Apple is working on. The trend is to:

1. free the hands and
2. be always-on

iPhone XXV in 2032, that is if they still keep the iPhone moniker, will likely be an iGlass + iWatch + AirPods with input being a "touchable projection" combined with a highly intelligent AI-powered Siri. iPhone XXV might even lose the keyboard all together as speech recognition/prediction becomes almost flawless and video/audio transfer over cellular networks close to instantaneous.

This is not to mention close to half of the passenger vehicles on the road is projected to be electric around that time so perhaps a much expanded and reworked CarPlay.

Apple is already working towards that future. They're bringing it all together: iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, "iGlass", CarPlay, "Apple Car", HomeKit, Apple TV and HomePod, and all of them will be powered by in-house technology and Apple's own chip. Apple is so uniquely positioned to shape our (digital) future that it's scary to think what kind of a behemoth it will transform into in a decade.

 

[Westside guy]

Can we just call him by his name instead of calling him “Youtuber” in the title?

Actually, they did - the guy's name is Uri Toober.

 

[audiophilosophy]

This makes me miss "slide to unlock." Nowadays, I'm torn between the convenience of having my iPhone set to "tap to wake" and having the constant mild fear throughout each day of touching the screen inadvertently and having a bunch of stuff happen that I didn't even mean to do because the iPhone pickups up the touches. On really hot days, my iPhone wakes through my pocket in my pants, I assume because the phone feels the heat coming off my leg as a touch. I feel like all the things that are "going forward" with how we open our iPhones is kind of going backwards too in some ways. Slide to unlock, Touch ID, and a bezel are really kind of nice, actually, and I miss them. I have soreness in my thumb because of the bezelsess design which had me contorting my thumb far down and way up more than I had to before the Face ID design came along. I really like having a bezel on my iPad mini, and I'll be bummed out if and when that eventually goes away. I know tiny bezel design is all the rage, but a decent bit of bezel is actually a good thing.

 

[Mutepointer]

Apple must now realise that the cash cow aka us the consumers, have realised and are open eyed about the incremental changes that Apple makes to its handsets and other products. From hence forward, Apple must change it’s product range greater than ever before every year.

 

[code-m]

Amazing all the gadgets the iPhone replaces.

Convergence is what a lot of devices and smart ones do, how is the iPhone going to evolve in the future is what I am interested in, this nostalgia of tech is pointless as it improves daily via hardware or software and capabilities added. Collectors relish on the past, what were people expecting nothing to improve and then complain that XYZ company does not innovate.
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Apppe must now realise that the cash cow aka us the consumers, have realised and are open eyed about the incremental changes that Apple makes to its handsets and other products. From hence forward, Apple must change it’s product range greater than ever before every year.

society in general have become accustomed to smart devices may it be iOS or Android and the convenience of doing more for less investment. Smart devices have made it way into developing Nations so many can experience the tech. Now if it is for the better or worse depends on various factors and perspective. If one were to take Palm Pilot to an isolated village the people will think it’s the best thing out there, what makes these devices are its constant connection to services and the internet, without it the experience is just okay.

 

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What's pathetic isn't watching youtube @1080p on iOS. It's the fact apple still selling devices with 720p/800p displays.

valid point for some on others it is lost. It’s like purchasing the best speakers or headphones as recommended by audiophiles because you can afford it and want the best but your hearing is limited due to a disability and you are playing back mp3 encoded tracks stored on a smart device.

most people do not notice a difference between the XR/11 screen compared to the XS/Pro screen but hey whatever. I would love a LCD on the 5.8” XS/Pro, not a fan of the present OLED. Where higher resolution and refresh rates come into play is when using those makeshift VR headsets where each pixel can be seen due to a magnifying issue.

 

[mnni]

Wow, I really miss the old iOS design. Look how easy it was to find functions!

Scott... is that you?

 

[cult hero]

As MKBHD points out, the comparison between the original iPhone and the iPhone 11 Pro is also interesting because it leaves us imagining what kind of technology changes we might be seeing in another 12 years.

Not really when you consider phones and technology haven't changed much in the last 5-6 years. The biggest advances over the past 12 years were front-loaded in the early years of the period.

What? Are you serious? The power of the processors (and the power efficiency), the quality of the screens, and the power of the cameras are huge jumps.

People take the engineering involved for granted at this point.

While I’d still be rocking my iPhone 6S if not for a free upgrade, because it did everything I needed it to well enough, I’m not going to ignore the rather huge technological chasm between those two devices.