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ludi wrote:just poking the two leading gushers to enjoy the twitching.
End User wrote:I wear Levi’s and my X actually fits width ways in my pocket. There was no way my 7 Plus could do that.
I don’t mind the smaller size of the X but I think Apple will offer a Plus size next year if the OLED supply situation gets better.
DancinJack wrote:End User wrote:I wear Levi’s and my X actually fits width ways in my pocket. There was no way my 7 Plus could do that.
I don’t mind the smaller size of the X but I think Apple will offer a Plus size next year if the OLED supply situation gets better.
While I think people get the point, this doesn't really mean anything.
End User wrote:I wear Levi’s and my X actually fits width ways in my pocket. There was no way my 7 Plus could do that.
sweatshopking wrote:but between the green lines, issues in the cold, face unlock security concerns, and numerous other issues, id be hesitant to buy one
FireGryphon wrote:The iPhone and its new features are quite nice, but my version of reality yields the following:
FireGryphon wrote:1. FaceID is cool, but no one's yet mentioned its undecided legal issues involving law enforcement, namely that you may or may not have to unlock your phone if it is locked with biometrics, whereas you cannot be compelled to reveal a passcode, making biometrics legally fallible, even if they are technically sound.
FireGryphon wrote:2. My 6s Plus can fit in my pocket, but I have to remove it before I sit down. I've had the phone for two years now and am used to it, but it is still inconvenient and I've resolved to get a smaller phone when I 'upgrade' next.
FireGryphon wrote:3. Everyone's talking about these new things, but still the most practical reason to get an iPhone over any other phone is the superior camera. No other phone camera comes close.
FireGryphon wrote:4. I dropped my 6s Plus many times, the screen isn't cracked but the camera is hosed. I get blurry, wavy, clicking video and images from the 'good' camera. Luckily the front camera is still OK, but it wasn't nearly as good to begin with, which means I can use FaceTime on my phone and that's about it. I handle my phone too much to not drop it; I hope future phone cameras are either simpler or more durable.
FireGryphon wrote:5. The thing I keep coming back to is that Apple products no longer have the lustre they once had. Back in the day we could argue day and night over what was better, but anyone who actually used an Apple product could see how everything was deliberate and polished. I no longer find that the case. Apple is just another top-tier company, not an undisputed king.
FireGryphon wrote:4. The flip side to the iPhone's great camera is that, while I dropped my 6s Plus many times, the screen isn't cracked but the camera is hosed. I get blurry, wavy, clicking video and images from the 'good' camera. Luckily the front camera is still OK, but it wasn't nearly as good to begin with, which means I can use FaceTime on my phone and that's about it. I handle my phone too much to not drop it; I hope future phone cameras are either simpler or more durable.
ludi wrote:FireGryphon wrote:4. The flip side to the iPhone's great camera is that, while I dropped my 6s Plus many times, the screen isn't cracked but the camera is hosed. I get blurry, wavy, clicking video and images from the 'good' camera. Luckily the front camera is still OK, but it wasn't nearly as good to begin with, which means I can use FaceTime on my phone and that's about it. I handle my phone too much to not drop it; I hope future phone cameras are either simpler or more durable.
$20-50 and an hour of your time (and a phone toolkit if you don't already have one):
https://www.ebay.com/i/191630533132?chn=ps&dispctrl=1
or
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/iPhone/iPh ... F314-006-1
and
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+6s+ ... ment/55514
End User wrote:Or buy AppleCare and call it a day or just take it in to Apple and have them take care of it.
ludi wrote:End User wrote:Or buy AppleCare and call it a day or just take it in to Apple and have them take care of it.
Yes, I'm sure he'll consider that option when he upgrades to an X, but in the meantime he has a broken 6S that is relatively cheap and easy to repair. AppleCare costs way more than $17.
BIF wrote:Nervous about having glass on front and back
End User wrote:ludi wrote:End User wrote:Or buy AppleCare and call it a day or just take it in to Apple and have them take care of it.
Yes, I'm sure he'll consider that option when he upgrades to an X, but in the meantime he has a broken 6S that is relatively cheap and easy to repair. AppleCare costs way more than $17.
Who buys an iPhone without AppleCare?
Within the first year Apple basically covers all but the most heinous damages.
End User wrote:You can disable Face ID by a) powering off the phone b) hot key before you deal with law enforcement
End User wrote:iPhone X as small as a non Plus. Next years iPhone will come in two sizes so you can pick and choose.
End User wrote:If you can afford an iPhone X I highly recommend you buy it. Gestures and Face ID have sold it for me. The camera is always good so that is a given and not a priority.
End User, and others, paraphrased wrote:Get it serviced or service it yourself!
End User wrote:I wear Levi’s and my X actually fits width ways in my pocket.
FireGryphon wrote:...The iPhone SE is more the size I'm looking for in the Apple camp-- so I can sit down with it in my pocket and not have to remove it.
End User wrote:Who buys an iPhone without AppleCare?
Within the first year Apple basically covers all but the most heinous damages.
strangerguy wrote:"Hey look, I'm only just the #342423424123 Apple hater, how original!"
derFunkenstein wrote:End User wrote:Who buys an iPhone without AppleCare?
Within the first year Apple basically covers all but the most heinous damages.
Me. There are zero Apple stores within 150 miles of me. The nearest one is the Galleria in St. Louis. Second closest is in Chicago somewhere, probably Michigan Avenue. I live in the middle. Verizon is in town. I'd rather pay them $7.15/month.
Vhalidictes wrote:strangerguy wrote:"Hey look, I'm only just the #342423424123 Apple hater, how original!"
I actually liked Apple rather a lot until I switched out my older Galaxy phone for a iPhone 6 for work. There are still things I really like about Apple (OS updates for old hardware? Awesome!) but iOS itself it so annoying to use that I'm having trouble not hating.
Holy crap iOS needs to stop putting apps to sleep. Anything, and I mean any app, that's not active when it goes to sleep loses its state and needs to be reloaded. Slowly driving me insane. iOS puts Chat apps to sleep! Slack on iOS? Great! Getting my messages hours late because it's unloaded? Not so great.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Heiwashin wrote:It doesn't have push notifications like android?
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
End User wrote:tanker27 wrote:It will be he new baseline to which everything else is iterated upon.
Exactly.
Two things stand out for me after using my X for a week:
1) Gestures rock
FireGryphon wrote:3. Everyone's talking about these new things, but still the most practical reason to get an iPhone over any other phone is the superior camera. No other phone camera comes close.
kvndoom wrote:End User wrote:Exactly.
Two things stand out for me after using my X for a week:
1) Gestures rock
I chuckle because of how many people said gestures were a horrible way to do anything on a phone when Blackberry 10 launched. In 2013.
Vhalidictes wrote:Heiwashin wrote:It doesn't have push notifications like android?
Yes, it pushes just fine, I've seen it work. The problem isn't putting the app to sleep, it's that the phone seems to unload Slack entirely when it's under the slightest RAM pressure... and unloading Slack loses its state (and logs you out of Slack on the device).
You won't get push notifications once the phone logs out of Slack.
I'm assuming that this is the problem that happens with all of the other chat apps, Google Hangouts does the same thing. It works for maybe a few hours as it doesn't seem to have to auto-logout problem Slack does, but at some point the iPhone 6 just stops getting network messages for it