Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[editor]

It certainly seems to have a lot of people in distress.

I reckon like with every other tech shift which means a sacrifice of some sort, people will just get used to it.

Not when it's providing something less useful for a lot of people and ends up costing them more.

 

[Gromit]

I have a 6s.

Like I did with my 4s I'm pretty much going to screw it into the ground before I replace it.

The 8 or 8s will be out by then. I'll see how the world has responded to no Jack and if Apple does a u-turn.

 

[skyscraper101]

Prediction: people will get used to it. Little adaptors will be available to those that really need a mini jack. The world will keep turning.

 

[discobastard]

Prediction: people will get used to it. Little adaptors will be available to those that really need a mini jack. The world will keep turning.

Spot on [emoji1360]

 

[xenon]

No one needs a thinner iphone ffs. This is still a stupid idea.

 

[paolo]

The iPod touch is thinner and still has a mini jack.

 

[Gromit]

One day phones will get so thin that you'll need wear a chain mail glove to hold one without slicing a finger off.

Remember when phones were substantial enough to hold easily?

 

[paolo]

One day phones will get so thin that you'll need wear a chain mail glove to hold one without slicing a finger off.

Remember when phones were substantial enough to hold easily?

The chamfered edge 4 thru SE is good. The 6 onwards rounded edge too easy to slip out of ones hand.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

The chamfered edge 4 thru SE is good. The 6 onwards rounded edge too easy to slip out of ones hand.

5 was too thin and slippery as well. I ended up buying a high-friction case after it went straight out of my pocket and smack onto a tiled floor several times. Like a bloody salmon that thing.

I don't actually have that problem with my 6S, I think because it's bigger so has trouble coming out of my pocket generally.

 

[paolo]

5 was too thin and slippery as well. I ended up buying a high-friction case after it went straight out of my pocket and smack onto a tiled floor several times. Like a bloody salmon that thing.

I don't actually have that problem with my 6S, I think because it's bigger so has trouble coming out of my pocket generally.

Oh I was thinking of dropping from being held in the hand.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Oh I was thinking of dropping from being held in the hand.

Ah right... never had much of a problem there. I think that a layer of spilled vanilla latte and crisp crumbs on your fingers really helps with phone retention.

 

[8den]

5 was too thin and slippery as well. I ended up buying a high-friction case after it went straight out of my pocket and smack onto a tiled floor several times. Like a bloody salmon that thing.

I don't actually have that problem with my 6S, I think because it's bigger so has trouble coming out of my pocket generally.

I cant understand why people dont invest in a decent shock proof case. Griffin technologies do one for under 20 quid,

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I cant understand why people dont invest in a decent shock proof case. Griffin technologies do one for under 20 quid,

Modern iPhones are basically bulletproof anyway. Dropping them does nothing, and I've literally taken a knife to the screen of a 5S and nothing happened.

 

[Looby]

Modern iPhones are basically bulletproof anyway. Dropping them does nothing, and I've literally taken a knife to the screen of a 5S and nothing happened.

Not in my experience. I've smashed 3 or 4 screens in the last 18 months. I did run over one phone so it's not a surprise that it didn't survive that but the others were just drops.

 

[paolo]

I cant understand why people dont invest in a decent shock proof case. Griffin technologies do one for under 20 quid,

Aesthetics for me.

 

[8den]

Aesthetics for me.

You can get some nice looking leather holders.

The griffin has a raised bevelled (spelling) border meaning aside from hitting it with something the screen is unlikely to crack.

 

[xenon]

The iPod touch is thinner and still has a mini jack.

You think someone might have brought this up before...

I put one of those slim armour cases on my 5 and 6S. The rear camera lense on the latter sticks out anyway. If there's room to make phones thinner, just give us another layer of battery or SDcard reader.

I spose they could make the new one thinner by getting rid of the celluar radio chips. Maybe call it a Iphone WiFi or something...

 

[editor]

I see loads and loads of smashed/cracked iPhone screens. I don't know what people are doing to them, but they sure seem to break easily enough.

 

[skyscraper101]

Corning are dropping hints that Gorilla Glass 5 will be used on the next iPhone.

 

[Kanda]

I see loads and loads of smashed/cracked iPhone screens. I don't know what people are doing to them, but they sure seem to break easily enough.

I see smashed screens of all makes and models. I think I was the only person on Koh Tao that never cracked or smashed a screen!!!

 

[editor]

I see smashed screens of all makes and models. I think I was the only person on Koh Tao that never cracked or smashed a screen!!!

I don't think iPhones are any worse than any other make, but I'm surprised by the amount of people I see holding broken phones. It would drive me mad personally.

 

[bi0boy]

Are there any benefits from buying an iPhone from an Apple shop as opposed to e.g. John Lewis (for the free two year warranty)?

 

[bi0boy]

Well I ordered it from John Lewis in the end

OMG I'm getting a new phone! I'm so excited!!!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Those articles are nothing but speculation. And some pictures of a 6S.

Yep every year the same boring stuff and none of it matters until Apple unveil what they're doing. Then those who buy Apple will get them, those that don't won't (and a hardcore few will complain about it)...


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[Kid_Eternity]

Because it's a limiting factor in getting the thickness of the phone to a minimum. Also as I've discovered, they have a tendency to wear out after a lot of use and I'm forever having to twist the headphone into the mini-jack socket to get the sound to come out properly.

I'm fairly relaxed about the headphone jack thing tbh. Personally I don't use my headphones on anything other than my iPhone (have a different set of cans for work stuff) so removing it and moving to lightening will have zero practical impact.


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[FridgeMagnet]

Oh, do you have an iPhone then?

 

[souljacker]

Oh, do you have an iPhone then?

Nah, he just types that out for every post to annoy editor

 

[editor]

Nah, he just types that out for every post to annoy editor

He's been on ignore for ages so I don't get annoyed at all

 

[editor]

Looks like peak iPhone has long passed, with another drop in sales, although the company are still raking it in and giving little back, as usual.

Demand for Apple's flagship product has been slowing since the second quarter when the firm reported the first drop in iPhone sales since their 2007 launch.
The iPhone makes up for around two-thirds of Apple's sales and accounts for even more of its profits.
The slowdown in iPhone sales sent profit down 27% to $7.8bn in the three months to 25 June, while revenues fell 14.6% to $42.4bn.

Apple's sales in Greater China - defined by the company as China, Hong Kong and Taiwan - plunged 33%.

The firm blamed economic uncertainty and people not upgrading their phones as often for the drop.

Apple sees iPhone sales drop again but beats forecasts - BBC News

 

[skyscraper101]

People not upgrading their phones as often because they're not getting thin enough with each new release, clearly a sign the mini jack has to go