Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[Reiabuzz]

Thanks, yes I saw that but I thought I might ask the uber apple geeks on here for a more hands on view. Given that it will be barely used as an actual phone I'm thinking the bigger screen although the price differential is pretty fucking ridiculous.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I'm really not having a go here but it's quite common for me to be working at my laptop at a cafe and something comes in that I want to watch, so I just plug in my phone earphones. Be a pain if that suddenly means needing an adaptor.

Yeah, can see it would be a change for others, but I can't remember the last time I used them on my mac. Any audio playback at home is Airplay streaming, and all my work stuff is via USB interfaces (hence the slight pain when it all goes to USB-C)...

 

[bi0boy]

Thanks, yes I saw that but I thought I might ask the uber apple geeks on here for a more hands on view. Given that it will be barely used as an actual phone I'm thinking the bigger screen although the price differential is pretty fucking ridiculous.

It's all about the size. I have the SE because I don't need the bigger screen and wanted something lighter and smaller.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Thanks, yes I saw that but I thought I might ask the uber apple geeks on here for a more hands on view. Given that it will be barely used as an actual phone I'm thinking the bigger screen although the price differential is pretty fucking ridiculous.

The main bit you'll miss is 3D touch. I thought at first it would be a gimmick, but now find myself using it all the time and it's a genuinely useful thing. However, other people I know have said they barely use it, so your mileage may vary.

As for the screen size - in many ways I'd still prefer the smaller screen because occasionally it's awkward to hold and use a bigger one single handed. That said, it is easier to read webpages etc sometimes.

For me the ideal phone would be all the tech of the latest model in the older, smaller size. Never going to happen though.

 

[bi0boy]

If I wanted a bigger screen the price differential from the SE to the regular 6s would mean I wouldn't get an iPhone.

 

[skyscraper101]

Quick, dumb question. iPhone 6 or SE? Is the only difference basically the screen size? For 100 quid more?

The iPhone SE has a better processor (A9) than the iPhone 6 which has an (A8). It's the same as the iPhone 6S. Also it has 2GB of RAM as opposed to 1GB. So if you want futureproofing, the SE is a better choice.

 

[Reiabuzz]

I agree bioboy, but this is for my other half who has just had a disastrous first experience on a huawei android (on my recommendation too ) so that's that. It's apple or nothing,

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Massive level of Guardianness here: Apple's Messages app suggests My Little Pony porn gif. I love the detailed description of The GIF They Will Not Publish

The new feature is part of Apple’s big revamp of the Messaging app, to bring it in line with competitors such as Facebook Messenger. It allows users to search for gifs, share music and add features from third-party apps.

Searching for the word “butt” returns the gif – which the Guardian is choosing not to publish – depicting the female My Little Pony horse character called Fluttershy as the number one result. The anthropomorphised moving image shows Fluttershy bent over and pulling down her underwear. Her head is turned back towards the viewer displaying what looks like an expression of shame or embarrassment and which transforms into a coquettish smile once the underwear is down.

Cue millions of iPhone users trying to work out how to search for GIFs in iMessage.

Spoiler: in the cartoons, Fluttershy isn't even wearing pants at all

 

[mauvais]

huawei android (on my recommendation too ) so that's that. It's apple or nothing

Well, you've only yourself to blame for that. Why?

 

[Reiabuzz]

Cool... yes, I think it's the best bet.

Another stupid question. Why is it cheaper to buy from a third party such as John Lewis rather than apple directly? Exactly the same product, 20 quid cheaper.

Edit, that was addressed to skyscraper

 

[Reiabuzz]

Well, you've only yourself to blame for that. Why?

It was cheap and came recommended from all the geek sites for budget, decent smartphones. It lasted six months.

 

[mauvais]

(hence the slight pain when it all goes to USB-C)...

Again - you know that USB-C is just an interoperable standard for ports, right?

So all you need is... drumroll... an adapter

No! Too clumsy!

 

[Spymaster]

OH NO! NOT AN ADAPTER!!!

 

[editor]

Well, you've only yourself to blame for that. Why?

This bloke seemed happy enough with the handset. Huawei P9 long-term review | TrustedReviews

Never used one myself.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Again - you know that USB-C is just an interoperable standard for ports, right?

So all you need is... drumroll... an adapter

No! Too clumsy!

For my work it would be a slight pain (emphasis on slight), as rather than a single pair of headphones I could leave an adapter on all the time, I'm in and out of different venues, plugging into various different desks, interfaces, data drives etc. I'd need several adapters at once. I guess I'd just end up shelling out for a multi port hub type thingy.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I've had so many head phones over the years fail at the socket that a forceful nudge away from that is probably for the best.

Headphones have sockets?

 

[editor]

For my work it would be a slight pain (emphasis on slight), as rather than a single pair of headphones I could leave an adapter on all the time, I'm in and out of different venues, plugging into various different desks, interfaces, data drives etc. I'd need several adapters at once. I guess I'd just end up shelling out for a multi port him type thingy.

That's the ticket! Apple just love folks who buy their overpriced extras!

 

[ViolentPanda]

What are you on about?

A water wine-resistant phone would have saved me 2 phones. It is the singularly most useful feature of recently released smartphones, imo.

CFY.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

That's the ticket! Apple just love folks who buy their overpriced extras!

*shrugs*

If that's the price I have to pay to access all the software I need for work on a platform that has never once crashed on me in several years then so be it. I'm lucky enough that I've reached a point in my career where the price of a particular tool is not my primary concern anymore.

 

[Spymaster]

That's the ticket! Apple just love folks who buy their overpriced extras!

Did someone from Apple shoot your dog and burn your house down?

 

[editor]

*shrugs*

If that's the price I have to pay to access all the software I need for work on a platform that has never once crashed on me in several years then so be it. I'm lucky enough that I've reached a point in my career where the price of a particular tool is not my primary concern anymore.

For the record, I have real trouble remembering when my laptop last crashed and I use it a lot. Most platforms are pretty damn stable these days.

 

[souljacker]

beesonthewhatnow is a sound engineer though, which pretty much means he has to use ipads and macs for a lot of bits of his job.

 

[editor]

beesonthewhatnow is a sound engineer though, which pretty much means he has to use ipads and macs for a lot of bits of his job.

Loads of people have jobs that require rock-solid software and OSs that don't screw up. Even humble journos and photographers.

 

[souljacker]

Sound engineers use macs and ipads though (most, not all do anyway)

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

For the record, I have real trouble remembering when my laptop last crashed and I use it a lot. Most platforms are pretty damn stable these days.

They are, but I had one too many issues back when I was using PC's. Being stood in the middle of an arena with 8000 people looking at you while you're rebooting a laptop is not a nice experience Once bitten...

Also, well over half of the software I now use is mac only and won't ever likely make it to Windows so even if I wanted to jump back, I couldn't.

 

[editor]

Sound engineers use macs and ipads though (most, not all do anyway)

They do indeed, although I was surprised to see the engineer in a gig near me using a Samsung tablet in a fairly decent system. To be honest, I didn't think Android was up to the job, but he said it worked perfectly for him.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

They do indeed, although I was surprised to see the engineer in a gig near me using a Samsung tablet in a fairly decent system. To be honest, I didn't think Android was up to the job, but he said it worked perfectly for him.

For playback only stuff Android devices are fine. It's when you have to route audio in and then back out again it all goes wrong, due to the utterly shite latency Android has. Fuck knows why Google don't fix this, all the hardware out there is more than capable of dealing with it properly, they just cripple the software. It would open up a whole world of cheaper alternatives for music making/processing.

 

[skyscraper101]

Being stood in the middle of an arena with 8000 people looking at you while you're rebooting a laptop is not a nice experience Once bitten...

Please share that story in full

 

[editor]

If you're a superstar DJ you just smash up your gear when your laptop fails during a big gig.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Please share that story in full

Large corporate awards type thing. I have all the show stings/walkup tracks/FX loaded into a cart player on my laptop. Show caller in my earpiece "standby show open cue 1, sound, LX, video.... GO"

I press the button....fuck all. Laptop had completely frozen. I die inside and have the longest minute of my life as it reboots and I reload the show. All the time lots of very angry sounding people shouting in my ear as to what was going on and many people starting at me from all around.

Not fun. Not fun at all.