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Sep 08, 2016 20:42 |  #23731

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Is it just me, or is Apple the "Boy Band" that people never grow out of? Seriously, I can't go anywhere on the web today without seeing articles extolling the virtues of the new Apple phone, or people reminiscing about their previous Apple products.

apple has a great philosophy, very similar to canon. They may not have frills or experiment, but their features are solid and intuitive. THey dont give more unless they feel it's absolutely intuitive and reliable. If you pick up the original ipad and a late model, it doesnt feel terribly different even though it is. It's feature rich and easy enough for a two year old to use, and some adults that are tech illiterate are like two year olds in that sense. From a software builder POV, I respect apple very much, even though it can be perceived as fad'ish. "If your going to do something, do it right", for the most part, that's what apple does. Not sure how they missed the fingerprint reader part  :p

android is quickly figuring this out, but having an open platform with too much flexibility, has them falling behind. Classic apple vs windows like scenario.


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Sep 08, 2016 21:58 |  #23734

The iPhone 7 has no headphone jack!?!?!? What??


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Sep 08, 2016 22:02 |  #23735

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The iPhone 7 has no headphone jack!?!?!? What??

Yep, the EarPods that come with it have a lightning connector and there's also a headphone jack to lightning connector converter in the box. Or you can buy the stupidly expensive new wireless AirPods (external link).


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Sep 08, 2016 22:03 |  #23736

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The iPhone 7 has no headphone jack!?!?!? What??

they offer a lightning cable to headphone adapter if you wish.

Kind of a bold move to do away with the jack.


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Sep 08, 2016 22:13 |  #23737

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they offer a lightning cable to headphone adapter if you wish.

Kind of a bold move to do away with the jack.

I bet that adapter is at least $30 lol. Plus I'm sure there's some degradation in audio quality involved, since the lightning port is not an analog port and some sort of software magic is going on.

Greedy move on apples part that has everything to do with the beats acquisition. I've never heard a Bluetooth headphone that didn't suck at its respective pricepoint

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Sep 08, 2016 22:25 |  #23738

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I bet that adapter is at least $30 lol. Plus I'm sure there's some degradation in audio quality involved, since the lightning port is not an analog port and some sort of software magic is going on.

Greedy move on apples part that has everything to do with the beats acquisition. I've never heard a Bluetooth headphone that didn't suck at its respective pricepoint

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Like I said in my previous post, that lightning to headphone jack adapter comes for free with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.


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Sep 08, 2016 22:39 |  #23739

At least the adaptor comes free but it's still a bit of a pita. Gone are the days of using a 3.5mm jack to connect to speakers at the same time as charging the phone. Sort of pushes you down the road of iPhone compatible external speakers, plus using wired headphones with an additional adaptor is a faff


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Sep 08, 2016 22:51 |  #23740

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Sep 08, 2016 22:52 |  #23741

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At least the adaptor comes free but it's still a bit of a pita. Gone are the days of using a 3.5mm jack to connect to speakers at the same time as charging the phone. Sort of pushes you down the road of iPhone compatible external speakers, plus using wired headphones with an additional adaptor is a faff

That's indeed the main disadvantage. Luckily for me I hardly ever use my iPhone to listen to music (and definitely not while charging). If I wanna listen to music and I'm not behind a PC, I just use my iPod shuffle.


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Sep 08, 2016 22:55 |  #23742

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It's held up so far for my oldest who just turned 8. He's steadily been in the 90th percentile and is the tallest in his class despite being the youngest (august baby).

Interestingly enough im an even 6 ft but my brother and parents are short. In my case there's more to it than DNA....I was born here in the US and grew up on a western diet. Didn't like filipino food as a kid at all.

My brother immigrated here when he was 8 and I was 4....I have a good 4 inches on him

I was told about how tall I was going to be all the way up through middle school, then I just stopped growing around 9th grade... was told I was too small to play my usual position (center middy) in Lacrosse so I quit that and joined gymnastics and the rest is history :lol:

That's really interesting about your family, genetics and the whole nature vs nurture debate is always fascinating to me.

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too bad the dual lens comes only in 7 Plus. i hate it when company do that especially apple.

I don't get the appeal of the 2 lenses... a 2X zoom is next to useless in my opinion. I think doing something like the Huawei P9's dual cameras makes a lot more sense, where one is a monochrome camera and it combines the images of both to improve the image quality (reducing noise, improving dynamic range, etc). Either way it doesn't matter, the camera on my phone is the last thing I care about, I'd honestly buy a phone that didn't even have a camera... I've had a camera with WiFi on me at all times for the past year at least, why do I need my phone to take pictures? :lol:

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they offer a lightning cable to headphone adapter if you wish.

Kind of a bold move to do away with the jack.

Bold and inconvenient, and not the ideal solution either in my opinion. So now if you want to charge your phone and listen to music with your headphones (something I do frequently) you have to carry the adapter with you? And if you're using Apple's own headphones do you have to choose between charging and listening to music, or is there another adapter for that too?

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That's indeed the main disadvantage. Luckily for me I hardly ever use my iPhone to listen to music (and definitely not while charging). If I wanna listen to music and I'm not behind a PC, I just use my iPod shuffle.

I mean, whatever floats your boat... but why? I kinda don't understand how iPods are even still a thing, it's so much more convenient to just have your music on your phone with you, one less device to carry around. I haven't used my iPod in years.


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Sep 08, 2016 22:59 as a reply to  @ EverydayGetaway's post |  #23743

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I don't get the appeal of the 2 lenses... a 2X zoom is next to useless in my opinion.

it's going all the way to 10x optical zoom before the digital kicks in.


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Sep 08, 2016 23:02 |  #23744

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Like I said in my previous post, that lightning to headphone jack adapter comes for free with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Free for the first one, but once it gets lost or loses connection you'll be buying another one. ;-)a


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Sep 08, 2016 23:03 |  #23745

vinmunoz wrote in post #18121784 (external link)
it's going all the way to 10x optical zoom before the digital kicks in.

How's that work though, I thought it was 2 fixed focal length lenses?

And even then, I still stand by my previous argument :lol:


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