iPhone 7 & 7+
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Zonda
Autotechnik Ace
I agree completely. Not to mention how flexible Android is compared to iOS.
The Android feels like a cooperative assistant while iOS is just pleasant.
Centurion
Apex Apex Predator
Congrats on discovering the fun, but expensive world of hifi-audio. I'm a junkie for good sound! Lighting earphones won't improve sound quality for 95% of users. Good sound quality is affected by the following:
1. The source: How well was the music recorded, how much has it been compressed, what file format is it stored in?
2. The Digital to Audio Converter(DAC): Currently this is done by the phone. With the use of bluetooth or the lightening connector it's done by the headphone.
3. The headphones: The frequency range of the headphones and their ability to deliver lows, mids and lows.
As you mentioned, headphone manufacturer will have to pay a license fee use the lightening connector. This means smaller margins and less money to put towards quality drivers and a good built in DAC. Secondly many users stream music via Spotify etc. The quality is ok for casual listening but not good enough for getting the best out of premium headphones or speakers.
For a few, with time and passion for high-end music, lightening headphones is a plus, but for mainstream users, sound quality is not going to improve.
I think Apple and other manufacturers should find a way to enable users to downgrade. Phones and tablets costs as much as computers and if I'm able to choose whether to run Windows 10 or Windows XP on a 10 year old computer, why can't I run the most optimal OS version for my phone?
Sure you can choose not to upgrade, but a constant update reminder is like a loaded gun in your hand. You will inevitably be forced to update when you reset your phone, restore from backup or take it in for repair.
Having sold good quality Hi-Fi equipment for 17 years, I can sadly confirm this is very often the case.
KiwiRob
Autotechnik Ace
Quality sound and Beats do not belong in the same sentance. Beats are really nasty things. I have a 6s, it does everything I need a phone to do, but I will not be buying a 7, the removal of the 3.5mm jack is the nail in the apple coffin for me. I frequently charge and listen at the same time, I'm doing it right now.
KiwiRob
Autotechnik Ace
What a daft reason to buy a phone, your 6 plus dropped in value as soon as you walked out of the shop.
domleo999
Premium
Daft? I'm obviously referring to the fact that now a second hand iPhone 6 will devalue as the new generation has began production, opposed to the value of the item before the 7 was announced.
In England, my 128gb 6 plus could have been sold for around £400-$500 a couple months ago, now its worth roughly £350-£450 from the offers I've received previously compared to now...
About daft
Don't worry, just give it a clean, and put a different case on, and sell it as the new iphone 7. Evidently a lot of people can't tell the difference.
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Well let's hope this one won't explode at least.
Cashmere
RPM Ruler
Some sample pictures take with the iphone 7+ at the US open. It's incredible how good smartphone cameras have become.
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17496880/first-ever-iphone-7-photos-2016-us-open
Also, for any Nokia fans, you may be happy to know that the camera on the Iphone 7+ was developed by Ari Partinen (former lead of Nokia's imaging and camera division)
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17496880/first-ever-iphone-7-photos-2016-us-open
Also, for any Nokia fans, you may be happy to know that the camera on the Iphone 7+ was developed by Ari Partinen (former lead of Nokia's imaging and camera division)
Centurion
Apex Apex Predator
There's nothing impressive about those photos. They are just incremental improvements of what the iPhone already does. Don't be fooled by the post production strong contrast, air brushing and increased saturation.
Apple hasn't increased the sensor size dramatically and thus in many of the photos you can tell by the skin colour, white balance and detail that the photos were taken by a mobile phone.
Although smartphone photography is improving, DSLR photos look much better when printed or viewed or a computer screen.
KiwiRob
Autotechnik Ace
It's still a stupid reason, if you have to sell your existing phone to fund the purchase of a new phone then you probably shouldn't be wasting money on that new phone. The new one isn't going to do anything the existing one can't and it has a major design flaw which limits what you can do with it compared to the 6S.
I hope nobody takes the below advise :
I'm sure many people will have a go, i'd be interested myself, who knows maybe apple have done this because they might want to reinstall the 3.5mm jack on the 7S after sales tank of this version.
domleo999
Premium
I have to pay £30 to upgrade my 2 year old phone to a brand new one, which will hold its value better than my existing phone for when I want to upgrade in the future - there is no change in my monthly cost. Do the math for a change instead of branding me as stupid. It can still do everything my 6 can, and the absence of the jack isn't a problem as it does come with an adapter.
Apple certainly haven't covered the jack haha! its a joke - the absence of the jack creates more space I the phone for other electrical components.
Kiwi...I have learnt that there isn't any point in telling others how they should spend their money. It is his choice.
I really think Apple is telling their usual marketing BS when they remove the headphone jack for BOTH the normal and plus version of the phone, and predictably EVERYONE fell for it.
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