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Apple Discontinues iPhone SE, iPhone 6s and iPhone X
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Ugh, another “this would never happen under Steve!” post.
The SE was never a big seller, for better or worse (about 8% of total iPhone sales), as most people want a bigger screen (again, for better or worse). With the iPhone 7 at $449, it has basically taken over the role of the SE.
And did you really expect a Mac announcement at an iOS focused event? Most signs point to another Oct event for the Mac.
Stop pretending Steve was perfect - he wasn’t, he made a ton of controversial decisions.
I wouldn’t mind a 4, or even 3.5 inch edge-to-edge phone. The original iPhones screen was the same size as a credit card. If Apple could make that edge-to-edge, it could fit in your wallet.
I eventually switched over to BT headphones, but I bought 6s+ because it HAD an headphone Jack.
The XR has a physically larger display, but it's lower resolution and PPI.
XR: 1792 x 828 @ 326 PPI
XS: 2436 x 1125 @ 458 PPI
So depending the app, type of use, font-scaling/settings, your eyes
you might get just as much content, or more, on the XS.
The first statement is pure ignorance.
The second one is inaccurate. Steve did like money, no doubt, and he thought, that success is measured in profit.
But that was not his driving force.
Steve wanted to change the world, to redefine industries, to build extraordinary products.
Not just bigger is better.
Those phablets are as stupid as those people, who take photographs on the street using iPads.
Utter stupidity.
Lame design.
Lack of true innovation.
Bozo blah blah about retarded games for 9 year olds.
I don't want any stupid haptic game feedback on my phone.
I want a phone that fits my pocket!
Glad to be the owner of a iPhone 8 which is still a current product while the iPhone X is now outdated.
They are so caring about the environment, they recycle their junk and charge us more per gadget to make up for their higher terrify and levies - nice. They care so much about the environment they had to make a larger than large enough phone with no stylus, just an overblown iPod with calling capability - wow. I will still get 3 MAX’s please.
I love you all.
I love you all.
Funny you should say this. I am now contemplating getting the new Samsung or Google Pixel. Or something similar.
This is the first time in many years I’ve thought about “switching”.
Well it is time to retire my old iPhone 7 plus and upgrade. I always use Target to preorder my new iPhone, because they will have them in stock when Apple or other carriers make you wait weeks for the new phones. Also, Target gives you a $150 target gift card which i can use for anything in the store like food. My friends always try the store route and wait weeks to get their new phones. And they always ask me how did you get your Apple phone so fast and i said i got it at Target and they gave me a $150 gift card on top of the same plan you would get at a store. Target is like the hidden gem that people forget about and you can get your phone on Verizon, AT@T and Sprint carriers and you get a great gift card on top of the great service at target.
You are totally right!!!
Steve made a controversial decision by selecting Bozo-Cook as new CEO.
He should have picked Will Ferrel instead.
The XR has a physically larger display, but it's lower resolution and PPI.
XR: 1792 x 828 @ 326 PPI
XS: 2436 x 1125 @ 458 PPI
So depending the app, type of use, font-scaling/settings, your eyes
PPI for OLED and LCD are measured differently because Apple uses PenTile OLED.
The actual PPI is closer to 300 for the iPhone XS and XS Max.
Great event. The only slight disappointment was the "MAX" name (and general confusion on what's the exact difference between the XR and the XS, except the price) and lack of the rumoured iPhone 9xc with plenoptic camera. People on stage were great. Overall, very enjoyable. Tim's pre-show tweet (now deleted) was brilliant. Are there any rumours on when and where the next event announcing new Macs will be held?
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There was an article not too long ago that mentioned people with larger phones spend more on apps. I believe that since the people who want a compact phone don't plan to do everything on it. It seems Apple (and everyone else) just wants to cash in on the app store revenue as well (on top of hardware).
I think there would be plenty of demand for a smaller form factor, but it's difficult to measure when people haven't had an option to purchase a flagship 4-inch phone for many years now (across all manufacturers). I think the closest you can get is measuring regular vs. plus lines (pre X), where the regular, smaller, size outperformed plus all the time. I'm not looking forward to having to move to the huge phones when my SE breaks.
