Corpse Run 742: X gon give it to ya
At the risk of joining the crowd in voicing displeasure over the iPhone X, I’m going to voice my displeasure over the iPhone X.
I’ve never purchased and iPhone before and likely never will, but I do recognize that Apple’s decisions can affect the marketplace so whenever they decide to do something in regards to the design of their newest devices, everyone pays attention.
I get that bluetooth is a thing, but removing the headphone jack (in the iPhone 7 and now into the X), is a terrible idea. There are uncountable amounts of devices that use analog jacks, and these devices are still being made today. No headphone jack is a terrible idea and I will always hate it.
Always.
No matter how good digital music gets, reality is in analog. At some point in the chain from getting your music to your ears, a DAC is required. That’s the long and the short of it. Put the DAC and amp in the phone so it can interface with other audio equipment.
The front camera jutting into the viewable screen… well… that’s just stupid. Shockingly stupid.
The face scanning? Oh my god. I get that I’m a little tinfoil-hat-y, but the concept that Apple is going to scan and remember your face should freak everyone out.
Is that weird? I don’t feel like it’s weird, but Apple fans seem ok with it so I don’t know.
I don’t know anything anymore.
And it’s almost as powerful as the S6.
And all these ‘advances’ crammed into one device aside, the price tag is a true dealbreaker. 1k$? No thanks.
The price tag for the phone alone is a deal breaker. 1000$. For a phone. My computer cost that much and I built the damn thing
My biggest problem with Face ID is they they’re removing Touch ID at the same time.
I use a Nexus 6P (and probably a Pixel 1 soon), and being able to just touch the back of your phone as you’re pulling it out of your pocket and have it be on and ready once you see the screen is really convenient. This scheme will require you to pull out your phone, stick in in scanning position for a moment, then you can use it. It’s an annoyance that’ll build up, especially when you have to scan again every time you want to use Apply Pay.
iPhone X… yes, you know what the “X” stands for… 🙂
Oooooh I have that phone!
I was upset that they removed the SD slot, but the thumb drive compatibility makes up for it!
Ugh not the iPhone, the S6. I’m responding to Mike.
Apple can go fuck a tree.
Apparently, the Apple executives have no experience with headphones.
If travel headphones are not plugged into the device, they get lost, they lose their charge and have to be separately docked, or they connect, and you can’t find them in order to disconnect them from the main speaker. Then there’s the issue of the wifi getting clogged by the Bluetooth frequencies.
Also, there is no such thing as Analog music from computers anymore.
We haven’t had mainstream Analog for, what 10 years now?
And speaking of obstructions, that Paetron bar completely surrounds everything. I had to re-write this because it’s just slathered everywhere…