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lukei said:

The Samsung Fold 7 is $100 more expensive at launch than the Fold 6

I may be wrong but from what I can see both launched at £1799 in the uk for the same storage. Remember I'm UK.

I'm sorry, but talking about pinpointing instruments in a soundstage with a mono speakers is nonsense, you need AT LEAST 2 tweeters to get any sort of left / right differentiation. This review is just nonsense with regard to soundstage. You simply cannot break the laws of Physics.

Very serious question here, why offer tilt INSTEAD of pressure? is tilt cheaper? What features does it offer better than pressure?

I have a iPad Pro with a 2nd gen pencil, I also have an iPad with logetec crayon (I think that's pressure sensitive). Both are great and I tend to think of tilt more for artists and pressure for general but I'm probably totally wrong here since my art ability is non existent. 

I guess I'm wondering if this is just to differentiate it from the multitude of pressure sensitive ones or is there a distinct advantage?

Steve

Rather hilarious that I'm getting "dislikes" for these comments.

Hey ho

This is a VERY difficult thing to say as a 20+ year apple fan and UK user but if apple "spreads the pain" of Trumps tariffs around the world then I'm out, I'll leave the apple ecosystem and that's from someone who is VERY invested in it. Apple/USA, you have danced with the Trump devil and if the impact is on the rest of the world then expect the rest of the world to have long memories. Apple was, possibly still is, seen as one of the good guys of tech but that view is wearing thinner. At least in the UK/Europe several US tech companies are seen with distain for cosying up to Trump, paying for his inauguration etc, it's a dangerous path. Tesla drivers sporting "pre Trump Tesla" bumper stickers. Meta and X getting rid of any semblance of fact checking etc. As I say, I'm very much an apple fan but if Apple tries to make us pay for Trumps tariffs on the USA then Apples market share in the UK/Erope is going to go south.

I guess one of my issues is my iPhone is actually my "least loved" apple device, apart from my watch which I never now use. I have 2, desktops, 2 laptops and 2 iPads. My Macs are my most loved, the iPad Pro I like a lot but my phone is much less "loved" if that makes any sense at all. 

In all seriousness I cannot see any significant innovation in iPhones for several years, AI had a chance to change that but google and copilot are leaps ahead for work, and I don't give a damn about making pretty pictures. As far as the rest goes? Dynamic island - really? dumping pixels to hide the camera is a feature? Action button - ok, a bit useful. The cameras - they are fine, but you can get better. The battery life - no. Airdrop - yes that's useful.

Ideally I won't change phone this year which will give me another year to see if apple produces something compelling, but if my power socket continues to play up, and apple decided to spread US tariffs then, as I say, I'll probably move away from apple.