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baconstang said:

That's great.  The new iPhones will now have a 'killer' feature every point 'n shoot I've had for the last 12 years has had.

Aaaaand, how many phone cameras have this? There are lots of things regular cameras have that phone cameras are still overcoming. Want to know something? The iPhone 8 Plus probably takes better pictures than most point & shoot cameras on the market, as long as you don't need any real zoom.

The generic Qi charger I have seems to work very well, especially for the $10 it costs. I have it plugged into a 2.1A wall charger. 

macplusplus said:

Who will buy the iPhone 8?

Of course existing iPhone users will buy it at first place.

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are single-hand devices. iPhone X requires both hands and it lacks Reachability. The use of both hands is default in Android world. So Android switchers will buy the X (if they can afford the price) and existing iPhone users will buy the 8 series.

Even when I upgraded from a 6 to the 6s Plus, I RARELY ever used reachability. I have average sized man hands, meaning I can't just thumb my way to the top of the screen with one hand, but I've grown accustomed to adjusting my grip if needed. Considering most of what I do on my iPhone, I have the option to just swipe back from the edge of the screen. Going from a Plus to the X shouldn't be much different, maybe even better, since it's actually not as wide as a Plus. Currently, I can usually use my 7 Plus one-handed with little to no issues. I'm going to give the new iOS 11 keyboard a try for one handed use. I have a feeling I'll probably turn it off, as I typically use either hand, depending on what I'm doing, and that means opening the submenu to switch the keyboard to the other side. Maybe iOS 12 will turn that into a gesture. 

nchia said:

...There are only TWO hardware buttons on the unit, all controls are down the bottom - the pair to the left third controls are capacitive touch volume down/up, the middle pair is the Siri and unit's own Home button. The pair to the right third is capacitive touch select left and right...

Fixed it for you... 

In the picture showing the device list screen, you can clearly see the reflections over the left and right "buttons" on the screen. They're clearly capacitive touch, not physical buttons. Even with steering wheel controls, I'm still not crazy about capacitive buttons for volume control. 

curtis hannah said:

Since the macbook pro now has the same price as the macbook, what's the point, I understand it has double the storage(which raises the question why can't they make a $300 less 128gb macbook), is there really that many people buying the macbook instead of the air/pro?

When it was time for me to buy a new MacBook back in December, I originally bought an Air for $1,199. Coming from a 2010 15" Pro, I was very disappointed in the overall quality - from the display to the keyboard and trackpad - it just felt like a budget model. After a week, I just couldn't adjust to the subpar quality, especially the lousy display. I boxed it up and took it back to exchange it for a base 12" MacBook. Other than adjusting to the keyboard, which took a while, it was a nice improvement. Keyboard aside, the 12" is a very nice little notebook. I almost wish I would've held off for this model, but the '16 version works fine for my needs. 

As for a 13" Pro at the same price, I'd never buy one with 128GB, meaning it would put me back to $1,499, minimum. For ME, it wasn't worth the extra money. My needs don't demand a lot of CPU or GPU performance. The 12" MacBook is quite snappy compared to my '10 15" Pro, even with an SSHD hybrid drive. Again, I haven't done much of anything requiring GPU performance, but my former 15" Pro wasn't exactly a screamer, even with dual graphics.