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Cesar Battistini Maziero said:

Apple should differentiate the price based on market!

Here in brazil the Xr is going to arrive for about 4200 reais, $1.342,20 dollars.

That is a LOT for an iPhone Xr, and even more when you consider that the minimum wage here is 954 reais, about $228,57.

We work four months to pay taxes, and more than 5 for a new iPhone.........

In 2017 Brazil was the second most expensive place to buy an iPhone.

“the Brazillian government levies a significant amount of additional taxes and duties on products sold (by) OEMs that don’t produce phones locally.”

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2017/05/iphone-7-price-list-country-can-buy-cheapest-iphone-7.html

bobcubsfan said:

In photography, there are combinations of shutter speed and f/stop that yield the same amount of light. Generally speaking, the smaller the f/stop (larger number) the greater the depth of field. However, if you change one, the other must as well. For example, f/8 at 1/500 second yields the same amount of light as f/11 and 1/250 second. The depth of field of f/11 is greater than the depth of field of f/8. Apple's trick must be using the depth information stored with the image, not actually changing the f/stop.

Of course it’s a simulated f/stop since the photo has already been taken.
This is not the same as looking through a camera viewfinder, changing the f/stop (closing down/opening up the lens) with the same shutter speed and noticing the change in exposure for the camera before a picture is taken.
- Apple’s Bokeh control simulates what it would look like if the f/stop had been changed with the shutter speed and light exposure being constant. 
This done in AI where one variable can be changed.

maestro64 said:

The fact that Apple jumped over through the screen touchID tells me there is some short of flaw in the technology which apple was not able to over come and everyone else decide to just ignore and let the users deal with it. I am think that you have to give up some level of display/image quality to make it work.

I also believe competitors are not going the face ID route since it is a very hard software and hardware problem to solve...

Agreed. Under the screen fingerprint readers are at a very early stage. There’s the expense of the tech, its speed and probably reliability issues.
* It’s telling that Samsung, which loads its phones with features, hasn’t yet used through the screen fingerprint readers.

From the article;

“I have a bad history of not paying attention to my phone, and my Apple Watch notifications help make sure I don't miss anything. So, that's high on the list.

The Apple Watch has truly helped me stay active. Whether it is making sure I'm not lounging too long on the couch or making sure I head to the gym on a regular interval. Each day I make an honest effort to fill my rings.” 

I remember living without an Apple Watch;
- Like you when I’m home I don’t pay attention to my phone. I used to miss calls every day.
- I had no idea how many steps I took per day.
- I have a heart condition and getting a heart rate used to be inconvenient.

* With an Apple Watch all of those problems are solved.
Very importantly, now I never miss a call, voice mail or text.
- Added to that, on the AW I check the weather, use the breathing app as well as timers/alarms and Find My iPhone, look at my heart rate and my calendar without dragging my phone with me while I’m moving around the house.   

- If my SS Apple Watch Series 2 ever dies, I’ll get another AW.
Great product for me.