AI_lias

About

Username
AI_lias
Joined
Visits
161
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
623
Badges
0
Posts
437

Reactions

399Like0Dislike52Informative

  • Google Pixel revealed by resellers, shows remarkable similarity to iPhone design

    AI_liasAI_lias
    This design is superior to the iPhones, unfortunately. First off, HTC came out with aluminum and those antenna lines before Apple. Second, the phone has large battery, and as an added bonus, no camera bump. The iPhones since 6 are not really good designs. Apple has a captive audience because everything else, including the ecosystem. This way they can still get away with bad designs, and slippery phones which are unusable without a case. 
    singularity

  • Apple reportedly squeezing 'iPhone 7' parts suppliers for better pricing

    AI_liasAI_lias
    sog35 said:
    I still don't get why Apple did not do some kind of design change for iPhone7.

    I'm sorry but moving the antenna lines is not enough.

    People say design don't matter. But it does. People don't want to buy a phone that looks EXACTLY like a 3 year old phone (iPhone6)
    I myself am disappointed that they did not change the design to make it less slippery. I mean, it's practically unusable without a case. Who cares about the antenna lines (which were horrible to begin with [if anyone other than Apple would have used those antenna lines you would not hear the end of it on this forum]) if you need to put it in a case anyway. Slippery as a fish. Put some sharp edges back on it, like a slab phone had. Unfortunately, I'm afraid even next year's glass phone will be just as slippery, and have glass on both sides.
    king editor the grateanantksundaram

  • Video shows 'iPhone 7' mockups in Space Gray, gold and rose gold

    AI_liasAI_lias
    Does anyone know why those white antenna bands can't match the color of the phone more closely? I understand that the phone will shine in different shades of rose gold, or gold depending on the angle, but there is a middle shade of gold, or just yellow or rose metallic or non-metallic color they could use so they are not bright white... Or maybe not?
    6Sgoldfish

  • Alleged 'iPhone 7' chassis shows symmetrical speakers, lacks 3.5mm headphone jack

    AI_liasAI_lias
    nolamacguy said:
    Disappointing if true,  The headphone jack is one of the most important features to me.... Way more important than the camera...  I use it hours every day in multiple locations, connected to different devices (car stereo, large quality headphones I keep at work, small ear buds I use for working out, and multiple home stereos depending on what room I am in). 

    No other audio interface will suffice,  I am not willing to sacrifice the quality & convenience of a traditional headphone jack, I am not willing to spend hundreds of dollars to buy several dongles or spend hundreds of dollars to change my audio equipment,  And I am not willing to carry a dongle with me at all times. 

    Its a simple, ubiquitous, quality, standard, with no peer.   Its not like the floppy disk, its not like fire wire.

    So if these rumors are, true my next phone will be an android.
    haha, cool story bro -- you'd supposedly leave a way better OS and ecosystem that you're surely invested in to buy an android phone, which will in time likely mimic these same design decisions (they always do. just look at all the new rose gold and gray metallic phones these days). right. 

    also, being the audio guy you are, why no lightning cabled equipment? you're actually using mini phono jacks on all your living room units? and with all the moving around from room to room and car and gym, etc, I'm surprised you find the slightly better audio is worth the hassle vs just using a wireless solution for all but your most demanding uses. for me it sure ain't in the gym -- wireless headphones far outweigh somewhat better sound when I'm focused on a workout. phone stays in pocket, no wires to manage as I'm moving bars or using cardio equipment, etc. it's way, way easier. plus I only need to recharge once a week.

    in any event, your use case is not mainstream. you're a fringe case. Apple doesn't build its product line around fringe cases. we'll all be sad to see you go. go luck with android and everything. 
    Bluetooth is out of the question, because of the poor audio quality and the need to recharge the batteries. The most likely scenario is that Apple will include an elbowed Lightning ear pods with built-in adapter to also plug in the charging Lightning cable. They had better also included a Lightning>Audio adapter also, for free, also with the capability to simultaneously plug in a charging Lightning cable. 
    However, if the reason for all of this is to just make the phone thinner, and keep the battery life the same as it is now, sorry, you've lost me. These phones do not need to be thinner. And the battery needs to be better. 
    ZooMigodamonfmobiuscnocbuiwaverboyHabi_tweet

  • New leaks show bigger lens opening on 'iPhone 7,' dual-lens camera on '7 Plus'

    AI_liasAI_lias
    They don't look too good, and the worst part is, they do look a little better than the 6'es, because of the re-drawn antenna bands.
    But this design and look was validated in Jonathan Ive's mind by how well the 6 design sold. However, it did not sell that well based on looks and thin-ness, but based on larger screen size. Too bad we have to look at this design another year generation of iPhones. If any other phone (Android) would have sported those 6 antenna lines they would have been laughed out of this discussion board. People were incredulous when they saw those 6 prototypes also. Get used it them folks, these are the next iPhone cases.
    jackansi