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  • How Apple has designed the iPhone 11 for everybody

    muthuk_vanalingammuthuk_vanalingam
    Soli said:
    beowulfschmidt said:
    Soli said:
    ivanh said:
    On behalf of many retirees, I would say that we do not want new hardware. We want to continue using the existing hardware that are in good or fair condition.  But we hear the bad news that iOS 13 will not support older hardware, e.g. iPhone 6 Plus.  

    It’s not fair because many of use just paid $30 to replace the faulty battery, or near a hundred for a broken glass.
    What?! Is a joke I'm not getting?
    It's not a joke, it's a lament.  Many retirees are on fixed incomes, and upgrading a phone every few years is not something they generally want to do.  But Apple stops supporting phones after a period of time, so one must either continue using the phone with no support, get a new one, or stop using their favorite phone.

    Apple's desire to not support ancient (in computer years) hardware makes perfect sense, but it does have ramifications for people who like what they have and have limited ability to upgrade.
    1) The iPhone 6 came out in 2014. That's 5 years with having the latest version of iOS. What other vendor does better? Why should Apple keeping lowering the bar for future Ones so they can still support devices that are over half a decade old for a small group of entitled people?

    2) People should be aware that your device doesn't stop working once you can no longer get the latest OS. If they want the latest OS then get a newer device. If you can't afford why should Apple be required to hinder their entire business model when they already go well above what is accepted and reasonable for OS updates?

    You would have been better off checking his (ivanh's) posting history before choosing to respond to him. He is a TROLL. Just a bit muted these days, after the threat of ban by Admins.
    SoliStrangeDaysAppleExposedwatto_cobra

  • Huawei tossed from SD Association, Wi-Fi Alliance, RAM spec group

    muthuk_vanalingammuthuk_vanalingam
    Few questions to ponder for huawei haters in this forum:
    1. If trump gets a better trade deal from China, would that automatically exonerate huawei of all these security threats posed by them???
    2. When it actually happens, what would be your reaction???
    3. If ip theft by Chinese companies is your real concern, then why are you not asking the question to trump administration - "why huawei alone? What about the likes of xiaomi, bbk sub brands Oppo/vivo/one plus??? Are they all saints?"
    4. What is the real issue with China and huawei? Is it Trade imbalance? Or Security? They are both mutually exclusive. If security is an issue, what about ZTE?

    Is the bigger picture really being looked at by trump supporters in this forum??? As a neutral person from a different country, it does not look like so to me. 
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  • Editorial: Super Frenemies - why the world is better off with both Apple and Samsung

    muthuk_vanalingammuthuk_vanalingam
    cornchip said:
    knowitall said:
    In what way is Samsung a customer of Apple?
    First sentence after intro.

    I think his question is - Apple is a customer of Samsung since Apple is buying components from Samsung. What is that Samsung is buying from Apple that Samsung can be considered as a customer of Apple?
    cornchipStrangeDayschemenginwatto_cobra

  • 2019 iPhone predicted to have triple-lens camera with super-wide lens, improved selfie cam...

    muthuk_vanalingammuthuk_vanalingam
    tmay said:
    gatorguy said:
    hentaiboy said:
    gatorguy said:
    tmay said:
    melgross said:
    Not innovation. Already in LG V-series phones since 2018. In fact they have 5 lenses/cameras now.
    And they take mediocre pictures.
    https://frankdoorhof.com/web/2019/04/solving-the-p30-pro-color-problems/

    Long story short, Huawei didn't build a color model to work with their imager.
    LG is using the Huawei camera module? I did not know that. Seems like everyone uses Sony. 
    The P30 uses Sony sensors. 

    https://www.dpreview.com/news/7055536789/huawei-p30-pro-uses-sony-image-sensors-and-technology-from-corephotonics

    Thanks for that link. Tmay had indicated otherwise, but perhaps was confused about what was being discussed. 
    Sony does have the 48 MP IMX586 sensor designed to "bin" to 12 MP but I don't think those will be available until 2H 2019. I would think that this would be the sensor of choice for premium cameras in the next generation of smartphones.

    IMX586 is already present in at least 2 Android phones that I am aware of.

    1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro at $200

    2. Honor View 20 at $500

    avon b7tmaygatorguy

  • Qualcomm still wants to cooperate with Apple on a 5G iPhone

    muthuk_vanalingammuthuk_vanalingam
    1st said:
    Ha, Qcom want to set standard for 5G?  without Apple on board, even it is set a standard, not enough string to pull for such money mine (like VZ CDMA, on its way out eventually).  Apple better learn the lesson (fool me once... ).  Besides, for what ever the reason, Qcom design is usually power hungry compare to the others (just my personal observation, could be wrong), that would impact 5G a lot (unless they don't want backward compatible or reuse some of their prior block...;-). 
    I think you got the part about QC modems being power hungry wrong. Just compare the iPhone X Vs iPhone Xs battery endurance ratings for 4G talk times in gsmarena with QC and Intel modems respectively. You will understand the reality. 
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