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pulseimages said:

lewchenko said:

Nice review. A pleasure to read. 

Going back to 60hz was very noticeable in that moving text and whilst I’m sure I could live with it , I don’t really want to now. 

Which makes for a very painful / costly  iPhone upgrade path (16PM). Hence why Im dithering on getting a new phone. 

The answer for me might be to wait for the 17+ which might have 120hz and not cost me a kidney! 

The regular iPhone’s really should have 120hz screens by now as their Android counterparts in the same price tier do.

100% agree. I feel the 4.5 / 5 star is too generous in 2024 for a phone at this price point not offering 120hz, especially when you look at the competition. I have both the 15 Pro (personal) and the non-Pro (work) and the difference is staggering. 

I could understand the jewelry proposition at its launch but with the thing being updated every year and being positioned for active lifestyle, tying this over-expensive brand to an Apple Watch is weird. 

Having battery charge becomes more and more important when crucial actions such as identification happen with your phone.

gatorguy said:

Pema said:

Verstager is total moron. There is ZERO chance of Apple ever releasing its propriety OS for either the iPhone or iPad to 3rd party vendors. 

I would agree, but that's not what's being asked of them. As I'm reading it, Apple/Google will have to allow 3rd party vendors to call on/use/access the hardware on an iPhone or Android phone, to facilitate connections.  This is not about installing iOS on some third-party product. 

Finally someone who actually read the article and doesn’t respond with the default American “EU sucks! I love Apple like my mommy” reaction.

What the EU is asking is not to turn iOS into Linux.

What is happening right now will eventually happen in the US as well; allowing third party stores, allowing users to truly choose between vendors of services (e.g same access to APIs by iCloud, Dropbox, etc). It’s to allow for competition.

Don’t forget: Apple doesn’t operate in the market. They ARE the market now.

I think it’s pretty insane that Apple still puts a 60 Hz screen on a $900 iPhone 16 and I believe this demonstrates how desperately they are trying to extract more value out of the iPhone Pro.

People are starting to become fed up paying € 1500 or so for a Pro phone with enough storage (excluding insurance and cover). It’s a commodity device.

I happen to own both the 15 and the 15 Pro (with the former being for work). The screen sucks on the 15 (120 Hz does a lot for the perception of speed), but for the rest it feels like the same device, unless you are focused on prosumer videography.