TheRealKuni

60 Hz in 2024 is crazy, aside from the fact that iPhones have been the same for the past 6 generations.

iPhone Pro has been 120Hz for a while now. Also ~~bigger base level storage and~~ USB. If you want the fancy specs you get the fancier phone.

I’m kinda confused on why this button is helpful. If you open the camera app on iOS, hitting either volume button will take a picture.

Opens the camera faster than going through the lock screen (something I desperately miss from my Android phones), and it’s multifunctional. You can press it with different intensity levels to get different functionality, and it’s touch sensitive so you can use it to make adjustments.

It’s not like, revolutionary. But it looks pretty cool and I’m looking forward to trying it out.

I wish BTB and The Dollop would do more crossover episodes.

I haven’t noticed it being too slow, but if I’m being honest I mostly don’t pay attention to wireless charge speeds. Either it’s sitting on a MagSafe charging dock overnight or it’s attached to a Qi2 charger (with a shitty 3D printed stand I designed) on my desk, and speed isn’t the priority in either case. When I’m trying to charge quickly I use a wire.

I will say that Qi2 charger gets HOT, but the MagSafe one doesn’t, oddly enough. Both are made by Anker and both should be pumping 15 watts, so I’m not sure what the difference is besides the standard.

In my experience people by Apple products because of the logo not anything else. Its not like they are comparing phones across brands.

In my experience, most people don’t care that much about specs. They stick with the ecosystem they’re already using, whether that’s Apple or Google or (subset) Samsung, etc.

I, a fellow nerd, do care about specs. And I do compare phones. I used Android phones exclusively for a long time. When my favorite phone I’ve ever owned—the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition—bricked, I bit the bullet and purchased an iPhone because at the time no Android options wowed me at a price point I was comfortable with, and because Apple has shitty policies regarding iMessage and I wanted to make life easier for my family and my wife’s family.

I have been pleasantly surprised. It had been years since I had the time or desire to root a phone, so I didn’t care about any of that. After a couple weeks getting used to a new OS, other than a few minor annoyances like inferior gestures and notifications the experiences are largely similar. As a spec junkie I of course went with the Pro, and have been very much impressed with the device.

I still keep an eye on the Android market, but nothing has appeared that is enough to shift me out of an ecosystem again. I maintain my photo library in Google in case I decide to switch again, but honestly I’ve been delighted by my experience on the dark side and don’t see myself going back over any time soon.

I would have more respect if they compared phones across Samsung, Sony, Motorola and whoever else.

My point is, again, let people do what they want device-wise. I don't see why you feel like you need to have (or lack) respect for someone based on what smartphone they decide to use or what reasons they have for making their choice.

After all, I suspect you don’t include iPhones in your comparisons when you’re phone shopping, at least not realistically. And you have legitimate reasons for not doing so! Closed ecosystem being an important one, based on your previous comment. But your reasons aren’t going to Be the same as someone else’s. I used to care a lot about unlocking bootloaders and using custom ROMs but at a certain point in my life I stopped caring. That issue no longer mattered to me. But I can absolutely understand that it matters for you.

Edit: added a word I missed

Except that users very much want those.

iPhone Pro offers the fancy stuff. And is STILL cheaper than the Xperia featured here, especially when adjusted for inflation. And as I understand it that Xperia isn’t getting OS updates anymore, and it came out in 2021. Whereas iPhones from 2018 will get updated to iOS 18 this fall.

I’m not trying to say iPhone is “better” here. I’m saying people want different things from their devices and so people should get the device that meets their specific wants. It’s okay for different options to exist.

And if your phone doesn’t have the alignment magnets, you can get a magnet ring to put on your case, OR, you can get the greatest phone grip I’ve ever used, which lets you charge through the grip (if your case is thin enough).

Compatible with all MagSafe and Qi2 alignment magnets. Fantastic phone grip. I love it very much.

CGP Grey has a great video on it.

Back Door Sluts 9?‽! Not that one!

That’s fair! Whatever works for your situation.

The Railroad wouldn’t like you speaking ill of synths like that, you know.

What incompetence? There’s a balance that has to be found between fraud-proof and convenient, and the current balance is pretty good until someone convinces thousands of gullible people online to go commit fraud.