Will you be buying the next iPhone (announced on Sept 12)?
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NEGATIVE REASONS TO UPGRADE (Score:4, Interesting)
My iPhone 6 has a headphone jack and jailbreak
My hobby is listening to 24bit/48khz 12" 45rpm Vinyl Rips... the lighning adapter on the iphone 7 does not do 24 bit properly
Apple doesnt support apt-x or any modern HD wireless music streaming format, but instead uses decade old SBC over the A2DP... its a joke
Also i like haveing right angle cables... ever tried cycling in jeans with the headphone dongle ? it doesnt last a month
I think apple has totally lost it and my 6 might be my last iphone (i have owned ever single one)
-Kaex
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Re:NEGATIVE REASONS TO UPGRADE (Score:5, Insightful)
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Apple has very possibly stopped making the 6S; whatever is available is stock. I know this because I work in government mobility procurement, and our VOR recently cancelled all our 6S orders indicating Apple has told them they would never be fulfilled.
Stock up!
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But how much longer will Apple still be selling 6S and SE? I wanted to get a customized 13" MacBook Pro's 2015 model, but I waited too long. :(
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24 bit is completely and utterly unnecessary for vinyl rips. The available dynamic range on even brand new, well-produced LPs is around 70dB. 16 bit audio has room for 96dB. You don't actually need more than around 12 bits to capture the full dynamics of any LP ever made.
Save yourself the space and convert to 16 bit.
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Show me this hypothetical 80dB dynamic range LP, and show me a turntable capable of actually reproducing it. Only the very best of the best turntables have rumble that low, and that's before even considering the production of the LP in the first place.
The LP is a dead, obsolete and deeply flawed format. It's fun to collect, but that's about it.
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There's a company that made an *analog* laser based turntable a while ago*, pretty sure that would meet your specs.
IIRC is was so expensive it made the overpriced Dynan Cat5 cables look positively affordable.
3 lasers, two analog, one digital. The analog were placed on a bias while the digital was a servo tracker and placed verticly something like: \|/ The idea was that the servo laser could measure the precise length to the record and adjust for the wobble of the substrate, while the analog lasers could re
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No, the ELP laser turntable is a piece of junk, and overpriced monument to audiophile stupidity.
Firstly, it requires the LPs to be absolutely 100% pristine and spotless. Any spec of dust will read as a pop or a click, just as if it was actually a part of the groove itself. Normal turntables handle this by the physical contact they have with the groove, they simply push the dust away, and the dust is light enough to not cause any appreciable noise (unless it's a very dusty record).
Secondly, the consequence o
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Uh no, quantization noise just sounds like tape hiss, it's not particularly horrible.
And no, dynamic range is dynamic range. Also, I don't listen to calibration CDs/LPs, I listen to music.
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Why do people that do not even understand the very basics feel qualified here? Dunning-Kruger on steroids?
Re:NEGATIVE REASONS TO UPGRADE (Score:4, Informative)
You should ask yourself, since you obviously have no clue how analog and digital signals even work.
Re:NEGATIVE REASONS TO UPGRADE (Score:4, Interesting)
Having done "A" before I will say the following:
I could hear the blood rushing in my veins over the noise from the signal I was there to listen to.
The instrumentation that was actually doing the measurement could hear my breathing outright swamp the noise.
Obviously the actual measurement was done after I had finished setting up the gear and left the room.
As a side note, being in a genuinely isolated anechoic chamber is fucking freaky... with the advent of VantaBlack(tm) it would be possible to make an optical version of the same thing and I simply have no clue how a human brain would respond to an anechoic and anphotonic (?) environment.
Re: NEGATIVE REASONS TO UPGRADE (Score:3)
The human brain is already hallucinating. In sensory deprivation, the noise of our own perception processing just outweighs any signals.
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...ever tried cycling in jeans with the headphone dongle ?
Ever been hit by a car because you were listening to music rather than paying attention to the road?
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But listening to a radio in a car is safe?
blackberry (Score:2)
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Your experience in admining Blackberry devices and mine differ. As IT we had less issues with the Blackberry devices then with our current iPhone devices.
As an admin person we had more control over the Blackberry devices. As a user they sucked because we could not do everything the fancy iPhone devices could
A user needed an app? With the Blackberry devices we (admin) could push it to them. They wanted to install an unapproved app (aka game for their kid in a restaurant), too bad. With the iPhone device
nope. never. not gonna do it. (Score:3, Insightful)
i love my flip phone. it's a beast for battery life.15-20 days, easy. why would i want to plug in an oversized, fragile, expensive phone twice a day when i can do it once or twice a month instead. and have a less expensive, smaller, nearly unbreakable (compared to the 'smart' phones), more easily pocketed phone that's actually contoured for your face (ear-to-mouth) when opened for, ya know. TALKING ON THE PHONE. i have internet at home and the office. why the fuck do i need it at the doctor's office, in the car (traffic congestion is never an issue and the commute is less than 5 minutes), or in a restaurant, or theater, or on an airplane? if i know i will need to be 'entertained' for awhile somewhere.. i take a damn book. a big-boy book with all words and hundreds and hundreds of pages. i don't need the internet in my pocket, i know how to read.
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Grandpa, it's time for your meds.
I'm tired of so-called "smart" phones (Score:3)
I've decided to build my own "dumb" phone. There are several 3G modules on the market that can be integrated into a simple hardware design. A few even support Hayes style AT commands to operate, providing both voice and data links.
There are a limited number of features I need in such a device. Beyond voice and text, I do want the ability to synchronize local data with a remote data store, such as productivity data, e-mail, and GPS information. However, I find most "smart phone" apps at this point to be little more than over-glorified bloatware that is prone to crashing and that often treats security and privacy as afterthoughts. I'd rather carefully curate the functionality I allow on my mobile device, and the hurdle of having to write firmware to perform these operations suits me just fine.
I am happy with my Android (Score:2, Insightful)
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Same hear. 3 year old android and since Verizon stopped forcing us to pay for new ones every year or two, I'll probably use it until it doesn't turn on anymore.
A while back I considered an iPad for viewing digital instructions such as for building circuits or such. However I couldn't find anyway to access the file system, as far as I understood this is Apple by design. With android tablets I can at least drop files where I want and use them with any compatible apps how I want. Maybe I just didn't spend
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Let's hope Macos doesn't go that way because then it's back to Linux ASAP for me.
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No IPHONE (Score:2)
Not only will I not be buying the next IPHONE, I've never owned one and own no other APPLE products (and never will)
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How times have changed.
Its amazing how only a decade of watching Apples appalling behaviour in the mobile device market has educated us into understanding that they are not so nice!
Actually, there are other reasons for this perceived change of attitude but their abuse of the legal system is certainly a big one.
No tech corporation is nice and no tech corporation is evil. The only difference between them is their power and ability to get away with stuff.
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Please detail this alleged "appalling behaviour". Just fact checking.
Start with Wikipedia [wikipedia.org]
Obviously a very quick search but there are links to follow to check further. This article doesn't include the people who paid the protection money out of court.
It doesn't seem to include much on the many "think tanks" that Apple has used to corrupt politicians and legal systems all over the world either.
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Politics no. Some politicians are pretty worrying though.
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This would almost be enough to make me think you didn't insist on a salary for your job. After all, isn't a salary, well, profit? The one you get for selling your skills/labor?
A Bit Early (Score:5, Insightful)
Couldn't we wait until the damned thing is announced first? How am I supposed to accurately respond to the poll if I don't even know what the new phone does?
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if I don't even know what the new phone does?
Apple are bravely taking away the microphone to allow for a thinner device profile. As such, the phone can't make phonecalls without an approved attached Bluetooth device. This is thought to be the future of smart phone design.
#beingfacetious
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you joke but i wouldnt at all mind no-mic no-speaker phone. fewer (no?) holes to worry about.
i hardly ever use my phone to make phone calls. when i do, its via a bluetooth headset or car play.
that said, i dont really care for the phone to be very thin, i'd much rather have more battery, better camera and no bulges.
but thats me.
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Never too early. (Score:2)
How am I supposed to accurately respond to the poll if I don't even know what the new phone does?
Heretic!
Any "true believer" fanboy will have had their order placed (twice: just to make sure) on the day that the possibility of a new model was announced.
Buying an iPhone isn't ever about its capabilities, it's about owning an iPhone and making dam' sure that everyone near you knows you have it.
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But 16 year old girls have iPhones. And I don't mean the very rich one who get everything from Daddy. iPhones are nothing special nowadays. Besides, nobody cares anymore what type of phone you have.
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Yeah, I'll probably take advantage of the impending price drop on old refurbed iPhones to replace my aging 5S-32, prolly with the same as you: a 6S-128. The newer models offer no features I want, but Apple removed the one I do: the miniplug headphone jack.
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The wife likes Apple crap, and her 3 year old iphone 5 is randomly shutting off lately. I am probably getting her an iphone 7 once they are discounted by ~$100.
minimum requirements (Score:2)
Cowboy Neal calls me on my StarTAC (Score:3)
I remember my StarTAC 85. It would become hot to the touch -- too hot to hold -- if I made a call longer than ~2 minutes. Ridiculous POS.
Slashdot sucks now. I keep hoping that it will return to its former glory, but it is not looking good.
It is time (Score:4, Interesting)
I have an iPhone 5S. My daughter has a 7 and my wife has a 6S. It is "my turn." I do not generally upgrade a phone every year or, as you can see, every other year. But the iPhone is now getting to be a mature, stable device and, based on the rumors, this next one should be a very good phone. I can always go to the iPhone 7 if the 8 requires something really strange, but I tend to buy the most memory one can buy and buy the fastest device. They last longer.
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I'm still on a 4S. ;)
Upgrade to a "newer" used phone (Score:2)
Other: upgrade to newer version of a pre-owned iPhone.
My household is all Apple - it's convenient, works well for us (and I do all my development on a Mac). But we never bought anything directly from Apple new (though I did buy a few things refurbished from them).
Whenever Apple comes out with a new model, prices go down some on used previous models. I might consider going from iPhone 5S to SE (or may be 6S, though it seems too big to me to be easily used).
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I switched from an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 7 (same size as the 6s). No trouble with the slightly larger size. I have long, skinny hands.
My company phone is an iPhone 5s. I prefer the 7, but use the 5s more when I'm out because the company pays for an unlimited data plan. Now the 5s feels "cramped".
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So don't turn NFC on. It's an option, not a requirement. The iPhone doesn't even activate the NFC circuit until you "open the wallet".
However, I'm not sure why you would object to it so strenuously. NFC is a much more secure way to pay than a mag stripe. The data on an NFC payment is dynamic, so even if skimmed, it's useless to the thief. And it's off until you want it on.
missing option: I'll wait until info is available (Score:4, Insightful)
Seriously, why would I make a purchase decision before knowing the details of the thing I might potentially purchase?
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Seriously, why would I make a purchase decision before knowing the details of the thing I might potentially purchase?
What about me? I only do what CowboyNeal says and right now I am feeling lost.
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Because if you are locked into iPhones, you don't have any alternative. Most people who planned to get the next iPhone will get it no matter what is announced.
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So, the previous models stop working when a new one is released?
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no, that's not what I said.
additional missing option: developer (Score:2)
The poll basically allows for people switching or upgrading. What about app developers who might want to own multiple phones to test on?
No (Score:2)
FREE iPhone 7 (Score:4, Funny)
Unless the restore the headphone jack (Score:2)
my next iphone will be the 6s+
Missing option: Plan to switch back to android (Score:2)
I bought an iphone 6 a few years ago and don't like it near as well as I did my previous androids. When I need to replace my
phone, I will definitely be going back to the android world.
For once, I'm proud... (Score:2)
For once, I'm actually proud of the Slashdot community!
No (Score:2)
A thousand bucks? Really? (Score:2)
I truly don't get it.
I bought an unlocked Moto G a year ago for $200 unlocked, and I love it! It's fast, it runs all the apps I want to run, it has all the storage I want, plus an SD slot and--yes--a headphone jack!
Why on earth does anyone need to pay $1,000 for a phone?
I suppose it's the same people who buy $400 ripped Nordstrom blue jeans.
Missing Option (Score:2)
"Yes, it's my first phone"
You insensitive clod!
I use a Half Smart Phone (Score:2)
I voted "other" because I have a Nokia 302 with a keyboard in the same general form as the original Blackberry. It's not a touch screen, but it does everything I need in a hand-held device. I bought it in the days before decent data allowances for a cell-phone/mobile-phone so I don't even try to do social media, internet searching etc. I can make phone calls, SMS / text message, keep notes, take photos and store stuff I need on a microSD card. The one time I updated the software, I used wifi to my own inter
Galaxy S5 (Score:2)
My company stopped paying for new phones. All I get these days is a 15% discount from Verizon (or any other major carrier). At least they still pay the phone bill itself.
Given that, I am running this S5 into the ground. It is already on its 3rd battery, and second protective case. The company forced Outlook on us. I was previously using Touchdown Pro and it ran much faster, not to mention had a better calendar. We have to install Skype for Business as well. That app is a bloated piece of crap. Heave
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"Google Maps is practically unusable due to interface lag."
Google seems to be playing a game with maps - make the old android version horribly clunky and slow, make the new android version very optimised and snappy. My 2 android phones are very similar in processing power and features but the one with the older android version runs like molasses and the newer android version one is near instant.
No. I already have a Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Score:2)
And it's better
"New" iPhone (Score:2)
So far, I'm 1 for 1 in the game of outwaiting apple wrt smaller phone sizes. I got nothing but time.
One of the options should be... (Score:2)
I use an old unsupported Android phone that can be pwned easy. That is after all, that majority of Android users due to the poor upgrade support in the ecosystem.
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Phones are tools not toy's.
They are both. I'd bet for the majority of people they are used for entertainment more than productivity.
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From all I hear in the leaks about the next iPhone, it sounds too expensive. I'll look to replacing my three year old iPhone 6 with an iPhone 7.
I don't upgrade with every release. When I do upgrade, I go with the prior year's model to save $100 or to get a phone with more storage.
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Against total cost of ownership, you're saving a couple of percent.
Re: Time to upgrade to an iPhone 7 (Score:2)
And that says an awful lot about the TCO. Still, if you think it's worth it...
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So you upgrade every few years and get an old model to save $100. You're still paying several hundred for the phone, at least a couple of thousand for the monthly service. But to save $100 you're depriving yourself of years of enjoyment of some of the best features that were available at the time you bought your old phone?
Against total cost of ownership, you're saving a couple of percent.
New releases of the iPhone rarely have anything I ABSOLUTELY have to have RIGHT NOW. I don't grab every model, either. I keep my phone for an average of 3 years because they work "good enough". I'm assuming you don't replace your laptop every year because OMG New Features!
If you are going to talk "total cost of ownership", then be honest about it. My plan would cost the same regardless of what phone I use. What would change is my monthly installment on the phone. I financed my phone for 2 years at 0% intere
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yeah, but normal people want their pocket computers to have some basic functionality, like an sd slot
I'm torn on an SD slot. On one hand, I want to be able to add more storage without buying a new phone. I want a different SD card for different uses. On the other hand, removable media introduces an attack vector.
Re: Time to upgrade to an iPhone 7 (Score:2)
Having arround 200mb of song in my hand without the need of using my data plan in Canada, is an nice feature!
Re: Time to upgrade to an iPhone 7 (Score:2)
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Or as a much cheaper and more useful option, get a Note 6!
More intuitive interface that was invented for the iPod Touch around the turn of the century, App store that actually gives you a choice and better prices, no need for special software like iTunes* (no need for a PC), no Eternal Leaders making dated style choices from the great beyond and nobody thinking you are a wannabe member of the "beautiful people" set.
* yes, I know that you can run it without that mess. It still exists...
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If i were buying today, 6 vs 7 would be a tough choice (if the phones were the same price), with the 6s being slightly better than either of them.
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Why would you want to exclude fools from polls? Their opinions shape your life too.
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I doubt that Apple really cares if a handful of aging technology professionals and open source enthusiasts on Slashdot are really interested in buying an iPhone 8. It's more of a mass market product now.
If Apple was going to do a survey, I'd probably put it on Reddit instead to try get the attention of trend conscious millennials with disposable incomes.
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you can pry it from my cold dead fingers
Pretty sure you're safe. Nobody would kill you just to take your Blackberry. Heck, some kid at the T-Mobile store might see it, feel pity for you, and give you a free Android to help ease your suffering. :-)
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The brand new Nokia 3310? http://gadgets.ndtv.com/nokia-... [ndtv.com]
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Well, one. Carry an external battery that can recharge your phone many times. Better than paying for overpriced batteries specific to the device. So, you do not need a replaceable battery as you can be equally as well of without one.
I use an iPhone (6+) and using bluetooth EarPods I only get my phone out of my (locked) briefcase when I want to read a book or check a technical reference (better than carrying around reference manuals). Using it this way I only need to charge it every 4-5 days.
I don't know
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2. I have never found my choice of accessories that limited. There is a fair aftermarket.
3. There are and always have been times when backwards compatibility has to go out the door.
4. Attributing malice or even motivation without any evidence at all is something best avoided.
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On the other hand;
anything that has a cable that is not needed is most certainly DEFECTIVE. BY. DESIGN.
anything that has a hole in its case that is not needed is most certainly DEFECTIVE. BY. DESIGN.
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I repeat "You are indeed sick. It is called '"paranoia'. But you didn't get it from fanbois".
They don't 'slow down' they have more to do with each release.
I you don't like feature creep then don't buy a smartphone - or do not upgrade.
There are certain laws and physical requirements in the real world.
They are not magic wands but smartphones and have physical requirements.
So, sorry, but there is nothing untoward going on.