yea I was using the display models. It’s not a bad phone but nothing convinces me to upgrade yet. I’m thinking next year will be the one. Especially considering XS max at the bottom of eligible phones for upgrade this year ha.
yea those third party sites aren’t reliable. The store I went to had a line out the wazoo just for pickup orders. A rep said they had no phones for people to buy.
I’m on a XS max (2018 release). Still going strong. I think this is the last year it will get major upgrades.
I checked it out at a retail store thinking it would change my mind but still not convinced to upgrade. I’m definitely thinking next year will be it. The titanium feels kind of nice in my hand tho.
Your phone will probably last 5-6 yrs if you want it to.
I thought this release was going to be the one to push me to upgrade. But I’m holding out for another year.
XS max still going 💪
I’ll wait for the Apple Polishing Cloth Pro Max Ultra S Plus. Then pick these up on massive discount
Haven’t noticed any difference. I’m on a XS max
Isn’t it possible for hydrogen sulfide to form in outhouses (at least in the toilet?) If so, very lucky this woman did not die. Very shitty way to die imo
Is it guaranteed that retail stores will have them in stock, or only select versions? I won’t buy but want to know how the “titanium” finish feels in my hand. Seems like Apple will stick with this for another year, and will probably upgrade then.
Good luck. Last time I ordered a phone from Apple, it got held up by customs for a couple of days.
Apple standard is 6-7 years for latest OS support. My 2017 Intel MBP still going strong. Had one free battery replacement because this generation of MBPs plagued by quality control issues — butterfly kb, poor hinges, poor heat management, highly sensitive to dust.
Of course, it won’t get Sonoma but still very useful for occasional out of the home/office work (ie, airports, coffee shops, libraries, …). Plus since I mostly VPN into office/home assets, it’s more of a dumb terminal now and offload heavy workloads to beefier machines.
Apple sells a fucking piece of cloth for $20. This is nothing bro
AirDrop has a new NameDrop feature for quickly sharing contact information with a person nearby, and the Phone app has customizable Contact Posters that let you choose what people see when you call them
I wonder if this is a possible vector for a “1 tap” or “0 click” attack. NSO and other black hat security firms can’t wait 😂
Attacker:
Wow, has it always been like this? I thought it was because of the exchange diff between USD and CAD, but I checked and it’s currently 1:1.35-6. So if translating the $1599 USD cost to CAD, it should be $2,168.06 for iPhone Pro Max 1TB
Canadians getting an extra $200 tax from Apple 👀👀👀
(putting my scum bag business exec hat on with obj to pump the numbers)
Because they want you to splurge on the highest tier phone.
Technically, I don’t see a reason what would prevent them from doing so. If Apple didn’t pair the components with the phone, there’s no reason why you couldn’t buy a broken pro max, swap out the camera on the pro, and have 5X Zoom
Overall this event was pretty mid imo 🥱
Beginning to feel like this industry is stagnating. Just doing enough to appease the stockholders and pump the stock.
Would be nice if companies can spin up their own (lemmy|mastodon|…) instances and push out releases there. No more “blue check marks” to verify authenticity or relying on the platform to be stable. If it comes from @public.apple.com, then it’s guaranteed to be authentic.
It’s called a cubicle and has existed since the dawn of the white collar work
PH 4K VR in one window. Work in the other 😂
The next Apple event going to be mid 😂
A car not having Apple CarPlay/Android Auto is a huge negative. Car manufacturer infotainment systems are usually ass. Car manufacturers should stick to what they know — building cars, improving supply chain.
Side note: what kind of drugs are the Cadillac executives on? A $130K SUV? Lmao what kind of asshole would actually buy this behemoth of a vehicle and think “ahh this machine was totally worth it”. Do people really think Cadillacs are the pinnacle of luxury? I guess that’s the American vehicle market for ya.
Fuck cars
A ”smart” thief will just garbage hunt through the bins of retailers, find legitimate boxes, fill those legitimate boxes with junk (or a rock), then reapply the fastening tapes.
A potential victim won’t look twice at an unopened box. They will be blinded by the whatever % off from retail cost.
It’s a nice security feature but easily defeated.
As a buyer of used phones I always open the box, check the contents, and cross check the IMEI for any carrier locks. Also check if it’s iCloud locked.