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Apple "Gather Round" Live Event (1PM EST): iPhone Xs, Xs Max, Xr, Apple Watch 4, oh my!

Clay

Clay

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Oct 29, 2017
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I'm really curious to see the XR. If the display doesn't look horrible in person I might just grab that. The colored cases are nice. Not sure about the size, I really regret getting a 7+, XR is smaller but I think I want to go as small as possible with the X/XS.

The new case colors are nice, I'll probably grab either the baby blue or green leather case.
 
Narpas Sword0

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Oct 28, 2017
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So if I have a 42mm Watch now and switch to a 40mm, will the screen wind up being the same or bigger?

I wanted to order online but I feel like I need to see this in person now
 
Curufinwe

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TI92 said:
Is the XR the only 720p phone released in 2018? I feel even budget Androids are 1080p these days especially with phones like the poco f1 at around 300 with better... Everything.

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It's not 720p, though. It's halfway between 720p and 1080p.

1792-by-828-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
 
Clay

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Curufinwe said:
It's not 720p, though. It's halfway between 720p and 1080p.

1792-by-828-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
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Oh, I'll probably get the XR for sure then. People get so caught up in tech specs. Can anyone honestly tell the difference between 320ppi and 400+ppi at the typical distance they hold their phone at?
 
Patrick Klepek

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I cannot wait to get the new watch. My wife's watch has been barely getting by for the better part of a year, and mine's getting there, too. The series zero has treated us very well, one of my favorite tech purchases ever, but this year's upgrade seems worth the wait.
 
signal

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TI92 said:
Custom roms are preferable imo, more variety and much faster turn around. And do we know how the XR camera is?
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No but I can't imagine the XR camera being worse than the Poco's. Not that results were terrible they just weren't anything great. That seems to the be shittiest part of any cheap Android phone for some reason.
 
Silence

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Oct 27, 2017
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FZZ said:
I am getting tired of the small size as well

I do want a bigger phone

I can definitely make this last another year, but I was hoping to upgrade this time around.
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Well, the good news is your 7 has probably held some value, so if you wanted bigger, you could offset the cost by selling. If you kept it in good shape.

I guess you have to decide if you would miss 3D touch (I know I would). I think if you wouldn't, and you don't need the best camera, the Xr is probably the way to go.
 
signal

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Now the phone sizes are getting big enough where the homescreens are looking as silly (well, not AS silly) as the iPad ones with giant displays and needless spacing between each icon. iOS pls.

e: "120hz refresh rate" :think:
 
formasymphonic

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Oct 27, 2017
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Man... these mofos increased the prices of the watches up between £70 and £100 in the UK (yes, I know they dropped the entry price of the S3 but you know what I meant).

And the Nike ones aren't out until October again
 
TI92

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signal said:
No but I can't imagine the XR camera being worse than the Poco's. Not that results were terrible they just weren't anything great. That seems to the be shittiest part of any cheap Android phone for some reason.
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The pics MKBHD posted on his video review we're... Really good for that price point. He even said he was surprised how good they are.
 
Skel1ingt0n

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Brian McDoogle said:


Gruber says no one will mention AirPower at all, even off record.
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Easily one of my biggest disappointments. The AirPower was a selling point of the X a year ago. I get things change. Things get delayed. But AP very well might have pushed a few buyers over the edge vs another phone, so I think it's kinda crappy to just completely ghost it.
 
signal

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TI92 said:
The pics MKBHD posted on his video review we're... Really good for that price point. He even said he was surprised how good they are.
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Everyone is surpsied at everything about the Poco for the price point. In normal usage with its specs it probably outperforms many phones double or triple its price, it just doesn't have an amazin camera though. Particularly low light.

Wish oneplus or xiaomi or someone made a similar phone that was worse in other specs but had an amazing camera.
 
dallow_bg

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Oct 28, 2017
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Man I want that Yellow XR.
Sucks that the premium models don't get the cool colors.

I'd even consider it but I like the dual camera and 3D Touch too much.

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You can do the depth shots using portrait mode but I don't think you can adjust the DOF on the X.
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reKon said:
damn, I'll need to see how big of a difference this will make in person
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Just use the free Focos app.


Zeyphersan said:
Thank god the only difference in the Xs line is the size. I want the best camera
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Same.

borghe said:
to be exact... Focos IS good.. but the depth slider on the XS is a bit different, using the actual depth information collected at capture instead of just straight up image post-processing (similar to changing the portrait mode after the fact).

again Focos is super good... but the native depth slider has the ability to potentially be better (more accurate)
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Where is this information from?
All the portrait picture you take store all that data already.
Focos is using the depth layers that the phone captures to do the same exact thing albeit not as quickly.

As Phil himself called it onstage "Computational Photography". Those are the exact words you see when you launch the Focos app.
 
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TI92

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Curufinwe said:
It's substantially fewer pixels, but I would take my 7+ with its 1080p screen to a store and compare it to an XR in person before deciding if the XR screen was garbage in comparison.
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I mean, you can't even watch HD Netflix or YouTube. It's different right there already lol
 

reKon

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dallow_bg said:
Just use the free Focos app.




Same.



Where is this information from?
All the portrait picture you take store all that data already.
Focos is using the depth layers that the phone captures to do the same exact thing albeit more quickly.

As Phil himself called it onstage "Computational Photography". Those are the exact words you see when you launch the Focos app.
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Live focus on my Galaxy S9+ seems to this pretty well.
 
The Teachinator

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Oct 28, 2017
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I make good money but this is just more than I'm willing to spend on a device. I wouldnt be able to get by on 64gb and don't care for the screen size of the X.

The note 9 with the stylus looks pretty awesome with the available promotions.
 
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