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Beyond iPhone 14: Five Apple Products Expected to Launch Later This Year
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Yeah no, I'm not buying anymore AirPods. I went back to wired recently and good lord the quality is night and day.
We gave wireless a try, now it's time to go back to practicality.
I think Apple will pick what ever is cheapest for them to put in. That is why they went from the A10X to the A12 in the ATV4Ks, instead of the A10X successor, the A12X.
If Apple was serious about gaming, they would consider something more powerful, but the reality doesn't match the rumors, and it appears Apple doesn't either care or just doesn't understand gaming.
The developers don't appear to think Apple cares about gaming on tvOS, as the few gaming developers that released apps on the platform are now leaving it or abandoning the games.
I agree, with the exception of the first ATV4K, it had a A10X, not the A10.
The A10X was only used in one other device, the iPad Pro.
Actually, when the rumors started popping up about the A12 replacing the A10X in the next ATV, I gave the same reason as to why Apple would choose to go with a chip that was pretty much are par with the existing chip in terms of performance.
The A12 performs worse than the A10X when it comes to gaming, even on some of the Apple Arcade games. So, other than saving Apple money, there was little reason to use it over the A12X.
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Will consider the newer APP2 if Apple fixes the ANC/Transparency Mode which was nuked some while back with all the updates as well as it improves the eartips. Can not get a proper fit even trying Many types of eartips esp. the foam eartips from several companies.
Part of the issue is that the APP case is too darn small that it limits the larger eartip sizes.
Hopefully, Apple puts in a button in the case for updates as the current update method of letting it sit next to the iPhone and waiting for the APP update is convoluted.
Part of the issue is that the APP case is too darn small that it limits the larger eartip sizes.
Hopefully, Apple puts in a button in the case for updates as the current update method of letting it sit next to the iPhone and waiting for the APP update is convoluted.
I was annoyed about the headphone jack as well.
Even more baffling is the ipad pro doesn't get the split keyboard.
You're thinking like a consumer. If you look at it from Apple's perspective, it all becomes clear. Not only does the removal of the headphone jack allow for the removal of some DTA conversion bits (pennies per unit x millions of units = significant additional profit), but it also is intended to drive new purchases of Air Pods (lots o' profit).
And when people complain but buy the product anyway, they're telling Apple they don't really care that much. Apple knows their audience.
iPad sales have been down and have been down since the Apple Silicon Macs showed up. Since the new Macs are cheaper and do more than the new iPads it's become redundant to use an iPad, and now the removal of the headphone jack has further proven this.
It was true back in the glory days of Macintosh, when the were far and away the best PCs and great value for money.
Perhaps those glory days will be rebooted, but not in Cook margins world.
I went back to wired with a nice DAP. I hate carrying two devices when I travel, but if you take music seriously and care about purity and resolution, the iPhone ain't it...
There's zero reason for it to be removed from an iPhone either. There's plenty of space for one, EarPods are just as mobile as an iPhone, and it is trivial to 100% waterproof the jack, and many phones and other devices have done so.
There won't be any new product from Apple this September. China is going to bomb Taiwan. We should stop buying products made in China!
To increase its markup on the entry level iPad, Apple may remove the headphone jack and its associated DAC.
Looking forward to seeing the new iPad Pros. Looks like the 11" will still not be getting mini LED.
I’m very interested to see what Apple Silicon can do for the Mac Pro.
"Apple plans to launch a new Apple TV with an improved cost structure in the second half of 2022, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. It's unclear if Apple plans to pass on the cost savings to customers by lowering the price of the new Apple TV."
What's an improved cost structure if they won't reduce the price?
What's an improved cost structure if they won't reduce the price?
Nope, too many Gen 1 products.
I'll wait a year or two to upgrade if I like what I see, so as to give Apple time to work out the kinks that are sure to show up.
We had to wait four years for them to fix (remove) butterfly keyboards. FOUR YEARS.
So I'm happy with first-adopters testing the new machines out thoroughly.
Until then, my M1 iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard, M1 MBA (well, my daughter's), iPhone 12 Pro and AirPods Pro combo will keep me more than happy until any upgrade is worth doing.
That said, MagSafe charging on iPad would be nice, and even better on a new Magic Keyboard.
I'll wait a year or two to upgrade if I like what I see, so as to give Apple time to work out the kinks that are sure to show up.
We had to wait four years for them to fix (remove) butterfly keyboards. FOUR YEARS.
So I'm happy with first-adopters testing the new machines out thoroughly.
Until then, my M1 iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard, M1 MBA (well, my daughter's), iPhone 12 Pro and AirPods Pro combo will keep me more than happy until any upgrade is worth doing.
That said, MagSafe charging on iPad would be nice, and even better on a new Magic Keyboard.
Agreed, although there IS a reason for the headphone jack to be removed from the iPad:
AirPods.
We just don't LIKE the reason (and rightly so).
I'd love it if the iPad had the same high-impedance jack as the MBPs.
Hell, I'd be willing to lose ALL the rear-camera BS I'll NEVER use or understand why Apple added them at all.
They make sense on an iPhone, but NOT an iPad, especially the larger ones.
No it won't lmao. If that happened their professional customers would only buy old Macs again, just like when HDMI and SDXC got cut only for it to get brought back.
… and a startup chime when you unfold it? Maybe “find my” support when you lose it? 😂