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Apple's new iPhone 15 is an underwhelming 'slap in the face,' say disappointed fans::Apple unveiled its new iPhone 15 models this week, and some fans say they lack innovation.

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[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 193 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don’t know why people expect massive jumps every single year. There’s only so much you can really change year over year at this point.

You don’t need to upgrade every damn year. Apple supports each phone for a minimum of 5-6 years.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, I'm sure if you just upgrade every 3-4 years there's plenty that's been added that makes it worthwhile.

[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Most definitely. Phones are no longer really throw away devices. They’re full fledged little supercomputers in your pocket and they’re expensive as fuck.

Nobody upgrades their laptop or PC every year. Hell, the most important components like CPU, GPU, and RAM don’t even get new releases every year.

Phones are damn near as powerful today. Nobody but someone that is already pushing the most powerful flagships to the limit can or will take advantage of the incremental updates.

[–] Tandybaum@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m 85% sure I’m going to get the 15. I’m upgrading from my XR so hopefully it’ll be pretty major for me.

Agree 3-4 cycle makes it feel amazing.

[–] TrejoPhD@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also on an XR and just bought a 15 Pro.

The XR is still snappy. The battery only is at 80% of its original life, but otherwise it’s fine.

I’m very excited for the USB-C and wifi 6E. The rest I don’t care about, but I imagine I will be impressed by the speed when I get it.

[–] Tandybaum@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m at 85% battery

I’m mostly excited about better battery, usb-c, and 5g cellular. Mag charging is interesting but I already have qi chargers all over the place.

[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago

XR to 15 is more like 5 cycles, so I think this upgrade is going to be a huge improvement for you. I upgraded from it after a mere two (though to the 12 Pro and not the 12) and the difference was very noticeable, especially in the display and camera, but also just in how much smoother and snappier everything got.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then they shouldn't release every year and create a new batch of endless ewaste and demand in natural resources mined by exploited labor.

Your talking about where you place the blame: the drug dealer with no regard for human life as long as they are profitable, or the drug user who is weak, sick and often incapable of breaking their unhealthy habit.

[–] therealrjp@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

There’s no requirement for you to upgrade every year if you don’t want to but without it, what would the people who need something new do? I’m upgrading this year from an iPhone X that is really on its last legs. Broken screen, charging more than once a day etc. It’s served it’s purpose well but now is the time for a new one. A two or three year refresh cycle would mean I would be potentially buying a two year old phone today. Why would I want that when I keep things for several years?