Official Apple Thread (Apple iPhone Event) II

[KingBran]

This has always been Apple, just do it better than everyone else.

No doubt. I don't disagree at all. Just the people and Apple themselves acting like this is brand new and amazing when people have been experiencing it for years.

Except the facial tech that Apple is using is pretty easily the most advanced of any consumer product out there and it's not really close.

A bunch of people did mediocre face recognition before. The only device to really get it mostly right were the Windows 10 devices. This looks way far superior to that.

Completely disagree. Microsoft Kinect was doing IR and dot scans for a long time. Like HawkFan pointed out though, they just do it better. And they are able to do it better by just doing your face. Kinect was doing everything in a room. It was quite capable of getting more detailed but again, got no support. However there were companies that unlocked this tech to do some really cool stuff with it but it wasn't mainstream. There was no need for it to be more detailed in the face. This is a phone. It's using tech that has been around for along time. It's just that it will hit more people because its an Apple iPhone.

I don't see how any of this is "far superior". They are just making it more mainstream. Again, that's what Apple does and they are masters at it.

 

[awesomo]

That's a big delay

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Is IOS 11 coming out to the main public today? I can't watch the event due to work so I wonder if they talked about it any.

 

[chicagoskycam]

What about the OS?

 

[awesomo]

The ms version of face unlock works 25% of the time. I have a computer that uses the infrared light. Reports say the face id is very good.. Will be interesting to see

 

[Theosis]

Is IOS 11 coming out to the main public today? I can't watch the event due to work so I wonder if they talked about it any.

iOS 11 was scheduled for September 19 I believe.

 

[chicagoskycam]

No doubt. I don't disagree at all. Just the people and Apple themselves acting like this is brand new and amazing when people have been experiencing it for years.
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Disagree, they are acting like it's coming to a brand they prefer or have always owned.

While this stuff may have been out there, it was not widely adopted or worked all that well. There are people that simply won't own an android and MS's phones have pretty much bombed even though they are not bad.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

iOS 11 was scheduled for September 19 I believe.

So a week from today. That's good.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

That's a big delay

Like I posted yesterday, they're having a lot of production issues. They're making less than 10k a day at the moment.

 

[chicagoskycam]

So $1,500 for the larger GB X, that's insane. The OLED def added $$$ to the cost but...

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

So $1,500 for the larger GB X, that's insane. The OLED def added $$$ to the cost but...

Wait...there's a $500 increase for GB? Did they mention that?

 

[KingBran]

Disagree, they are acting like it's coming to a brand they prefer or have always owned.

While this stuff may have been out there, it was not widely adopted or worked all that well.

And I will disagree that it didn't work that well. But when a company that owns close to 50% of all smartphones in the world puts something out there it becomes more known / accepted.

VR, face recognition, wireless charging... etc. has all worked very well in many different places. It was just never put or pushed so hard on an iPhone. There is a reason Apple fanboys have the nic-name "iSheep".

I am not saying this stuff isn't a big deal. It's a big deal for iPhone fans (myself included). But claiming this tech is something new and amazing or has never been around or has never been this good is just silly. Apple makes more practical and mainstream. That's it.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

So $1,500 for the larger GB X, that's insane. The OLED def added $$$ to the cost but...

Wtf. God damn.

That, converted to CAD, along with AppleCare+ and tax and it's easily over $2000.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Somebody texted it to me on the $1,500 as I missed it. Can anyone confirm it?

 

[chicagoskycam]

Seems like I'm spending a ton of money in Nov on products ending in X.. lol.

 

[KingBran]

Anyways, the most exciting thing to me was the apple watch with cellular. Definitely will be getting that. I hate always carrying around my phone everywhere.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

It's not. The X 256 GB is $1,149.00

Look at Apple's site if you want to confirm

 

[chicagoskycam]

It's not. The X 256 GB is $1,149.00

Look at Apple's site if you want to confirm

Okay thanks...

 

[M.C.G. 31]

$1320 for 64GB and $1520 for 256GB in Canada.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Anyways, the most exciting thing to me was the apple watch with cellular. Definitely will be getting that. I hate always carrying around my phone everywhere.

It is really cool and I might consider it next year. I have the 2 and wonder what I can sell it for.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Somebody texted it to me on the $1,500 as I missed it. Can anyone confirm it?

Just saw it on apple.com. It's $1,150 for the 256 GB. Still a ton.

Edit: Did you mean CAD? Sorry...didn't put that together

 

[chicagoskycam]

I think the AR tech could be really good for using real environments in games.

I didn't care for the game they showed.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Just saw it on apple.com. It's $1,150 for the 256 GB. Still a ton.

Edit: Did you mean CAD? Sorry...didn't put that together

They were wrong, they thought it was $1,500 US referring to what I read.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The hands on previews from tech sites will start to roll out today, but I am somewhat torn on this

I'm not 100% sold on the FaceID, but the X seems like the way to go of the phones they showed today

I guess I'll wait to see what people have to say after playing with the phone

 

[Theosis]

$1,529 for the 256 GB version of the iPhone X in CAD$.

Holy. ****.