The 9/9/2014 Apple Launch Event Thread

[Red Storm]

Wait, if double tapping Home now activates the one handed mode, what happened to task switching?

 

[Anubis]

camera updates seem nice, bringing them inline with current android flagship offerings, low MP count could be an issue but might not be as its not everything

 

[bearxor]

Wait, if double tapping Home now activates the one handed mode, what happened to task switching?

Didn't they say double-tapping TouchID?

That would be just kind of tapping the home button with your thumb, not actually clicking the button.

 

[Mopetar]

As long as I don't have to transfer it over USB 2.0 :biggrin:

Curious if the new 240 FPS mode is in full 1080p...

It doesn't seem like it. The 1080p video was only 30 or 60 fps. I imagine that 240 FPS video is limited to 720p if not something even lower. Kind of cool that they have a 240 FPS option, which is about an 8x slow for typical ~30 FPS content.

 

[JimKiler]

The new iphones look great and the camcorders functions are upgraded to be up to 240fps. But it is missing one important feature. It should tell people not to hold their phone vertical when recording video. Make it horizontal so it fits onto TV's and PC monitors.

 

[Anubis]

seems apple is flying through this, im going to guess they are going to let everyone play with them like mad in person instead of talking for forever

 

[Kaido]

Curious as to why they didn't go with 4K video recording...the Oppo 7a's videos are amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJJZXIwyEb4

I've had an 8-megapixel camera in my iPhone since the 4S...that's the 4S, 5, 5S, and now the 6. Really curious to see if their photo tech has improved that much...

 

[s44]

Seriously unless something picks up soon, I think Samsung is pretty happy with how the Note 4 matches up with the IP6+.

Pretty much. I think Samsung knew the specs for both before finalizing the Alpha and the Note.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Wait, if double tapping Home now activates the one handed mode, what happened to task switching?

I think thats just touching the button, not pressing it.

 

[Imported]

16GB $299/64GB $399/128GB $499 for the 6+.. Hmm!

Edit: On contract.

 

[Anubis]

The new iphones look great and the camcorders functions are upgraded to be up to 240fps. But it is missing one important feature. It should tell people not to hold their phone vertical when recording video. Make it horizontal so it fits onto TV's and PC monitors.

no it should just not work in that orientation

 

[Ravynmagi]

JFC... still launching a flagship phone with 16GB of storage.

 

[bearxor]

Dropping the 32GB option altogether sucks

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Pretty much. I think Samsung knew the specs for both before finalizing the Alpha and the Note.

The interesting thing will be whether the Nexus can match this. The Nexus has always been behind the times, and seeing how behind the new Moto phones are still in camera (using 2013 sensors now), I'm a bit unsure.

 

[Mopetar]

16 GB for the entry model is painful. They should have bumped it to 32 GB.

 

[Imported]

Pre-orders start on the 12th, ships the 19th.

 

[Red Storm]

I think thats just touching the button, not pressing it.

Ah that makes more sense.

$300 for a 16GB 6+ with contract, ouch!

 

[bearxor]

Nothing on NFC, right?

 

[Anubis]

Dropping the 32GB option altogether sucks

yea not sure why they didn't just drop the 16 and shift everything down, its not like the memory costs anything

 

[Anubis]

Nothing on NFC, right?

not yet

 

[vi edit]

While I can't bitch about the $100 premium to go to 64 gig, that's lame ass way to go about it by starting at 16 gig.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Ah that makes more sense.

$300 for a 16GB 6+ on with contract, ouch!

I'm more curious about the unlocked phone prices...

$649 for the 6, $749 for the 6+?

So that's what $749, $849, $949? LOL. Almost $1k on a freaking phone?

 

[s44]

Nothing on NFC, right?

Probably for the watch

 

[Imported]

While I can't bitch about the $100 premium to go to 64 gig, that's lame ass way to go about it by starting at 16 gig.

Agreed.

 

[trmiv]

Hmmm, I was kind of set on a 32gb at $299. That sucks it won't be offered. No way I'd touch a 16gb.