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Heavy? I never noticed until I read this. Coming from a 6S, I didn’t feel like I was picking up a brick. I expected it to be heavier because it is a bigger phone with a stainless steel frame which is obviously heavier than aluminum. To call it a “fundamental design mistake” is just reaching to criticize something about the phone. |
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When I do wander in to an Apple store, they're always busy to slammed. Half of the people there (in the back) are there for instruction and information, always a half-dozen waiting for some "genius" answers and the front-half of the store full of lookers. New product roll-outs usually mean it's time to stay clear until things subside a bit. But, they never do.
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I bet most people know they're going to the store 45 - 90 minutes ahead of time and what they want. Just buy and pay via fingers and finger print, and it's usually a few minutes of your life spent and without having to step more than 10-20 feet into the store. This is 2017. I don't see much reason for wasting time in stores if it's not something like neighborhood hardware store, groceries or where fit is an issue.
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Yep. Exactly why Brick and mortar model is dying. I never go to the Apple store unless I have a genius appointment. If I wanna check macs I usually go Best Buy where is much less crowded. |
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I'm seeing more app upgrades that would give me the viewing I need but I'm not sold on giving up the fingerprint reader.
The rumors of a plus version and very tech and security focused stuff I follow weigh in too. To be fair, what I want or need as an enterprise admin is not what many probably even think about. At the moment I'm letting a phone on the lease/upgrade run out and still loving my 7 Plus. With luck a year's time will get me a plus sized full screen phone for even more real estate. If I have a phone die before then I hope I can at least have choice when I step into the Apple store. I take periodic looks and consider change but VMware lets me copy and paste from an iPhone into a Windows VM on a Mac so that and a few apps will probably keep me with the platform. These phones are pretty neat stuff. The cameras are great and just assisting others, it took about 30 seconds for me to not miss the home button except for the fingerprint reader.
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The face recognition is good enough for me not to miss the fingerprint reader. I think the next logical step or to make a full screen plus sized phone, but I doubt I’ll bite since I think this size is nearly perfect for me. Considering the money I spent on this phone, I plan to keep it for at least 3 years for not longer. As far as updated apps, I think developers are waiting for this phone to reach more users. Right now I’m on Tapatalk app and it looks like my 6S since there’s a good inch of screen not being filled up. [emoji23] |
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Oh and you want to buy a case for this phone, you should look up the horror stories of people dropping it and cracking the glass on day one. I bought the pelican case because it offers great protection without making the phone too bulky. It also has a handy holster that also serves as a kickstand. The only drawback is that the dust covers can be a pain. The ringer/vibrate switch is just about impossible to reach unless you stick something in here or you have really small fingers or long fingernails. Other than that, this case is great.
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The way people use these things really varies so I know how they may or may not meet people's needs. All the time I spend on a bike, feet and skis would make me a weight weenie but plus size has been fine. It will be really sweet if I can get a plus and S version of your new phone in a year. The new phone and ver 11 OS with 64 bit only have forced a whole lot of app refreshes and that's nice no matter what.
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Now as for me, I have the iPhone 7 Plus from work and a Samsung Note 8 as a personal. Next Spring, I'll be able to upgrade my work phone and pick whatever I want rather being forced to use an iPhone. I really hated Steve Jobs because he made Apple products so darn good. I won't say he was a tech genius since lots of the things that he "invented" were bought from other companies. I think Apple died with him and we're seeing that unfold. As for the Note 8, I will love it until Note 9 comes out. I am a Samsung homer. I have a Samsung laptop, TV, fridge, washer and dryer, and even their suits. |
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I might be going out on a limb here, but the fact you “hated” Steve Jobs because he was so good at what he did, and you own everything Samsung at home (didn’t even know they made suits!) might make your opinion a tad bit biased? [emoji23] The display is indeed Samsung (it’s not curved though), but that means nothing. What I like about iPhone is the user interface, that’s what made me switch from Android all those years ago. I don’t care that the X has features that Samsung had 3 years ago, all I care about is how well it works for me. |
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I have recently and very reluctantly come to that conclusion, myself. Steve Jobs was a human factors genius and understood product usability more than any other person on earth. I really miss him, and I mean that genuinely.
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I agree the strength of Apple was under Jobs and still is, constantly trying to make the user interface simpler and more integrated, and that vision has not died or changed . And I think like Mark Twain, rumors of Apple's "demise" are greatly exaggerated
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The A11 chip is also made by Samsung too. Sorry. I thought I was going to get blasted or buried here for my original post but I then realized this is not just some crazy forum or Youtube where everyone is fighting as if these phone companies cared about us as individuals. I hated Steve Jobs because he was good at what he did, MARKETING. He put Samsung to shame back in the old days. I try to be very objective in my opinion when it comes to Apple vs Samsung. But what pushed me over the edge while I was using an iPhone 4 was the constant passwords and iTunes. So I switched to Android and never looked back. When I play around with the iPhone 7 Plus, I have things that I like and hate about the phone. The one thing that comes to my mind is the fact that I cannot customize my home screen to the degree that a typical Android phone would let me. Little things like that. Quote:
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If there’s one thing I miss about Android is the customization and overall openness overall. The Animoji is fun. I’ve used it a few times, but the list of available animojis is small, I’m sure the library will expand. Or you can just do Snapchat if you want to look like a dog or whatever. [emoji23] |