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> Everyone I know In the grand scheme of things, and in the overall market, everyone you know still comes out to a rounding error. Don't get too caught up in a
by zapzupnz 8y ago
> Everyone I know
In the grand scheme of things, and in the overall market, everyone you know still comes out to a rounding error. Don't get too caught up in anecdata.
> I really feel like the XR is a repeat of the original iPhone 7 in that it's a phone with no target audience
You're right, there. If people want a high-end iPhone, they'd get the XS. If they want a cheaper phone in the X form factor, they'd get an X. If they don't want the X form factor yet, they'd get an 8. The XR is just… there.
And yet, it's a great phone by itself. Same processor as the XS, meaning a great performance leap over the X, not to mention a vastly improved camera. But it's hard to think of it as premium when it's lacking the OLED screen and Force Touch. It feels so incomplete, like an XS wannabe than its own thing.
- npunt 8y agoAgree about anecdote, but you're off about the X. Apple discontinued the X, so if someone wants a cheaper phone in the X form factor, they're getting the XR. It's unusual for them to discontinue a model after just one year but the X was an anomaly in a lot of ways.
- zapzupnz 8y agoAh, I don’t buy devices directly from Apple and my telco still sold the X after the two new ones came out. My apologies.
- r00fus 8y agoForce touch (at least as implemented in my iPhone 7+) is horrible. I can’t reliably use Trello to move cards or delete apps in home screen. The app shortcuts are nice but I made do without them for years and now I can invoke them from Siri anyway.
- zapzupnz 8y agoRe: deleting apps on the home screen. I initially had that problem. It's a question of not pushing hard when holding an app icon. Problem solved, reliable 100% once you've retrained your fingers. Not ideal, but there it is. I use 3D/Force Touch a lot, mainly previewing documents or web pages — especially on Hacker News and reddit where I don't want to keep going back and forwards, potentially polluting my history list with rubbish links. Aside from the gimmicky actions like shortcuts, it also lets art apps have a basic type of pressure sensitivity on iPhone. That's great for me because I sometimes do little touch-ups and sketches on my iPhone when my iPad+Pencil isn't near me.
- cageface 8y agoI always thought force touch was kind of a dumb feature so I'm happy to do without it. And the XR screen looks great IMO. I'll happily take the extra battery life over a barely perceptibly better screen. The main thing I'd change about the XR is I'd make it a bit smaller. Other than that it's a great phone.
- zapzupnz 8y agoRe: Force Touch. It is a bit of a dumb feature, but it's been a feature for all the new iPhones (bar the SE) for a few generations; plus, when you get used to it, it's bizarre when it's gone. That it's missing feels sloppy and creates fragmentation in the product lineup that didn't need to be there.