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The Tile is much more compact than the kitted out AirTag. Shame that Apple had to pander to the twin gods of accessories margin and fashion.

caturopath 6y ago
> Shame that Apple had to pander to the twin gods of accessories margin and fashion I feel like that's...what Apple is? If you don't like it, that's fine, and they have lots of more-utilitarian competitors in every space they operate. I personally don't currently use any Apple products; I'm not really the target market either.
- spoonjim 6y ago
  Well the Apple product is technologically superior since they browbeat their iPhone installed base into surveilling AirTags. This is what is so infuriating about Apple — they have excellent engineering and are often the best product in the market, but you then have to buy into their whole ethos as well.
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  - fastball 6y ago
    Are you criticizing the fact that Apple brought a tracking device to market utilizing the best tracking network? Wat.
kemayo 6y ago
It... isn't, though? There's a side-by-side comparison photo of the naked devices in the linked article, and I'm fairly sure from eyeballing it that the AirTag + the smallest of the accessories (the Belkin one [1]) is still smaller than the Tile. [1]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HNPR2ZM/A/belkin-secure-holder-with-key-ring-for-airtag-black https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HNPR2ZM/A/belkin-secure-h...
- jayd16 6y ago
  The latest tile is thinner and more flat. You could probably fit it in a wallet but the round shape of the airtag makes it a bit more awkward. Still, I'm sure people will make it work.
  - dagmx 6y ago
    You're talking about a very specific tile product. It's also not got a user replaceable battery and has other concessions to meet that size constraint
fastball 6y ago
Or, said another way: isn't it great that Apple gives you the choice of smaller with no loophole if you don't need it?
solarkraft 6y ago
It doesn't matter though. The AirTags' tracking (on a map) actually works, while Tiles' doesn't.

caturopath 6y ago

> Shame that Apple had to pander to the twin gods of accessories margin and fashion I feel like that's...what Apple is? If you don't like it, that's fine, and they have lots of more-utilitarian competitors in every space they operate. I personally don't currently use any Apple products; I'm not really the target market either.

spoonjim 6y ago
Well the Apple product is technologically superior since they browbeat their iPhone installed base into surveilling AirTags. This is what is so infuriating about Apple — they have excellent engineering and are often the best product in the market, but you then have to buy into their whole ethos as well.
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- fastball 6y ago
  Are you criticizing the fact that Apple brought a tracking device to market utilizing the best tracking network? Wat.

kemayo 6y ago

It... isn't, though? There's a side-by-side comparison photo of the naked devices in the linked article, and I'm fairly sure from eyeballing it that the AirTag + the smallest of the accessories (the Belkin one [1]) is still smaller than the Tile. [1]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HNPR2ZM/A/belkin-secure-holder-with-key-ring-for-airtag-black https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HNPR2ZM/A/belkin-secure-h...

jayd16 6y ago
The latest tile is thinner and more flat. You could probably fit it in a wallet but the round shape of the airtag makes it a bit more awkward. Still, I'm sure people will make it work.
- dagmx 6y ago
  You're talking about a very specific tile product. It's also not got a user replaceable battery and has other concessions to meet that size constraint

fastball 6y ago

Or, said another way: isn't it great that Apple gives you the choice of smaller with no loophole if you don't need it?

solarkraft 6y ago

It doesn't matter though. The AirTags' tracking (on a map) actually works, while Tiles' doesn't.