Probably "the only reason you'd ever want to record at 720p is space savings or compatibility, both of which 60fps work against."
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iPhone X | OT | November 3
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Probably "the only reason you'd ever want to record at 720p is space savings or compatibility, both of which 60fps work against."
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Probably because no one should be bothering using it anymore so they decided not to spend a dime optimizing 720p options.
Says it in the official tech specs page.
Zeyphersan
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Because with the other qualities who wants to film in 720p?
Tech specs on apple.com
BlastProcessing
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No, it's a design flaw.
You can see here the little springs that hold the cable in place. It's a cost cutting measure. It's similar to USB A, but that port is larger so it's less of an issue.
Lightning cables use far more robust side pins.With a Lightning cable you can pick up a charging phone by the cable with no worries that it will fall. That's not the case with a USB C port, even when it's new and it noticeably wears from there.
It's a fine cable for most uses, even most laptops don't get plugged and unplugged multiple times a day like a phone does, but for phones, it's simply not durable enough.
The Faceless Master
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silly gruber, it makes dollars, not sense.
eyeball_kid
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Yeah, I love the snug feel of the Lightning port. But the USB-C ports on my MBP, they've got this awful metal-on-metal grating when you attach cables. I guess compared to the old USB standard it's not much different in feel, but after enjoying Lightning ports it's a huge step back.
Jill Sandwich
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You can do 24fps using Filmic Pro, but yeah, being a native option is nice.
No, it's a design flaw.
You can see here the little springs that hold the cable in place. It's a cost cutting measure. It's similar to USB A, but that port is larger so it's less of an issue.
https://i.imgur.com/PE5C1xh.jpg[/MG]
Lightning cables use far more robust side pins.With a Lightning cable you can pick up a charging phone by the cable with no worries that it will fall. That's not the case with a USB C port, even when it's new and it noticeably wears from there.
It's a fine cable for most uses, even most laptops don't get plugged and unplugged multiple times a day like a phone does, but for phones, it's simply not durable enough.[/QUOTE]
Guess we'll see what happens to the Switch.
I charge that a lot via cable only and so far so good. It's quite snug and feels secure.
As for the lightning cable, I used to do that, where I'd pick it up by the cable only when I was being lazy.
Nowadays though unless I move very slowly it will fall. But it has survived for a while. (6S)
LordOfChaos
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47 second mark, was "more responsive touch system" ever elaborated on anywhere? I wonder if it's sampling fingers at double 60fps like the OG iPad Pros have done, even with 60hz screens?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4wEI5zhHB0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4wEI5zhHB0
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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And much like when 4K was introduced you won't be able to see these as intended on the new Apple TV. Ridiculous.
It's kind of like a plus sized screen on a non-plus body.
-Pyromaniac-
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barely bigger than normal sized iPhone, 1.1 inch bigger screen. Bigger screen than the plus too.
LordOfChaos
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Because of the notch and curves, you still don't get some Plus amenities like tab rows I think. So it's not a Plus in a regular body as it's being billed by some, it's slightly larger than the regular in actual real estate.
The car faceid scenario sounds legit. My friends pass me their phone all of the time to change music or navigate. Having to do FaceID might be an issue unless it can catch them at an angle. I hope there's a mode where you can keep the phone unlocked while it's connected to your car or going over 10mph etc
Is there not a smart unlock feature that you can set up to automatically have your phone unlocked when it's connected to a trusted Bluetooth device?
Not that I'm aware of...
Your Entertainer
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AFAIK, iPhones have had the lowest or among the very lowest touch latency of any phone period. Admittedly, its been years since I looked into this, so Im not sure what the deal is now.
eyeball_kid
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The iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro have faster touch scanning, which gives a temporary resolution of twice the refresh display. I'm assuming the iPhone X (and 8?) must have gained this as well, because I don't remember anything specific in the docs about a more responsive touch system in iOS 11 on the software side, though it's possible I guess. There were some improvements in iOS 10 if I'm remembering correctly.
That sucks. That's actually a feature I loved on Android. Every time I'm in my car I could just swipe to unlock. Friends could do it too if they wanted to control music, GPS, etc.
Hopefully it'll find its way into 11 somehow
Heh, yeah.
My most anticipated feature.
I wonder why it wasnt added on the 7, which can do 4K30.
Taller screen, not as wide.
Is that how it works? I guess they want the
Yeah. I hope you don't need to do that to power it on as well, but it's within this video by Everything Apple Pro: iPhone X/8 - 20 Things You Didn't Know!
Yeah.
LordOfChaos
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I think the Pixels pretty much matched it, but now this is saying "more responsive" with a presumed "than previous iPhones". I don't see it followed up on anywhere but Jonnys voice.
Yeah that's what I was guessing, the 120hz sampling of your fingers even on the OG Pros 60hz screen to animate with less latency from when you actually move.
Zeyphersan
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Do we know for a fact theres no 24hz output on the new one?
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This is the first footage where silver actually looks silver and not white... and now Im tempted
As you should. Nothing about your phone needs to be updated.
Crazymoogle
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Graceful shutdown is now an option in Settings.app. Which makes sense because it's not something you're supposed to need to use every day or even every week.
If you need to do a hard reset, like for example if the iPhone or its touchscreen becomes unresponsive, that's where you use power + volume down and hold for awhile. This is the equivalent of holding the power button on your PC until it just shuts off.
Gamecocks625
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Same. Wondering if I should line up at a Verizon store instead of risking it online
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I mean you could go online first and then if it doesnt work out you just go to the store the following week
??? Any reasonable 4K tv can do reverse 3:2 pull down to get true 24p from a 60hz signal.
MercuryLS3
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I'm glad Apple is releasing the iPhone X, should make it easier for me to buy an iPhone 8 lol.
Holding the volume up button plus the side button long enough brings up the power down menu.
Maximus.
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You missed the initial batch.
Thanks. That's a bummer. I didn't think it would be super hard to get.
Fringe scenario? Ok, cool, so what's my workaround? I can tell you right now this isn't a big issue with TouchID as it currently operates.
It's a legitimate situation I run into more than a few times. If you want to handwave it away then why bother replying. Zeypher asked for a scenario and I gave them one.
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