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Apple Event September 12th

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    #482
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,484 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    awec wrote: »
    They haven't announced anything that hasn't been done before. FaceID is not new and it suffers from the exact problems people have been talking about.

    It is not terrible but finger print is much more intuitive and works better for most phone scenarios.

    It's new to Apple and doesn't work with a photograph unlike Samsung's attempt.

    It looked pretty fast to me and accurate.

    I don't see how people can complain about it until they have tried it.


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    #483
    OldMrBrennan83
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    #484
    awec
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    challengemaster wrote: »
    It is because it's bringing facial recognition and tracking to the masses... which will lead into the incorporation for the next years to come. Augmented reality apps, facial recognition & tracking for other devices. Like the original iPhone, it's setting a direction for technology to follow.

    No it isn't.


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    #485
    naasrd
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    Didactic Ninja wrote: »
    not sure about face id. halloween costumes, wearing scarves, bike helmets ,skiing, neck snoods and sunglasses etc

    will it unlock?

    Wow, did you hurt your fingers trying to scrape the end of that barrel? Imagine trying to ski with a phone?


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    #486
    awec
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    I missed the iPhone 8 announcement, what is new in that?


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    #487
    snowflaker
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    naasrd wrote: »
    Wow, did you hurt your fingers trying to scrape the end of that barrel? Imagine trying to ski with a phone?

    I've never gone skiing without my iPhone :D


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    #488
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,484 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    I think I will go with the 8 plus.


    The 10 really didn't live up to pre hype at all.

    It's the exact same as the pre-hype.

    Nothing was not flagged all ready so I don't see how you are disappointed.

    If nothing had been leaked and they unexpectedly announced the X after the 8 whilst really expecting just a 7s and 7s Plus then everyone would be blown away.


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    #489
    deadanonymau5
    Registered Users Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭deadanonymau5


    Jurgen Klopp wrote: »
    I've always loved my apple tech but I'm sorry there's nothing about this X phone that's wows me

    4K 60fps is the only upgrade that interests me (but not enough to upgrade from my 7 Plus). It was rumoured last year when it would've been the first phone to shoot 4k at 60fps.


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    #490
    snowflaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭snowflaker


    8 or X???


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    #491
    AidenL
    Registered Users Posts: 983 ✭✭✭AidenL


    1349!!!

    Bloody hell!

    Store is back up.


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    #492
    awec
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    It's the exact same as the pre-hype.

    Nothing was not flagged all ready so I don't see how you are disappointed.

    If nothing had been leaked and they unexpectedly announced the X after the 8 whilst really expecting just a 7s and 7s Plus then everyone would be blown away.

    By what?

    The screen looks really nice but that's it.


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    #493
    snowflaker
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    #494
    TitianGerm
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    challengemaster wrote: »
    It is because it's bringing facial recognition and tracking to the masses... which will lead into the incorporation for the next years to come. Augmented reality apps, facial recognition & tracking for other devices. Like the original iPhone, it's setting a direction for technology to follow.

    It won't be bringing anything to the masses at $999


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    #495
    Passenger
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    X looks pretty nifty. The extra screen real estate is definitely a welcome upgrade.


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    #496
    challengemaster
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    awec wrote: »
    No it isn't.


    Lemme guess, Samsung got there first with the S8?

    Different implementation and clearly a much worse implementation given the fact it was hacked quite easily by just using a photo.

    This is true facial tracking using IR sensors and dot pattern 3d mapping.
    emmetkenny wrote: »
    It won't be bringing anything to the masses at $999

    Yeah people said the same thing about the original iPhone. And every iPhone since... and yet somehow people keep paying, don't they...


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    #497
    buyer2017
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    €1179 for 64gb version in Ireland. Not a hope, I'm out.


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    #498
    snowflaker
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    £999 in the uk


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    #499
    OldMrBrennan83
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    #500
    Passenger
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    Mr.S wrote: »
    https://www.apple.com/ie/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-x

    €1,179 / €1,349

    Yikes

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    #501
    Four Winds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭Four Winds


    829 starting price seems steep for the 4.7” 8.


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    barrier86
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    emmetkenny wrote: »
    It won't be bringing anything to the masses at $999

    Price is 1179 here.

    $999 dollars is about €850 euro massive price discrepancy between here and the US. Disgraceful actually.


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    #503
    buyer2017
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    Serious saving to be made getting this in the US for $999. Works out at €840


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    #504
    awec
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    challengemaster wrote: »
    Lemme guess, Samsung got there first with the S8?

    Different implementation and clearly a much worse implementation given the fact it was hacked quite easily by just using a photo.

    This is true facial tracking using IR sensors and dot pattern 3d mapping.



    Yeah people said the same thing about the original iPhone. And every iPhone since... and yet somehow people keep paying, don't they...

    Samsung, Windows...

    IR sensors in facial recognition is nothing new. Samsungs have it, Windows Hello has it. You can't really do facial recognition accurately without it.

    Apple just put some nice marketing around it and people think they're doing something new with it.


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    #505
    snowflaker
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    barrier86 wrote: »
    Price is 1179 here.

    $999 dollars is about €850 euro massive price discrepancy between here and the US. Disgraceful actually.

    tax is after in US


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    #506
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,484 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    Don't forget Irish prices include 23% vat whilst US prices exclude state and federal taxes.


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    #507
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,981 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Lemme guess, Samsung got there first with the S8?

    Different implementation and clearly a much worse implementation given the fact it was hacked quite easily by just using a photo.

    This is true facial tracking using IR sensors and dot pattern 3d mapping.



    Yeah people said the same thing about the original iPhone. And every iPhone since... and yet somehow people keep paying, don't they...

    Have you used it yet? Has anyone got their hands on it yet? Or is it just the blurb that means its unhackable.
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    #508
    awec
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    buyer2017 wrote: »
    Serious saving to be made getting this in the US for $999. Works out at €840

    You need to add tax onto the US price.


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    #509
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,484 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    barrier86 wrote: »
    Price is 1179 here.

    $999 dollars is about €850 euro massive price discrepancy between here and the US. Disgraceful actually.

    You are forgetting American taxes.


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    #510
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,118 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Yeah people said the same thing about the original iPhone. And every iPhone since... and yet somehow people keep paying, don't they...

    Masses indicates a large majority/high % uptake. At $999 it won't be any where close to that. The X will be for tech geeks and Apple diehards.

    As someone said above the 7 will be a great buy now with the reduced price.


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    #511
    snowflaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭snowflaker


    awec wrote: »
    Samsung, Windows...

    IR sensors in facial recognition is nothing new. Samsungs have it, Windows Hello has it. You can't really do facial recognition accurately without it.

    Apple just put some nice marketing around it and people think they're doing something new with it.

    Sure Jan.


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