Sunday Debate: iPhone XS Max vs a used car
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- Deckfaceduck
- 2Bj
- 24 Sep 2018
Used to own an iPhone 7 (loved that thing but as I have PTSD and to get of night terror i grew a habit of listening to smoothing sounds over headphones while i sleep, i cannot keep it on loud as it disturbs my cabin mates on my ship.. But as with wired headphones. They tear. And buying a 3.5mm earphones are cheap as hell like 2-3€ . But cheap Bluetooth ones are chunky. For this i cannot live without a 3.5mm headphone jack and ultimately treaded my iPhone 7 with a galaxy s8 loved that thing was perfect. But about a month ago i lost in during docking i lost my s8 and had to buy a cheap xioami note 5 ai. For about 200$. To my surprise It was everything i needed. Every now and then i am receiving ota even on international water.)
So, no an expensive IPhone or any phone is not worth it. Invest or save that money in something useful then waste it buying some planned obsolete product.
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- Xander Ford
- Q5i
- 24 Sep 2018
FaceGle, 24 Sep 2018Yordan, I agree that the MINI Cooper is ugly!
But, but, bu... moredoesn't make anything sense
of course you cant ride on your phone and go somewhere
does your vehicle can send nudes ? of course not. we're just comparing the price between phone and car
- Kiyasuriin
- nYT
- 24 Sep 2018
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018Do you think being closed is part of the reason why it's ea... moreOne of the reasons is yes. BECAUSE it's closed.
Another reason is the fact there are less SoC Platforms to mess with. (1 VS atleast 10 that I know, SoC-L app claims there are 18 different SoC families that are NOT Apple AX family! O_O)
Less Resolution frames (6 VS 12)
Less devices to ensure it works depend on API level of OS. (at most 22 vs. all android device types!)
(do note. I mean DEVICE TYPES. not all iPhones. there are FAR more iPhones than just 22 iPhones. the ratio is 1:9 if I understand correctly for iOS:Android)
and not to forget it's making sure it's optimised for one brand VS thousands of brands. (if I undrestand correctly. there are a few thousands of brands. including those that have just ONE device sold. ^^;)
And lastly. Ease of language for programming
Apple uses Swift, since iOS 10 on iPads you can mess with it yourself while android relies on Java, C family (C#- pr- C sharp, C, c++), Kotlin, Java, BASIC, Corona/Lua, GameGap and others. Android has many languages but the highest "associated" with android is Java technically.
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- imRGZ
- upg
- 24 Sep 2018
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018I could still happily use an iPhone 5, no problem with that... moreI don't know about S3, but my father is happily using htc One E8 since last 4 years without any issue. And it is looking good enough to run one more year.
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- FaceGle
- Q5i
- 24 Sep 2018
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018Wow, some people actually choose a car over a house. Who do... moreWow, some people actually like you, your comment is already out of context.
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 24 Sep 2018
imRGZ, 24 Sep 2018And not to forget it's life cycle. iPhone's life will be co... moreI could still happily use an iPhone 5, no problem with that. But how about a Samsung Galaxy S3? hmm
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 24 Sep 2018
Viv, 24 Sep 2018Wow...some people actually choose a phone over a car. That'... moreWow, some people actually choose a car over a house. Who does that?
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- Anonymous
- n5S
- 24 Sep 2018
Kiyasuriin, 24 Sep 2018I do, but it's not technically mine, It's my work phone, th... moreDo you think being closed is part of the reason why it's easier? I've always wondered why developers tend to favour iOS
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- Professional
- S3u
- 24 Sep 2018
Put a Pocophone F1 against and compare then!!!4 times the price?! Mi flagship have also 4-5 years software and security updates and are very durable!So why paying that much?For the logo?
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- ZinovievBG
- 0BE
- 24 Sep 2018
Aston, 24 Sep 2018Can your phone record 4K@60? Can do slow mo at 1080p@240? D... moreI can record 4K 30FPS, FHD 60FPS... This is enough for me, also can make portrait mode photos, and beat iPhone 8 on Low Light pictures. I can play every one game with minimum 40FPS, most of games with 60 FPS at high graphics... But i dont play games, for this. Your iPhone can last 2.5 Days with 1 charge and 8-9H screen on time, and 4-5 hours calls?
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- FaceGle
- Q5i
- 24 Sep 2018
imRGZ, 24 Sep 2018And not to forget it's life cycle. iPhone's life will be co... moreAbsolutely, that's my main point, I dont know why APOL FAN will spend a thousand pounds for a phone that after a couple of years it will be no use. On my Sniper 150 bike, if the fairings is broken, I can buy a replacement without spending too much, unlike the iPhone ( whatever iPhone it is) , it's like your buying a new one( let's say half of it's price) if the screen is broken.
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 24 Sep 2018
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018Meanwhile people are ignoring that Samsung also selling the... moreWould be great if you could upvote comments so they come out on top, I would do with this one. Who needs 512GB anyways.
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 24 Sep 2018
Well I would pick a used car over an iPhone but not a Mini Cooper, especially those of the BMW-era
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- F1racer
- 4YS
- 24 Sep 2018
I agree with this editor, smartphones have become so expensive, it's ridiculous. I think a large part of it is the marketing, and manufacturers wanting to cash in on a booming market, and charging what the market will bare. Well, smart consumers should tell them by stop buying these unreasonably expensive phones to reshape the market. Any flagship whatever the specs should not exceed $699, in my opinion. Especially with the current ridiculous 18x9 ratio long phones, by increasing the size without the size being really usable. Any media consumption will produce black bars on both sides? and why the long size? when inserted into my back pocket, half the phone sticks out. It's all gimmicky.
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- Kangal
- RN8
- 24 Sep 2018
iPhone XS MAX vs Mini Cooper....?
My money is on the Mini to win this fight.
I mean the car can literally drive over it and crush it. And its got Airbags.
What can the iPhone do? Hurl itself at the car and get cracked?
It's best chance is to explode like a Note7 and hopefully burn the engine, maybe?
Oh what, we're not talking about that kind of "fight"....sigh
- Walter C. Dornez
- r93
- 24 Sep 2018
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018Maybe learn how to drive properly in the first place and do... moreDude, the car died while that man was driving
- Kiyasuriin
- nYT
- 24 Sep 2018
Aston, 24 Sep 2018Can your phone record 4K@60? Can do slow mo at 1080p@240? D... moreOh, I can compare. My phone can do everything you just said AND BEYOND. Can an iPhone convert into a PC in just one cable? Can an iPhone send and recieve files WITHOUT A THIRD PARTY APP?
Can you manage your files inside the iPhone?
Just like you said, The list is endless and iPhone will lose on every single task I will throw at, Oh, Except price and limitations!
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- imRGZ
- upg
- 24 Sep 2018
FaceGle, 24 Sep 2018Yordan, I agree that the MINI Cooper is ugly! But, but, bu... moreAnd not to forget it's life cycle. iPhone's life will be coming to an end in maximum 4 or 5 years and the bike? It can serve you for more than a decade or even more.
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- Duel
- Scq
- 24 Sep 2018
imRGZ, 24 Sep 2018It does take pics which are at least 1000 times better than... moreYou definitely missed the point completely.
Point was that phone does hundreds of tasks and replace many of your devices.
I know what DSLR can do, i owned one for 15 years, I also know that my DSLR is at home most of the times when i see something worth of shoot. Smartphone cams takes very good photos these days and era of mobile devices the quality is enough for most of screens.