Flashback: Apple is slow to adopt new tech, but only on iPhones

18 September 2022
The 12" MacBook from 2015 was one of the first devices to adopt USB-C, the iPhones will be one of the last to do it.

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Doctor Bolus, 19 Sep 2022Er, 4G? The iPhone 5 was literally the first there. And ... moreWell it depends if you go by facts - if you do then iphone was two years late to the party

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    • Anonymous
    • XUA
    • 06 Oct 2022

    I wanted to post something like this glad gsmarena posted it...Waiting for part 2

      mukhi, 20 Sep 2022Your first argument is not reality. I upgraded my 10K Andro... moreA perfect reply to a jobless Apple bot who doesn't know sh#t about anything but Apple

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        • Anonymous
        • r39
        • 21 Sep 2022

        Waiting for part 2 and 3😀

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          • Anonymous
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          • 21 Sep 2022

          mukhi, 21 Sep 2022Well, I think Apple's battery is just fine, it is Appl... moreYes because they finally used something besides unreasonably tiny batteries with the first pluses. And then finally in the last few years started added battery capacity.

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            • mukhi
            • GRN
            • 21 Sep 2022

            MarkusLeto, 21 Sep 2022Apple is also late in good battery tech.Well, I think Apple's battery is just fine, it is Apple's unwillingness (for $$$ reason) to provide any charger without an extra pay, let alone a fast charger (they make it though).

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              • 21 Sep 2022

              Anonymous, 20 Sep 2022Actually waiting for the bug fixing has been and still is a... moreIt's hard to believe that Apple hasn't still enabled "Tap the screen to take a photo"! Very inconvenient when you're taking a selfie by a large iOS device.
              And, I think Apple hasn't fixed the format messup issue in their native mail app till date. If you forward an email using Outlook or Gmail, you will see that the format remains intact in the trailing mail. If you forward an email using the native mail app of iOS, the entire formatting will be converted to plain text.
              These are not bugs, but everlasting disappointments.

                Apple is also late in good battery tech.

                  > "the dawn of the notch"

                  That would make for one helluva movie/documentary title

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 20 Sep 2022

                    mukhi, 20 Sep 2022Your first argument is not reality. I upgraded my 10K Andro... moreActually waiting for the bug fixing has been and still is a bigger issue for ios.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 20 Sep 2022

                      SShock, 20 Sep 2022No, it just shows you either don't understand how indu... moreNo. I'm not a scapegoat for your blissful ignorance. Your lacking doesn't reflect on me or others.

                        Anonymous, 20 Sep 2022Thus showing you have a warped fanboy opinion that differsf... moreNo, it just shows you either don't understand how industry works or you intentionally ignore it to justify endless s**tting on Apple. It's really as simple as that.

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                          • 20 Sep 2022

                          SShock, 20 Sep 2022It's called "playing the long game". You don... moreYour first argument is not reality. I upgraded my 10K Android in 3 yrs, my wife upgraded her 60K iOS device in 4 yrs; who got the better value you think? There are tons of iPhone users who upgrade within 2 yrs; go figure.
                          Why not sticking around is a problem? I don't see a problem as a customer; it's an upside instead. I changed from Samsung to LG to realme to IQOO without issues because it's Android anyway. I could be able to enjoy the HW and SW features offered by different vendors; had dislikes, too (nothing is perfect in this world).
                          Lack of software support? Nope, it's not as bad as you think. Nowadays waiting forever for the bug fixing is a thing of the past in the Android domain.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 20 Sep 2022

                            SShock, 20 Sep 2022It's called "playing the long game". You don... moreThus showing you have a warped fanboy opinion that differsfrom reality

                              mukhi, 20 Sep 2022So great that every year iPhone users slap their forehead t... moreIt's called "playing the long game". You don't make big drastic changes and you don't hurry people into buying latest and greatest (long software support). What you care is that users stick around. And iPhone users most certainly stick around. Not because they are fanboys, but because things reliably and steadily move forward and no one is pushing them anywhere to "upgrade".

                              Meanwhile Android phones, always huge drastic changes and lack of software support always pushes people to upgrade in much shorter intervals. And here's the more important part. No one "sticks" around. How often did you buy Android phone from same vendor in a row? Everyone is jumping between brands, switching them if one has few Hz more on the display or costs 20 bucks less. You pretty much won't see that with iPhone users. And Apple is well aware of that.

                                The notch part is actually far before those two Android phones, and it is started by Motorola with one of their feature phones back then (yeah, I forgot the model, sorry).

                                  Anonymous, 19 Sep 2022isnt people around 35~50 are the majority with stable incom... more"isnt people around 35~50 are the majority with stable income and have more money

                                  then why those people that have money dont pick iphone ?"

                                  Yes majority of them do if they want better smartphone, not everyone care to buy expensive phone, but if they do most choose iPhone

                                  "When it comes to the $1000+ market segment, the Cupertino company commands a whopping 78%."

                                    Anonymous, 19 Sep 2022isnt people around 35~50 are the majority with stable incom... more"isnt people around 35~50 are the majority with stable income and have more money

                                    then why those people that have money dont pick iphone ?"

                                    Yes they do and they buy them for their kids too

                                    "Unsurprisingly, Apple dominates the premium segment of the smartphone market with a sizable 57% market share. When it comes to the $1000+ market segment, the Cupertino company commands a whopping 78%. Even more impressively, Apple has sustained a 114% year-on-year growth in that particular segment. "

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • IJK
                                      • 20 Sep 2022

                                      Or video recording

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • IJK
                                        • 20 Sep 2022

                                        Let's not forget it took them a couple years to adopt mms even.