iPhone 15 Rumours & Release Date

The iPhone embargo is so short, damn. Just under a week to review a phone. I don't know about that We don't even have the SA price.
 
Two unforgivable sins with this new iphone launch is : no optical zoom improvement on the regular Pro and no improvement to charging speeds.

I can't understand that in 2023 we have flagship Iphones that will cost north of R25K that offer 20 watt charging??? Same as last year! And all the talk about the efficiency improvements by using the 3nm process as not yielded much improvement or any it seems, in terms of battery life.

So no battery life improvement, no improvement to charging speeds, the regular Pro is stuck on 3 x optical zoom. Heck even the USB cable shipped with these Pro's (and Pro Max) aren't capable of USB 3 speeds either. LOL.

Watch out Iphone, the next line of Samsung phones are going to crush you. Mark my words.
 
Olorin said:
Two unforgivable sins with this new iphone launch is : no optical zoom improvement on the regular Pro and no improvement to charging speeds.

I can't understand that in 2023 we have flagship Iphones that will cost north of R25K that offer 20 watt charging??? Same as last year! And all the talk about the efficiency improvements by using the 3nm process as not yielded much improvement or any it seems, in terms of battery life.

So no battery life improvement, no improvement to charging speeds, the regular Pro is stuck on 3 x optical zoom. Heck even the USB cable shipped with these Pro's (and Pro Max) aren't capable of USB 3 speeds either. LOL.

Watch out Iphone, the next line of Samsung phones are going to crush you. Mark my words.
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Samsung can't give 5 years of updates. Also the iPhone 15 Pro will give USB 3 speeds you just need the right cable.
 
backstreetboy said:
Samsung can't give 5 years of updates. Also the iPhone 15 Pro will give USB 3 speeds you just need the right cable.
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I get that, but why provide a cable in the box that can't even provide USB 3 speeds? I also appreciate Apples commitment to keeping their phones software up to date for 5 years but how many people keep their phones for 5 years anyways? :)

Anyways, this is not an Android vs Apple debate thread. I'm just disappointed with this launch - I was seriously considering ditching my Samsung S9 and moving to Apple, but I can't accept 20W charging speeds. I was only considering the Pro - not the Pro Max because it's too big in the hands and the Pro only has 3 x optical zoom??? If I had to guess it's probably going to retail for R28K with the base storage option.

Almost R30K for a phone with 3 x optical zoom, 20 watt charging capabilities? Eish.
 
Olorin said:
I get that, but why provide a cable in the box that can't even provide USB 3 speeds? I also appreciate Apples commitment to keeping their phones software up to date for 5 years but how many people keep their phones for 5 years anyways? :)

Anyways, this is not an Android vs Apple debate thread. I'm just disappointed with this launch - I was seriously considering ditching my Samsung S9 and moving to Apple, but I can't accept 20W charging speeds. I was only considering the Pro - not the Pro Max because it's too big in the hands and the Pro only has 3 x optical zoom??? If I had to guess it's probably going to retail for R28K with the base storage option.

Almost R30K for a phone with 3 x optical zoom, 20 watt charging capabilities? Eish.
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Olorin said:
Two unforgivable sins with this new iphone launch is : no optical zoom improvement on the regular Pro and no improvement to charging speeds.

I can't understand that in 2023 we have flagship Iphones that will cost north of R25K that offer 20 watt charging??? Same as last year! And all the talk about the efficiency improvements by using the 3nm process as not yielded much improvement or any it seems, in terms of battery life.

So no battery life improvement, no improvement to charging speeds, the regular Pro is stuck on 3 x optical zoom. Heck even the USB cable shipped with these Pro's (and Pro Max) aren't capable of USB 3 speeds either. LOL.

Watch out Iphone, the next line of Samsung phones are going to crush you. Mark my words.
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Sometimes efficiency doesn't just translate into improved battery life... This new SOC is not only faster, it has an additional graphics core, an upgraded neural engine, hardware accelerated ray tracing, a USB controller and yet delivers the same battery performance as the previous model... Maybe, the efficiency spoken about translates into more horsepower per amp hour.
 
Olorin said:
Two unforgivable sins with this new iphone launch is : no optical zoom improvement on the regular Pro and no improvement to charging speeds.

I can't understand that in 2023 we have flagship Iphones that will cost north of R25K that offer 20 watt charging??? Same as last year! And all the talk about the efficiency improvements by using the 3nm process as not yielded much improvement or any it seems, in terms of battery life.

So no battery life improvement, no improvement to charging speeds, the regular Pro is stuck on 3 x optical zoom. Heck even the USB cable shipped with these Pro's (and Pro Max) aren't capable of USB 3 speeds either. LOL.

Watch out Iphone, the next line of Samsung phones are going to crush you. Mark my words.
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Is fast charging really such a thing?
 
AfricanTech said:
I really don't need to upgrade from the 14Pro but after watching Marques Brownlees unboxing I'm tempted to do a trade-in for the Titanium Pro :p

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Last week the natural titanium was my first instinct, and it turns out I might have been right.
 
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