How is USB C a big deal?
Comment on Apple's new iPhone 15 is an underwhelming 'slap in the face,' say disappointed fans
Wisely@lemm.ee 1 year ago
What’s funny is this is the biggest update in years. It’s just mostly internal spec increases besides the action button and USB C, which by themselves are a much bigger difference than last year. Base models also got dynamic island. I dk how much more could change visually besides those things anyway?
The pros also have 3nm, armv9, wifi 6e, thread connectivity, new cellular bands, ai 5g modem, ray tracing, more ram, Qi2, etc. 5x zoom on the Pro Max.
I think the real problem that people are picking up on is that the basic model is just turning into a more affordable version of last year’s pro model. If you want newer features you are forced to pay over $1,000 now. Before they had the same internals as the pros.
NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 1 year ago
psud@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Because Apple were slow to implement the standard
Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Because people lost their shit when the iPhone moved from the 30 pin to the lightning.
Apple significantly helped develop USB-C. They were always going to move to it eventually, and have been staying with the Mac and the iPads.
People buy a LOT more accessories for iPhones though that a port change obsoletes. You see videos now about how many of your accessories you’re going to have to rebuy or buy an adapter for.
It’s not a minor change at all. They said 10 years for lightning when they introduced it, and went exactly 10 years.
psud@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m so happy iPhone is now USB C. My partner and I have had their mother on road trips with us so we’ve had to have a mix of USB C and lightning cords. It’ll be nice to not have to look at the end of the cable to see which Belkin white cable it is
13esq@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think “reluctant” is the word
Wisely@lemm.ee 1 year ago
It’s not that USB C is amazing, but that it is a big change for iphones. Especially compared to the past couple of years.
jdeath@lemm.ee 1 year ago
correct me if I’m wrong, but literally the first 3nm computing devices to land in consumer’s greedy paws. 12-atom wide transistors. what a SLAP IN THE FACE
lando55@lemmy.world 1 year ago
WHERE ARE MY 11-ATOM TRANSISTORS?? HOW CAN YOU SLAP?!!
iopq@lemmy.world 1 year ago
3nm does not refer to the size. It refers to performance
ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 1 year ago
3nm refers to the smallest possible feature size - the transistor would be bigger than this.
It can correlate with performance, but it is not performance.
iopq@lemmy.world 1 year ago
there is no 3nm feature on a 3nm transistor, that’s wrong too
filefly@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
lol what
iopq@lemmy.world 1 year ago
3nm is the name for node that is better than 5nm which is better than 7nm, which is better than 10nm, etc. and you can only compare it to the previous node by the same manufacturer
they literally just multiply by 0.7 and round down, so after 3nm it’s 2nm, after 2nm it’s 14A - no matter what the physical size is
it’s the name for size of the planar transistor pitch that would be required to match it, NOT the actual size of ANYTHING in the transistor and hasn’t been since finfet transistors were introduced