items 2: articleHeading: iPhone 16/16 Pro Review: Times Have Changed!
articleLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtg6A1f2Ko
articleSummary: States that 99% of people will likely only use the Camera Control button as a shutter, finding its sensitivity and placement finicky.
articleTitle: YouTube
articleType: youtube
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snippets: But the fact of the matter is it's not good yet., It's actually not even finished., If it was, they'd be shipping it., But it's in beta and they're still working on it and they'd rather keep working on it than ship it to you now., So how do we square this?, Do we even square this?, You remember the Rabbit R1., The Rabbit was a little AI in a box, pretty classic 2024 product., When I reviewed that Rabbit, it was basically useless, like literally almost none of the functionality was working as it shipped., And so I said so in the review., Same with the Humane AI Pin, really, really, really bad product missing almost all of its functionality., Worst product I've ever reviewed for now., Both of those products have started to get some updates since I reviewed them., But again, I can only review what's in front of me, like I got that thing in the mail just like real customers are gonna get that thing in the mail, and now it feels like the new iPhone is suddenly in the same boat., So I guess the difference between the Rabbit and the Humane Pin and the iPhone is, well, one, the iPhone is a fine standalone product even without the promised stuff., And it's viable and usable, where the other two, not so much., But two is that Apple at least now has some element of a track record of developing and shipping things that they promised, where Humane and Rabbit didn't., So you could argue there's some dimension of trust to this and that Apple is really leaning heavily on how much you trust them., Because to be honest, to me it's really bold to be shipping the product like this without any of these big things that you're promising., Like, they must really believe in themselves to eventually ship this stuff so that people aren't mad., But yeah, that's the AI world we live in, I guess, is that everyone has this pressure to feel like a leader in AI and be shipping all these new features and stuff., But a lot of it, not that good yet, not that done yet., So I'm planning an entire separate review of Apple Intelligence as a whole when it comes out., I've been using some of the features in 18.1 Beta on my 15 Pro, but even this is really limited., Like, it's basically just writing tools and the new Siri animation., But they have a long way to go., I'll say get subscribed to see the Apple Intelligence review when it drops, when it's done, because clearly it's a big part of this phone., So you made it this far into the video, or you skipped ahead to this chapter 'cause you just really wanted an answer on if you should buy these phones or not., Fine either way., So okay, you should buy the iPhone 16 if you're on an iPhone 13 or older and you know, that phone is on its last legs and you're really looking for an upgrade to a new iPhone., Fine., Anything newer and it probably won't feel like it's worth an upgrade., And you should buy the iPhone 16 Pro if you really want a better phone in cameras or displays., That's really the two places where the Pro shines over the regular phone., The cheap iPhone really has never looked better, honestly., It has the Camera Control, it matches the RAM of the more expensive Pros, it has the more interesting colors if you're into that., It has the action button now too., And it has the same brightness of the display and it also goes all the way down to one nit, just like the Pro screen., Now, I personally cannot use a 60 hertz, $800 phone in 2024., I just can't do it., And there are lots of people just like me who will immediately have to upgrade to the Pro just for that., But there are also tons of people who don't even notice or care about ProMotion., Which, I know, it's kinda hard to wrap my head around too., But for those people, yeah, the base phone is gonna be great., But then as someone who shoots a lot of photos and videos and you know, social media stuff, the Auto Focus channel, between all that, the cameras are better enough on the Pros for that to be worth the upgrade for me., But yeah, I still say buy it for what it is today, not for what it could be tomorrow., And even without any of the AI stuff maybe ever coming to these phones, they're still rock solid, very, very incremental upgrades.
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items 4: articleHeading: iPhone 16 After 1 Week: Forget The Pro!
articleLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdhH8nUWPn4
articleSummary: Suggests the Camera Control button is a gimmick compared to a real feature like a high refresh rate display and is rarely used.
articleTitle: YouTube
articleType: youtube
favicon: https://www.youtube.com/favicon.ico
snippets: And then the new camera control button. Um, it's nice to have, I guess, but it's not entirely necessary., But I usually don't use it., My muscle memory is so ingrained to just tap the screen that I forget it's even there most of the time., As I said before, it feels like a gimmick compared to a real feature, like a high refresh rate display.
type: ARTICLE