Post Ay3UIHpuZbXdgfQaZs by aanee@mastodon.online
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 (DIR) Post #Ay2akAueJVZStCMiNE by mntmn@mastodon.social
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       genuine question, no snark, because i'm in the middle of copywriting research and i'm seeing apple launched an "iphone air": what's the benefit of a thinner iphone? esp. if there's still a pretty prominent camera bump?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2aqtdMxCWTKMUIpk by mcc@mastodon.social
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       @mntmn personally i like thicker phones because they are easier to grip
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2azG6LIxU9KE1kuW by mntmn@mastodon.social
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       hmm "so impossibly thin and light that it nearly disappears in your hand" so it's more about the weight perhaps?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2b1JI6PtLxnTVRNA by mntmn@mastodon.social
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       @mcc maybe that's the real use case for the camera bump
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2b6vYnYlU3w1zgi8 by mcc@mastodon.social
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       @mntmn i dislike having a camera bump very much… i got a phone case and part of why is it gives the back a uniform thickness
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2bErOsuTtLLl8iZ6 by 0@corteximplant.com
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       @mntmn I suspect a mixture of how advanced it feels paired with apparent status symbol
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2bIPtf6rENCvEP56 by photomattmills@sfba.social
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       @mntmn saves weight and space without sacrificing screen size.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2bViQnVhLISJ4V84 by mntmn@mastodon.social
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       @photomattmills ah, so this is the mini without being the mini screen size?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2bfNuGfvpbhASzj6 by photomattmills@sfba.social
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       @mntmn that’s my take. I sent it to my wife who really wants them to make a new mini, and her response was “that’s dumb” so it’s not gonna work for everyone
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2brcghXqxp0sxNSK by CKL@ioc.exchange
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       @mntmn the first MacBook Air was famous for (and laughed at, in the beginning) not having a CD drive.Do they have something... less than other models?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2cRA4HQhoCfxvoYq by DJGummikuh@mastodon.social
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       @mntmn I'm *assuming* that they want to cash in on the success wave that the macbook air and the ipad air had. Why they went for that camerabump instead of cutting on the camera and instead making it REALLY slim is honestly beyond me, however I also never bought any apple device so presumably, I'm not the intended recipient for that kind of product design anyways 😅
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2ci0z6SHaXQWXw4e by wrosecrans@mstdn.social
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       @mntmn At a certain point it's so thin that they are just selling a sharp knife.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2d1igEDia6Rr77JI by llewelly@sauropods.win
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       @mntmn I am guessing the benefit is that when you bend it, you need to buy a new  one, and apple benefits.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2d6UADcQr2sIPjVo by slyecho@mdon.ee
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       @mntmn it’s thin in the part that you hold on your hands. It also seems like some components were moved into the bump
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2e9SiXYLfxDBS1Ee by haupz@toot.berlin
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       @mntmn Nah, it's about being able to shave with it.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2eDz4XCVdkiTtXOK by nmott@infosec.exchange
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       @mntmn I think maybe a thinner device would better accommodate how large the displays have gotten (since we’re losing less hand area to the device’s thickness) but my knee-jerk reaction to the announcement was “who needs or wants this?”
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2hChNdnDV9Q2uV6m by b3nis@mastodon.social
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       @mntmn I think it’s about flexing and do something new. Apple do some impressiv engineering (even do I do not care about thinnest and in general have other priorities).
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2j0PO93nDG3GPhSq by john_newall@fosstodon.org
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       @mntmn a thin device will slide into a fashionable hand bag, or tight pocket, easier.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay2weMKP9lUzY12nse by jfred@jawns.club
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       @mntmn From a user's perspective, I suspect it's just that it feels/looks futuristicFrom an engineering perspective I wonder if it's sort of practice/iterative development for a future foldable iPhone. Folding it over doubles the thickness, so you need to make the device thinner in general for it to be a "normal" thickness while closed. Maybe they started work on one, decided the display tech wasn't mature enough for them yet, and made this as a middle ground
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay3EIlqPPDAFUMrxce by RandomMusickMayhem@metalhead.club
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       @mntmn It will be even less repairable. What is an astonishing feat considering the crap #Apple has already delivered in the past to prevent independent repairs.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay3HhhF1xJz4Jbxm2i by morl0ck@mastodon.social
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       @mntmn weight and maybe space in the pocket. But then again the iPhone air is just there because Samsung made the galaxy air so both companies can have their little silly battle
       
 (DIR) Post #Ay3UIHpuZbXdgfQaZs by aanee@mastodon.online
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       @mntmn Isn't a foldable phone from Apple confirmed now? So maybe this is just them trying to show off and cash in on the technology they had to develop to make it a reality. That or Tim Cook is desperate in trying to fill Jobs shoes. Maybe both.