+1 and quad core cpu in a phone (fusion). GPS on apple watch is impressing.
Take care > 7. sep. 2016 kl. 23.49 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>: > > Hi, > > Thought I start a new thread here since this really doesn't apply to all this > chatter about the headphone jack. Anyhow, initially I wrote this in response > to Mary's post about her having heard that apart from size and camera > features the 7 and 7Plus are the same, here it goes: > > One nice addition is the addition of optical image stabilization with the > iPhone 7, with the 6 and 6S only the Plus models had optical image > stabilization, this year both phones get it. > > I also love the IPX67 water/dust resistancy rating. I am surprised Tim Cook > didn't explain what it means, but these new phones (not that I'll be buying > one) are essentially waterproof even when fully emersed. > > The Apple Watch 2 is even better as it is rated waterproof for up to 50 > meters depth which means you can use it for swimming all day long, shower > with it and theoretically even do recreational scuba diving where you rarely > go deeper than 30 or 35 meters. > I think an Apple Watch 2 may be on my list of upcoming purchases, the iPhone > will definitely wait for the 10th anniversary edition next year even though > they said that the extra 1-2 or more hours of battery life over the 6S/6S > Plus would make it a worthwhile upgrade for 6S/6S Plus owners. I think the > water resistant aspect is more compelling, but still not enough. > > For those who want the official definition for the IPX67 rating, here is a > nice and to the point definition: > > IP stands for 'Ingress Protection' > An IP number is used to specify the environmental protection of enclosures > around electronic equipment. These ratings are determined by specific tests. > The IP number is composed of two numbers, the first referring to the > protection against solid objects and the second against liquids. The higher > the number, the better the protection. > > IPX67 means a rating of 6 for things like dust and 7 for liquids. > 6 = - Totally protected against dust. > 7 = - Protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1 m (that is > between 6 inches and just over 3 feet for all you americans). > > Some definitions also say that this protection against emersion is for up to > 30 minutes, all Garmin handheld GPS's for example have the same rating and > they add the 30 minute limit. > As I said, essentialy this means waterproof if you left it lying on the > picknick table in a downpour or even if you drop it in the toilet, bathtub, a > puddle or in the water at the beach as long as the water isn't 20 feet deep > and it takes you time to find your phone and get it out. > > Let me add that for the first number (dust/solid objects) 6 is the highest it > goes. > For the second number (Liquids) it only goes one higher than 7. 8 = - > Protected against long periods of immersion under pressure. > I think this will end up resulting in a lot less business for companies like > Lifeproof who make waterproof cases since said cases typically are at best > IPX7 when it comes to water proofness, some are only IPX6 which means " - > Protected against low pressure jets of water, limited ingress permitted". > With an essentially waterproof iPhone all you need is protection against > drops and so on and you can get buy with a much less involved case. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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