I never use wireless charging. I can recharge my iPhone so much faster with a cable then I can with wireless charging.
On 3/30/23, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > First of all, I never said I think high-speed data transfers aren't > important for some people. What I said was that I heard Apple is limiting > the speed of the USB-C port to that of what the Lightning port now has. > > I am also quite convinced that Apple is working towards an iPhone without > any ports and that just as when they ditched the 3.5mm headphone jack, once > they do this Samsung and others will follow on their heels. > > > > Here a bit more regarding the statement "it may also have dual channel > satellite navigation, giving location data as accurate as an inch compared > to the 20 feet single channel offers" > > One inch accuracy is very difficult to achieve especially in cities between > tall buildings and while a measurement over a long period of time may result > in extremely high accuracy, most consumer devices cannot do this in most > applications or without the euse of additional "augmentation > systems<https://www.gps.gov/systems/augmentations/#:~:text=A%20GPS%20augmentation%20is%20any,the%20public%20and%20private%20sectors.>", > here the definition of what that is: > > A GPS augmentation is any system that aids GPS by providing accuracy, > integrity, availability, or any other improvement to positioning, > navigation, and timing that is not inherently part of GPS itself. > > Another article I read says this "Yes, there are GPS systems that can > measure locations with accuracy up to 1 inch. These systems are known as > Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS systems. They > > use a fixed base station and a mobile receiver to calculate highly accurate > positions." > > And here a page from the US government website about GPS > accuracy<https://www.gps.gov/systems/gps/performance/accuracy/>, one > highlight here is this: > > The official GPS site has a good description of accuracy. It will depend on > the quality of your equipment, how many satellites are visible and > processing in your equipment and the quality of the GPS signals (direct, > reflection, interference). > > As measured by the Air Force that runs the GPS program, the error across the > entire constellation of satellites was 2.1 feet, 95% of the time on 20 April > 2021. > > Also, I hear sometimes people say the US government deliverately makes the > GPS system less accurate; this is not true as of over 20 years ago, > specifically in 2000 then President Bill Clinton put a stop to the so-called > "selective availabbility" which was used throughout the 90's globally to > make GPS signals for civilian use less accurate. On the GPS website it says > " The United States has no intent to ever use Selective Availability > again.". > > > > What Kelly described is technically called "dual frequency" or "multi band" > and many of the newer Garmin GPS's including some of Garmin's watches > already have this. > > Here an excerpt from an explanation from the Garmin website: > > > > What is Dual Frequency/Multi-Band GPS? > > Dual-frequency or "Multi-Band" systems use multiple frequency bands and > allow for more consistent tracklogs and improved positioning when using the > device in challenging environments. > > This means the receiver tracks more than one radio signal from each > satellite on different frequencies, which can reduce errors caused by > environmental interference. > > > > What Advantages Do Multi-Band Devices Have Over Other Models? > > • More consistent tracklogs and improved positioning when using the device > in challenging environments (e.g. around tall buildings in urban canyons as > well as tree cover) > > • Can achieve accuracy within about +/- 2 meters or 6 feet under ideal > conditions versus the +/- 3 meters or 10 feet accuracy of other models > > • Detect (and reject) reflected satellite signals better than a single > frequency receiver which improves accuracy > > • Better equipped to account for and correct errors that can be introduced > by atmospheric effects (e.g. ionosphere errors) > > NOTE: Multi-GNSS satellite systems include GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, > BeiDou, and IRNSS (NavIC). Some satellite systems are not available in all > areas of the globe. > > For more details, see https://www.gps.gov/systems/gnss/ > > > > I am sure the iPhone 15 Pro will undoubtedly be a fantastic device, but it > seems Apple is differenciating the Pro models more and more from the regular > models and then we have rumours of an iPhone 15 Ultra although I also read > that this may possibly what Apple will call the iPhone 15 Pro Max and they > will give it even more features or make it tougher than the regular iPhone > 15 Pro. > > I guess we have to wait and see, but don't hold your breath that any iPhone > in the near future will give you 1 inch GPS accuracy especially not in the > places where most people live like cities with tall buildings and many > sources of potential interference. For now the next big reveal will be iOS > 17 on Monday, June 5 which Apple announced today is when WWDC will start. > Then we'll wait another 3 or so months and probably on Tuesday, September 12 > or so Apple wil lhave the fall hardware reveal although most rumours will > have been confirmed at least a few weeks before then. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kelly > Pierce > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 8:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Differences in iPhone 14 models > > > > I agree with Joshua that the iPhone 15 Pro is setting up to be a spectacular > upgrade. It will have USBC supporting USB 3.2, which is 10 to 20 times the > transfer rate of the current USB 2.0 technology. It will be the first smart > phone with a three nanometer processor, delivering blazing fast speeds. It > may also have dual channel satellite navigation, giving location data as > accurate as an inch compared to the 20 feet single channel offers that was > in all iPhones before the 14 Pro. > > > > Seigard, I disagree about the need for high speed data transfers. I now have > 512 GB of storage. Some iPhones have a whole terabyte. With USB 2.0, > transferring tens of thousands of music tracks takes several hours. This is > also so for sighted people taking uncompressed photos with the 48-megapixel > camera or 4k video. They need to move these big photos and videos off their > phones and onto their computers for more storage. > > > > For blind people, they may want to move a motley Crew discography off their > phone after listening to it in the gym five times and change it out for > another metal band. > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > On 3/29/23, CHELA Robles > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> And I’m also considering Getting a new Apple Watch since my Apple > >> Watch fifth generation died two weeks before Christmas last year I > >> saved up enough money, thinking about getting the ultra because of a > >> bigger screen, and the fact that it has two speakers and tactile > >> buttons. If I type it right if I get it or rather if I purchase it on > >> April 5 I should have it by my birthday which is April 6. This is > >> definitely a year of new stuff! Whatever phone model you end up with, > >> I hope it serves you well. Not everybody can afford the latest and > >> greatest all the time of everything but I say whatever works best for you. >> I hope it works out for you. Good luck. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Mar 29, 2023, at 10:48 AM, CHELA Robles >>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Well, my dad got a good deal since he’s a part of Sam’s Club as a > >>> member at least and anyway I got an iPhone 14 and it’s working well > >>> for me and I’m totally blind. I do have to say it is much faster than > >>> the 8+. I do like the feature where when you power on and off the > >>> phone it actually makes a sound. I never got that with the 8+. Yes, > >>> it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles like the pro model does > >>> but whatever works for you is hell I tend to lean. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>> On Mar 29, 2023, at 10:41 AM, Sieghard Weitzel >>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I would highly recommend you get the iPhone 14 Pro. If you are > >>>> considering the iPhone 14 you would be better of to see if you can > >>>> find an iPhone 13 Pro instead. > >>>> The iPhone 14 did not get the newest processor like the iPhone 14 > >>>> Pro/Pro Max did and this is the first time that Apple has not put > >>>> their latest chip in a new phone. Basically if you buy an iPhone 14 > >>>> you get the same processor as the iPhone 13/13 Pro. > >>>> One thing the Pro models have (apart from better cameras) is the > >>>> LiDAR sensor which allows features like door detection and so on. I > >>>> assume as time goes by, more developers may make use of it so I > >>>> think it's a good thing to have a phone which has the LiDAR sensor. > >>>> This means you have to get a Pro phone, the first one which had this > >>>> was the iPhone 12 Pro, when the iPhone 13/13 Pro phons came out the > >>>> 13 Pro again had it and not the regular 13 and the same applies to > >>>> the 14 and 14 Pro, the 14 Pro/Pro Max have the liDAR sensor and the > >>>> regular 14 and 14 Plus do not. This is why I feel as a blind person > >>>> you are better off with an iPhone 13 Pro over a regular iPhone 14. > >>>> Also you probably get a better deal on an iPhone 13 Pro, but I know here >>>> in Canada they are becoming a bit harder to find. > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf > >>>> Of William Outman > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 10:03 PM > >>>> To: V IPhone List >>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > >>>> Subject: Differences in iPhone 14 models > >>>> > >>>> Okay, I’m ready to make the jump from my 8 Plus soon. > >>>> I am interested in the iPhone 14 models, but know there are several > >>>> choices in this family. > >>>> I need to know the differences in features and prices so I can > >>>> decide which one to get. 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