3 features of Apple devices, which are long overdue

Over the long years of Apple’s existence in the technology market, we have become accustomed to considering these devices as a benchmark. Please note that every year Apple adds some innovations, as they are immediately picked up by the Chinese and begin to stamp one-on-one gadgets. However, nothing is perfect, and Apple even more so. Almost all apple devices have such nuances that terribly annoy users. In this article, I would like to discuss exactly them – an outdated Lightning port with a bunch of flaws, a Mac camera with disgusting image quality, and a couple more. Who knows, maybe Apple will see the pain of their fans, finally think and fix all the shortcomings.

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Of course, the users themselves are partly to blame for the presence of outdated technologies. Apple has long lost the title of a revolutionary company and does not represent anything new. The reason, in my opinion, is obvious – iPhones sell like hot cakes even without innovations, which means that Apple will not radically change its devices. Well, let’s wish good luck to competitors – maybe they offer us something more interesting?

Which is better: Lightning or Type-C

Lightining is celebrating its second anniversary this year as the legendary Apple port turns 10 years old. Yes, if anyone did not know, this connector appeared back in 2012. Since then, there have been many complaints against it, both from ordinary users and from professionals. Didn’t like the first one Lightning charging speedsecondly – the data transfer rate, which does not fit into any framework.

Previously, my colleague AppleInsider.ru author Ivan Gerasimov already understood the differences between Apple’s proprietary port and the popular USB-C and told you about all its advantages and disadvantages, be sure to check it out. I completely disagree with him and will stop at Cons of Lightning:

• Data transfer rate: Type-C – up to 10 Gb / s (USB 3.1 standard), Lightning – up to 5 Gb / s.
• Type-C is a universal connector that most devices have.
• Charging speed – for Lightning – 20W, for some Type-C – 100W or more.

In comments to posts and in our Telegram chat many write that they like Lightning, and they do not understand the hype around it. It seems to me that these are either people using the iPhone 6, or girls who buy an iPhone to post photos on banned social networks. Understand that data transfer speed is the most important parameter of any port.

The new iPhone 13 has learned to shoot photos in ProRAW, videos in 4K 60 fps, has gained a bunch of other camera settings – each photo weighs more than 10 MB, but I generally keep quiet about the video. And the question is, tell me, how are you going to throw off these photos on a computer? Don’t upload pictures to your computer and only post them on Instagram? Then why overpay, and not buy the iPhone 11?

No, it is clear that Apple earns a lot of money from Lighting. After all, the connector is your own, which means that you can bend the price as much as you like, they will still buy it. Plus, all accessories will also have to be translated – no commerce, count.

Camera quality on a MacBook

The camera on Apple computers is the main pain of recent years. Previously, this may not have been so important, but with the advent of the pandemic and remote work, the camera has become almost the main parameter in the MacBook Air. No, I’m not talking about Pro models, they are initially bought by other people, but in Airs you definitely need to upgrade this feature, there are no options here.

Камера MacBook Air и MacBook Pro - 720p. В новых MacBook Pro 2021 и iMac 24 - 1020p.

On a positive note, the trend is improving: the new MacBook Pros, released in late 2021, have finally abandoned the 720p webcam in favor of a 1080p version, but this is not enough. Let’s go garlic, 1080p is a camera from 2010. Why not set it to 4K, for example? Why has the iPhone and iPad had this quality for a long time, but not yet the Mac?

If you do not agree with this problem, then most likely you simply do not use the camera on your MacBook. You know, when there is another meeting in MS Teams or Zoom, I feel very uncomfortable. Why am I sitting from a computer that costs more than 100k, and the quality is the worst among 50 conference participants? Apple won’t do that.

iPhone without a SIM card

The third feature that I would like to talk about is a SIM card in an iPhone. It makes no sense to compare Apple with competitors, since all modern phones come with slots for a physical card. But maybe it’s time for Apple to become a revolutionary company again and force all manufacturers to completely switch to eSIM? In this case, the operators simply will not have a choice. If without the ability to buy iPhone applications in Russia they buy, then without iphone without sim card – not a problem at all.

Whatever one may say, over time the market will adapt, and everyone will get used to phones without a card. A reasonable question: why do we need an iPhone without a SIM card? Here’s why:

• There will be more space inside the iPhone – you can pump performance or install a larger battery.
• Water resistance will improve as the phone gets rid of the potential for moisture to get inside.
• It will no longer be necessary to put a paperclip in an iPhone box – care for the environment.

Potentially can be done iPhone without connectors – there are MagSafe and wireless tablets for charging, no one has been using wired headphones for a long time, the SIM card will be replaced by eSIM. In principle, technology allows you to do this in the near future – at the autumn presentation of the iPhone 14.

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What do you think about this? Do you like Lightning or do you also dream of getting rid of it as soon as possible? Give Feedback in our Telegram chat or in the comments below, it will be interesting to read.