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pgriss t1_jec6dlq wrote

Was this article written by AI?

What does this mean:

> if the company still changes the naming principle.

How does this make sense:

> Kuo claims that the Largan periscope unit costs only $4. In addition, at such a price, the company allegedly cannot make a profit from this direction.

Why is the low cost of the unit an impediment on making profit? Are they trying to say that Apple is only willing to pay $4 for the unit?

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cody4king t1_jec048u wrote

You have to pay more money for more advanced features oh my god no way.

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Alexap30 t1_jecuoer wrote

Ehm, sorry, advanced? Huawei had periscope cameras since the P30 Pro (maybe P20 pro), that's like, +5 years ago. Apple shenanigans again.

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cody4king t1_jecuxls wrote

Is it more advanced than the cameras in the less expensive iPhone? Yes? Well then it’s exactly what I said.

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NextTrillion t1_jedsg06 wrote

>+5 plus years.

Ehm, sorry, 5 years ago? Try 20. Here’s Phil Askey, founder of DPReview (RIP) on the Minolta DiMAGE X in 2002:

>Just when you thought a 2 megapixel, 3x optical zoom digital camera couldn't get any smaller Minolta turn things on their heads (literally) and produce the diminutive DiMAGE X. This shirt-pocket sized digital camera is just 20 mm thin (0.8 in) and 84 x 72 mm (3.3 x 2.8 in) from the front and weighs in (fully loaded) at just 155 g (5.5 oz). With specs like that you'd be expecting a fixed focal length lens, but no Minolta have innovated, the zoom mechanism is actually on its side within the body of the camera with a prism reflecting the image seen through the first lens element (Minolta dub this 'Folded Optics').

I actually prefer “folded optics,” but looks like periscope is likely going to be the way. Suppose it sounds ‘cooler’ or something.

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AFerociousPineapple t1_jed76sp wrote

Well you’re in luck if you’ve been waiting for this specific feature it came out on a bunch of phones last year:

Samsung Galaxy S22 ultra, Huawei P50 Pro, Honor Magic 4 Pro, Vivo X80 Pro, ZTE Axon 40 Ultra

Edit: mobile sucks so changed formatting)

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Sherifftruman t1_jeckd5b wrote

This really sucks as I use my camera a lot and like a smaller phone so having the regular Pro worked for me.

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GrayManTheory t1_jedn5iv wrote

All you have to do is wait one more year then.

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Sherifftruman t1_jee9fhz wrote

That is ridiculous to artificially keep the two “Pro” phones on different levels.

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adamcoe t1_jefqkie wrote

"Apple product will cost more because Apple"

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wagninger t1_jeddt2s wrote

I’m mixed…. I hate the current Pro phone size, it’s too uncomfortable for me to hold it in one hand. I would love the mini size, but otoh, if the regular Pro is already uncomfortable, why not go with the Max… ugh

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nicetriangle t1_jee4uqs wrote

Just like last time they restricted the best camera to the Max, I will definitely pass on this generation altogether

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SohipX t1_jeg6a22 wrote

I love the periscope camera on my Pixel 7 Pro, but the problem with those extra large phones they are very hard to hold and type one handed :/

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sidetablecharger t1_jeczntz wrote

They can’t periscope that last mm or whatever to avoid the camera bump?

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Major-Cardiologist-3 t1_jeb61s0 wrote

It costs 464 dollars in materials to build the iPhone 14 pro max 128 Gb, and sells for 1099. The remaining 635 dollars after tax is about 400-300, and they still have to pay for the research & development, shipping, customer acquisition, sales, legal, and overhead. This leaves them with a 25% net profit margin of sales.

Then, because they are a publicly traded company, their profit is split between the shareholders (the U.S. public where anyone can invest and profit) or reinvested in the company, providing growth and jobs.

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Material-Ad1949 t1_jebvt3c wrote

Bro do you understand how much technology and amazing shit is in your pocket for $1000? The fact that these things aren’t $2000+ is amazing, considering how expensive technology has historically been. Also, you don’t have to buy a new one every year. I usually go 3 or so years before upgrading, which really negates the cost.

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Winjin t1_jec2awv wrote

I'm still at XR I got as a present. Only thing I did was paid some hacksmiths to install way more memory in it.

The camera really lags behind in comparison to newer models, but other than that it's still really good.

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Pikcle t1_jecnhq8 wrote

Did they download more RAM for you?

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Winjin t1_jedsbxp wrote

I had 64 gigs and now I have 512 gigs of hard drive memory. I mean they're both "memory", let's say long-term vs short term

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lkn240 t1_jec9rpv wrote

I mean buy a pixel then - they are pretty easily the best bang for the buck out there, esp on sale. My wife is a photographer and gets the pro version - the camera is seriously amazing.

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paltset t1_jed4th8 wrote

The periscope zoom is cool but shot for shot, as a camera professional, I prefer what comes out of the iPhone.

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Upper_Decision_5959 t1_jecneua wrote

You don't have to always buy the latest and greatest. Just wait a year or 2 and you won't be charged 1000+ dollars.

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