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Pixel 4 vs. iPhone 11 — FIGHT!

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Rumors of a new iPhone SE have been… confused to say the least. I think that's because the iPhone SE itself confused some people.

Over the course of the last 2 years, we've heard rumors from the Taiwan trades that Apple was targeting 2018 for the next SE-like device. Obviously, that didn't pan out.

Supposed leaks from case-makers suggested everything from another internal update to the existing SE, to an iPhone X-style design, notch and all.

Then, from financial analyst reports, that this never announced iPhone was never going to be announced. That it had died on the product vine.

Now, supply-chain exfiltrator extraordinaire, Kuo Ming-Chi is back, back again, with a new report, tell your friends, that a next generation iPhone SE is primed for the first quarter of 2020.

And, that's causing some continued confusion. So, let's see if we can't clear that all up.

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A month ago today, Apple announced the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and all the camera features that come with them, from the improved wide angle to the new ultra wide, from Dark Mode to the currently-in-beta Deep Fusion.

Now, before the event even happened, I posted a series of videos on this channel explaining, and I mean exactly, why I thought people were missing what was going on with the iPhone camera system, and underestimating what the iPhone 11 camera was going to deliver. But that was based only on analysis.

Since then, I've had the opportunity to test the cameras themselves, in Cupertino, in New York, a couple times, and right here in Montreal. I've put all of them through all of their paces. Against other iPhones and other phones.

So, did Apple deliver on the photo capture and, more importantly to my own interests, was I right?

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I've already done the deep technical dive on macOS Catalina (10.15). You can find 11 thousand words and a full hour of video on that linked below. What I want to do here, now, is talk about the implementation and the experience.

Not how it works, which is chock full of really smart, really cool technology, but how well it works for the humans at the other end of the machine.

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I've said it innumerable times already: The history of human technology is the history of foldables. From books to wallets, flip phones to laptops. We just love taking big, wide things and folding them smaller if thicker to carry around.

Eventually, we'll go that way with at least some modern, mobile devices as well. Eventually.

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So, you want to switch from Android to iPhone but you have some concerns. Some stress points. Some… things that are just slowing you down or holding you back.

There are a lot of totally valid reasons someone may want to make that change. Yes, still, today. And, also some legit reasons you may decide not to make the change at all.

You're the one living your life and paying your bills, so ultimately you're the one that needs to be and deserves to be happy with your decision. Even if you need a little help getting there.

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You all know by now that Apple doesn't always host an event in October. Thanks to the iPhone, the September event is lock, but October…. it's much more like a… likely.

Some years, it's brand new Macs and iPads for everyone. Others… press releases just dropped at the dawn.

But, this year… this year… it feels like Tim Cook and company might just put sneaker to keynote stage one more time.

And… announce what exactly?

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Checkm8 is a bootrom-level security exploit that can be used against every iPhone from the 4S to the X.

It was announced late last week by axi0mX and ever since we've seen everything from fear, uncertainty, and doubt, to supremely good reporting on what it is, what it isn't, and most importantly, what it means for all of us.

So, let's try to sort it all out.

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Earlier this month, the 2019 Apple Watch Series 5 debuted with its new, always-on display, starting at $399 for the regular model and $499 for the cellular version.

In my review, link in the description, I called it the world's best health and fitness tracker and motivator, connected communications and emergency contact band, and wearable computer platform — and now simply the best watch period.

At the same time, though, the 2017 Apple Watch Series 3 was also re-introduced, and at the lowest entry-level price ever — $199 for the regular model and $299 for the cellular.

Sure, it's a low enough price that some original and Series 1 Apple Watch owners might be tempted to upgrade when they otherwise wouldn't.

But, it's also a low enough price where I think a lot of people — the vast majority of people — who still haven't tried out an Apple Watch might decide to take the plunge for the first time. Especially during the holiday sales and gift-giving season.

So, the question becomes — is it worth it?

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The iPhone 8, the end of the original design era, at the end of 2019. If you'd bought one when it launched two years ago and were asking me if you were still good to keep going with it today, and for another year or two, I'd say sure.

With Apple's typical build quality, the headroom designed into its A11 Bionic chipset, and the constant software updates it's both gotten and will keep getting for some time to come, I'd say absolutely.

But buying an iPhone 8 new, now, and in the age of iPhone 11? But starting at $449?

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