Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with...
by bzzzt on Friday December 15, 2023 @04:52AM
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> Because not every person in this world is rich enough to pay $2000 on an iPhone.
Luckily the cheapest iPhone starts at $429 then.
Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with...
by goosedragons on Friday December 15, 2023 @06:17AM
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You can get a new Android phone for $100. The cheapest iPhone also looks and feels like a phone from 2018 with its huge bezels, LCD screen and 64GB storage. Compare a similarly priced Galaxy A54 or Pixel 6a. iPhone SE is faster but unless you're gaming are you really going to notice?
Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with...
by bzzzt on Friday December 15, 2023 @10:12AM
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No everyone cares that much about how their phones look or want to have huge amounts of storage.
If you're in it for the long run (6-8 years of support so why not) the faster CPU will be useful while the slower Androids will become intolerably slow.
Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with...
by hbn on Friday December 15, 2023 @10:34AM
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You're gonna notice when your budget Android is barely usable after a couple years. It's well known at this point iPhones age better.
The iPhone SE performs basically the same as the most expensive model you can buy. And it's not about gaming, it's about basic tasks - moving around the OS, cold starting apps, editing photos/videos, etc.
Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with...
by MBCook on Friday December 15, 2023 @10:05AM
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I’m only comparing CPU stats. This isn’t about device prices.
Apple made Intel look bad, Intel needs to respond. If they can’t do that by now it’s going to be a real big tell of how they’re doing.
Noting I wrote said people had to buy $2000 laptops or $1200 phones.
They do that also for iOS. But people still buy Android devices with weaker Qualcomm CPUs. Because not every person in this world is rich enough to pay $2000 on an iPhone. For some people, even $200 is a big effort.
And there's other reasons, too. I can afford an iPhone, but I don't think it's worth that kind of money. And the camera on my current phone is better. As I love photography, having a better camera is more important to me than crunching better scores in Geekbench 6.
On the laptop side, I finally gave up and bought a Macbook Pro for movie watching and couch browsing, because I dislike having the device plugged in. But for work I still use x86 laptops and desktops. Performance is higher than on Apple devices, for lower price, it's just the consumption that is higher. And I don't care about that aspect since I always keep my work device plugged in, hooked to external displays and docking stations.