{"id":2310,"date":"2024-06-12T10:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T02:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2024-06-12T10:24:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T02:24:09","slug":"oh-dear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/12\/oh-dear\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Dear&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I haven&#8217;t quite really decide if my next phone is gonna be an iPhone or not, and I&#8217;m already bingeing all the iPhone accessories recommendation videos on YouTube&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest iOS18 updates do somehow gave me little nudge towards the iPhone camp (thanks to the new homescreen customizing features and that default Photos app is closer to what I like to see on my Google Photos app), but my main beef is still how limited the iPhone&#8217;s alarm features are, and the camera&#8230; I&#8217;m not saying iPhone&#8217;s camera isn&#8217;t good. I just like Pixel&#8217;s AI when it comes to photo processing &#8211; It&#8217;s so user-friendly. I didn&#8217;t have to do any sort of post-edit and the photos all looked pretty good after I hit the shutter button. Yes, I do complain that the AI processing can get a bit too over-aggressive at times, to the point where I couldn&#8217;t capture the real colours when I wanted to, but overall I was still pretty satisfied with it.  I wouldn&#8217;t have been able to capture Fuji-san so clearly back in Feb-23 at Shonan-Enoshima station if I hadn&#8217;t had my Pixel 7 Pro with me. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"859\" data-attachment-id=\"2311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/12\/oh-dear\/pxl_20230222_000056829\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1928&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 7 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677056456&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003408&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PXL_20230222_000056829\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?fit=744%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?fit=1140%2C859&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829.jpg?resize=1140%2C859&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C904&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?resize=744%2C560&amp;ssl=1 744w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?resize=420%2C316&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1542&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?resize=1140%2C858&amp;ssl=1 1140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230222_000056829-scaled.jpg?w=2280&amp;ssl=1 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is taken with 12x zoom, if I remembered correctly. Can the iPhone camera do this? I&#8217;m pretty sure the answer is no. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the question to myself:  Am I ready to give this up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure, to be honest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, iPhone does have other pros that are tempting me to make the switch:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> apps that are optimized for iOS and hardly region-locked (for SG App Store, that is),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>relatively more secure ecosystem (my problem &#8211; because I have to sideload APKs on my Android due to some apps being region-locked and only available in Japan Play Store; and some official apps from China couldn&#8217;t even be sideloaded, even though I can find their official counterparts in Apple App Store)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magsafe (!!!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NFC that can be used in Japan (yes I&#8217;m quite tired of rummaging for that physical SUICA\/ICOCA card when taking trains \/ making payment in shops and restaurants, and not to mention the daily trips to the ticket machines to top up the card with cash)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Company seems to prefer staff using iPhones&#8230; sigh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The cons with iPhone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limited default alarm features with limited third party alarm apps too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abysmal notification system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expensive accessories and apps \/ high chance of getting trapped in the Apple ecosystem (phone, watch, tablet etc&#8230; I&#8217;m pretty sure I won&#8217;t <em>ever <\/em>switch to MacBook though)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No ultra zoom for camera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No fast charging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, if iPhone 16 Pro Max is gonna have a zoom of at least 10x, I&#8217;ll jump at it, even though the rumoured size of an iPhone 16 Pro Max is bigger than what I would like. I&#8217;m sure I can live with the rest of the cons, if need be&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now onto my to-buy list if I really do get an iPhone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>iPhone itself (duh)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Airpods Pro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magsafe case (haven&#8217;t decide on which yet, though I have a few brands\/models in mind)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple Watch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aukey.sg\/products\/aukey-lc-mc311-magfusion-3-in-1-15w-magnetic-wireless-charger-mfi-certified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aukey MagFusion Qi2<\/a> (not a necessity, but I really like the design &#8211; just need to clear a space on my PC table for it&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m keeping my eyes peeled for iPhone 16 camera features&#8217; leaks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t quite really decide if my next phone is gonna be an iPhone or not, and I&#8217;m already bingeing all the iPhone accessories recommendation videos on YouTube&#8230; The latest iOS18 updates do somehow gave me little nudge towards the iPhone camp (thanks to the new homescreen customizing features and that default Photos app is<span class=\"excerpt-ellipsis\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/12\/oh-dear\/\" itemprop=\"url\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gadgets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5BeXn-Bg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2310"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2313,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310\/revisions\/2313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}