{"id":2889,"date":"2021-09-18T15:37:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/18\/want-to-save-the-earth-then-dont-buy-that-shiny-new-iphone-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T15:37:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T13:37:08","slug":"want-to-save-the-earth-then-dont-buy-that-shiny-new-iphone-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/18\/want-to-save-the-earth-then-dont-buy-that-shiny-new-iphone-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to save the Earth? Then don\u2019t buy that shiny new iPhone | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has just unveiled the latest all-singing, all-dancing iteration of its handset, but perhaps you should resist the hype<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Apple released its latest phone<\/a> \u2013 the iPhone 13. Naturally, it was presented with the customary breathless excitement. It has a smaller notch (eh?), a redesigned camera, Apple\u2019s latest A15 \u201cbionic\u201d chipset and a brighter, sharper screen. And, since we\u2019re surfing the superlative wave, the A15 has nearly 15bn transistors and a \u201csix-core CPU design with two high-performance and four high-efficiency cores\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wow! But just one question: why would I buy this Wundermaschine<\/em>? After all, two years ago I got an iPhone 11, which has been more than adequate for my purposes. That replaced the iPhone 6 I bought in 2014 and that<\/em> replaced the iPhone 4 I got in 2010. And all of those phones are still working fine. The oldest one serves as a family backup in case someone loses or breaks a phone, the iPhone 6 has become a hardworking video camera and my present phone may well see me out.<\/p>\n

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\nApple has just unveiled the latest all-singing, all-dancing iteration of its handset, but perhaps you should resist the hype
\nOn Tuesday, Apple released its latest phone \u2013 the iPhone 13. Naturally, it was presented with the customary breathless excitement. It has a smaller notch (eh?), a redesigned camera, Apple\u2019s latest A15 \u201cbionic\u201d chipset and a brighter, sharper screen. And, since we\u2019re surfing the superlative wave, the A15 has nearly 15bn transistors and a \u201csix-core CPU design with two high-performance and four high-efficiency cores\u201d.
\nWow! But just one question: why would I buy this Wundermaschine? After all, two years ago I got an iPhone 11, which has been more than adequate for my purposes. That replaced the iPhone 6 I bought in 2014 and that replaced the iPhone 4 I got in 2010. And all of those phones are still working fine. The oldest one serves as a family backup in case someone loses or breaks a phone, the iPhone 6 has become a hardworking video camera and my present phone may well see me out. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apple has just unveiled the latest all-singing, all-dancing iteration of its handset, but perhaps you should resist the hype On Tuesday, Apple released its latest phone \u2013 the iPhone 13. Naturally, it was presented with the customary breathless excitement. It has a smaller notch (eh?), a redesigned camera, Apple\u2019s latest A15 \u201cbionic\u201d chipset and a …<\/p>\n

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