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   Eshu Marneedi (eshumarneedi@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Sep-2025 19:33:15 JST Eshu Marneedi

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   • Steve Troughton-Smith

   @stroughtonsmith Fair enough, but that’s why reviewers complained about the speakers. Objectively they’re not as good.

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     Steve Troughton-Smith (stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Sep-2025 19:33:16 JST Steve Troughton-Smith

     Every iPhone Air review said their number one issue after battery life was the speaker, and I don’t get that impression at aaaall. Modern iPhones must have HomePod-level audio, because this speaker is already so much better than my 12 Pro Max for regular usage. Ignorance is bliss?

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     Eshu Marneedi (eshumarneedi@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Sep-2025 19:33:16 JST Eshu Marneedi

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     • Steve Troughton-Smith

     @stroughtonsmith The real problem is that the iPhone Air’s speaker effectively isn’t stereo. Take your 12 Pro, play something (ideally a song), and hold it in landscape. It sounds like you’re wearing headphones. Bad headphones, but headphones nevertheless. The Air doesn’t. You won’t notice this in portrait.

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     Steve Troughton-Smith (stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Sep-2025 19:33:16 JST Steve Troughton-Smith

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     @EshuMarneedi that's just not how I use a phone

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     Eshu Marneedi (eshumarneedi@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-Sep-2025 20:18:03 JST Eshu Marneedi

     • Steve Troughton-Smith
     • Rodrigo Ghedin

     @manualdousuario @stroughtonsmith You’d be surprised. (Not me.)

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     pwheeler (pwheeler@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2025 09:18:29 JST pwheeler

     • Steve Troughton-Smith
     • Rodrigo Ghedin

     @manualdousuario @EshuMarneedi @stroughtonsmith taking a shower