Shadowing Practice: iPhone Duo Problem is Getting Worse - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So I've only just learned that the new iPhone, the iPhone Duo, was out.
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I saw JerryRigEverything's videos, the durability test, and the teardown of the device.
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Not the most impressive showing, especially in that durability test there.
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Good heavens, holy Toledo.
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More like iPhone Puo, because that shit is poop.
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So I learned that it was out, and then I was just looking up more about the iPhone Duo,
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and I found out that it's actually got a good bit of problems.
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There are a not small number of people that are showcasing very consistent cracks in their screen, always in the same location,
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which has led to something called Hinge Gate, or sometimes referred to as Crack Gate.
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I prefer the Crack Gate nomenclature.
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I think that fits far better because when it comes to Apple, this shit is like crack.
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And it is more than that.
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For some people, it's a religion.
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Apple fans have been a topic I've covered before they refuse to accept
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when someone doesn't like their product or
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if there's something wrong with an Apple product
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or someone reports something wrong they're quick to attack them
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that they must be like a paid saboteur a bad actor
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looking to besmirch the good name of Apple for some reason there's something about the Apple brand
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that has people care more about that than their own family
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Like they marry themselves to Apple and will do anything to fight for them.
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So when there's been this, you know,
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pretty large amount of videos from customers showing that their device is more busted than my nut after only like 20 foldings,
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they've kind of gone into like this group hallucination in order to like explain
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that it's their fault or that a lot of it's AI generated.
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It's very weird, very peculiar, because Apple themselves is replacing these devices, which is good.
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I think that's, you know, they're not putting a big stink about it.
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But for some reason, the Apple enthusiasts are the ones that refuse to accept the reality that,
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hey, maybe the Duo does have like a manufacturing issue, or at least like a batch of a lot of them have a problem.
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But anyway, let me show you what it looks like.
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There's a video from a channel called Samtime
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that showcased a montage of some of the more popular footage of these duos being broken.
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And it is always the exact same location.
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...pass the sit -up screen.
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It's hard to write this off as some kind of anomaly or just a crazy fluke, like this freak defect that only a handful have experienced
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when there are so many videos showing this in the exact same spot.
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It's very, very consistent.
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So this has led to a lot of people coming forward with their experience.
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There's a lot of customers that are reporting this exact same issue in this exact same location.
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There's clearly an issue afoot here.
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Maybe it doesn't affect every single device in circulation,
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because there's plenty of people that have it that can just willy -nilly flip it as many times as they want,
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fucking clamp it on their nipples, do whatever they want with it, and it's not destroying their screen right away.
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But there is a, again, not insignificant number that are experiencing this exact same problem,
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so it is looking like there is some kind of manufacturing issue with the hinge.
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That seems to be the main culprit here.
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People are pointing to the hinge in this location, considering where this keeps presenting.
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So why is this fault happening?
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Well, the issue appears to be related to the hinge under
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the display as the brakes seem to be appearing at the same location on the screen,
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a spot where one user found a bump under the display.
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I've seen a couple different videos showing that little bump through the screen
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and that looks like Freddy Krueger coming through the wall on Nightmare on Elm Street, man.
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That is something that is noticeable in some of the videos that are out there,
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which is why people are pointing the finger at this hinge like basically where
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that is and with the folding it's pinching the screen causing this issue
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and in jerry rig everything's durability test obviously dust little grains of sand
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and all of that that was garlic to a vampire the duo does not like dust
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that can get in there
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and fucking basically start slapping all the components around behind the screen
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and just cause a plethora of issues but this is not a dust problem
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or anything considering this is happening to people within only 20
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folds like they haven't even had time to experience dust unless of course they got it
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and then immediately just fucking belly flopped into the sand on the beach or something
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but that's not what's happening even during startup in one of
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them like there's no chance for it to even be exposed to any elements outside of what's in the device
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which is the hinge here.
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And that, again, seems to be where the issues are arising, at least in some of them, not all of them.
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Where that complex hinge is, as people are speculating that this part of the hinge is pinching the screen.
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Plus, it could be a good deal for Apple.
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iPhone.
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I think that speculation's spot on about the screen getting pinched in that location,
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And I also appreciate that this point gets brought up because I'm inclined to agree.
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I believe that this is something that Apple can almost view positively.
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I'm sure many of you have heard about like planned obsolescence in the past where like devices
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and products in general are just manufactured with basically a lifespan where eventually it'll start to degrade and decay by design.
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So that way you have to upgrade or get it repaired.
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So that way they can double dip because what incentive does a company have to give you something that works,
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you know, forever or for a really long time?
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Because then you only buy it once.
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But if it's something
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that can have some issues down the line where you are inclined to upgrade to the next version or get it fixed,
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which is, again, something they can make money on, why not?
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So it's something that's been like a controversial topic in the past
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and here with the screens cracking like this as he brought as he brings up it is an expensive
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repair and i know apple back in like 2019
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or something tried to claim that they actually lose money on repairs
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but i think that's a whole whole i had
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so much fucking flip in my throat i actually just had a gargle
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when i was hitting a hole right there i almost got you with some mongolian throat singing
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but i think that's a whole load of barnacles i think
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they do actually make a lot of money from this
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and is something that they like as you know i wouldn't say a feature
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because i don't think they're putting these out there hoping
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that they all just fucking break as you're setting them up
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but the fact is if you do go
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and get it repaired they can make more money as opposed to just selling
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it to you once now they get to come back into your piggy bank
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when you come to them to repair it
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so it is like an actual business strategy well this is egregious because customers are having these fail fucking instantaneously,
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like frame one upon like folding it.
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So Apple can't like hose you down for a huge repair charge at the moment.
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So instead they're just replacing it and fixing it as I understand it, which again is the right thing to do.
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But over time, should this continue, they will likely be able to make a pretty penny off the screen repairs
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because of how expensive it is and what they charge for it
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so yeah i think that is like a possibility and something
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that they aren't necessarily losing sleep over i don't think
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they're shedding big tears over it at the moment they probably were just hoping
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that these kind of failures happened a little later into the lifespan would be my guess comments like these saying
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they were all intentionally damaged others saying the cope of 24 pictures here out of how many million sold
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it's not exactly a prominent issue no one got some of the highlights here from some of the apple redditors
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which are a special breed so the idea
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that everything you're seeing from people's busted devices here is all
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intentionally damaged to besmirch the good name of apple is dangerously delusional like i think
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you genuinely need to be institutionalized
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if that's your belief i really cannot wrap my head around how someone like that exists
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that everyone came together to make up these problems to attack apple what the fuck is wrong with you idiot
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you actual moron bro these imbeciles it's crazy
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and then the other person is saying like oh
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it's only 24 pictures out of how many millions sold like they're celebrating like we sold millions
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and only 24 issues we did it we did it reddit brother that's 24 pictures on just
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that reddit and there's tons of videos as well
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and those are only the ones
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that are reported do you know how many people have probably experienced this issue as well
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and instead of like posting it online on social media
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or on reddit or something like
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that they instead just immediately went to the apple store to get it replaced
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so you don't know the actual amount it could be a ton
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or maybe it is a little you don't know you only go by what you see on social media
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and there is a lot there so you can extrapolate from
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that like hey these all the people
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that are showing the problem how many others experienced it
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but never posted it it could be a lot could be a little you don't know
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but he's speaking from a place of authority here clearly not a prominent issue
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because i only saw these on reddit no big deal
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this australian posted his iphone duo screen cracked within six hours of ownership
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and the comments had the craziest cope yet one person saying where's the map protective film dude
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it honestly looks like it was peeled off
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And now you're crying about it.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but seriously, look at the reflections on the screen.
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One person replying saying, what are you talking about?
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That's Shine.
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is a stripe of pixels that are stuck on white.
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But it didn't stop there.
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This person calling it an AI -generated post, saying no one else in the store and everyone is wearing the same clothes,
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and those don't all look like employees.
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Nice touch, though, to black out your left screen to act like you're blotting out personal info,
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but the rest of the picture doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
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They're just hallucinating that photos are AI -generated now because Apple couldn't possibly have messed up in any capacity.
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Get this man a padded cell, stat.
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immediately.
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He can't even tinker around with the notion
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that maybe there was an issue with at least a batch of the iPhone duos that are causing this problem.
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He jumps to it being AI.
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This is a fabrication.
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You're just looking to attack Apple.
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I caught you, though.
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Nice try.
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A very clever touch to black out the screen on the left side to make
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it look like you're blotting out personal details.
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I saw right through it.
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I'm literally Batman, by the way.
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Yeah, I connected those dots.
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I saw the line.
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This is AI.
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They're all wearing the same thing, by the way.
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And you really thought we could fool...
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You could fool us.
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Yeah, it was a good attempt, but it doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
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Try again next time, maybe.
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I'm gonna go enjoy my iPhone duo.
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That's perfectly fine, by the way.
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Another person saying skill issue, to be honest.
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Learn to take care of your things, bot.
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The gall of an Apple asshole drone to call someone else a bot
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because they were showcasing a problem they had with their device is criminal.
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Like, that guy should actually be locked up for the lack of self -awareness there.
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That's fucking crazy to me.
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What are you talking about?
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Take better care of your things.
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This device just released and is showing an issue for a lot of people very early on into its lifespan.
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As early as 20 folds.
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On the startup screen, in another case.
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Like, what the fuck, man?
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What do you mean take better care of your things?
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What do you do?
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This guy probably traps it in, like, fucking epoxy
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or something as like a showpiece on my iphone duo
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this i don't even use it i just like to look at it
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and think about apple yes like what do you mean man it's such a fucking loser
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and there's so many people like that in the apple community it's insufferable
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but yeah at least apple's replacing them like trying to get people working iphone duos
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that are having this problem but like i said down the line
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maybe this will continue to happen maybe it doesn't who knows
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but if it does I don't think Apple's necessarily tore up about it
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because they can charge a lot for the screen repairs here for them
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but we'll see I suppose anyway
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I just wanted to talk about a little bit after learning
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about the iPhone duo's existence here out in the wild
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and what's been going on with that that's really about it see ya
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “iPhone Duo Problem is Getting Worse”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: apple, screen, issue, iphone, duo. This video has 200 sentences and 2326 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:40. The speaker talks fast, about 184 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| repair verb | /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ | To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| dust noun | /dʌst/ | Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber… |
| fold verb | /ˈfəʊld/ | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| generate verb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ | To bring into being; give rise to. |
| duo noun | /ˈdjuː.əʊ/ | Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially |
| showcase noun | /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ | A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items. |
| pinch verb | /pɪnt͡ʃ/ | To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| consistent adjective | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| necessarily adverb | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | Inevitably; of necessity. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| refuse verb | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ | To decline (a request or demand). |
| tear verb | /tɛɹ/ | To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. |
| prominent adjective | /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/ | Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bring up verb | To mention. | |
| hold up to verb | To physically lift another person to the same height as something. | |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
| sit up verb | To assume a sitting position from a position lying down. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- One person replying saying, what are you talking about?
- I'm gonna go enjoy my iPhone duo.
- What are you talking about?
- What do you mean take better care of your things?
- What do you do?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've only just learned · has led · have been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being broken · be exposed · are just manufactured |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/, plethora /ˈplɛθəɹə/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: showcase /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/, controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, notion /ˈnoʊʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, circulation /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like repair, crack, dust.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
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