The boys are back as a trio this week, with Alex making his return. The chat kicks off strong with the inquisition over why thin phones never took off. With rumours of Apple scaling back the iPhone Air and Samsung delaying (or cancelling) the S26 Edge, the boys discuss what has led to this and what would need to change for them to be successful.

Alex has some new phone hardware to talk about with Honor & Oppo devices on deck, whilst David highlights Apple focusing on services and how it is a sound business strategy.

The strongest views of the night (pun intended) comes from the YouTube chat. It is becoming more and more prominent that to win in the space of YouTube, you have to game the system with bought views. Brands, however, are slowly cluing on to what is happening and becoming aware of the fraud taking place. The boys share their own experiences and how it actually is impacting their careers and partnerships with prospective sponsors.

Ashes chat, battery sizes, Daniel has a new studio and a new computer and much more on this weeks Minus Sixteen!

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

00:50 Thin phones

01:51 Samsung and their Edge woes

04:42 Are we swamped by choice?

05:39 Is the iPhone 16e too expensive?

08:56 Are we ready for thin phones?

11:36 Do consumers care about battery life?

14:51 Apple Services 

18:52 Apple TV - Hijack 2 is coming back!

21:11 Buying views and the hustle of YouTube

31:38 Comments vs views

34:35 Are Notifications dead?

36:00 Boosting views for brands

41:35 The need to be patient with the algorithm

44:58 David got featured on the Lightroom Community page