mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Sept 9, 2024 20:18:05 GMT
By reducing the bezels. Not the actual size right? Also doesn't look like much of an upgrade from 16 to pro. Apart from the cunts still haven't bought oled to the normal phone so pro it is for me with the all the camera bullshit that I'll never use. /mug The tech specs say that the normal 16 does have OLED. You're right! So why the fuck doesn't it have always on display?! |
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Post by elstoof on Sept 9, 2024 20:28:55 GMT
Regular iPhone has been OLED since the 12, it doesn’t have the same variable refresh rate as the Pro which is why it doesn’t have always on display. Always on at 60Hz would destroy battery life
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Post by harrypalmer on Sept 9, 2024 20:31:50 GMT
Genuine question: what’s so good about always on display?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 9, 2024 20:34:47 GMT
I'm still surprised the base model doesn't do above 60hz refresh. It's not as if that's a flaship model feature these days.
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mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Sept 10, 2024 5:45:12 GMT
Genuine question: what’s so good about always on display? I'm also wondering if it's worth paying an extra £200 for that, the variable refresh rate and the camera stuff I will never use. |
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Post by nazo on Sept 10, 2024 6:50:09 GMT
I turned the always on display off straight away as I just found it annoying
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Post by Phattso on Sept 10, 2024 8:49:11 GMT
It’s normalised for me now. I like the glance at the time and notifications. A phone without the always on display, to my brain, now looks like a powered off phone.
See also the Apple Watch. Couldn’t go back, even though functionally it was fine when I raised my wrist to look at it and it turned the screen on… it’s just better being always on.
Batteries have caught up to the point where you’re not harming yourself by having it on too.
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 10, 2024 8:55:20 GMT
Think I'm going to reluctantly upgrade to a 16 pro. Got kind of scheme going on with my sister-in-law and my niece where they buy my phone every 3 years. But not a whole lot to get excited about honestly.
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Post by Phattso on Sept 10, 2024 9:03:05 GMT
Don't forget this also still has the USB-C charging in our part of the world that they introduced last year - I'll be pleased to bring my last bit of kit into that realm and stop needing multiple cables for things.
Whoop whoop, etc. But yeah, it's all incremental stuff at this point. Larger battery and more efficient components will be enough for me. I also have the hand-me-down train in effect which takes the pain out of it.
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Post by Derblington on Sept 10, 2024 9:14:45 GMT
The colour additions to the base iPhones and AirPods Max are odd this year. Removing the white/silver AirPods Max option is an weird choice.
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 10, 2024 9:15:03 GMT
I must say my 13 pro held up well, not a scratch on the screen, without screen protector. Just a spigen case that’s hard plastic on the back and rubber around the sides. Couple of drops, but the bezel is also spotless.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 10, 2024 9:57:05 GMT
My 14 is looking tatty. I decided to go sans case and, tbf, it’s held up remarkably well for saying how many times it’s been dropped, it’s just the amount of nicks on the screen which get me. I don’t know what pocket lint I have that can cause deeper grooves at level 5 but it doesn’t feel as tough as it should.
But, yeah, I have a hand me down chain too and I was thinking about picking up a 16 but I think the 17 will be the sweet spot.
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Derblington
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Post by Derblington on Sept 10, 2024 10:11:57 GMT
I've generally done a 2 year upgrade, also handing the old model down to family members. I think with the kind of incremental upgrades we're seeing at this point that I'll be extending that window to 3 or possibly 4 years (which would make my next earliest upgrade the 18).
I enjoy seeing the reveals each year but the lack of really new stuff and ridiculous price points across the entire Apple ranges just make them prohibitive, unless the batteries die early.
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Post by Binky on Sept 10, 2024 10:24:45 GMT
I'm in the family loop too.
My son has my old X which I upgraded from to the 14 Pro Max, and whilst I don't NEED a new phone I've been looking for an excuse to go smaller than the Max which really was too big for my tastes.
The X still works "fine", but to be fair he could do with an upgrade now. Not looking forward to having to dish out a phone to my daughter (10) but I did say she could have one when she goes to secondary school. I'm hoping a new battery in the X will still be serviceable as a "my first phone" come September 2025.
So yeah, count me in for a 16 Pro, but honestly it doesn't look any different to the 14 from what I can tell.
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 10, 2024 10:45:34 GMT
How do you guys decide on a price when you sell to family? The official apple take back value?
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Post by Binky on Sept 10, 2024 10:47:15 GMT
I think that would be a reasonable starting point.
The plan here is hand-me-down (so no cost to my kids) but they'll very much be seen as xmas/birthday present.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 10, 2024 10:50:21 GMT
How do you guys decide on a price when you sell to family? I start at zero and hand it over |
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Post by Phattso on Sept 10, 2024 10:54:36 GMT
Yeah, it's very much a quid pro quo for me rather than cash. I'm building up goodwill for my inevitable eventual infirmity.
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 10, 2024 10:59:53 GMT
Not 100% sure how quid pro quo would work with my sister-in-law.
We're talking €250, and she's 51.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 10, 2024 11:10:06 GMT
I hand down to the girl and the Mrs passes stuff onto her mum. It’s not like there’s a massive throughput, we just all switch phones/tablets/TVs every few years.
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mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Sept 12, 2024 6:29:56 GMT
Does anyone know how fast refurbished versions of the latest models (iPhone 15) fall after the brand new models (iPhone 16) are released?
I have a £150 john lewis gift card and another 4% off which at the moment makes getting a new iPhone 16 pro just £10 more than a refurbished iPhone 15 pro.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 13, 2024 14:07:26 GMT
I’m sure a secret update gets launched just before a new iPhone release, my 12 Pro is suddenly very sluggish this week
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Post by elstoof on Sept 20, 2024 17:21:19 GMT
Queuing in the Apple store to collect a phone on launch day, what have I become?
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Post by ozthegweat on Sept 20, 2024 17:40:33 GMT
Does the new camera capture the glistening of the beard oil while you're posing in horn-rimmed glasses in front of your vinyl collection?
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Post by blizeh on Oct 7, 2024 7:12:43 GMT
Hey guys, wife needs to replace her phone and would like to start doing timelapses of her artwork - what’s the cheapest phone to give the best experience for this please?
Thinking an iPhone 11 Pro could be best since it has both the 0.5 lens and the zoom lens, but is there anything on newer phones (significant jump in camera quality for example) that make a newer phone worthwhile please?
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Binky
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Post by Binky on Oct 7, 2024 8:06:38 GMT
Looking at Sky Mobile for pricing and they've got:
iPhone 11 @ £14 a month
iPhone 12 @ £16
iPhone 13 @ £17
iPhone 14 @ £20
That's 4 years difference in tech for the sake of a pint a month. Might not feel like a big jump, but the 14 is already 2 years old at this point, so I'd be considering 13/14 for ongoing support/updates at the very least.
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Post by otto on Oct 30, 2024 8:12:15 GMT
So now that we finally have a properly small Mac Mini, I’m so tempted to give my nearly new M2 MBA to my daughter (who needs a laptop) and replace both it and my M1 Mini with a single M4 Mini which will fit comfortably in my bag and I can use it both at home and at my work flat (which is the use case - I have an iPad Pro for actual portability). Thoughts? (Anyone need/want an M1 Mini??)
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 30, 2024 10:02:44 GMT
I mean, your use case is ‘I want a new Mac Mini’, right? Realistically, it makes no real difference that it’s an inch smaller and I’m assuming you aren’t going to make any use of the extra horsepower.
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Post by otto on Oct 30, 2024 13:57:34 GMT
That is a deep cut sir
I’m looking at whether I can now downsize from two to one Macs. I think the new Mini is definitely more portable.
And yes I want shinies
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Post by askew on Oct 30, 2024 14:01:23 GMT
The downside of the Mac Mini is you need to power it down when you move around.
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