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10-14-2020, 09:20 PM
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OT: Anyone planning to get the new iPhone?
After 2 years of Android experiment I am ready to come back.
Based on the release yesterday I think I will go with the standard iPhone 12 vs the Pro. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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10-14-2020, 09:53 PM
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I got it through an AAPL employee so her discount offset the Apple Care. Which, I felt compelled to get since it cost more than some used Bora One 35s. The screaming deal though is the iPhone SE 2020 128gb at Walmart...still $200 off so $250+tax. If you love your phone sure get the 12. Everyone else get the new SE. it's the A13 chip in the body of the 8
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10-14-2020, 10:33 PM
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last week had to go to phone store to upgrade my old cell phone (motorola android), and the new splashy i-phones were there for $1.1k. a thousand bucks. for a cell phone. i was blown away (and had no idea they were that much $).
i walked out with a free samsung s20 5g thing that serves my needs: phone, map, text, camera, email, streaming audio pushed out to a bluetooth speaker and occasional web usage. the very nice phone store rep seemed perplexed at my basic phone needs, and that i don't completely fill my day using dozens of apps and stare at the little device all day. instead, i spend umpteen hours a day at work while on phone or staring at a computer, using immensely complex (as well as simple stuff) computer programs for my day job. last thing in world i want or need is to stare at a phone using an app to make my life "better." really have no idea what the value proposition is of a $1k phone or what need a gazilllion apps out there fills for people. there's probably an app just to organize and store apps. i think it's official: i'm getting old. p.s. it's saddening to be out at restaurant with friends and look over to see a couple or a family all sitting there staring at their phones. Last edited by 54ny77; 10-14-2020 at 10:37 PM.
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10-14-2020, 10:38 PM
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10-15-2020, 01:40 AM
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I upgrade on a 2 year cycle because we get a good discount from work. I used to sell the one replaced and the secondary market value always offset the cost, so it was like a free to cheap upgrade every 2 years. My wife do the same thing with AT&T before they switch to the monthly plan model (which is not a good deal at all.)
During the last cycle I got the XR, gave it to her and she kept the 7 (unlocked) to be used when she visit China. I picked up a Motorola Z Force 2 on sale to try Android. That was supposed to be a good phone but somehow I get nothing but troubles. So much so that I am actually counting days until my upgrade window. Also in my ecosystem (family/friends,) 95% uses iPhones and it is just more convenient. So this time I will get the new phone, two years later I will get the new one for my wife, etc...
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10-15-2020, 04:42 AM
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ThIs is the first launch in 10 years I’m not going to upgrade (on a 2 year upgrade cycle).
The mini does look really cool though, I’ve just put my personal phone aside since I’m now able to run two phone numbers on one phone. I think they all look great (compared with the round edges we’ve had for a few years) but I keep reminding myself that in the real world they get stuck under a case and all look the same.
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10-15-2020, 06:52 AM
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I’m upgrading from the 6s! It should feel like a huge leap.
I’m thinking of getting the Pro. I sold my Ricoh GR2 and an old Sony A7 in anticipation for the purchase. I used to take these cameras on trips only to realize they’d stay in the bag.
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