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Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Does the MagSafe feature run the risk of demagnetizing credit cards and hotel keys?

My guess is that they will say "no", but in reality, probably yes. My AirPods Pro case will demagnetize hotel keys fairly easily, especially ones that have been rewritten to multiple times.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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I understand the value of the different phone sizes but still can't understand why companies are selling 64 GB models. I know we have everything in the cloud these days but with apps with rich assets and smartphones being more capable with cameras, you run out of 64 GB quite easily. 128 GB should be the baseline model in 2020 for any phone that costs above $600.

> you run out of 64 GB quite easily

You might; I am still trying to figure out how to use my 32 GB…

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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That was actually much more substantial of an upgrade than I previously anticipated. The stronger glass, MagSafe being able to stick your phone magnetically to surfaces, and the Dolby Vision HDR recording are what really got me. Not so much 5G.

They finally updated the Chassis as well from the Iphone X in 2017

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What’s the RAM on the phone I tried looking at the tech specs page but I can’t seem to find it. Is it still 2GB?

Apple doesn't disclose RAM in their devices; sometimes they show up in Xcode builds though. There's a new beta out today so this might come out soon.

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Finally time to replace my SE. Pretty happy with 4.5 years for a smartphone lifespan.

Yes, my touchscreen is behaving strangely now, and I had a battery replacement along the way, but I also got 4 years out of my SE

Now that you mention it, I got 3 years with my SE today with one battery replacement. It is not holding much charge though.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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I always get a laugh reading the comments on a new Apple offering. This time - OMG! Mini! Until you go back and review the specs and style of the original iPhone SE which these new phones get their styling from. The original iPhone SE was also smaller and lighter.

They're glad because Apple hasn't sold a small iPhone for a while.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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It's the annual incremental improvement, and many will like the smaller form factor too I'm guessing. But the whole 5G hype is lost on me. Specifically, none of the carriers or handset makers are telling me how much the data will cost . Maybe I'm a little price-focused, but that determines for me whether I'm excited about it. If I'm just burning through my existing data limit faster, what's the point? What's the pric…

A lot of countries do not have data caps in europe. For example i’m paying ~$25 a month for unlilimited 100mbps 4g connection and unlimited 1gbps 5g is available for around $40/month.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Of note: the iPhone 12 mini appears to be slightly smaller and lighter than the (current) iPhone SE (2), so is basically the phone those of us who prefer phone-sized phones have been asking for for years. The price differential of $300 seems reasonable (in Apple-adjusted numbers); if I hadn't bought an SE this past month (unfortunate toddler-related water incident!) then I'd be right in there.

I just bought an SE about a month ago too. Damn.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Zero photos where you can actually see how thick the bezels are on the 12 Pro's product page. Guess it's safe to assume it'll be pretty disappointing considering how much they talked about thinner bezels.

At a certain point, does the bezel thickness matter anymore? Surely not to me.

It matters to me. I want as close to 0 bezel as physically possible.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Zero photos where you can actually see how thick the bezels are on the 12 Pro's product page. Guess it's safe to assume it'll be pretty disappointing considering how much they talked about thinner bezels.

I HATE thin bezels. I actually returned my Galaxy S10 because palm-misclicks dove me crazy. After 19 days of practice and different grips, random clicks didn't get any better.

Apple might be better at detecting if it's your palm or an intentional tap. MacBook trackpads are great at detecting palm vs finger, so I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone does well with that too.
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