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Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by mantap »

killerdhmo wrote: post #792
whatever1 wrote: post #624

Huge miss to not have touch id in a era of a raging pandemic. I literally have not used the face-id once outside my house since March, because I always use a mask, so I have to type in my password. Which I had to revert to an unsafe 6 digit one from my 12char alphanumeric that I had until March.

This phone was designed, locked in place, and started manufacturing years ago.

Adding a fingerprint scanner doesn't affect every component in the phone. It doesn't affect the display, CPU, dimensions or anything with a long lead time. It affects the power button. Apple had well enough time to add it.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by nagarjun »

No USB-C, no fast charging, no high-refresh rate display, same large notch, mediocre battery life, expensive 5G chip that is useless in India, higher prices this year compared to last year, no charger included. There isn't one good reason to buy the iPhone 12 in India this year!

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by benhurmarcel »

blantonl wrote: post #639
cmckn wrote: post #581

Let’s talk about the return of MagSafe! It seems...kinda dumb. Instead of plugging in a lightning cable, I can now stick a hockey puck to the back of my phone? The “safe” in MagSafe came from its “yankability” without sending your device flying. But if my phone is laying on top of a hockey puck...it’s gonna go flying if I trip on the cable. Why couldn’t we fill in the lightning port and use flush surface contacts, li…

I think the concept of the wallet that can quickly snap on and off of the phone is pretty neat. I currently use a case that has a wallet functionality (for my driver's license and credit cards) and that doesn't allow me to use wireless charging without completely taking the case off.

I use a case that has that feature (Mous), and wireless charging works fine with the case on.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by secretsatan »

Nextgrid wrote: post #760
whatever1 wrote: post #624

Huge miss to not have touch id in a era of a raging pandemic. I literally have not used the face-id once outside my house since March, because I always use a mask, so I have to type in my password. Which I had to revert to an unsafe 6 digit one from my 12char alphanumeric that I had until March.

Face ID is a major downgrade from Touch ID regardless of the pandemic. Touch ID (combined with a home button) is a lot faster. You can reach into your pocket or handbag, put the finger on the button and press it while you're taking it out . By the time your phone is out it's unlocked and on the home screen. I don't recall seeing people failing to unlock their phones while paying with Apple Pay before but now it's a r…

A lot faster? what are we talking about? 1/2 a second? faceID is great, you look at the phone and it unlocks, I much prefer it to touchid, I used to have to use my passcode far more often with touchID because It didn't get it quite right, or my fingers were wet, or using my other hand from an odd angle. And, with winter, you know, gloves...

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by jankyxenon »

cmckn wrote: post #581

Let’s talk about the return of MagSafe! It seems...kinda dumb. Instead of plugging in a lightning cable, I can now stick a hockey puck to the back of my phone? The “safe” in MagSafe came from its “yankability” without sending your device flying. But if my phone is laying on top of a hockey puck...it’s gonna go flying if I trip on the cable. Why couldn’t we fill in the lightning port and use flush surface contacts, li…

MagSafe was probably a retroactive marketing message.

Primary goal here is to get a secure, consistently lined up charging mechanism.

Apple has used magnets in chargers before, and lo- a brand was reborn.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by brailsafe »

donw wrote: post #817
asdojasdosadsa wrote: post #810

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is pretty much my exact situation. The new iPhones have been so underwhelming and so highly priced that I haven't felt the need or want to upgrade. Now previously this year, I dropped my phone and the glass broke - but it still works. So I am on the verge of upgrading, but iPhone 12 still doesn't really... make me want to upgrade - if I can put it like that. So I am rolling with a cracked screen iPhone 6S+ until…

Same here. I like the improved camera, and the poor man's LIDAR would put me over the line to buy as I could totally use that for 3D mapping, but otherwise, a new phone just doesn't give me much. Recently, since us in Massively Lucky Tech World mostly work from home now, I've taken to leaving my phone in the bedroom and just wearing my smartwatch for 2FA stuff... and it's made my life better. The compulsion to look a…

I'll be borrowing "Sadness Rectangle" readily in the near future.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by brailsafe »

bgorman wrote: post #837
ab-dm wrote: post #807

My iPhone 6S+ is still running super smooth. Maybe because I'm not a huge photography buff or mobile gamer, but each year I wait to see something that will finally make me buy a new one, but each year I just don't see it. I don't know exactly what I'm waiting for, but this wasn't really it. (Also enjoying using one of the last TouchID iPhones during Covid 19)

OLED's have vastly superior picture quality and are easier on the eyes. I would say this is kind of the "4.7 inch iPhone" moment where Apple is finally giving iPhone users an acceptable screen at an "affordable" price. OLED displays have been dominant on Android phones and high end iPhones for a reason - they are so much better in picture quality.

Now if only app designers could get dark mode right, and not actually go full black mode.

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by secretsatan »

kossTKR wrote: post #85

"The iPhone mini fits in the palm of you hand" lol. It's interesting that a reasonably sized phone is now a selling point in itself. In general i like keeping my devices for as long as possible - so when i jumped from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 10, i was surprised to learn that the phone was hard to use with one hand now, extremely slippery and way, way heavier than my iphone 6. The mini seems like a good size for me…

I was looking at the bit when they showed that gaming app and I kept looking at the phone in her hands and thinking it was a max, but they hadn't shown the pro max yet and thought they were swapping different phones in and out for different shots, but I think she just had tiny hands. (Relatively, I probably just have massive hands)

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by tester34 »

hazz99 wrote: post #671
josteink wrote: post #274

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It’s completely broken. You can’t even select text. Might as well just make it one long-ass video.

I can select text on Firefox. I also really enjoy the scrolling effects, I think the experience is really high quality.

>I think the experience is really high quality.

Wow.

I never even thought about it being possible - you know, calling site that doesn't seem to be different than others "high quality".

Maybe I'm not noticing something here?

Re: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

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Post by odiroot »

cmrdporcupine wrote: post #560
odiroot wrote: post #545

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It's interesting that a reasonably sized phone is now a selling point in itself. Sony was the last one in Android world to offer it to us. Now, even they chickened out.

Looks about the same as Pixel 3 screen (5.5" I believe). That's what I'm carrying now and it's the only reasonably sized phone I have had in years. I would love a 4.5" or 4" phone.

Sony hasn't had a true compact phone since Xperia XZ2 Compact. They abandoned the line after 2018.
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