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The SOS and location tracking via satellite is a pretty neat feature. Free for the first 2 years - no details on pricing after that.
Neat but the phone isn’t super robust. I’d hate to have to rely on it in extreme emergencies. A dedicated tracker is better as it can survive in cold and other serious conditions. That being said you are more likely to have the phone on you which is a big deal
What are the benefits over iPhone 13 for people outside the US who can’t use the satellite feature ? Think I’ll just get a 13 on sale
Plus it comes in purple.
Wow do these really ship with last year’s A15 chip? Why would you buy them over iPhone 13?
Does anyone else have the hardware issue where the iPhone can't output audio if it is tethered to the monitor (w/o speakers) via the lightning cable? AFAIK, the only app that works in this configuration is Facetime. For all other apps such as AppleTV, Apple Music, youtube, zoom, etc. the iPhone doesn't output audio at all. I hope this bug gets fixed in the new iPhones.
https://support.switcherstudio.com/en/articles/5009024-check...
It's weird, while Google struggles to make basic Emergency Services calling to work reliably[1], Apple keeps adding life saving features from detecting falls and car crashes to ability to call Emergency Services via satellite. Just shows you how companies are different in focus, quality control and attention to detail. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32713375
I'm not saying they do have those issues, but how do you know they don't? You can't compare a released product to a marketing ad.
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13 mini would sound like a bargain!
Have they even dropped the price? They're £649 for the base model in the UK but I'm not sure how much they were yesterday. I was expecting around £100 off last year but apparently not.
$1,449 -> $1,399 for the 256 GB model.
So I guess the most important question is whether the iPhone 13 models will see a price drop soon?
People who travel frequently, does the lack of physical SIM card concern you? I'm not sure how widespread eSIMs across countries.
edit: forgot to add ... if you change countries or have to make an additional unplanned hop, VZ does not work in that scenario either.