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> the SE really is a step too far down for me Down? What does the mini have that the SE doesn’t?
Magsafe, Face Id, nearly full-screen display, and a better camera array (I think?).
Also uwb for Air tags.
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> Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays? I can’t speak to whether you’re any of those, but I can say this. Anyone spending significantly more than that (I’m included in this category) is either: - Buying it for the quality of its camera (me again, not that I’m an especially avid photographer; I almost exclusively take pics of my pup) - Some mix…
So, are phones actually more powerful than computers? I know obviously there's a scale, but my understanding is that x86 stuff is an entirely different league than anything built for mobile. I wasn't really acutely aware of this until I started building some small form factor entertainment systems. After doing some research and testing I was getting far better performance out of old model x86 Chromeboxes than even th…
My iPhone 13 Pro Max absolutely beats my 2019 MacBook Pro 16” on several benchmarks. Subjectively it also very readily remains useful and responsive for many tasks when the same laptop doesn’t for the same task.
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> i'd prefer to keep the headphone jack, but that's probably asking too much of apple. Yeah the headphone jack being removed pissed me off too. However the lighting to 3.5mm adaptor isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Sure it was an extra £9 I wish I didn't have to spend, but was also a figure that I didn't lose any sleep over when ordering it. The adaptor just lives on my headphones as I use a differnt pair at my…
Holding onto my 6s as long as I can, because of the headphone jack. My headphones are kind of expensive. I also plug them into my laptop. If I'm putting an adapter on and off all the time I'll keep losing adapters, but I'd rather not buy a second pair of nice headphones.
A silicone tether like the ones you can get for the cap on the Apple Pencil. Yeah another item you shouldn’t need. But it would keep the adapter tethered to the cable so you won’t lose it as you swap between phone and laptop.
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> Gloves aren't necessary here Gloves are used in more scenarios than just cold weather, motorcycle gloves for one example.
Wearing motorcycle gloves would make it impossible to touch anything on your screen anyway?
I wear gloves when I ride my bicycle. Unlocking it is necessary to access certain functions that you can invoke with Siri. Even without Siri, most gloves these days are designed to work with capacitive touch.
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#255The best 'cheap' phone that was ever released in the US was the $499 Google Nexus 6P by Huawei in 2015. It was an octa-core phone that made Apple's dual core iPhone 6s (also released in 2015) look like an overpriced joke. The 6P's aluminum body was lighter and thinner than the iPhone 6s, its camera took much better pictures _by far_ especially in low light conditions (restaurants, evening travel, etc), the iPhone's o…
I don't agree with you, since a friend and had the iPhone 6s Plus and 7 Plus (Me) and a friend if mine the Huawei P9 Plus and the 6P, 6P was nowhere. The best shot was taken in black white with the Huawei P9 Plus and it literally beat my iPhones and I still use that picture for several things.
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#256I have the last iPhone SE and it's great, except I have monsterly large hands, and I shoulda thought about that before buying this phone. Just paid it off, so that's nice for the ol' phone bill.
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#257Am I cheap, poor, frugal or outdated to find it mildly funny US$400-450+tx are considered cheap phones nowadays? Not that I mind as I'm able to find good value (in my opinion and for my needs) in second-hand markets for electronics (couldn't be more satisfied with my $100 Pixel 3a and aging T430s laptop), I just find it impressive how much price references have shifted over time as flagship phones ran from $400-500 w…
but... your pixel was more than $100 new. the phone you use does not normally fit into the category you describe. the only part that makes it work is the "second hand," bit. cheap/expensive is relative, and $400 is cheap for a phone (for north american audiences). fwiw, i find even pixel phones to be sort of slow after a couple years into software updates, mostly between multitasking/app switching. so I think that th…
Through luck or minor hacks, I have been able to keep my phone costs less than $100 a year over the last decade. The nexus and pixel lines have almost always offered a new phone around the $300 mark (black friday, trade in, some promo, etc.) and they last for about 3 years.
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> i find even pixel phones to be sort of slow after a couple years into software updates I assume that's because they're Google's software updates. Removing all Google apps, and most phones are fast . My BlackBerry KeyOne, with its midrange chipset, is still fast five years after it was released. Hell, I wanted a smaller form factor for a few days, and threw my SIM into my Nexus 5. Changing apps, installing updates,…
If I removed all Google apps, my phone would be like a paperweight to me. Maps, Photos, Calendar, Gmail, Drive, Books, YouTube and others are all critical to my workflows, and even just for navigating the world and taking photos in general.
You can find replacements for all of those through f-droid. You do lose a little bit of functionality and/or polish with those alternative apps though.
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> i find even pixel phones to be sort of slow after a couple years into software updates I assume that's because they're Google's software updates. Removing all Google apps, and most phones are fast . My BlackBerry KeyOne, with its midrange chipset, is still fast five years after it was released. Hell, I wanted a smaller form factor for a few days, and threw my SIM into my Nexus 5. Changing apps, installing updates,…
Sadly Maps is the killer phone app for me. Otherwise I'd try harder to get rid of the google stuff on my phone.
Yeah, I switched to iOS but still keep Google Maps around for the times when Apple Maps doesn't quite work the way it should. I'm still 90-95% Apple Maps but sometimes I have to call for backup.
Google also works better for "browsing" the neighborhood to see what businesses are nearby.
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#260The best 'cheap' phone that was ever released in the US was the $499 Google Nexus 6P by Huawei in 2015. It was an octa-core phone that made Apple's dual core iPhone 6s (also released in 2015) look like an overpriced joke. The 6P's aluminum body was lighter and thinner than the iPhone 6s, its camera took much better pictures _by far_ especially in low light conditions (restaurants, evening travel, etc), the iPhone's o…
My wife and I loved ours, but both bootloop suicided at the 13 and 15 month mark. _Both_. Out of warranty by 1 and 2 months. That was my official departure from Android (which I otherwise loved). I've never had a problem with the 6 iPhones I have owned (3 before, 3 after) -- but ironically my Wife's second iPhone after _also_ suicided. She somehow negotiated a free replacement 6 months out of warranty, so iPhone still came out ahead. I had a pretty good experience with the Nexus 5 (my favorite for its time) and the Pixel 2 (not my favorite form factor, otherwise great).
Both make great phones but having a popular phone has a really killer feature where it works out a lot of bugs. Not perfect, but I think if iPhones had the same level of issue as the Nexus 6 there'd be an extended warranty or something comparable.