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OK, which iPhone?

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  • George KG George K

    @mik 12 mini. I love it.

    Great camera.

    Battery is smaller, of course, but I don't rely on my phone that much that it's an issue.

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    Loki
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    #6

    IPhone XR at 499 is a no brainer.

    If you have money to burn get the 11.

    Get an iPad for serious internet. People who don’t have an iPad are nuts.

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    • AxtremusA Away
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      12 Pro.

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        12 Pro. No issues other than I wish it was a tad (TAD) smaller.

        I was torn between it and the 12 Mini. Even though I trust George and am glad it works for him, for me I wanted the 3rd lens on the Pro, the larger battery, and typing on the smaller screen was a bit tougher. It's cool, though, that the 12 mini screen displays the same amount of content though, just scaled down a tad.

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          #9

          For many people, like my kids, their phones are their primary "connectivity" device. So, for them, I see the attractiveness of a larger screen with easier typing.

          For me, the luddite, my desktop is where I do most of my stuff. If I have to type something on my phone (like a text), I'll dictate it, and it works just fine.

          For consuming content, I'm perfectly happy with my iPad.

          @89th, iirc, the iPhone 12 Pro is just a bit smaller than the iPhone 11.

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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            @george-k said in OK, which iPhone?:

            For many people, like my kids, their phones are their primary "connectivity" device. So, for them, I see the attractiveness of a larger screen with easier typing.

            Some wag pointed out a couple of years ago that phones are getting bigger and bigger, and tablets are getting smaller and smaller. At some point, they'll cross over.

            I was only joking

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            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

              I got an 11 to save money. I don't understand spending a shit ton of money on a phone, when you can get one that was top of the line a year earlier for quite a bit less.

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              @doctor-phibes said in OK, which iPhone?:

              I got an 11 to save money. I don't understand spending a shit ton of money on a phone, when you can get one that was top of the line a year earlier for quite a bit less.

              My recent phone upgrade was to a iPhone 7 plus. LOL

              This does not have a headphone jack either. I thought it would be a problem but it is not.

              At first, I bought a "dongle", that I would plug into my headphones and then into the phone. It is quite rare that I would be suing my headphones at the same time of charging the phone.

              And recently, I bought a (pretty) cheap pair of "bluetooth" headphones, so dont need the dongle at all.

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              • George KG George K

                For many people, like my kids, their phones are their primary "connectivity" device. So, for them, I see the attractiveness of a larger screen with easier typing.

                For me, the luddite, my desktop is where I do most of my stuff. If I have to type something on my phone (like a text), I'll dictate it, and it works just fine.

                For consuming content, I'm perfectly happy with my iPad.

                @89th, iirc, the iPhone 12 Pro is just a bit smaller than the iPhone 11.

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                @george-k said in OK, which iPhone?:

                @89th, iirc, the iPhone 12 Pro is just a bit smaller than the iPhone 11.

                Ah ok, I was going from an X

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                  iPhone 3GS. Can’t go wrong with that one.

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                  • 89th8 89th

                    @george-k said in OK, which iPhone?:

                    @89th, iirc, the iPhone 12 Pro is just a bit smaller than the iPhone 11.

                    Ah ok, I was going from an X

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                    #14

                    @89th

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                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG George K

                      @89th

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                      89th
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                      #15

                      @george-k yeah the perfect size for me would be just a TAD smaller than the X.

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                        I decided to go a bit bigger and get the 12. It arrives tomorrow and we will see. But they finally got me to spring for the 50GB iCloud, dammit.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • MikM Mik

                          I decided to go a bit bigger and get the 12. It arrives tomorrow and we will see. But they finally got me to spring for the 50GB iCloud, dammit.

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                          @mik said in OK, which iPhone?:

                          50GB iCloud, dammit

                          It's what, $3 a month for 50GB?

                          Piker.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            A buck. One.

                            You left out cheap. Cheap piker. I am loathe to sign up for monthly bills.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • MikM Mik

                              A buck. One.

                              You left out cheap. Cheap piker. I am loathe to sign up for monthly bills.

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                              @mik said in OK, which iPhone?:

                              A buck. One.

                              You left out cheap. Cheap piker. I am loathe to sign up for monthly bills.

                              You exaggerated. It’s only 99¢ per month.

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                              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                @mik said in OK, which iPhone?:

                                A buck. One.

                                You left out cheap. Cheap piker. I am loathe to sign up for monthly bills.

                                You exaggerated. It’s only 99¢ per month.

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                                @axtremus said in OK, which iPhone?:

                                @mik said in OK, which iPhone?:

                                A buck. One.

                                You left out cheap. Cheap piker. I am loathe to sign up for monthly bills.

                                You exaggerated. It’s only 99¢ per month.

                                Before taxes....

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  My new, blue iPhone 12 just arrived. I decided to try the larger size because I'm not lugging it around for work and it has better battery life than the mini. With the travel we plan to do that could be important.

                                  The 12 Pro has some interesting features but none that I felt were worth a couple hundred extra bucks.

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                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Grats, hope it works out well! (I'm still on an X with a cracked screen when I ate it on some pavement last summer. I love the crap out of technology but I just don't care about phones for some reason.)

                                    Was transitioning easy?

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                      The switchover was totally simple. It does seem to run a bit hot though. I suppose a case will hide that.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        OK, more questions.

                                        Is the wireless charging worth it? I understand some of them really don't charge as fast as the Apple official one.

                                        Any recommendations on the 20W bricks?

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          The 20w brick charger gets it from 0 to past half in half an hour.

                                          Even 10 mins of charging will get you a huge chunk of your battery back.

                                          I don’t use the latest and greatest wireless charger from Apple.

                                          I have a regular old QI charger on my desk that slowly and steadily gets the charge up. (Probably at a similar rate to the regular square bricks).

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