CrispyXUKTurbo wrote:I read a lot of e-books on my phone and at night it's nice to have white text on pure black. |
The "I've got an iPhone" thread • Page 284
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Tonka 30,092 posts
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CrispyXUKTurbo 2,565 posts
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Registered 5 years agoMe too, it's perfectly fine for that, it's a very good display -
askew 20,563 posts
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Registered 14 years agonickthegun wrote:
Also best battery life
On the other hand, if you bought the XS, would you constantly look at it and think 'that absolutely wasn't worth it. That 300 quid would have been better spent on coke and hookers'?
It is an odd one. The XR is manifestly the best bet, right down to the storage tiers being more sensible.
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Fake_Blood 9,935 posts
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Registered 10 years ago720p though, where did they even find those screens in large quantities these days? -
THFourteen 53,174 posts
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Registered 15 years agoFake_Blood wrote:
Nintendo.
720p though, where did they even find those screens in large quantities these days? -
nickthegun 79,824 posts
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Registered 14 years agoTheres internet rumours that they cost at least as much as the XS screen due to the economies of scale and the work needed to fit the form factor.
Many, many, many moons ago one of my bros was a citroen salesman. He said the standard poverty trim on their cars came with a casette player rather than the CD player even though in the mid-2000s it cost more to produce just to provide that extra nudge to go bigger. -
elstoof 24,852 posts
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Registered 14 years agoLoss leader economics -
Fake_Blood 9,935 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI think the worst part is other manufacturers are now more expensive too. MKBHD was explaining on the Joe Rogan podcast that the google pixel 3 is now almost $200 more expensive than the pixel 2 when it launched, and nobody batted an eyelid. -
Tonka 30,092 posts
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Registered 16 years agoCrispyXUKTurbo wrote:
Why settle for perfectly fine tho?
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BigOrkWaaagh 9,070 posts
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Registered 12 years agoTonka wrote:
To save 300 odd quid.
CrispyXUKTurbo wrote:
Why settle for perfectly fine tho?
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CrispyXUKTurbo 2,565 posts
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Registered 5 years agoCheaper with a bigger screen that is just not quite as good at black, seems like a no brained to me -
BurnoutJunkie 1,149 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Hah. What a hit, son.
Fake_Blood wrote:
Nintendo.
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ChiefGB 11,875 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI was always looking at an x, so when the Xs max came out and it was just £100 more, I went all in. Like other here I only upgrade something like 4 years, and therefore try to go top tier when I do. I does help I work at Argos and got 10% off plus a year to pay for it on the store card. -
TheSaint 19,099 posts
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Registered 14 years agoIf you are the kind of person that would splash out on an OLED tv rather than a basic LCD then you are the kind of person that is going to notice the difference between the two. That’s how I looked at it anyway. -
nickthegun 79,824 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI went from an oled on my S8 back to an iPhone 7 and, yeah, the difference is obviously noticeable but it's a phone. You can't really compare it to the use case on a massive TV.
The screen on the Samsung is much nicer but it's a 5 inch rectangle I hold a foot away from my face. I'd rather have it than not but it's absolutely not worth the premium I'm this instance.
But, as has been said, the fact that most other handsets at this still premium price have it isn't a great look. -
elstoof 24,852 posts
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Registered 14 years agoWhatever screen you have, you very soon get used to it in my experience. As long as you don’t also have an oled phone that you regularly use I can’t see myself particularly missing it. On the other hand, I spend far, far longer looking at my phone than any other screen, so I’d go for the best available given the choice -
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Registered 15 years agoI’ve been alternating between a Xiaomi budget phone and my X for the last week and the difference in screen quality is unnoticed by me. -
Anyone ever replaced the vibration motor on an iPhone? Iphone 6s to be exact. If this is a blag is there any decent repair services online that will do this. It's out of warranty as well. -
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Registered 15 years agoI have just gone from an se to an xs. Really like it - I thought I would hate the increase in size but I’ve got used to it quickly. The photos look very nice. I’ve already thrown it on the floor twice though.
I have no idea what the specs are but it’s got some really funky magic speaker thing where if you watch a video or listen to music in landscape mode it has this magical stereo effect that’s incredibly convincing. -
dominalien 9,389 posts
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Registered 14 years agoIt has speakers on both sides of the screen innit. -
superdelphinus 10,171 posts
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Registered 15 years agoOh yeah! Hadn’t spotted that little thing there before. -
up_the_ante 1,189 posts
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Registered 13 years agoMost underwhelming new iphone launch ever? I already can't even remember what its new must have feature was. Oh yeah - it's got a better camera.
At least it makes last years model cheaper - I need a new phone.
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beastmaster 19,712 posts
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Registered 15 years agoA few Apple YouTubers were saying months ago that the real innovations are coming in 2020. Maybe. -
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Registered 14 years agoWas the launch today? o_O -
nickthegun 79,824 posts
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Registered 14 years agoYeah. They very quietly launched an almost reasonably priced phone. -
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Registered 17 years agoThat still has the biggest notch in the industry. Mind boggling. -
up_the_ante 1,189 posts
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Registered 13 years ago@nickthegun It's the same price, if not more, than last year is it not? -
nickthegun 79,824 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThe XR launched at 750 and this is looking like 699 with a better spec.
Edit: the 11, that is. I think the 11 Pro is the same price as the XS was.
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Derblington 32,329 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI wanted a large model again this year, so I'm stuck with the highest price Pro if I stick to that 
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Clever move calling the XR's successor the iPhone 11. It's going to be their most popular phone and making it seem like a 'proper' iPhone rather than a 'cheap' iPhone to buyers will help further. Also lowering the price was a good move.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max though is maybe an even stupider name than the iPhone XS Max.
The improved battery life is the best thing overall about these new models I think.
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