Black Tit Pro - I'm delivery number 78 - driver is only on number 17 🙁
anyone upgraded via EE Upgrade Any Time? I have it on my account for a £0 cost, I'm aware it will extend my contract for another year, but I'm not coming off plan anyway, so may as well use the option, however, these are the options, mine is full working, but it's a year old, it's not pristine, but the glass isn't cracked, but it's scratched as I don't like cases so run it caseless
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I would take a chance and tick fully working, but manage your expectations in that they'll probably charge you something when they check it. Note I'm speaking with no knowledge of the EE system, more in general from my experience with phone recycling outfits.
One of my favourite types of discourse on here is when someone goes off on one about an operating system. I'm not being ironic or snarky here, I genuinely enjoy people being very detailed in supporting their opinion on something and IT stuff seems to bring that out in people.
Anyway, I ordered the natural Ti one and it'll be a couple of weeks til it arrives. I'm trying to be cool about it.
Drac
It worked. They had some stock when I looked, my Pro will be here tomorrow.
Thanks
Happy to help! 🙂
Very happy with my natural Ti (because it matches my bike) that arrived this morning, but as usual it’s slippery AF so going to have to case it’s titanium goodness.
ta, was wondering whether the Ti improved that at all, obviously not!! I see JL & Amazon have discounts on some of the official Apple cases, just ordered the clear to show off that raw Ti swag 😂it’s slippery AF so going to have to case it’s titanium goodness.
It’s better than the previous stainless steel, but for me still too slippery to risk it.
Shame they discontinued the leather cases as I’d always used those.
Is it just me who prefers stainless steel to titanium? Doesn't titanium scratch easily? Plus somehow the heft of the steel ones feels more robust. I don't think I'll be swapping my 13 pro just yet.
Well mrs_oab is rocking her new 13 mini due to this thread and a (seemingly 24hr sale only) daft deal from ID Mobile on the day after the 15 was launched...
Blue Pro Max arrived this afternoon and I’m very happy with it. Going to see if I can run it without a case for a change.
It’s definitely more comfortable and less slippery to hold than the previous stainless steel iterations.
Mine has arrived this morning when I was out. All setup now, screen is bloody good, camera seems impressive but need to play some more with it. I find it very slippery though so when the case arrives it’ll be going on.
Go on then folks, talk me into/out of the max.
I am properly concerned about living with a phone much bigger than my 2020 SE and it's 4.7 screen... was gong to punt for the Pro but I am really drawn to that camera in the max.
Thing is, a lot of the time, I'll ride with my phone in my shorts pocket. Seems like that will be very noticable with a max. Decisions. Probably end up waiting a bt so I can have a feel of them both.
Shame they discontinued the leather cases as I’d always used those.
There are still some decent quality alternatives available, belroy, mujjo etc.
how about spending less and getting a 13 mini?
-happy owner of a 13 mini, former SE owner (OG & 2020)
If not, this review (albeit from an Apple pundit) is useful when considering pro versions - https://daringfireball.net/2023/09/the_iphones_15_pro
Shame they discontinued the leather cases as I’d always used those.
There are still some decent quality alternatives available, belroy, mujjo etc.
TBH, I’ve never considered any sort of fancy case made of leather or whatever, the nearest was an Otterbox, but I never got on with it, so I went for a generic clear silicone one, and I’ve stuck with them. I’ve already got one ready for my 15 Pro Max, along with a couple of glass screen protectors, I don’t think I paid more than about £20 for both. One thing I make sure of though is that the case has a lanyard fitting on the side, I have a lanyard with a quick release buckle on it, I loop the other end around a belt or belt-loop, and I never worry about the phone slipping out of my pocket and going walkies. then. If I need to use the phone further away than the lanyard will reach, I can detach the phone, or if really necessary, I can hang it around my neck like a regular camera.
It’s worked well with the last three phones I’ve had. I just don’t see the point of spending £50-60, which I’ve seen some cases costing, made of some sort of whizzy ‘ballistic’ material! 🥴
@seriousrikk If my experience today is typical Pro Max delivery has slipped to late October on Apple store. A case and glass cover are a very good idea, Spigen for toughened glass and similar for the case.
I had the OG mode iPhone, then I jumped on to the OG HTC Dream & Hero bit on Apple since, I've never ran a case, why? because I've not watched a keynote where they introduce a the phone in a case, I just don't get it, they are not designed to be cased, the cases are just an upsell and you're just missing out on what the designed,
why bitch an moan about no redesign, square edges etc etc when your wrapping it in 3" silicone or leather
@dirtyrider - there’s lots of periferals and accessories Apple don’t mention in the keynote, hell, there’s lots of things actually built into the iPhone hardware and software, so are you going to ignore them just because Tim doesn’t talk about them? Seriously, are you that dim?
And how about the fact that Apple make and sell their own cases for the iPhone; please, explain that. Apple, as always, give you options that you can take or leave, but your position is, quite frankly, bloody stupid. Yes, there are those obsessed enough about the appearance and feel of an iPhone that they refuse to put a case on, and then whine about the beautiful finish being spoiled when they drop it. They’re idiots.
Anyway, there have been comments about the lack of 3.5mm headphone jacks,,and proprietary connectors: here’s a review of the very first Android phone. Guess what, the headphone connector was a bastard version of a USB micro port that required a dongle in order to use a pair of headphones or earbuds. And you criticise Apple! #rollseyes.
https://www.androidpolice.com/t-mobile-g1-15-years-later/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Ftechnology#headphone-jack-hellip-not
are you ok Countzero? seems like you have a lot of pent up energy,
tell me, what's the point in the colours, the design features, it's not about obsession, it's about using the device as it was designed,
why do they make cases? simply revenue, did they even do official cases before the 5/5S?
Shame they discontinued the leather cases as I’d always used those.
about a year ago I bought an Apple leather case for my 11pro. Not that impressed
It bleaches the colour of the case gets at all wet, it scratches easily. And has taken ages to loose it’s slippery feel
much preferred my cheapo rubberised cases
Was tempted by the new 15 but looked at what I use my 11 for and decided to stick with that for now.
Decided to trade in my series 7 watch for the 9 which I use a lot more than my phone.
I'm not sure there is much 'design' in a smooth, thin rectangle with glass covering 1 side and some glass (camera lenses) and metal on the other. Unsure there is anything worth seeing unless you tend to brag about showing off the latest purchase...
I'm happy to stick a cover on my phone as it adds a bit of additional shock protection - given how smooth and slippery phones seem to be now, I need something to grip so I don't launch my phone across the room or trail when I try to answer a phone call. The smoothness isn't helped by the size of phones these days...smaller seem less likely to fly out a hand (well, my hand)...
Just skim reading this, but **** my life...people get very protective and worked up about phones!
why do they make cases? simply revenue, did they even do official cases before the 5/5S?
Yes, Apple did. Due to the so-called ‘antenna-gate’ issue. I never had an issue with that, which was with the iP4, because of the way I held the phone, but because Apple kindly produced a simple clear plastic case and supplied it to owners for free, it seemed rude not to take advantage of it.
I’ve still got the phone, and the case. It was very simple, but worked perfectly. So does the phone, apart from the glitchy Home button. Lovely little phone, but it’s so SMALL! 🔬😁
Just skim reading this, but **** my life…people get very protective and worked up about phones!
Well, yeah, they’re an expensive item*, and unlike a desktop computer, they get carried around in pockets and are very prone to getting dropped, and subsequently damaged. Nothing Apple, or anyone else for that matter, does about toughness and breakability can alter the fact that bare metal edges and exposed glass will suffer from being dropped onto rough concrete, tarmac and gravel if unprotected.
I don’t care to spend lots on a case, it’s there for one purpose, and one purpose only - to keep the phone in good condition, and to allow a lanyard attachment to avoid dropping it, and to avoid loss. Simple as that.
I don’t care about aesthetics, only that the case is cheap and effective. I certainly wouldn’t be coughing up for a leather case, it’s going to be pointless when I change the phone anyway.
And hopefully my replacement 15 Pro Max will be available for me to pick up tomorrow. It’ll go straight into a case as soon as it comes out of the box - my O2 contract allows me to change my phone at any time, so keeping it in good nick is important. It also meant I got £300 for my old iPhone 11 when I traded it in against the 14 Pro Max - it looked almost new, after three years, and the bloke in the shop said so.
I am a bit protective about expensive stuff I own, but why not, it was expensive!
*I had a Nokia N95, I bought it after reading quite a few reviews, and it had a lot of features that would be useful. Unlocked, those phones were around £350, quite a lot of money then, 2007. They were also a useless piece of shit! None of the functions they had they were any good at; call quality was terrible, the speaker buzzed when people were talking, the 5Mp camera was terrible, it wouldn’t focus on my bikes about five feet away, it wouldn’t focus on a 70’ sailing ship in Bristol harbour with nothing else around, and the GPS wouldn’t work with the handset keypad closed up, it required a BT receiver to function. And trying to use the internet was useless as well, if you tried to install apps, it wouldn’t let you use them without installing Flash, but Adobe never, ever produced a mobile version of Flash, so there was never anything to install. It had a music player, but the battery would die after three or four hours…
And that was a £300 phone. People are spoiled now, it’s almost impossible to buy a bad mobile phone or smartphone, it’s down to tiny details between them. Perhaps people should be forced to live with junk like that in order to develop a sense of perspective.
Here’s an article about it, it was raved about at the time, because of its features, and maybe I just got a bad one, but honestly it was crap. Read this and be thankful for what we have.
I had an N95 and experienced none of the issues you describe 🙂
Well, yeah, they’re an expensive item
😂🙄🙄🙄🙄 I'm not talking about physically protecting the phone, I'm talking about the fact that some people are getting so defensive and argumentative about the particular brand of phone that they prefer.
Given the amount of phones that are plugged in at work, it seems music playing still kills the battery on phones - the N95 was just the same for its time.
I had one and it was decent... didn't play much music but everything else you mentioned worked for me (although I managed to not need flash often so wasn't a big issue for me).
Sorry, felt I had to defend the N95 for some reason!
TBF WAP on N95 was slower than a pig running through treacle backwards. Compared to my work phone at the time the N95 always felt a bit fragile.
Anybody experienced the overheating issue as reported on the Pro or Pro Max?
Asking as seriously considering ordering an upgrade within the next week (and this is a bit off putting)…🙃
No issues here. But then I’m a grown adult who doesn’t sit scrolling Insta-tok for hours on end.
Nope known here even on prolonged use.
Thanks.
Sounds like overheating my help cure my (adult) insta scrolling habit🤪
Had mine since yesterday and a few things have struck me
- The transfer process from one phone to another is really good now. I did it while hanging out with my 2yo, and it more or less just did its thing in the background while we built duplo.
- New action button means I can take photos with my gloves on. Sweet.
- The 'always on' screen will take some getting used to.
‘Always on’ screen is weird. Getting used to it.
Phone is heavy and triple camera lens array is … inelegant.
But I can at least read text on it without my glasses. An improvement over my iPhone 12 mini.
No sign of any heat issues, seems to be an Instagram bug.
Always on is much better with background image turned off IMHO, so it’s just a nice black screen with clock, widgets and notifications.
sit scrolling Insta-tok for hours on end
To be fair, Father ted, scrolling web pages is a very low power acivity... if you are using a crappy browser like Safari?
Have you considerd Opera?
That said, my Ipad (I didn't buy it I bought it for may nan but then she died) seems to inexplicably get a flat battery some times.
It's like it doesn't have a proper sleep mode, it's either on or off, regardless of whether the screen is on or not.
I just turned the always on screen off (it’s in display settings). Couldn’t see any advantage for me. If a notification comes in, the screen lights up anyway. And I don’t want/need a permanent clock.
To be fair, Father ted, scrolling web pages is a very low power acivity… if you are using a crappy browser like Safari?
Proper scrolling, like wot da kids do, using the apps and watching video clip after video clip is a huge power suck.
Old people scrolling their Facebook feed in a browser isn’t.
Old people scrolling their Facebook feed in a browser isn’t.
what about old people scrolling this forum? This place is always asking for more storage, takes ages to load, massive amounts of advertising. It’s as thought STW have teamed up with Apple 😀
One other observation - I keep getting ads for the new iPhone on… a new iPhone. Either a testament to apples privacy settings or an example of how crap targeted ads can be 😀
I've had my 15 Pro for a couple of weeks now and I ordered a Quad Lock MagSafe case for it. It doesn't charge using the Apple magsafe charger, which is annoying. I've queried it with QL but their customer support seems hopeless. Anyone else had this issue?
My iPhone 11 pro won't wireless on any charger if I have my thin official apple case on. I think it just direct contact to the charger; which wouod be plugged into the same usbc lead the phone needs....😂
Wireless charging like keyless cars, totally pointless
Not had a single issue with mine, it’s an impressive upgrade from my 11 especially the camera.
