swede
10510 posts since 21/3/09
19 Oct 2020 10:30
R wrote: just got 2 x se 2's not long ago as I prefer small phones. Thought it would be the smallest for a while

need an HMP phone mate
R
13339 posts since 17/5/03
19 Oct 2020 21:12
I was away to get a SE2 when it came out but after reading about the battery i decided against it. Now I’m thinking will I get an 11 for £470 on the 02 refresh deal or wait and get the mini for £699. It’s quite a big difference in price and I only really use my phone to check emails, place bets, WhatsApp and phone calls. That being said the mini looks an ideal size and should last me 4+ years.
Will there likely be any deals on it come Black Friday or is it too new and being an Apple product unlikely to get any discount?
ismvil
2083 posts since 16/9/11
20 Oct 2020 10:26
You might get some carrier deals but nothing substantial from apple imho
20 Oct 2020 10:37
Would be buying outright, noticed Very have excluded the latest range from there 10% off new members, wasn’t sure if there would maybe be places throwing in a free gift, if I was buying a mini a case and screen protector it soon mounts up
posted 20 Oct 2020 11:19, edited 20 Oct 2020 11:19
If someone you know has Perkbox through their employer, you can get 5% off John Lewis gift vouchers and purchase the the iPhone from them. Alternatively, if your employer runs a Tech Scheme (similar to the cycle2work scheme), you can save a bit through that, and you have the bonus of spreading the cost over 12 monthly payments that is deducted from your monthly wages.
18 Nov 2020 06:51
Has anyone bought the 12 mini? thoughts?
or should I just go for the 12…
18 Nov 2020 08:26
So £5m worth of iphones for knicked on the M1.
What do you do with 5,000 bricked phones?
Or what does a teenage robbing crew do with 1 bricked phone?
Can you unlock them? Or do you replace the hard drive?
swede
10510 posts since 21/3/09
18 Nov 2020 08:32
i was thinking about this the other day. i assume they would split them for parts; screens etc (the fate of numerous stolen/bricked iPhones in the uk)
or they can somehow wipe/flash the icloud lock… have heard it can be done but you may need a "donor" phone
posted 18 Nov 2020 11:04, edited 18 Nov 2020 11:04
swede wrote: i was thinking about this the other day. i assume they would split them for parts; screens etc (the fate of numerous stolen/bricked iPhones in the uk)
or they can somehow wipe/flash the icloud lock… have heard it can be done but you may need a "donor" phone
Parts aren't interchangeable in the iphone 12, theyre somehow coded to the original handset and using an original part from one iphone 12 in another iphone 12 results in errors and loss of functions. Theyve basically locked the iphone being fixed or serviced by anyone but themselves.
Theyll probably just try and sell them in a different region, though how you get 48 pallets of apple gear over a border is another issue in itself!
Guy does all the tests in this vid and shows you all the errors and issues swapping oem parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY7DtKMBxBw
TATE
339 posts since 5/12/12
18 Nov 2020 21:08
Anyone seen AirPods on the cheap?
20 Nov 2020 13:54
worth upgrading from X to the 12 Pro ?
only a couple years old, works well enough although battery life is a little lacking and 64GB doesnt seem like a lot any more
20 Nov 2020 15:50
willesdengreen wrote: worth upgrading from X to the 12 Pro ?
only a couple years old, works well enough although battery life is a little lacking and 64GB doesnt seem like a lot any more
64gb was laughable 2 years ago! Pisstake pricing for storage with apple.
morgan
1147 posts since 22/2/11
23 Nov 2020 17:36
Anyone got the iPhone 12 pro or max?
Sending mine back as the battery is fucking shit.
Have 5G turned off and still can’t get to teatime with average usage without needing a charge. Ridiculous.