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iPhone 8/Plus iPhone 8 Plus... Who else keeping an old iPhone until the 13 comes out?
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I have the 11 and I’m upgrading to the 12 but I still use my old 8 plus for work (on a building site) and it runs fine apart from the battery being terrible now.
There's no guarantee for that. The OLED screen could be a definite downgrade depending on your eyeball sensitivity
I don't know the odd of PWM hypersensitivity but it is probably <0.1%
It's not a light issue but it is very rare
Love my 8+ but I'm also looking to finally upgrade. The battery health is dropping and unfortunately, my lightning port is also inconsistent with chargning and playing music.
But I'm upgrading to an 11 Pro max once the prices drop a little bit more, probs once the masses get the 12s. I see no real reason for me to pay the extra $ for 12 Pro max with such small increments.
But I'm upgrading to an 11 Pro max once the prices drop a little bit more, probs once the masses get the 12s. I see no real reason for me to pay the extra $ for 12 Pro max with such small increments.
Sir I’m not dumb enough to spend $1200 on a slightly better phone three years in a row! So ha!!!!
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Agreed. I’m liking that plus the low light and wide angle photography that’s missing from my xs.
AT&T giving me $800. for mine (64GB) is just too tempting. They're sending me shipping materials now. I will miss this 8+ yet am looking forward to the new 12.
You can get one with a flicker free lcd display- either the SE, XR, or 11 (not pro). I have the 11, am not going to be able to upgrade beyond this due to oled on all new models.
8 Plus is still an awesome phone in 2020. Especially with Touch ID during Covid.
Man, I swear all the good deals are on AT&T haha, even when it comes to buying used all I ever see as good deals are AT&T Used phones.
Unfortunately, I'm sticking with Verizon as we get a discount from them.
Thanks though for the heads up~
As I wrote in another thread, will most likely be sticking with my 8+ for another year.
It still does everything I need it to do. Definitely still fast enough. And I still like TouchID (especially that we're wearing masks so much). Sure the new phones are more advanced. And they seem to be getting good reviews. But they're not enough enough for me to spend that kind of money when my current phone still works just fine.
The only one that could get me to pull the trigger is the Mini. Slightly cheaper, smaller, and a still a pretty decent sized screen. Will wait for the reviews on that one when it gets released.
Otherwise, still waiting for next year's offerings. Or the SE+ whenever when/if that finally hits the market.
It still does everything I need it to do. Definitely still fast enough. And I still like TouchID (especially that we're wearing masks so much). Sure the new phones are more advanced. And they seem to be getting good reviews. But they're not enough enough for me to spend that kind of money when my current phone still works just fine.
The only one that could get me to pull the trigger is the Mini. Slightly cheaper, smaller, and a still a pretty decent sized screen. Will wait for the reviews on that one when it gets released.
Otherwise, still waiting for next year's offerings. Or the SE+ whenever when/if that finally hits the market.
No, my 8 Plus is about to be replaced by a blue iPhone 12. Looking forward to it even though my current phone is still superb.
TouchID is still very much a current technology for Apple. I’m fancying the iPad Air 2020 with TouchID in the power button.
That's what I am hoping for with next year's phones as well. Which is why I am think I shall wait it out another year. Hoping also for increased refresh rates and smaller notch too.
But enjoy your new iPhone12 my fellow #LFC supporter. Hope it treats you well.
It would be cool to have both types of biometric on next years phone wouldn’t it? I’ll be keeping my 12 for 2 years at least as it’s a 24 month contract but I can live with FaceID for that long I think. My only concern with increased refresh rate on iPhones is Apples obsession with making phones as thin as possible. Early reports suggest 5G is draining batteries so combine that with 120Hz and it could be an issue. Who know how the technology will develop though and it’s good to see our phones become more powerful each year.
That’s probably why we won’t see 120hz display. 5g is a battery hog, 120hz is a battery hog. Until you can get an efficient modem and efficient hi refresh rate screen then we will be waiting.It would be cool to have both types of biometric on next years phone wouldn’t it? I’ll be keeping my 12 for 2 years at least as it’s a 24 month contract but I can live with FaceID for that long I think. My only concern with increased refresh rate on iPhones is Apples obsession with making phones as thin as possible. Early reports suggest 5G is draining batteries so combine that with 120Hz and it could be an issue. Who know how the technology will develop though and it’s good to see our phones become more powerful each year.
My waterproof XS just died due to getting wet so I’m going to try and find a bargain 8 to keep me going until we don’t have to wear masks and until 5G is properly baked. Actually, just seen the price of a new SE. Perfect!
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I expect iPhone 13 to have Touch ID built in the display like newer Android phones.
Having it on the new iPad Air power button is a sign that Touch ID isn't dead
Having it on the new iPad Air power button is a sign that Touch ID isn't dead