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iPhone 12
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imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
You buying outright
I printed out the size difference (give or take 11 Pro/12 Pro and 11 Pro Max/12 Pro Max are the same like for like.
I personally couldn't live with the size of the 12 Pro let alone a 12, I thought I probably could, but after printing out I realised that wasn't the case.
I personally couldn't live with the size of the 12 Pro let alone a 12, I thought I probably could, but after printing out I realised that wasn't the case.
Yeah went SIM only I quite enjoy paying £10 per month and not being on a £70 per month contract.
Although as 5G gets better coverage I’ll probably switch to that
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Over the two years would it not work out cheaper to go contract?.
Will give ee a call tomo and see what deals they can do.
Will give ee a call tomo and see what deals they can do.
Bubbles
ClioSport Club Member
BMW I4 M50
Ditto in all aspects apart from I went for the 128gb
I paid outright (I have a £20 monthly sim only deal) and have opted for the £240 trade In
I also have an X can can’t wait to take better quality photos
SNAP!
I’m not one to upgrade every time there’s a new iPhone or to be the first to get them usually but the 12 Pro just looks like a decent bit of kit.
I’ve really rated the X, I suppose to shows how good smart phones have come that I’m content for 3 year old tech 😄
ChrisR
ClioSport Club Member
Can’t decide what to go for to change from my cutting edge iPhone 8.
Main reason is I want a better camera, and one with night mode, as taking so many pictures of our little one it would be nice to get some better snaps. Even my wife’s 2020 SE pictures look better when using portrait mode (Which I don’t even have
).
I had thought about just getting a mini as it’ll be about the same as I have now, then thought maybe a regular 12, and now am talking myself up to a regular pro for some reason.
Main reason is I want a better camera, and one with night mode, as taking so many pictures of our little one it would be nice to get some better snaps. Even my wife’s 2020 SE pictures look better when using portrait mode (Which I don’t even have
).I had thought about just getting a mini as it’ll be about the same as I have now, then thought maybe a regular 12, and now am talking myself up to a regular pro for some reason.
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Bubbles
ClioSport Club Member
BMW I4 M50
Back when iPhones first came out I upgraded every time...
The X was the first time I didn’t, and I actually bought it through CEX and traded in my old phone, just couldn’t justify the phones getting so expensive (cost me £500 to swap through CEX for a 9 month old A grade X)
But my X is getting slow.. and as I said, looking forward to the better camera, treated myself
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
50 ish. I pay 34 on my pro 20
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Depends what your into lol
Abarth 595
this year I’ve lashed one in a hedge and washed another. Third phone this year and we’ve been in lockdown most of it 🤦🏽♂️
A very intelligent tech guy said recently, when your kids are young, get the best camera you can afford. It's worth it and you only get one chance at it! Get the pro although the 12 will have a phenomenal camera.Can’t decide what to go for to change from my cutting edge iPhone 8.
Main reason is I want a better camera, and one with night mode, as taking so many pictures of our little one it would be nice to get some better snaps. Even my wife’s 2020 SE pictures look better when using portrait mode (Which I don’t even have
I had thought about just getting a mini as it’ll be about the same as I have now, then thought maybe a regular 12, and now am talking myself up to a regular pro for some reason.
ChrisR
ClioSport Club Member
That’s my reasoning!
I do have a ‘proper’ camera but it’s not convenient at all, and to be honest with my lack of photography skills the pictures don’t come out any better.
Already talked myself into a 12 pro
Ordered the Apple silicone case (finally now covers the bottom edge), usually have the leather but not available to order yet. I’ve been stung with cases before and burnt with resale value due to scratches, so now stick to the Apple cases with the microfibre lining. Will change to the leather if it also covers the bottom.
Supposedly the MagSafe is pretty strong so hopefully leads to more car mounts with built in chargers.
Supposedly the MagSafe is pretty strong so hopefully leads to more car mounts with built in chargers.
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
I bought an 11 last year for that very reason!! Ummed and ahhed about the Pro for the telephoto lens but just couldnt justify it ... actually ended up getting Sarah an X a couple of months later for comparison. Glad i didnt pay the extra for the Pro tbh, literally never use the telephoto lens on the X, so certainly wouldnt get a 12 pro now. The wide angle and night mode are epic however!!!
ChrisR
ClioSport Club Member
I’m still torn between a 12 or 12 pro.
I think if it was the 11 I’d just go standard as similar to Dave I don’t think I’d make much use of the telephoto lens.
But with the addition of LiDAR on the pro now, does this make the camera noticeably better than the non pro on the same lenses?
From the little I’ve read it seems that it’ll improve low light focusing speeds.
The price difference isn’t huge to me so I’m not really bothered about that, if anything it’s a size thing as I do like my smaller phones so the mini would do the job nicely on that front.
I think if it was the 11 I’d just go standard as similar to Dave I don’t think I’d make much use of the telephoto lens.
But with the addition of LiDAR on the pro now, does this make the camera noticeably better than the non pro on the same lenses?
From the little I’ve read it seems that it’ll improve low light focusing speeds.
The price difference isn’t huge to me so I’m not really bothered about that, if anything it’s a size thing as I do like my smaller phones so the mini would do the job nicely on that front.
jameswrx
ClioSport Club Member
The irony of that is kids these days will have less pictures to look back on (phone dies, computer gets replaced CD gets lost, USB stick lost etc) compared to poor quality pics of old.
I know if I said to my mum “can I have a look at pics when I was a kid?” They could go to the loft/cupboard and pull out a couple of carrier bags full of physical pics.
All the pics of my son are either downloaded on my laptop or on CD (can’t even get a laptop with a CD drive anymore can you?)
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
Ii disagree and I'd say you're doing it wrong.
I've got our entire family history within Google Photos. Everything we snap gets uploaded. It's all there, accessible from any device.
Admittedly the early pics were stored locally when digital cameras were the only way and before phone cameras were even a thing, but I moved them all into Google Photos about 4 PCs ago.
Anytime we want to view, grouped by person, location, date, they're all there.
I've only briefly dabbled in iPhone ownership with an SE earlier this year so I'm not familiar with how Apple do things. Is there not a Google Photos equivalent?
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iCloud. But to be honest anything important I put on Dropbox.
cafcross
ClioSport Club Member
EFA
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
I cant see much difference between a 12 and 11.
just a better screen, some magnet thing. The cameras are the same right ?
just a better screen, some magnet thing. The cameras are the same right ?
jameswrx
ClioSport Club Member
But it’s not physically real. It can all vanish in a split second.
I’m not that organised to keep things perfectly updated. For me it’s going to be a load of old phones you can’t get on, old CD’s, USB sticks and laptops. I found a 3 1/4” ‘floppy’ disc labelled ‘pics’ and dates the other day, really handy that.
I still prefer physical pictures but obviously it’s just me being a dinosaur with tech.
ChrisR
ClioSport Club Member
It's not hard to get them printed off like photos of old though if that's you're thing, if anything it's easier as you just upload the pics you want them to do and then you get them in the post.
None of this sending your film off to be developed, then waiting to see which of the ones you've taken are any good from that roll.
And with the ability to have multiple copies/backups it's arguably a more resilient way to go about it now.
I've got boxes full of old photos in the garage that my father had taken over the years, not so easy to go through those and organise them, get reprints etc.
None of this sending your film off to be developed, then waiting to see which of the ones you've taken are any good from that roll.
And with the ability to have multiple copies/backups it's arguably a more resilient way to go about it now.
I've got boxes full of old photos in the garage that my father had taken over the years, not so easy to go through those and organise them, get reprints etc.
New A14 chip?
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
12 Pro ordered. Blue.
I’ve been a bit out of the loop and my mate told me I could have ordered on Friday.
Is it just me, or is it now total dogshit to go through a network provider?
Costs are £1700+ over two years, vs £1400+.. plus Apple are offering 0% over two years, so if you need, buy phone through Apple and stick yourself on sim only.
The delta seems huge this year?
I’ve been a bit out of the loop and my mate told me I could have ordered on Friday.
Is it just me, or is it now total dogshit to go through a network provider?
Costs are £1700+ over two years, vs £1400+.. plus Apple are offering 0% over two years, so if you need, buy phone through Apple and stick yourself on sim only.
The delta seems huge this year?
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Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Definitely the right choice, I just bought the phone because I couldn’t be arsed with a Barclays finance agreement.
I feel like all mobile stuff is all over the place though, the Vodafone sim only deals seem silly expensive, and I actually seem to be able to get a better contract through shithouses like car phone warehouse
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
How true it is I don't know.
When I've used examples from the likes of mobiles.co.uk to get a better deal they bang on about the speed isn't the same as what we (ee in this case) provide. As they rent the lines off the providers?
When I've used examples from the likes of mobiles.co.uk to get a better deal they bang on about the speed isn't the same as what we (ee in this case) provide. As they rent the lines off the providers?
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
I can’t see that being true. If I buy my deal from CPW I can still ring voda direct, or even walk into a voda store. I don’t think they’d even know the contract wasn’t with them direct?
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Not sure. If its anything like providers who buy the phone lines off bt and then suddenly you get crap service, maybe.
Have used these and similar for contracts in the past and they’ve been fine
BMW M4; S1000 RR
I wondered this too. But I have a contract direct with EE and it’s not amazing. We’re all so keen to save £5 a month on what’s actually a very cheap service (in the UK). I’d happily pay double to get a priority service that actually works when it says it has service (I can’t be the only one that gets a loading bar sometimes when it says 2 bars of 4G)
