Backstreetboy's Apple review

backstreetboy said:
Settings are fine. What I don't like though is raise to wake is on by default but it's simple to turn off. I don't want my screen to go on when I put the phone in my pocket especially on a tiny battery as this one where you're trying to save battery life. For some reason lockscreen notifications also wake up the phone and you have to disable it on a per app basis. Luckily I turn off most app notifications but a global button would be welcome. Another gripe is that all apps you install will be at the bottom of the settings page. A submenu like on Android would be better and welcome. I love the dark mode as well since it's actually dark unlike Android which is more a dark grey
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The light sensor will detect that it’s in your pocket so it won’t drain any battery.

I wholeheartedly agree on a global setting and have wanted this forever and a day on iOS, MacOS and iPadOS and find it infuriating as well that these things don’t sync across all of them.

Apple pay works fine altough I don't like the double authentication. I've already unlocked the phone when I took it out of my pocket why do I need to authenticate again to make payment? I don't get it. You also need to use Stocard and save your loyalty cards to Stocard and only after can you import them into Apple Wallet one by one as a pass. The Google Wallet approach is simply better and you can add your loyalty cards directly in the app. Hopefully Apple is working on something similar.
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Apple Wallet does support this, it’s a case of retailers not getting with the program.

Discovery Medical Aid cards work directly in Wallet for instance.

The double authentication annoyance is exactly why I said you’d have a far better experience with a FaceID phone.

Personally I'm happy with my choice.
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Kudos to you for giving it a genuinely open minded try and remaining objective about it.

Would be interesting to see some updates in say six months time.
 
RedViking said:
My Xiaomi almost fell in the pond the other day...... So close. :crying:
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Accidents happen… maybe today one will happen while you have your morning coffee… these things can’t be controlled… it just slipped out of your fingers…
 
Figured out the double authentication. If you double tap the home button you invoke Apple pay and can then just authenticate once. Nice.

RedViking said:
Sounds overpriced, but glad you have a new phone and has changed you life.

My Xiaomi almost fell in the pond the other day...... So close. :crying:
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Not really. R7.5k is cheap as chips.
 
The Iphone SE selling point is small phone and the home button. Battery life and screen is the negatives. Yet you have it the other way.
The SE 2020 was a great phone to buy. Buying a SE 2022 now is probably the worst thing you can do. It had very little improvement on the 2020. People who bought the 2020 SE will start to sell it now and will still get around 4.5k back for it. Buying a SE 2022 now in 2-3 years when you want to sell it and upgrade, you will sit with a phone that still is just an iPhone 8 shape with old fashioned screen and home button, and will be lucky to get 2k for it.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
The Iphone SE selling point is small phone and the home button. Battery life and screen is the negatives. Yet you have it the other way.
The SE 2020 was a great phone to buy.
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Lol yeah no.
https://twitter.com/x/status/1505970183239872523
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iPhone SE

A superpowerful chip. A superstar camera. A leap in battery life. A fast 5G connection. A pocket-size 4.7” design.
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Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Buying a SE 2022 now is probably the worst thing you can do. It had very little improvement on the 2020. People who bought the 2020 SE will start to sell it now and will still get around 4.5k back for it. Buying a SE 2022 now in 2-3 years when you want to sell it and upgrade, you will sit with a phone that still is just an iPhone 8 shape with old fashioned screen and home button, and will be lucky to get 2k for it.
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Why would I want to sell it? Will make a fantastic backup phone. Plus it runs the same A15 bionic as the iPhone 14 so should get 6 more major updates at least.
 
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