Hm apple care is a smart move. Can't say I would pay that out right price, but replacing these phones is insane.
On 10/15/20, Carolyn <[email protected]> wrote: > And apple Care is optional. Back when I got my 4S, my daughter-in-love > convinced me I needed it, but two months of paying extra for it convinced me > that I did not. Now, on my thire iPhone, Settings reminds me that I have > only three days left (to get Apple Care). I do have a good screen saver and > a nice case for it though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Alan Lemly > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 10:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: What Apple didn't tell us: Spotty 5G, Mini larger than SE, > pricey Max, USA Today > > Hi Mark, > > Thanks for posting this but Jefferson Graham got at least one of his facts > incorrect. About pricing, he says "The iPhone 12 doesn't sound that steep at > $799. But if you decide to spring for extra storage and Apple Care, as many > do, that will bring it to $1,298." The cost of an iPhone 12 with 256GB > maximum memory is $949 with an additional $149 for AppleCare which is a > total of $1098, still quite a bit of money but $200 less than what he > stated. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of M. Taylor > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: What Apple didn't tell us: Spotty 5G, Mini larger than SE, pricey > Max, USA Today > > What Apple didn't tell you about the new iPhones By Jefferson Graham, USA > TODAY > > The late Steve Jobs was known for engaging in a "reality distortion field" > when launching new projects that perhaps didn't tell the whole story. > > On Tuesday, Apple did a masterful job at its big reveal event of hyping its > lineup of four new iPhones that, on the face of it, will have faster > processors, improved camera features and connect to the new 5G wireless > standard. In addition to starting out with a new HomePod mini, Apple > unveiled an iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone Pro Max, > ranging in price from starting at $699 on up to starting at $1,099. We got > the super detailed information on the processors, lenses and intuitive > technology that makes it all work. > But what didn't Apple tell us? Well, a lot. > > 5G is here, but only sort of. > Apple touted 5G on iPhone as enabling faster game play, movies that would > load faster and apps that would zip along. And it brought the CEO of Verizon > onto the stage to hype 5G as well. > > But good luck finding the 5G Apple and Verizon sold. ("We believe it will > take carriers years to build a compelling 5G infrastructure," noted analyst > and investor Gene Munster of Loup Ventures.) What Verizon calls its 5G Ultra > Wideband is in just 50 cities now and will increase to 60 by the end of the > year. But the coverage is spotty, it works in certain areas of the city only > and is unavailable in some major places, like Maine, Vermont, Louisiana, > Alabama and North Dakota. > > The 5G offered by T-Mobile and AT&T is more widespread but not currently > much faster than 4G. Verizon on Tuesday unveiled a new, slower 5G, similar > to what AT&T and T-Mobile have that it says is available to 200 million > customers. Munster added that Verizon's touted speeds on the Apple > presentation "are only available to about 1% of the U.S. population today." > > The latest:Apple unveils iPhone 12 models starting at $699, and HomePod Mini > speaker > > No jacks: Apple's new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro models will come without > charger and headphones > > That new iPhone could cost you at check out. > The iPhone 12 doesn't sound that steep at $799. But if you decide to spring > for extra storage and Apple Care, as many do, that will bring it to $1,298, > before tax. Then add the new MagSafe wireless charger and new case, and > you're looking at $1,398. Which could be a bargain compared to the $1,768 > for the top-of-the-line maxed out iPhone 12 Pro Max, which starts at $1,099, > before the extra storage, warranty and accessories. > > The Mini is the smallest iPhone. Again sort of. > Of the new iPhones, the Mini clocks in with a 5.4-inch screen, smaller than > the 6.1-inch screen of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, or 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro > Max. The SE, which happens to be the lowest-priced iPhone, at $399, has a > 4.7-inch screen. Now that's a mini, compared to the others. What the SE > doesn't have is an edge to edge screen, like the Mini. he Mini is physically > smaller in body size. Mini: Height (5.18 inches) Width (2.53) and Depth: > (0.29) SE: Height (5.45) Width (2.65) and Depth (0.29) > > The iPhone 12 doesn't have the highest resolution screen The Samsung Galaxy > S20 Ultra touts 3200x1440 resolution, versus 2778x1284 for the iPhone 12 Pro > Max. > > What is that 'ceramic shield'? > Apple says the new glass from Corning, the same company that has been > providing the Gorilla Glass screens that so many people have cracked over > the years, is "tougher" than any smartphone glass. Corning also makes the > screens for Galaxy phones and other smartphone makers, which Apple didn't > mention. And how is this new glass four times less likely to crack, as Apple > claimed? Did the company have drop parties to test it? Did it break 4 times > out of 10? And did it compare it to phones from other manufacturers? Not > exactly. Apple says it compared it to the previous iPhone. > > You can shoot video in higher resolution Dolby Vision Oh but what an > asterisk! Yes, you can get brighter colors and sharpness from Dolby Vision, > a feature seen on many TVs for more lifelike color and sound. > But don't expect to share the videos on social media. The video files will > be in a different format than what's supported on Facebook and Twitter. > Best > practice: sharing them from phone to phone, or using the AirPlay feature to > beam the video from your phone to the TV could be your best shot, for now. > > The iPhone 12 is a brand new design, when in fact, it looks like an iPhone > 5. > The iPhone 5 is from 2012, the last phone from the Steve Jobs era, released > a year after his 2011 death. Well, all that's really similar is the side of > the phone, but that didn't stop wags from having a field day on Twitter. > Jason Calacanis called the 12 a "literal remix" of the 5. Seriously, > Apple's new iPhone 12 is a literal remix of Steve Jobs' greatest iPhone: the > iPhone 5, MagSafe, & variations on color (rose gold)? That's where Apple is > in 2020: their biggest innovations are things Jobs did over a decade ago. > https://t.co/Cx2sDQ2jv2pic.twitter.com/CfcGtnGLLr > - [email protected] (@Jason) October 13, 2020. > > Apple killed off the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max models Still available for > sale are the entry-level 11, the XR from 2018 and the entry-level SE. The 11 > Pro and Pro Max were introduced in 2019. > > The new iPhones will be released in spurts. Preorders for the iPhone 12 and > 12 Pro open Friday, for release on Oct. 23, while the Mini and 12 Pro Max > open their preorders on Nov. 6, and will be available Nov. 13. > > The older phones got discounted. The XR is now $499 and the 11 is $599. The > SE is still the best bargain, at $399. > Follow USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham (@jeffersongraham) on Twitter > > Original Article at: > https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/13/what-apple-didnt-tell-us-abou > t-iphone-12/3641214001/ > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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