Also most of this article nailed it but people as always fall under the apple spell and end up thinking they need the next big thing.
On 10/18/20, lenron brown <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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