Just make sure you buy it online. If you buy in store and change your mind you’re stuck with it.

If you go for the mini then this looks like a great deal as long as a 24 month contract and capacity suit you, providing the network has good coverage where you need it. iPhone 13 mini 256 gb capacity, £29.99 a month for 24 months, includes 100gb 5g data, unlimited minutes and texts.

I tend to buy the handset up front and go for a 30 day contract instead, but with this deal the cost of the phone and contract is less than buying the handset outright (and go course this includes two years worth of monthly charges). Cost of buying 256 gb mini handset outright = £779. Cost of 24 month contract including handset = £29.99 x 24 = £719.76. Looks too good to be true, can anyone see if there is a catch that I am missing? Delivery date is 20th January though.


https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/iph...s71976-3860471

Great deal that, especially seeing as it’s the 256gb version. Shame it’s not available until back end of January!

Always worth checking apple refurbished, get an unlocked phone and just get a sim only deal - works out quite abit cheaper
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/refurbished

Just get a One Plus

As you should be - unless of course it’s faulty. :p

Back on topic (sorry Joe, it’s a personal thing:)) I used to buy outright on every major model upgrades outright on release from the first model up to the 7. Like others I think there have been no further amazing improvements that made any real difference to the user experience since then and I haven’t bothered to upgrade.

It’s a 128Gb 7, running 15.1 and it seems as fast as the day I bought it.

Xiaomi is a better shout these days

Face ID is a basic human right. That came in on the X.

But otherwise it is mostly this is a bit better and that’s a bit better, which is why people are upgrading far less frequently.

Not for the last couple of years its not it’s been a pain in our mask wearing society. Also just tapping the fingerprint reader is much better when you don’t want to pick up the phone but still want to answer it. :)

Yes I'm going to weigh that one up when I come to need a new one. The picture quality on my 8 Pro is really good.

No idea why people buy iPhones for £1200+. I had my phone shipped in from Hong Kong at a cost of £649 and it's better

Yep, just had to pop into town with my mask on.
Nightmare with Face ID.

As someone who has worked for a Chinese company who (amongst other things) makes vast vast vast numbers of mobile phones, there are certain things I would now not do, and that includes running a phone where the company is controlled / heavily influenced by the Chinese state. That’s all Chinese mobile phone companies btw.

Picked up a 13 pro in the end. Liking it so far, certainly prefer the larger size over the old SE that I had. Glad I made the jump.

Anyone got a home projector that links to iPhone (or iPad / Mac)

To watch Apple TV / Netflix etc…

Thanks

I suffer Face ID on the iPad Pro and I hate it!

It’s just seems completely unreliable in recognising me. My eldest, whose another Face ID fanboy, just wouldn’t accept I was telling the truth so I showed him.

He just laughed when he realised I was right. I added him and it recognised him every bloody time.

The problem sounds like it is with your face rather than the system, no? ;)

Indeed, annoyingly it’s the only logical explanation.

Do you have spotlights and the ipad facing up rather than Vertical? Heard a few issues where theres too much light interference HTH

other than few things to try here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAPR3UeTjM

I do tend to use it face up mostly but it’s no better on the occasions I hold it vertically. I’ll take a look at that vid, thanks.

Boy, I couldn't watch that past about 30 seconds... that voice made my teeth ache!