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      Honestly, iOS is so locked down that it really doesn’t matter for most of the population. The only thing some people will be doing is syncing music and other media from iTunes or whatever the new Apple app is now called.

      I’m one of those people but definitely in the minority, what with music streaming and video streaming, the days of syncing burned CDs and bought digital music is a thing of the past, sad to say.

      Those speeds matter more for Android devices that do more when connecting to another device.

      Not to say I defend Apple for this…it is dumb they went this route. Maybe even safe to say greedy on their part but I don’t know enough about the technical reasoning to say that for sure.

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      Is there a correlation between transfer speed and charging speed? If you don’t have the pro, will it also result in slower charging?

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    Why do they keep putting glass on the back of phones?.. why?.. The last thing I want is more breakable/shatterable glass on my phone. I will never understand this. It’s a complete looks over function decision that’s just silly.

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        Part of it is also wireless charging I think. A metal back would interfere with that afaik and plastic feels too cheap for a lot of people these days, especially with how expensive phones are getting

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          I wouldn’t mind a metal back with a circle of glass for charging, but that is a very un-apple aesthetic.

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    That frosted glass looks neat but I get the feeling the photos aren’t doing it justice. I’m looking forward to seeing them in person.

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    I wish the colours were bolder and the screen 0.3 inches smaller.

    I don’t feel strongly compelled to upgrade. 48mp is nice, I think that’s the best new feature.

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    Currently on a 12 Pro with low battery health and a damaged lightning port. Undecided if I should just replace the battery and repair the port or upgrade phones. I do like the idea of macro photography introduced a couple years ago since I take a lot of close up pictures of small mechanical watch movements, which are hard to capture on my current device. I also like the idea of a better battery life. At the same time I still like my phone and wouldn’t be upgrading if it was in brand new condition still