People who use high refresh a lot develop an eye for it, refresh rate is directly correlated with the perception of smoothness, you can tell when the animation feels half way between classic age old 60hz iPhone and what a true 120hz should feel, that’s where the number 80-90hz comes from. These findings are confirmed by a ton of other people mentioning 80-90hz since that’s what it feels like to people who can actually tell. Apparently, many people can’t tell the difference and that’s primarily what lets apple get away with it

I'm in the UK on smarty (three network) they don't even offer esim yet.

I think in the UK at least we have another couple of years before it becomes an issue.

So I used to be a manager for sprint.

I’ve gone through so many phones in that with my last being the Galaxy S6 when I switched careers.

Between androids and iPhones there came a point where they all became boring and I started to look for something that did everything that I need it to do well enough.

After more back and forth between flagship iPhones and Androids I finally landed on the iPhone X when it released and I think screen, operating system and usability finally landed to a place where I was content knowing that my phone could do what I needed it to.

So many people are so hyper focused on well my phone has this awesome feature, yours doesn’t back and forth from both sides and I have to admit I was like that as well.

So when you finally dig down into, what do I really care about and what do I really need? Then for me iPhone hits all the boxes.

Reliably great quality camera, easy to use interface, cross device app support (watch, tablet, MacBook Pro), Handoff support and mostly an actual company owned store front that I can go to with issues for any of my mention devices and not have to deal with the service provider.

I by no mean claim that iPhone is the master race phone or best or what ever. However, it is to me the perfect phone for my specific needs.

With that said I do sometimes miss my old pixel phone.

Hey give him a break, even Phil slipped up when presenting it!

Lol surpassed? I use both. And I see Android do much smarter things and do simple QoL stuff in a much better way. Try answering to msgs from ur notifications, try customising app notifications in the way android does it, try not waking up the lockscreen for every notification, (yeah u would say disable it, but if u do, u won't even hear it. android let's u hear it at least) try tapping in the middle of a word to edit somewhere in the middle without having to drag ur finger through the letters, try dialling a name's letters on the dialler to see if that contact pops up, try sharing files seamlessly between various apps on the same device, and just for good measure try typing 2 in the exponent form..

Ahhhh it was a wake up alarm, thanks so much.

I think the biggest thing I miss is being able to double press the power button for the camera. Apart from that and what I already mentioned Im not finding anything else.

I will give that a shot thank you.

Apple doesn’t actually replace the back glass, they just give you a new rear housing which is why it costs so much.

The iPhone 14 has a new design that doesn’t suffer from that.

Haha thank you, rookie error right there.

I mean you’re not wrong haha. My iPhone 6 was practically flawless when I used it way back. That’s how I like to keep my iPhones 😅 It bugs me when I see chips or scratches. The stainless steel on this iPhone is crap compared to my XSM. It chipped so easy too

Install the free HEIF plugin from the windows App Store and that won’t be an issue

yeah i mean we can also tell ourselves that scratches and imperfections actually add to its character and make it really yours and unique hahhaa

Congratulations you will love the small size much more than you'll miss the larger screen when you need it on occassion. Form factor is ideal

Yeah, same here that’s how they make content trying out different phones. I do think that’s where everyone is heading ESim only. Who do you have as a carrier?

For me it’s been a one way switch.

iPhone mini brings so many usability benefits that I simply can’t go back

Good. Don’t think anyone really waiting for this phone.

2016, 2020, 2022. The SE has never been yearly. 2022 is just a 2020 refresh with 5G; an SE 2.5 if you will. Each SE should be a different design. Maybe the 2028 SE will feature the Dynamic Island while the Pro iPhone is all screen.

Haha yeah it’s something I’ve accepted. Not something I’m happy about, but as long as this phone doesn’t give me any hardware problems I’ll be happy

lcd > cheap rigid oled. decent flexible oleds used in iphones are more than 3x as expensive as rigid. iphone 11 planned rigid oled for regular model but stuck to lcd, theyre just not up to par and look problematic (terrible viewing angles, uniformity, black crush and purple smear)

flexible oled cost may be affordable enough in 2026.

calm down buddy. definitely hasn’t surpassed it, ive been a long time user of both. they both have different things to offer. remember apple’s updates are limited to there ios

well i guess we just have to somehow forget about our phone getting scratched and stuff haha

It's those poor starving tech YouTubers I feel sorry for!

It’s something you’d have to see in person. I tried getting a pic but the iPad camera sucks lol. Random spots on the back of my phone have little dots of missing paint. Sierra blue is my colour

To me iPhones are the best, but that’s based on my own user experience and satisfaction. If you do decide to take the leap, do it with an open mind. And let it settle, because iOS feels different. I won’t say iPhones are the best for everyone, but they’re definitely very good. The same way other flagships are very good. If you’re open to new, go for it. ;) Haha