Poll: *** The official iPhone 13 (mini/pro/max) thread (The Pro Max has 120 Hz and everything!) ***

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Which iPhone 13 will you get?

  • iPhone 13 mini

    Votes: 20 10.6%

  • iPhone 13

    Votes: 19 10.1%

  • iPhone 13 Pro

    Votes: 73 38.8%

  • iPhone 13 Pro Max

    Votes: 77 41.0%
  • Total voters
    188
uvarvu said:
Remember that with Apple Care that you can pay up front and then get a pro rate refund from support if you don't keep your phone for the full two years.
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Almost all insurance products, when paid in lump sum, allow you to cancel and get a pro rata refund.
 
JamesM said:
Anyone here on the upgrade program and think it’s worth it?

I don’t always upgrade my phone every year but the option to simply return the existing phone for a new one if I wanted to would be nice.
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Once you return & get a new phone, they renew the upgrade cycle, i.e. another 20 months. So it's similar to selling your old phone back to Apple for 40% of what you paid for after 1 year. You can usually get a better value, but with more inconvenience, if you sell the phone yourself (you usually get 60-65% of its value back). They basically depreciate your phone at 5% per month.

If you want to buy AppleCare+ as well, it's effectively interest-free financing of phone + AppleCare+. So might be attractive.
 
Debating getting the Pro and jumping back from using Samsung phones for the last few years, filled in all the pre-approval stuff but still a bit unsure!

Having a few hardware issues (let's call them design quirks as Samsung are adamant they're not an issue) currently so a bit tired of it all, most notably Android Auto constantly disconnecting itself from the car whereas Carplay has never.
 
HACO said:
Once you return & get a new phone, they renew the upgrade cycle, i.e. another 20 months. So it's similar to selling your old phone back to Apple for 40% of what you paid for after 1 year. You can usually get a better value, but with more inconvenience, if you sell the phone yourself (you usually get 60-65% of its value back). They basically depreciate your phone at 5% per month.

If you want to buy AppleCare+ as well, it's effectively interest-free financing of phone + AppleCare+. So might be attractive.
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Thanks for the information. The lack of hassle is certainly appealing, might collect from store and see what the situation is.
 
Captain said:
Wouldn’t have thought supply would be that scarce that people are fighting over phones.
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Same - Apple make millions of these things and they know how to meet demand quickly. If Apple sell out of the most in-demand versions, you can always preorder from Amazon and still get the same returns policy.
 
Invertigo said:
Having a few hardware issues (let's call them design quirks as Samsung are adamant they're not an issue) currently so a bit tired of it all, most notably Android Auto constantly disconnecting itself from the car whereas Carplay has never.
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I had this very issue, have you ruled out the USB-C (lighting port in my case) from being covered in dust and/or fluff? Sure you have but always worth mentioning:)
 
So it seems that the direct equivalent of Applecare+ cover from a third-party can potentially save you a couple of quid a month. Simply not worth it IMO. An extra couple of pounds a month for the convenience and assurance of dealing with Apple directly is nothing, especially in the context of the cost of the phone. Spending a grand on a phone then saving a couple of quid a month by going with cheapo third-party cover makes no sense to me personally but each to their own.

(I appreciate that adding theft/loss cover and/or family plans for multiple devices changes things but neither of those affect me)
 
Cryfreeman said:
Anyone gone for the blue? Pre-pre ordered the black but thinking maybe a change?? :rolleyes:
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I have. I've also specified that I'm trading the phone in to apple, but as someone pointed out above, you can get better money passing them to 3rd party recycling companies - If I get the phone and don't send my old one back, do I just pay the original amount? They're not going to hound me for my old phone, are they?
 
Karl said:
I have. I've also specified that I'm trading the phone in to apple, but as someone pointed out above, you can get better money passing them to 3rd party recycling companies - If I get the phone and don't send my old one back, do I just pay the original amount? They're not going to hound me for my old phone, are they?
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I recall reading last year that that's the case. You have X number of days to send it in, otherwise they bill you the difference.
 
Karl said:
I have. I've also specified that I'm trading the phone in to apple, but as someone pointed out above, you can get better money passing them to 3rd party recycling companies - If I get the phone and don't send my old one back, do I just pay the original amount? They're not going to hound me for my old phone, are they?
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They'll charge you the full amount if you don't return the handset.
 
EVH said:
They'll charge you the full amount if you don't return the handset.
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That's fine. Thanks. Was planning on changing it to exclude the trade-in, then they shut the store down so you can't amend anything as of this morning!
 
JamesM said:
Anyone here on the upgrade program and think it’s worth it?

I don’t always upgrade my phone every year but the option to simply return the existing phone for a new one if I wanted to would be nice.
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I've been on it for years... the upshot is that you don't have to worry about selling the old phone / recycling the handset to pay the difference.

The downside is (this year at least) you can't pre-preorder so you effectively have to wait to preorder once the site goes live @ 1pm.

Edit: It's not worth it unless you want to upgrade every year.
 
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