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Argos have them £100 off
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Argos have them £100 off
Soldato
Not the right thread "but" does anyone know how to pull WhatsApp backed up chats from Google Drive to IOS? Looks like hardwork......coming from a Pixel 2 XL
Caporegime
Well it’s been another expensive day for me. Had to go back and trade my iPhone 6s today, got £75 for it so used that for store credit. I then went and bought a glass screen protector from one of those mobile pop up stores that you get in shopping centres. So that cost me about £10, cheap and cheerful till I find something better quality. Also bought a cheap clear silicone case that is originally for the iPhone X but fits the xs perfectly fine. Again cheap and cheerful for £10 until better looking cases come out.
Although I’ve been contemplating those mous cases but sadly they don’t do a clear one. But I’ll wait for more cases to come out then get something a bit better than what I have one.
The most expensive item I bought was a wireless charging pad from apple. It’s the Belkin one, special edition which is black and silver. I got it for £55 although it was meant to be sold at £65 but for some weird reason I was only charged £55 so result there. It’s a 7.5 watt charger so not sure how powerful that is.
Soldato
Currently using the Spigen clear TPU case and full glass screen protector. 15 quid all in. Does the job
Soldato
Pretty sure that's the maximum power you can get in a wireless charger.
I've been toying with getting one myself but have been waiting for the airpower matt.
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Caporegime
Ahh didn’t realise spigen had cases for the xs. I was using a spigen one on my 6s for quite some time.
Will have to have a look at them.
Soldato
I grabbed the Xs Max leather case from Apple store in black at lunch, £55 so not cheap but with a 1k handset I want to protect it!
What's the Black Leather case like on the XS Max, any pics please?
Soldato
Will do once my handset arrives
was the last one on the shelf so grabbed it ...
Caporegime
Yea mine is worse, had a call fail today while walking up stairs and then looked at the bars and it was network searching. Not good.
Soldato
Few videos popping up on YouTube now it seems, makes you wonder about the extra antenna band this year with the Intel modem that has a history of not being as good as the Qualcomms..
Associate
Yup, generally had a solid 3 bars at home. Now just 1. WiFi-falling FTW!!
Caporegime
So far I haven’t noticed any huge difference in my reception at home. Haven’t had any calls that have failed etc and WiFi seems to be holding up. At the moment I have 3 bars at home which was the same as my 6s.
Only niggles I have with the phone is faceid which can be a bit flakey. Also I hate that you have to swipe up after the phone has unlocked via faceid. Just a silly extra step that’s not needed in all honesty.
Other than quite pleased with the phone, it’s a bit bigger than the 6s I had but not by a huge amount so getting used to that.
I’m sure there will be other niggles that will come up but so far nothing major.
Only niggles I have with the phone is faceid which can be a bit flakey. Also I hate that you have to swipe up after the phone has unlocked via faceid. Just a silly extra step that’s not needed in all honesty.
Other than quite pleased with the phone, it’s a bit bigger than the 6s I had but not by a huge amount so getting used to that.
I’m sure there will be other niggles that will come up but so far nothing major.
I have unlimited data so don't often have my wifi switched on but even using speedtest it scores a lot lower. Hopefully it's just a software issue/carrier settings. I put up with the whining 7+ but this would be very annoying
Good review on gsmarena
https://m.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_xs-review-1827p5.php
Performance wise, wipes the floor with everything else. Assuming the max is on par with performance too.
https://m.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_xs-review-1827p5.php
Performance wise, wipes the floor with everything else. Assuming the max is on par with performance too.
Soldato
Good review on gsmarena
https://m.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_xs-review-1827p5.php
Performance wise, wipes the floor with everything else. Assuming the max is on par with performance too.
Not seen the £300 Pocophone videos then
Caporegime
Not seen the £300 Pocophone videos then
Pocophone > Everything
I avoid Android tbh(total convert a few years ago). Credit where credits due though if it is actually that fastNot seen the £300 Pocophone videos then
Edit. The pocophone Produces average results ?? Am I missing something ?
The antutu 7 score Of the pocophone is 81,000 less than the Xs?
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Soldato
I avoid Android tbh(total convert a few years ago). Credit where credits due though if it is actually that fast
Edit. The pocophone Produces average results ?? Am I missing something ?
Stop looking at benchmarks and watch a video on app loading times maybe?
