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iPhone 16 Pro – I just bought one

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October 08, 2024, 07:51 AM
Pipe Smoker
iPhone 16 Pro – I just bought one
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Hm… iPhone X (10), iPhone 12, iPhone 14 … It appears that the sequence leads to iPhone 16. Smile

Thanks for the review.



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October 08, 2024, 08:29 PM
Pipe Smoker
My iPhone 16 Pro came via UPS yesterday. Today I went to T-Mobile to get it set up, and to get the credit for the iPhone 12 Pro that I returned.

The first really neat thing I noticed about the 16 Pro was rather mundane – my finger slides so smoothly over its oleophobic screen surface (compared to the 12 Pro). And, after several hours of use, there not the tiniest smudge on the screen.



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October 08, 2024, 08:34 PM
SigFan
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Originally posted by sig 226:
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Originally posted by SigFan:
I valued this thread. I’ve been considering trading in our iPhone 8Plus phones for some time. I guess I need to get to it soon before they stop supporting them; I think they’re next on the chopping block for support. Roll Eyes


8's are no longer supported on ios 17 nor 18 I'm afraid.


You’re right - I just checked and my phone shows iOS 16.7.10 and says I’m up to date — for iPhone 8. So whatever is available in 17 or 18 I’m SOL. Yup! Time to trade these in.


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October 09, 2024, 01:05 PM
V-Tail
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Originally posted by SigFan:

You’re right - I just checked and my phone shows iOS 16.7.10 and says I’m up to date — for iPhone 8. So whatever is available in 17 or 18 I’m SOL. Yup! Time to trade these in.
You'll get bupkes (or maybe less) for a trade-in. What I did instead of giving them my old iPhone for pennies, I kept it. No cell service, but it connects to the internet just fine via WiFi, so it's useful as sort of a micro-size iPad. Mainly stays at bedside, it's a fine alarm clock. Also useful for spur-of-the-moment notes, etc.



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October 09, 2024, 01:12 PM
sjtill
V-Tail, that’s a great idea.
Another might be to give my old iPhone to my daughter, who uses a Pixel phone. She has an iPad and a Mac, so that might lure her back into the Apple Trapple.


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October 11, 2024, 07:50 AM
Pipe Smoker
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
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I guess I wasn’t clear enough here. I’m not liking what feels like a more fragile connection. Lightning is a post that fits into a hole, and it snaps in with a nice positive feel.

USB-C is a post with a hole that needs to fit into a hole that also has a center post. The connection feels more fragile and every cable I have seems to fit with what feels and sounds like a disconcerting “crunch”.

I have some fondness for the Lightning connector too. Besides the crisp insertion/extraction click that PASig mentions, I also appreciate the slightly rounded corners of the Lightning plug that makes insertion considerably easier.

That said, USB-C is clearly the way forward. Furthermore, Apple has somehow managed to make insertion/extraction of a USB-C plug into/from the jack of my new iPhone 16 Pro produce a crisp “click”. Similar with my M3 MacBook Air, except it’s not quite as crisp.



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October 11, 2024, 10:15 AM
cparktd
Forget the charging connector for every day use. I went wireless charging.
Simply drop the phone on the charging pad on my nightstand when I go down for the night.
Pick it up when I get dressed in the AM. No wires or plugs.
I love it!



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October 11, 2024, 10:22 AM
Georgeair
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Simply drop the phone on the charging pad on my nightstand when I go down for the night.


This for the win. If you are still working, same at desk/office.



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October 11, 2024, 10:33 AM
ador
Just upgraded my 11 to a 16 Pro last week. Only because the 11 started giving me trouble with charging. The cable plug need to be angled/moved until it touches something that lets me know it is charging. Any slight movement, it stops charging. I really have no need for the latest and greatest phone. The old one just started giving me problem I was able to get at $350 trade in discount, which gives me $10 credit each billing month.


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October 11, 2024, 03:07 PM
Ronin101
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Originally posted by ador:
Just upgraded my 11 to a 16 Pro last week. Only because the 11 started giving me trouble with charging. The cable plug need to be angled/moved until it touches something that lets me know it is charging. Any slight movement, it stops charging. I really have no need for the latest and greatest phone. The old one just started giving me problem I was able to get at $350 trade in discount, which gives me $10 credit each billing month.


yeah..and then you wait 3 years to get paid back and forfiet the ramainder if you leave. I will never do this again.
October 11, 2024, 03:54 PM
davetruong
I'm thinking of getting the 16 pro max...my eyes need the bigger screen. Very curious about your experience.


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October 17, 2024, 04:42 PM
Ronin101
Ok I lied...They gave me 4 for free so I did it again... 4000 bucks and I moved to a newer plan with better hot spot capability and reduced my monthly billing to 183.00 for 4 phones Eek
October 17, 2024, 05:00 PM
Timdogg6
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Originally posted by Ronin101:
Ok I lied...They gave me 4 for free so I did it again... 4000 bucks and I moved to a newer plan with better hot spot capability and reduced my monthly billing to 183.00 for 4 phones Eek


Who gave you 4 phones for free?? Obama??


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October 17, 2024, 05:12 PM
Ronin101
quote:
Originally posted by Timdogg6:
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Originally posted by Ronin101:
Ok I lied...They gave me 4 for free so I did it again... 4000 bucks and I moved to a newer plan with better hot spot capability and reduced my monthly billing to 183.00 for 4 phones Eek


Who gave you 4 phones for free?? Obama??


My wife's sim card failed so I had to go into the verizon store to replace it. I asked if they had any deals for a existing valued customer and they said that all four of my lines qaulified for the upgrade. that along with our tradin's made them all free. 1 XR, 1 12, and 13 pros in exchange for 4 16 pros!!! Since it wouldnt raise my bill i went for it. Even though its there way of keeping you as a customer for 3 years. With the new plan and autobilling it went down 30 bucks a month.. I couldnt say no.

But after seeing Para's thread on AI i kinda feel sick to my stomach Frown
October 17, 2024, 05:13 PM
Ronin101
oh yeah and 160.00 for the phone transfer fee's
October 17, 2024, 05:25 PM
ranger312
Anybody have a new 16 plus? Its $200 cheaper than the 16 Promax. I need a larger screen and it seems that everything is pretty similar except less standard memory and not as good a camera.
October 17, 2024, 05:34 PM
M'headSig
We’re shopping for 15s but so far the price difference between 15s and 16s isn’t that great. We need to buy outright because we travel internationally several times a year and want unlocked phones so we can install E-sims to have cheap data overseas. All the monthly deals require the phone to stay locked for 24 months.
October 17, 2024, 06:25 PM
lastmanstanding
I need to be able to pause video and then restart without using a third party app. Does the 16 do this?


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October 17, 2024, 06:42 PM
Pipe Smoker
quote:
Originally posted by lastmanstanding:
I need to be able to pause video and then restart without using a third party app. Does the 16 do this?

On my iPhone 16 Pro I can pause & restart a YouTube video. I could also do that on my iPhone 12 Pro.

No third party app required for either.



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October 23, 2024, 11:28 AM
Pipe Smoker
On my new iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 18.0.1 I now see:

Text Messages- RCS

when I text someone with an Android phone. I wonder when that happened. Better for texting with my brother now.



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