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Continued love for my 6s
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Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2001
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Along with the main iOS, WatchOS, MacOS updates, Apple dropped an iOS 15.8 update today. My 6s lives on!
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Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000
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huzzah!
DD is begging for an upgrade from 6s. Even willing to give up the headphone jack.
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Administrator  Join Date: Jun 2000
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I've avoided the smartphone wagon, mostly to avoid yet another upgrade treadmill. What is their upgrade reason? Do they want/need a better camera, or is it just the "newer & shinier" bug?
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Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001
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I held out forever, rocking a flip phone for ages, until the hinges were coming apart and the two halves wouldn’t stay together anymore. My wife had retired her 6s because the speakers were messed-up, and it was just sitting in a drawer. I figured free was an unbeatable deal, so I got a SIM and joined the smartphone club.
I suppose I’ll keep it until it dies. It’s pretty perfect for me. I only use it for phone and text, really. Only occasionally getting on the web or checking a weather app. No email. It’s just a phone. A nice, small, thin, phone. Like Jobs intended.
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Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000
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all the apps they cannot run on the older ios, mainly... space, partially... better camera is a plus.
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I gave up the headphone jack, but man I can't give up the home button. Facial ID is worse in every way, thumb print recognition is superior.
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Moderator  Join Date: May 2001
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Originally Posted by MacNNFamous 
I gave up the headphone jack, but man I can't give up the home button. Facial ID is worse in every way, thumb print recognition is superior.
Couldn't disagree more.
Touch ID struggled when I had sweaty fingers (I am an avid bike rider). And it doesn't work when I am wearing gloves (e. g. long-fingered gloves when riding my bike or wear nitrile gloves). Ideally, I would like both for more security/more choice.
PS I kept my iPhone 7 until the charging port broke. Loved that thing. But not as much as my 12 mini, which is the best iPhone I have ever used and on par with the 4S as the best and most beautiful iPhone ever. (The 13 mini would be superior as it has much better battery life.)
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Yup. TouchID always sucked for me while FaceID worked flawlessly from the beginning.
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Moderator Join Date: May 2001
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Originally Posted by subego
Yup. TouchID always sucked for me while FaceID worked flawlessly from the beginning.
Yup.
There'd be spells where TouchID worked great. Until it didn't. I have a feeling, performance would degrade over time. Are my finger tips changing with wear? No idea.
FaceID doesn't care whether I wear my regular glasses, cycling glasses, a big helmet, … it really works. The only limitation is that the phone has to point towards my face. Plus, there are security benefits, if I get a notification, it is hidden by default until it recognizes my face. That happens completely transparently.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Had the degradation problem as well.
Moisture is a huge problem for it. My pet theory as to the cause is the tech was developed in the desert.
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Meanwhile while your facial id is recognizing you, my phone is already unlocked because I grabbed it in my pocket with my finger on the button.
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It’s a trade-off. I make use of notifications, and I don’t get to see them using that method.
Edit: I also benefit from being allowed a chance to eye the big clock.
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