Yup, make or break really for me tomorrow. My Air pre-order all hinges on these reviews. I'm hoping Mrwhosetheboss has the battery test ready to go like he said he was going to do.
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Other UK iPhone Air /17/17 Pro/ 17 Max/ Pre-Release, Order And Dispatch Thread
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Yup, make or break really for me tomorrow. My Air pre-order all hinges on these reviews. I'm hoping Mrwhosetheboss has the battery test ready to go like he said he was going to do.
I don’t think anything could ever be decided if it comes down to you choosing colors.
You two need to get a room 🤣
I think the air is getting a bad rep because people who are not interested in it are so negative about non issues and it's putting some people off as they believe some of the utter rubbish they are seeing. No one will really know until they use it and for some reason they don't want people to try it out. Its almost like they feel threatened by it for crazy reason.
Anyway it's time for me to relax and call it a night on here. enough screen time for one day 🤣
More fun and excitement tomorrow.... how many sleeps is that now?
Anyway it's time for me to relax and call it a night on here. enough screen time for one day 🤣
More fun and excitement tomorrow.... how many sleeps is that now?
The Air just doesn't offer anything. I think people are that starved as the iPhone hasn't really changed since the iPhone 12 and the Air is a phone that's different, however it comes at too much of a compromise against the pro for the sake of something different.I think the air is getting a bad rep because people who are not interested in it are so negative about non issues and it's putting some people off as they believe some of the utter rubbish they are seeing. No one will really know until they use it and for some reason they don't want people to try it out. Its almost like they feel threatened by it for crazy reason.
Anyway it's time for me to relax and call it a night on here. enough screen time for one day 🤣
More fun and excitement tomorrow.... how many sleeps is that now?
What are you talking about - I always make quick, decisive choices about colours. Sometimes I think you don't know me at all. 😭
He'd only bully me! 🥺
I can't wait for the reviews. I think they land 1pm UK time?
its shiny and thin. And considering peopel were crapping on the pro for being ugly, that suggest aesthetics has some pull.
if it has the battery life in line with the 16 pro it’ll be plenty for most, but people will still be bending over backwards to say they always thought the 16 pro had crap battery life.
other than that, its missing a few things - so what? the base models also do (more in past years, less so this year). if they were all the same they wouldn’t need three models.
It offers superior design, slimness, and a fresh modern feel—definitely the most premium of the bunch. The screen is larger than the base iPhone and the Pro, yet the phone is super slim.
That’s already a solid package, even if it comes with some minor compromises. But what counts as too much compromise?
Apple says it has 1 hour less battery life than the 13 Pro Max, though that model already had amazing battery life. The camera is perfectly fine for most people. Even as a photo enthusiast, I’m considering cancelling my 17 Pro Max in favor of the Air because it looks so nice and isn’t bulky or brick-like. Honestly, I was never impressed with iPhone zoom or macro anyway—the 17 Pro’s 8x zoom is just cropped digital zoom, not a true 8x (or even 5x) optical lens.
It’s not for everyone, but it definitely offers some clear advantages over the other models for the right user.
I very much hope the pro reviews help cement my decision of going with the Air 😂
Hopefully it will be positive all round 🤞🏻
It used to be a nightmare on ee too. Now it’s super quick. If you’re happy to ‘transfer’ apps etc via the old to new phone then the e sim comes with it and just works. At least it has for me the last few times I’ve had to change phones etc.
Rule is to just let the phone swap do its thing and walk away. Don’t press / faff. Just leave it alone for 10/20 mins.
More folks have voted for Deep Blue but in here I only see Cosmic Orange, Silver or White Air mostly lol.
Are the polls rigged?
Are the polls rigged?
I think the air appears to be a great phone. I’ve ordered a pro max for myself and an air for the wife. She is going from a 15 pro, doesn’t need the extra camera features but is very interested in a really nice looking device, she’ll get the MagSafe battery to alleviate that potential issue. Cameras aside, everything else is an upgrade for her. I’m slightly worried I should have ordered a black air but I do love a good camera setup. Definitely a chance I’ll change my mind and go for an air once I hold one
Ha, when they could be buying better biscuits for the board meetings ? I doubt it with them. Their systems seem prehistoric.
Which UK network isn't supporting 5G for watches from day 1 ? Yup (N)O2
I’m actually looking at the same thing. Appears the Pixel Flex is the only one on offer at the moment. However sadly, this doesn’t have foldable pins. Currently thinking of buying one since it is dual port which is quite helpful.
I'd posted this in another thread. I've bought one, it arrived today. Obviously I can't test it until Friday - happy to be the guinea pig
Good call, and I can get 25% discount on accessories from Google from my work discount site, so £41.24 for the charger.
Nigel had two days to go until his new iPhone arrived. Two days. Practically a lifetime. By the end of it, he’d aged enough to qualify for a senior discount at the cinema.
He tried to be sensible about it. “It’s just a phone,” he muttered, clutching his old iPhone, which wheezed every time he opened WhatsApp like it had just run a marathon. “Perfectly fine, perfectly functional.”
It immediately froze. He swore it was out of spite.
To pass the time, he attempted British pastimes:
Nigel nodded gravely, then refreshed the pre-order page under the table.
By day two, he’d named the delivery driver “Sir David of DPD” and rehearsed a whole speech to greet him: ‘My liege, you have restored hope to this weary land.’
And when the great box finally arrives, Nigel promised himself he wouldn’t tear it open like a wild animal.
He lasted three seconds.
This story continues again in the next year pre-order.
He tried to be sensible about it. “It’s just a phone,” he muttered, clutching his old iPhone, which wheezed every time he opened WhatsApp like it had just run a marathon. “Perfectly fine, perfectly functional.”
It immediately froze. He swore it was out of spite.
To pass the time, he attempted British pastimes:
- Made a cup of tea. Then another. Then another. By cup number six, he could see through time.
- Stared at the pre-order page, which said, with all the confidence of a lying politician: Your parcel is being prepared for shipment. prepared from where? Mars?
- Briefly considered leaving a tent outside the front door, “just to be prepared.”
Nigel nodded gravely, then refreshed the pre-order page under the table.
By day two, he’d named the delivery driver “Sir David of DPD” and rehearsed a whole speech to greet him: ‘My liege, you have restored hope to this weary land.’
And when the great box finally arrives, Nigel promised himself he wouldn’t tear it open like a wild animal.
He lasted three seconds.
This story continues again in the next year pre-order.
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Any resemblance to persons either living or dead is entirely deliberate...
Happy Reviews Day everyone! Just over 4 hours to go.
And it's just one more sleep until it's one more sleep until the beautiful annual cacophony of "FFS I got DHL" or "Why is my DPD driver literally one street round the corner but '6 hours away'?"
And - perhaps most importantly - no one is to make any jokes about the tracking snake, or to accidentally misspell the word "slot".
And it's just one more sleep until it's one more sleep until the beautiful annual cacophony of "FFS I got DHL" or "Why is my DPD driver literally one street round the corner but '6 hours away'?"
And - perhaps most importantly - no one is to make any jokes about the tracking snake, or to accidentally misspell the word "slot".
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Good call regarding discount. I may also get some money off through work discount.