I find that there is no reason to upgrade from the iPhone 13 Pro. Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro!!
> On Sep 7, 2022, at 4:35 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Apple Watch 8 has some good new features with crash detection and the > build-in body temperature sensor, but from what they said during the event > that temperature sensor seems to be exclusively used for cycle tracking and > may help women who are wanting to get pregnant, they did not say you could > simply use it to measure your body temperature as you can with a Withings > Thermo or other body temperature thermometer to see if you have a fever or > not. > T > He Apple Watch 8 Ultra sounds pretty cool and if I did more scuba diving than > I currently do once every couple of years when I go to the Philippines I > might be tempted to see how accessible it is as a dive computer; but it's > definitely an impressive watch. > > The iPhone 14 has the same A15 chip as the iPhone 13 although they didn't say > it in so many words; I think that is the first time Apple released a new > iPhone and they kept using the same chip as in the one from the year before. > The iPhone 14 Pro gets the latest A16 chip which makes the new camera system > and always-on display possible. > I thought it was nice to see that Apple included the new emergency SOS via > satellite on both phones and I was definitely surprised when they said it was > going to be free for the next 2 years. This would indicate, however, that > ultimately it will be a paid service and of course let's not forget that it > is only available for the United States and Canada at that point. For once > Canada is getting something at launch which was not always the case (Apple > New, Apple Pay and other features are examples where it took a while for > Canada to get it). > Crash detection is also part of all iPhone 14 models so now if you are > driving with somebody and you have a crash (let's hope it will never happen) > you may get help quicker. > As expected the Mini is gone and replaced with the 6.7 inch iPhone 14 Plus. > Storage still tops out at 1 Tb so no 2 Tb phone as was rumoured. > Also, in the United States (not sure about Canada) all iPhone 14 models will > now no longer have a SIM tray, it is e-SIM only from now on. > > Apart from that this is pretty much it. Anybody who has an iPhone 13 or 13 > Pro has in my opinion very little reason to upgrade unless you spend > considerable time out of cell service and may want the added peace of mind > the emergency SOS via satellite offers; you can also share your location via > Find My by satellite, but I haven't quite figured out if you can simply send > text messages to somebody else, but I don't think so. If you have dedicated > devices like Garmin's Inreach or a Zoleo satellite messenger which of course > also requires you to subscribe to one of their plans, you can text anybody > and receive text replies from anybody and you don't have to make a big > production of pointing your iPhone to where the satellite is. An Inreach or > Zoleo in fact can be in your backpack's top pocket and it works just fine and > none of these devices have an external antenna which during the presentation > Apple hinted would be required. Anyways, the satellite SOS is definitely a > good start and once again something new and innovative Apple has introduced > and I would bet money on it that within the next year or so Android phones > will be released which also have this. What surprised me was that Apple seems > to have set u p their own centre for this, but that is probably the only way > they can offer this for free and they also didn't say which satellite network > they use for this, i.e. Iridium or Globalstar. > > Will I upgrade from my iPhone 11? I honestly haven't decided, but if I do it > would definitely be to a 14 Pro because then at least I would also gain the > LiDAR feature. > As for the Apple Watch I think I'll stick with my sixth Gen watch, it doesn't > have blood oxygen or the new temperature sensor, but unless I experience what > Arnold Schwarzenegger did in "Junior" I doubt I'll be pregnant any time soon. > In any case, I'll wait to see if my provider wants to offer me a deal I can't > refuse, Telus already sent me a message yesterday telling me that I am on > their priority list and will get a call in case I want to preorder the new > iPhone although even if I decide to upgrade I would probably rather buy it > outright. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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