MonkeyM
Standard Member
Am Apple through and through (Mac,iPad,iPhone,Watch etc) but they are most definitely followers now and not the innovators of a few years ago. Certainly in comparison to Samsung etc and nowhere near as techy & advanced as the big Chinese tech firms (Huawei or Xaomi etc which are difficult to buy anyway or being outlawed by the West) I tend to upgrade every 2-3 years which works out well but these latest 12/12 Pro are a bit meh.
Due to the pandemic, was really hoping for finger print sensor (ultrasonic under screen like those other brands) in addition to Face ID as with wearing a mask for the foreseeable future, it is a hassle. Smaller batteries now as they have put in this odd MagSafe thing which takes up a lot of room internally and YT reviews all show a big drop in battery life between 12 v 11 Pro models. Almost 2 hours less. That is not progress. And that is without 120Hz screen refresh rate (not available this year) or 5G use which would of made things even worse.A lot worse. Was wanting USB-C which works well for the iPad Pro already and is the agreed universal standard. No power brick, fair enough but don’t harp on about it being greener and then see most new owners going to buy the MagSafe compatible stuff and usb-C compatible plug required! Going on holiday now with Apple products is a bit of a joke with 3 different cables needed for 3 different Apple products! Will wait for the 12 Max as the (Sony made) camera sensors are important to me. Just hope the battery is big enough as with a sensor based image stabiliser will use more battery power. Will see if I give the upgrade a miss this year. I think the improvements I am looking for (camera excepted) will come next year.
Due to the pandemic, was really hoping for finger print sensor (ultrasonic under screen like those other brands) in addition to Face ID as with wearing a mask for the foreseeable future, it is a hassle. Smaller batteries now as they have put in this odd MagSafe thing which takes up a lot of room internally and YT reviews all show a big drop in battery life between 12 v 11 Pro models. Almost 2 hours less. That is not progress. And that is without 120Hz screen refresh rate (not available this year) or 5G use which would of made things even worse.A lot worse. Was wanting USB-C which works well for the iPad Pro already and is the agreed universal standard. No power brick, fair enough but don’t harp on about it being greener and then see most new owners going to buy the MagSafe compatible stuff and usb-C compatible plug required! Going on holiday now with Apple products is a bit of a joke with 3 different cables needed for 3 different Apple products! Will wait for the 12 Max as the (Sony made) camera sensors are important to me. Just hope the battery is big enough as with a sensor based image stabiliser will use more battery power. Will see if I give the upgrade a miss this year. I think the improvements I am looking for (camera excepted) will come next year.