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A quick heads up for folk waiting to get iphone 14 and pro models directly from US , please note there is no sim tray and works with an esim only which should definitely be considered , was reviewing latest iphone prices with rupee conversion and HKG was the cheapest place to buy one

PWM is the reason why I'm waiting for the notebook check review before getting the 14plus. As per them 13/13pro had pwm of 480hz whereas 13pm had 238hz. Currently using a June 2018 OnePlus 6 and it's low 236hz pwm is hurting my eyes. Can't use this phone without my glasses and even with glasses on its hard to use it for more than 10-15mins. I didn't have this problem but I guess I developed it in the last one year or so. Feeling kind of skeptic spending so much money only to not be able to use it comfortably for long. Do update on this issue if you get the new phone in coming weeks.

No one on this thread saw this coming, Right :D

Which color?

I like MKBHD too due to his presentation and editing skills without going over the top. I wasn't aware of his automobile channel. Will check it out.

Would they make us pay customs duty at the airport if we bring an iPhone 14 on the way back from a business trip. I was checking the prices in Singapore and it is much lower than prices here, especially for the pro models.

Anybody has a recent experience with the customs?

A friends uncle visits from the US every year and brings him the latest pro max model. He actually carries 2 new phones for family. This is with box etc.

On a safer side you can just ditch the box and carry the phone in your pocket and accessories in the bag. Pretty sure that should be alright.

Don’t buy any phone on the basis of reviews, forget reviews and hertz numbers, check the phone out in person and only then buy it. I lost 10 thousand in a day when I bought the 11 Pro Max and couldn’t use it due to PWM (Pulse Width Management). Only the vanilla 11 which has a LCD screen works for me.

Check the phone at the store for 10-15 minutes, if necessary check it multiple times before putting your money down. For me luckily (or not :)) my eyes start to burn in 5-10 minutes of looking at the screen so it’s easy for me to identify. I had this issue with the 11, 12 and 13 Pro Max, so now have to check the 14. Practically speaking, I don’t think it will work for me either, it’s essentially the same screen made by LG this time for the Pro series. Will certainly update on how I feel with that.

Cheers

I came back from the us with a new iphone 13 for my daughter in original case and had to pay duty

Did Apple remove the volume slider from the lock screen?:Frustrati

Whether you like the subject or not. Just hearing MKBHD speak is soothing to nerves. Go for it!

LOL on the analyzation part.

I have this peculiar habit, I always would have made up my mind on some things that I want to buy. I would do the post mortem of those things just to ensure that I am not jumping off a bridge. rl:

14 Promax will be Purple.

You are a perfect candidate for iPhone. I use exactly the same apps 90% of the time except for Maps and Music for which I use Apple Maps and Apple Music.

Iphone is a photography monster tool. I am so in love with its picture clarity that I have ditched my entire camera equipment a few years ago.

I'm usually active on Instagram with same Team BHP handle and do post stories and pictures often.

Besides the camera aspect, iPhone are long lasting products unlike Android phones. The high cost pays for itself as it lasts at least 2X or 3X times of any flagship android phone.

LOL! It always has to be the "NEW" color. So it's going to be Deep Purple.

Thanks. I haven't placed the order yet.

I am still wondering if I should order 2 Promax or just one as I am trying to convince my wife to get one for herself and she is not interested. :Shockked:

This is good point. How does one shift from a physical sim to an e-sim? Good thing that I didn't order the phone yet. Need to sort this out and then order as my phone bills are paid by company and device is personal.

iOS 16 has option to transfer e-sim from an older device via bluetooth through personal validations. That is a small boon, just checked on my iPhone 11 Pro and option is there, now to check if it works.

India Airtel to be specific, you just need to request via sms and esim would be emailed to your mail and one can scan it. I believe Jio, one has to goto the office and they share a physical barcode to scan. So it depends on service providers. But it is as simple as scanning a bar code once they approve the request.

@ Mobike 008 - looking at your location I believe it's a simple case of calling your service provider customer service , it's the same for me device is mine and the bill is paid buy the company and all I had to do was speak to my service provider Vodafone who have confirmed the process is smooth but the wait times to the service provider is a different story

In Jio there is no need to go to office. Everything can be done via SMS etc sitting at home. I activated the esim in wife's phone in 4-5 hours following the procedure jio suggested. There is even an excellent video on youtube explaining the same.

MKBHD's iPhone 14 Pro review is up :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdLShOCvVeM

Cheers

I visited Airtel store for prepaid number. They said, it's not possible to convert prepaid SIM to eSIM. Of course, I didn't buy their SIM. I needed a secondary number as I am facing lots of issues with my iPhone 12 Jio prepaid SIM (it's physical SIM) for last 1 month. People are complaining that my number is out of coverage most of the time. I get lots of sms of missed calls from Jio.

Get a replacement physical SIM for this one. There are times when the SIM goes bad too.