Oh yea. You’re right. I’ll delete

This is actually not correct. It appears when a work-out is recorded. You can see days without a dot where the move ring is closed in this picture.

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It may have been consumer law, battery replacement would not have able to be covered but a faulty past like a button would be

I commented already with the specs between the cameras, and the size isn't that much of a difference, but there is a difference which I acknowledged.

They broke something and you got a new phone. To cover their expense, they classified it an “AppleCare replacement”. Have a nice day, mate!

Yup I agree 100%

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After Apple refused to expand to this region, citing that “Authorized Repair Centers offer equivalent service quality,” I’d expect actually equivalent service.

But you went to an authorized repair center, not an Apple Store. That’s the difference.

Install 3uTools on your PC and connect your iPhone to it. Use the feature “Log out of Restore Mode” and it will take it out of restore mode. Or you can search online for the button combinations to get it out of DFU/restore mode.

This has not been my experience at all.

I had my iPhone 12 mini serviced at an authorized repair center (battery replacement, still inside the warranty window).

During the repair, the tech broke the Face ID array (they sent me an email and the exact wording was that they “made a mistake during the repair, which has caused irreparable damage to the Face ID components”). They then wanted me to pay around 500€ for a new Face ID array, along with the original 80€ for the battery replacement.

After I declined, they basically told me to fuck off; if I wouldn’t pay, my Face ID would not get fixed, and I would not get any replacements. So to this day, my Face ID still does not work.

Back in the 4s day apple was a lot more generous with this policy. They’re still way better than most companies, but compared to Jobs apple not close.

Why do people ask this question? There’s literally a web address on the screen, not to mention the image displayed

OP has forsaken us all

Have you tried checking out that support link - it's https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203122

AppleCare is one of the best things ever. I had one of the liquid cooled G5 computers and one time late at night the computer decided to leak all the liquid onto our office floor and the thing overheated and fried itself. I had Applecare. They were just short of replacing it outright but instead literally replaced EVERYTHING inside the computer except for the DVD drive. So power supply, CPUs, liquid cooling setup, drives, the video card, the ram memory was still good, but everything else. The repair literally would have been almost as much to replace it (upwards of $2500). After Applecare? $0. So it was like getting a brand new PC in a slightly familiar case. So yeah, ever since then I get applecare for Apple products I buy.

Yeah this case along with OP’s sounds like it may have been a generous store employee that was able to identify a minor defect and get you a good deal for it.

Unless you need the battery life as a heavy user, the pro will be more than enough as your daily driver. Portability and usability are two things people don’t think about too much when they’re buying a shiny, new toy. Whatever you choose though, ignore the haters and know you are getting a great device that will serve you for many years. Enjoy!

I was a “genius” many years ago and if you were nice to me and the rest of the team and were under warranty, I’d swap it out under “single hairline crack” for free, even if there was some other type of accidental damage on the device. Those who were impatient and rude because they had to wait an hour for their walk-in appointment would pay for it :)

The charm I’m sure

cool, thanks

Plug in computer

I had this happen to me! I took my iPhone 8 Plus in for a battery replacement and when I went to pick it up they said they replaced the Taptic Engine because it stopped working. It still wasn’t working, so I went back next day and they replaced my phone with a brand new iPhone SE 2022. Even got a 20W charger for free to offset the cost of the battery

I’d use the bigger phone in bed (bigger screen if you’re watching videos or playing games or whatever) and the SE during the day where portability and ease of use is more important.

If I had two phones. But I don’t like using my phone on the bed before sleeping as I’ve found that my sleep quality increases drasticaly if I don’t use my phone before sleeping.