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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 12:07 PM
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Your phone doesn't contain some sort of alien technology so if yours is the same size as another and your battery is bigger something has been reduced to make way for it and that has it's own problems or every other device would have empty space and they don't.
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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by An0n0m0us
I'm guessing wireless charging can't go as quick anyway. How fast does it charge wired?
50 percent in 30 minutes.
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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 02:11 PM
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Does apple persist with low res screens cheap display because they figured richer and older people wont be able tell the difference anyway ?
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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 02:16 PM
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Your phone doesn't contain some sort of alien technology so if yours is the same size as another and your battery is bigger something has been reduced to make way for it and that has it's own problems or every other device would have empty space and they don't.
Lol the specs are great and no features are missing in terms of hardware lets post the specs:

Display: 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display (401ppi), Gorilla Glass 3
CPU: Snapdragon 625 Octa Core 2.0GHz
System: Android 7.0
RAM + ROM: 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM
Camera: 5.0MP front camera + 13.0MP back camera
Sensor: Ambient Light Sensor, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor
SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Nano + Nano SIM
Feature: GPS, A-GPS
Bluetooth: 4.1
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz CDMA 2000/1X EVDO
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz TD-SCDMA B34/B39
4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B4/B7/B8 TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40
Weight: 177g
8.3mm thick

Charging time from zero to full is 1 hr 30 mins so what is the full charge time on the iphone?
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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 02:43 PM
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Well that’s just great , unboxed this morning trimmed the quad lock case to fit nicely ,backed up the 6s before removing sim & resetting to default . Put the sim in the 8 , installed my apple profile & account ✅
Then .. phone won’t software download factory is iOS 11, error unable to download wtf
Tried a soft reset , no diff , tried a hard reset it won’t function . Took sim out & tried whole process again : no joy . Contacted EE , 5 mins later , your phone is faulty sir we will have a new one sent out first thing . Great / app the good customer service but pi$$ed off all the same , so here it is waiting to get picked up after not 1 minute of use



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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 03:21 PM
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Faulty out of the box , wow !



Better now than find out after 9 months ...


forget 14 months

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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 03:39 PM
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Not quite sure what to say really
It won’t software update through wi fi or plugged into iTunes & the reset home button does not function correct , having to press numerous times , few other glitches along the set up way this morning also / as I said , dumbstruck!!!!
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Quick update / although a new phone has been confirmed for tomorrow I thought just in case I was mentally retarded or hit with a stupid stick I decided to go to car phone warehouse along the road where I originally took out my 6S contract .
The guy there confirmed , its fubar , he said that’s a first ha ha , not for me m8 , bad luck follows me around , cldnt make it up .. oh well ,nice of EE to jump on the ball & sort me in 24 hrs . X
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I guess there's a slim chance he's telling the truth


( the carphone warehouse geezer )

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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 08:02 PM
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LOL.
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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 11:51 PM
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How is it a brand new phone is Fubared !

Sounds like software doesn't it ?
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I re installed the 6s after & iOS 11.2 downloaded no probs .
Also the 8 would not switch off doing a reset , the 8 also has a second reset press up vol , down vol hold home button on doing that it enabled the emergency call feature ( connects to the emergency services & counts down with a siren 3,2,1 whilst flashing red . Yea on doing that I’d pretty much say it’s lost a few marbles inside
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 12:52 AM
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<JC>Impossible, user error</JC>
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Not impossible at all, remember how you haters are always telling me that parts of it are made by Samsung, that.
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Quality control ?
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Quality control ?
Maybe can't make stuff work without that imagine tech co that went bust cos of Apple.

Could be anything!?
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Maybe can't make stuff work without that imagine tech co that went bust cos of Apple.

Could be anything!?
You know you quoted yourself right?
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 01:16 PM
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11.2.0 Was specifically for iPhone 8

and " Coincidentally " ruined signal acquisition for my 6s
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Not impossible at all, remember how you haters are always telling me that parts of it are made by Samsung, that.
lol i rest m'case, couldn't possibly be Apple's fault.
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bioforger
lol i rest m'case, couldn't possibly be Apple's fault.
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bioforger
lol i rest m'case, couldn't possibly be Apple's fault.
It isn't Apple's fault as they outsource all that technical stuff to a sweat shop in China, so if you need to blame anyone then blame the Chinese kids on a pound a day for screwing up
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
It isn't Apple's fault as they outsource all that technical stuff to a sweat shop in China, so if you need to blame anyone then blame the Chinese kids on a pound a day for screwing up
Technical stuff in a sweatshop? Hardly, they lick the screens super smooth in the sweatshop with a final polish on bare chests. Pound a day, luxury!
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Yea that's a valid point, bloody inexperienced pauper kids.
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 09:17 PM
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Yea that's a valid point, bloody inexperienced pauper kids.
Donald’s going to bring those jobs back to America,
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Donald will end up buying apple when he goes back to corporate....
Because he won’t see his time out as Uncle Sam that’s for sure ...
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He'll get a knock down price
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Old Oct 11, 2017 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jazzyjembreaze
Donald will end up buying apple when he goes back to corporate....
Because he won’t see his time out as Uncle Sam that’s for sure ...
Donald’s a Fandroid.

How’s your phone? Mine’s been excellent so far, such a great upgrade from the 6 and I suspect the pinnacle of its kind. I’m both very used to it and pleasantly surprised by it, iOS 11 is helping in that regard.
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I just hope he's written it off , for his own sanity
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New replacement arrived didn’t get in till late , not long set it up , used the phone / phone set up option no probs at all . Software I noticed was up to iOS 11.3./ was 11.2 2 days ago so must be a quick bug or 2 fix
All is good ��
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