I’ve found the face id on iOS 12 on the X to be faster
I have a 7, was thinking about an xs but hadn’t thought of the face id with contactless, maybe i will start using my watch lol
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I don’t see the problem with face id and contactless, I double click the button, glance at the phone to check it’s in contactless mode and it IDs me at the same time and then move it to the terminal
Works a treat
It’s not a huge problem “most of the time” but rush hour on London’s public transport can get a bit hairy if you’re not quick with your payment. I realise it’s only one subset of the overall usage which otherwise works very well.
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Yeah, I see the issue with the underground - a Kerv is probably the best way to handle that!
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I was unsure about using the watch for payments until I watched a video on YouTube and some guy said it’d make you look like James Bond while at the checkout. Not sure what Bond would be doing in Asda in the first place, but the cool factor does appeal. Maybe I’m just that shallow. 
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I recycled my Apple Watch 2 for £121. I’ve always found Plunc to always offer the best price. I used them for my MacBook & iPad recently too.
If you use my link, you and I both get an extra £5.
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You mean K Ring? What was Kerv has had to rebrand.
I managed to lose mine so I haven’t been keeping up!
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I can vouch for Plunc. Sold them my old iPad, best price I could find.
Just traded in my iPhone 7 to game for £240.
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I had my first one replaced within maybe 6 months, pretty sure my replacement stopped working too so I gave up on it. Seems the shock of day to day life can break the contactless circuit.
Edit: just noticed there’s now fees for year 2 onwards, as well as inactivity fees and account closure fees.
The small balance I had has now gone 
Decent hands on for those thinking about the XR, looks pretty nice…
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Don’t forget to get it from EE directly 
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I was going to go for the XR but I’m turned off by the screen. It’s only 720p and my iPhone 7 Plus is 1080p also the XR has the same PPI as the iPhone 4 from 2010. For the price this feels like a big step down
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Dunno… only thing that rings in my head is that 1k price tag… don’t really watch movies on my phone anyway.
We’ll see… got other things to buy first, so will need to see how the budget fairs after that
Edit: I’ll probably wait until I can see both in the shop… not really in a rush at the moment…
Yep exact same here. May be new year before I get one, will see if I can stay away from it! I’ll pop in to the Apple Store for a play when it comes out
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I’d go for an X right now if I could get it under £800… (new of course) 
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Isn’t this a red herring?
Aren’t both screen 326 PPI?
Haven’t read this yet…
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Both phones have LCD panels but the XR’s is larger, sharper and loses out on 3D Touch
Yeah, the only place I’d read about the XR not having as good a screen as the 7Plus was on here.
It doesn’t have as many PPI (pixels per inch) as the 8Plus though.
Although… for every day use, I don’t think you’d be able to tell.
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