That’s great thank you
I’ve backed up to iCloud now. Might just start a fresh and install them manually instead though is more fun that way
I’m sure there’ll be a whole bunch of us here to help you mop up the mess ! 
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One advantage of restoring from an iCloud back up is that you can use your phone much quicker. Restoring from iTunes means you have to wait until all the apps, photos and music is restored before you can use the phone.
This was true about 4 years ago for iTunes back ups.
You certainly could do this. You might need to sign into all the various services again.
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I’m quite a light user and have a handful of apps so no problem 
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Got my 7 all set up. Well happy with it 
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New iPhone SE announced with UK pricing from £419
Apple now seem to be selling iPhone 8 from £334 EDIT: Apple have now stopped selling the iPhone 8. Will be interesting to see if it stays on sale elsewhere and how others start pricing it.
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Just been on apples site and compared the 7 and 8. Other than the 8 having a newer processor it’s specs are identical ?
Also it says the 7 is waterproof, is that true ? Not going to test it obviously but it’s nice to know if it’s raining I don’t have to worry
It’s IP67 rated, which means it can be submerged in 1m of water for at least 30mins.
You’ll be fine in the rain.
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*water - resistance. Please don’t go dunking it in water 
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Not going to subject it to water lols 
Surely if water gets up the charging port or the speaker it will be damaged ?
I agree. Wasn’t expecting the same processor as in iPhone 11. Every phone I’ve bought for the last 6 or 7 years has been a refurb but I think I’ll be buying this one new.
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I thought the camera was identical but the video recording on the 8 can shoot at higher FPS ?
Providing I get a years worth of support ( new iOS updates )from Apple for my 7, I’m happy 
Looked around at the 8 and it still seems to be same price at £480
Thanks for the info, still £480 for the 8 at John Lewis and at Apple.co.uk
I only keep my phones for one year and i don’t shoot videos so will stick with the 7
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Well if John Lewis re price the 8 to the same price I’ll consider it.
On the receipt it says you can return it within 35 days ? But surely people would be buying phones then returning them all the time ?
Would be a pain returning it due to post office being close
Happy with my 7 regardless
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Is that the 7 you’re referring to or the SE ?
I’ll keep an eye on the iPhone 8 but my max budget is £300 
My iPhone 7 doesn’t have a auxiliary for audio, is that because they want you to use Apple ear phones and or Bluetooth ones ?
The price on iPhone 8 will go down at retailers who are still selling it. Just give it a few days. Just before Apple changed their website to list the new SE and remove the 8 they were selling the 8 for £334. So I suspect others will sell it at that price or a bit lower. I suspect we’ll see it at £299 soon.
If you are spending money on phones every single year you might want to look at Apple/Barclay’s 0% credit offer to enable you to buy the SE which you could hopefully keep you satisfied with your phone for longer. I didn’t mention this previously as I don’t think its a good idea to promote credit to people on tight budgets, but if you’re spending annually on phones anyway it becomes a slightly different scenario.
Not questioning you but that’s a £150 price drop. So going by that logic the 7 will go down from £300 to £150?
The £479 iPhone 8 price is now irrelevant. The new reference price for the cheapest iPhone from Apple is £419. After a few days my guess is remaining stock of iPhone 7 will be somewhere in the range £249-£299 and iPhone 8 will be somewhere in the range £299-£349. Refurb pricing will also be massively impacted.
But do they ever offer more than 24 months interest free (current potential Barclays offer)?
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Checked the terms and conditions for returns for John Lewis and they will return unwanted items within 35 days of purchase
Further down it states that the item must not have been used
Just tested the included ear phones they’re actually quite impressive. Never been a fan of Apple earphones in the past