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“I’m accustomed to the big-ass iPhones.”
Same, M.G. Siegler. Same.
In a recent post on 500ish, his blog for stories that are about 500 words long, Siegler assesses Apple’s new lineup of iPhone 12 devices, detailing why he landed on the “Goldilocks” option: an iPhone 12 Pro that is neither as big-ass as the Max nor as diminutive as the iPhone 12 Mini.
The post is worth reading for one particular reason: It’s unmistakably ambivalent about the iPhone 12 Pro. Relative to previous iPhones, Siegler says, “It’s faster, but not noticeably so. The screen is better, but not noticeably so. It’s also bluer, but also incredibly not so noticeably so!” And its 5G connection is “not really noticeably faster for the vast majority of things I do.” (No surprise there.)
It leaves one with the impression that while the device is very nice, as almost every Apple device is, it’s also not particularly worth the upgrade, assuming you have a functional, recent iPhone. And that raises the further question: If Apple’s new iPhones serve primarily to inspire such ambivalence, why release so many in the first place?
I respect this review’s honesty. Read it yourself by following the link below:
