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Price isn't my prime factor when buying. To me it is quite simple. "How does the device fit my use case?"
To me that means my iPhone 7 may well have to be replaced by an 8 and that's it for me with Apple.
I wear protective headgear a lot. This is either a motorcycle crash helmet or one similar to a tree surgeon would wear.
TouchId (remember that?) allows me to open the phone with a fingerprint. Using FaceID means that I'd have to remove the headgear. This takes time and if a lot lower down the 'Ease of use' list when compared to the older phones. Removing a glove is an order of magnitude easier than removing the helmet. Yes I could enter the passcode but that defeats the whole object of TouchID and FaceID.
Sorry Apple, you have lost the plot here as well in many other areas especially wrt the Mac line-up.

nunzy said:

This is just a spy machine. Amazon want to be a monopoly.

Yep, the spy in the Bedroom and indeed Amazon wants to be the 'last retailer standing'. I've drastically reduced my spend with Amazon and hey Amazon, stop sending me emails advertising the very thing I have just bought. Do I really want multiple cement mixers?

No word in the review about the Microphone. It isn't just the camera that needs to be dealt with.
Needless to say, I won't be buying any Amazon or Google so called 'smart speakers'.

nunzy said:

Bye bye, Qualcomm. Maybe suing Apple was a bad idea, eh?

Perhaps they'll (QC) sue Intel as well? After all someone has to pay them for using their patents

I have to wonder if fast charging phone batteries will shorten their lives as must as it can do with some Electric Car Batteries?
I know that the chemical composition is different but it would be nice to know.

gmgravytrain said:

They've got much better lawyers than Apple has and I'm sure they're willing to bribe whomever has control over any decisions.

The British Legal System is pretty well independant from political pressure. Judges do not like being told what verdict to bring in. If you have proof that Judges are being cough, cough, pressured to side with Google then a lot of people including the UK Police would like to know and pronto.