​Apple fanboy are pleased to be ripped off.

Do you know whats really funny -

It worries me that this made it hot on a deal website :smile:

It's £499.97... Not sure how you make that £500.

I agree but quality products hold there price, its like bose audio equipment thats 10-15 years old still holds it value.
You can get the latest Android phone with 5GHZ Triple Octacore processer with 50GB of memory and it will still crash and run slow.

Where from? My daughter wants a 6s

Just wait until the seller reports it stolen or stops paying the bill

Code excludes iphones

Do you mean "News just in"?

​lol, im an android giy but I don't bash apple because of that I just dont buy it

because it's awesome

Because it's the cheapest way to get an 64gb iPhone 6.

Chill out Yoda.

​Who compared iphones with garbage chinese brands? Android phones are made by some of the top mobile companies in the world who are as innovative as Apple (imo). Android runs fine for me, I own a smart ultra 6 (a Vodafone phone!!! Which isn't even top of the range!)

As a genuine question as I don't use iOS myself, what can you do on it for running a business that you couldn't do on a high spec Android?

Whenever you buy Iphone it is dated in both hardware and software capabilities...

iPhone 6's are made within China, but as with the decent Android brands they are designed elsewhere.

Whether people prefer IOS or Android is down to individual taste. Owning an iPhone 6 (work provided) and Galaxy S6 I can acknowledge the benefits of both. I personally prefer the Samsung, but my wife and daughter will only ever consider Apple.

Yes, but that's because iOS can't really do much.

Planned Obsolescence.

An accessory that I use to run my business yes. Stupid comment.

Personally, I'm not an Apple lover, though I do have an iPhone for strategic reasons.

There are two sides to this: on one side, I think your friend Dave needs a reality check regarding his attitude towards others who don't own iPhones or those who do that prefer to take them to third party repair shops. Everyone is entitled to choose what product, vendor or repair shop he/she chooses.

That being said, the Error 53 issue is more than just about Apple trying to control who repairs iPhones. While I know Apple does facetiously try to control who repairs their devices, there is also a security side to the Error 53/Touch ID issue:

Imagine if a rogue repairman has identified a way to or has procured a product that can intercept Touch ID-based communications/transactions and installs it instead of a genuine button or installs some other malicious component in the phone, the risk to the user and potentially Apple could be immeasurable.

Sure, there may not be any known vulnerabilities such as what I mentioned as yet but I'm sure something could potentially be in the pipeline or be developed already. Blocking Touch ID on a device that has been repaired by a third party repair shop could mitigate this risk or even discourage the development of such a product (unlikely knowing the nefarious minds out there). Sure, having to stick to an authorised Apple repair shop is inconvenient and expensive for users but compromising data, especially now that some banking apps support Touch ID, could be more costly.

Apple's biggest fault in this matter is not telling customers before the point-of-sale. For this, Apple should be fined and made to compensate affected customers while including a clearly-visible disclaimer on retail boxes and their site, etc. However, Apple should also be applauded for taking steps to ensure the security of their devices and their customers' data, especially following the iCloud disasters.

I was pleasantly surprised this week that it cost £106.44 to replace the screen on my daughter's iPhone 6S direct with Apple in one of their stores in around an hour. Less than a year ago I sold a Samsung S5 belonging to my son because of a smashed screen that was going to cost significantly more. I didn't make an exhaustive search but I know that Currys/PC World wanted £216.44 for the same repair to the iPhone. Not too unreasonable to go back to source and maintain the warranty I think.

if you had an iPhone 6, a phone less than 2 years old, why would you take it to a third party service centre if apple would fix it for free? Yes they state 1 year limited warranty but still fix phones under consumer act. My relative had her phone replaced just recently - it was 15 months old and no apple care...

​You are completely misinformed. The error 53 code is due to tampering of the touch ID finger print sensor. It is there to protect people as without this countermeasure savvy people could access the card information stored on the phone. A legitimate screen repair at an apple store is £99. Not £250.

Which version of iOS does the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 run or which iPhone model is that?

Perhaps someone looking at this wants an iPhone and isn't interested in the smaller sized versions like the 5C, etc. I'm sure most, if not everyone, who's not insane and wants a smartphone is aware that there are many choices out there, including phones that cost £50. There may be a variety of reasons a person may decide those other options aren't sufficient for what they want.

Don't assume that because the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 may be suitable for you or all you desire that the same should apply to everyone else. After all, aren't we all individuals?

Some of the specs? Like you can pick and choose some of the specs. Pointless comment.

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I must say, Vodafone 6 smart ultra is a really good phone, I have one as a works phone and it is great and I love all apple(I've got 6 plus and love it).

​It's a mad world isn't it? I'm chuffed to bits with my SU6, I can't fathom ever spending the amount of money on a phone that fragile, potentially self bricking, crapple one costs :confused:

Thanks

I also don't think there will ever be a day when people who make biased comments like "One day apple users will realise...." will ever admit in the same comment that there are Android devices out there that cost the same as Apple devices when they launch, although they end up costing probably 60% of their original price a year later, unlike Apple devices.

There will probably never be a day when said people also state in the same comment that many people like to change their phones between 1-2 years and either lament or rejoice when they go online and see how much they can expect to get for their 1-2 year old used device. Can you guess which category is more likely to have Apple users?

Most unfortunately though, I don't think there will ever be a day when people will stop trying to tell others what they should and shouldn't desire.

Look, every time an Apple device is posted on HUKD, broken records like yours start playing. However, the people who play these records miss one very glaring point, amongst others: the only phones that run iOS are iPhones!!!!!. Newsflash!!!!! What if a person does not like Android or Windows Phone and doesn't want to touch BlackBerry with a 10 ft pole?! Are you saying that everyone should worship at the feet of Google or Microsoft begrudgingly?!

Some people want an iPhone... end of story! Do you love your phone? Brilliant! Do you love every single thing about it? I doubt it. I feel the same way about my device of choice: iPhone. Don't like it? Stop looking at iPhone deals then! It's really that simple!

Expanding memory with card is not same as built in. It's much slower and you can't use it as for app storage.

Yes it will but you might suffer the wrath of people who like to tell others what to do for being so eager for this deal :stuck_out_tongue:

Yes it will

Is it hating to not give heat to a phone that's nearly 2 years old, and is priced at £500? It wasn't even the best phone of 2014 yet all the other flagship 2014 phones are much more affordable. Hell, it wasn't even the best Apple phone of 2014.

I was just away to try but can't find 128gb iphone 6 on JL site. Would be good though if could do it.
I have a 4s at the moment and was away to order the 6s 128gb on JL site anyway but now I wonder if I should go for the 6 instead, surely coming from a 4s I would notice a big enough difference without needing the 6s??

An unlocked iPhone is an unlocked iPhone. The only ones that lock to the first SIM you put in are ones designated as locked, Apple sells these with SIMs. But if you buy an iPhone from actual unlocked stock, it stays unlocked when you put a SIM in.

I have an iPhone 6 (upgraded from a 5). IMHO there are only small differences between the 6 and 6S and you would be very happy with a 6!

It's not old - it's brand new.

Oh well. Doesn't affect you though does it.

No point in arguing. People want people to have the same opinion as them - it's the root of human conflict and - unfortunately - part of the primal area of our brain. It's what causes wars, religious hatred and fanboys.

The most common trend I've seen at the moment is to shout up that 16GB is 'simply not enough'. I have a 128GB phone so, sure, it's not enough for me; but I wouldn't say it isn't enough for everybody. Not everyone stores things on their phone. Half of my family manage absolutely fine with 16GB.

It's a bit like saying a BMW Z4 is useless for everyone because you deliver pianos for a living. Not everyone delivers pianos...

Yes it's all becoming very predictable. Basically phone comments go these ways:

"(Insert price) for a (insert months) old iPhone? How is this hot?"

"Sealed battery - I'm out"

"No SD slot? This really screwed Samsung. That's why they are adding one this year"

they seen you coming

Silly, pointless, misleading graph. Try running iOS 8 or 9 on an iPhone 4. SLOW AS HELL. iOS9 on an iPad Air slows it down and cuts the battery life by 39%. And you cannot go back once you've upgraded since Apple stop signing the f/w.

Your sentence made no sense. I've fixed it for you.

Why not buy a nexus for 6p ?

uhhh it still doesn't.

"Samsung has again sold more phones than Apple worldwide, this time in the final quarter of 2015."
"Samsung shipped 81.3 million phones during the quarter, compared to the 74.8 million shipped by Apple, according to the research firm Strategy Analytics." [MARK SULLIVAN 01.28.16 4:08 PM fast company article]

i would love to see how many of these 81.3m shipments are of the top end device, Apple massively outsell samsung top end devices. i'd guess 5 or 6 to 1 minimum

Which would be broken within 2 days

youd get a
much betterer bicycle , probably with pedals

can i make phone calls with the car though?

One could argue quite convincingly that it is not an opinion that iPhones are overpriced, it is a fact. Objectively, the only thing that Apple has to justify the price hike over an Android phone is iOS (as hardware is basically the same), so you'd have to show that it is worth a large premium to say otherwise? This is not about hating iOS (although the little experience I have with it makes me seriously question why anyone ever says it is easier to use than droid), it's saying really there is nothing in it to justify up to a 50% (more?) premium over essentially similar hardware (same goes for Samsung actually!)

This is not trying to start an argument, it's just trying to demonstrate that people may criticise Apple for good reasons and that maybe the accusation that Apple is a lifestyle choice is somewhat valid and why it rankles Apple users..

The ace 1 was awful too. Not impressed with my wife's s3 either, I don't think Samsung are a representation of much that's good about Android

I think that's Samsung for you, not Android. My wife's S3 was crippled by the last update too. Not noticed the same with her LGr any of my Motorolas. I didn't keep my z1 long enough to notice. The main justifiable criticism of Android is probably that fragmentation means unpredictability of that.

Yup, just checked this has gone back up in price. Please expire.