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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • A ”smart” thief will just garbage hunt through the bins of retailers, find legitimate boxes, fill those legitimate boxes with junk (or a rock), then reapply the fastening tapes.

    A potential victim won’t look twice at an unopened box. They will be blinded by the whatever % off from retail cost.

    It’s a nice security feature but easily defeated.

    As a buyer of used phones I always open the box, check the contents, and cross check the IMEI for any carrier locks. Also check if it’s iCloud locked.


  • yea I was using the display models. It’s not a bad phone but nothing convinces me to upgrade yet. I’m thinking next year will be the one. Especially considering XS max at the bottom of eligible phones for upgrade this year ha.

    yea those third party sites aren’t reliable. The store I went to had a line out the wazoo just for pickup orders. A rep said they had no phones for people to buy.


  • I’m on a XS max (2018 release). Still going strong. I think this is the last year it will get major upgrades.

    I checked it out at a retail store thinking it would change my mind but still not convinced to upgrade. I’m definitely thinking next year will be it. The titanium feels kind of nice in my hand tho.

    Your phone will probably last 5-6 yrs if you want it to.