Author: Mark Alexander

…this happened.

As long as I get the old phone returned to Verizon in a timely fashion, this was essentially an even trade on our current plan.

The blue is definitely an interesting color. It’s not exactly what I was expecting, but then again, it’s nothing I can’t live with. There wasn’t anything wrong with my old phone; I did this to get back to the squared off corners and ditch the need for a case on the thing just so I wouldn’t drop it.

Is it faster? Does it take better pictures? How’s the 5G working?

To be honest, I haven’t noticed any major speed differences. I’m a basic bitch when it comes to my phones. I don’t do any gaming or video recording/editing, so any purported speed increase is being lost on me.

I haven’t taken many photos yet, so we’ll have to wait and see if they’re any better than what I’d been getting previously. This is still the base model, so I’m not going to be seeing all the whiz-bang effects that are touted for the Pro or Pro Max models anyway.

5G? I can’t get any consistent readings via Speedtest. If 5G is set to ON (vs. Auto) in iOS, it’s reporting at best 33.4 Mbps down and 6.1 up. Alternately, if set it to Auto, I get 12.7 down and 3.6 up. If I turn off 5G altogether and select LTE, it’s testing at 31.8 down and 5.03 up. So I guess this confirms the initial reaction Ben and I had when it was announced these phones would do 5G: “Don’t care.”