I’ve got an older, smaller iPhone (12 mini) and apparently these are also phone thief repellent as had the experience of it being snatched out of my hand only to be tossed onto the pavement further up the street. I had the out-of-body experience of hearing myself yelling “thank you!” at the retreating thief for this pleasure
London Centric is run from an ageing iPhone mini which is the thinking person’s phone of choice. So I’m delighted to find readers who also recognise that AND learn I don’t need to switch to an Android just yet.
I'd pay anything to replace my trusty but aging iPhone 12 Mini with a brand new iPhone 12 Mini 👍 I think it's cos it's the closest one to the sturdy iPhone 4, which was the best ever.
I've had my phone snatched twice, and dropped twice. Either they fumbled it or didn't want it. It's an old Google pixel. Not a scratch on it - can recommend!
Many years ago in Cape Town, some hapless sod sent his Mercedes careening and caroming off the cliffside, emerging virtually unscathed from the ordeal to be featured in a gleeful set of full-page ads run by the local dealership; enduring testament to the durability of their offerings.
The boom gloating was cut short a day later, when BMWs ad quietly noted their brakes wouldn't have failed in the first place.
My partner's phone got snatched in Leytonstone last week - it's a newer Pixel - and they also threw it back! Not a scratch! Pretty sure the Google models don't work the same in China, I had a pixel years ago and it didn't work properly because of the Great Firewall.
I’ve got an older, smaller iPhone (12 mini) and apparently these are also phone thief repellent as had the experience of it being snatched out of my hand only to be tossed onto the pavement further up the street. I had the out-of-body experience of hearing myself yelling “thank you!” at the retreating thief for this pleasure
London Centric is run from an ageing iPhone mini which is the thinking person’s phone of choice. So I’m delighted to find readers who also recognise that AND learn I don’t need to switch to an Android just yet.
I'd pay anything to replace my trusty but aging iPhone 12 Mini with a brand new iPhone 12 Mini 👍 I think it's cos it's the closest one to the sturdy iPhone 4, which was the best ever.
I've had my phone snatched twice, and dropped twice. Either they fumbled it or didn't want it. It's an old Google pixel. Not a scratch on it - can recommend!
Challenge for the comments section: You’re the Android/Samsung/Pixel PR team.
Do you embrace the “buy us if you don’t want your phone stolen” messaging.
Or do you run away from the “not cool enough to be nicked” implicit element.
Many years ago in Cape Town, some hapless sod sent his Mercedes careening and caroming off the cliffside, emerging virtually unscathed from the ordeal to be featured in a gleeful set of full-page ads run by the local dealership; enduring testament to the durability of their offerings.
The boom gloating was cut short a day later, when BMWs ad quietly noted their brakes wouldn't have failed in the first place.
My partner's phone got snatched in Leytonstone last week - it's a newer Pixel - and they also threw it back! Not a scratch! Pretty sure the Google models don't work the same in China, I had a pixel years ago and it didn't work properly because of the Great Firewall.
A tenner a month for AppleCare with theft and loss protection gives me ample peace of mind in London and elsewhere.
Never been so glad to have a Pixel A model!
(they tend to bounce quite safely too!)