ApplesmartphoneLast featured Jun 2026
Apple iPhone
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
Balanced, dependable and tied into a strong ecosystem, which he decided matters more to him than the Oppo's camera strengths.
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- Price when I covered it
- $1,200
- Featured in
- 9 videos · 2020–2026
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- consistent cameras including front
- ecosystem synergy
- polished apps
- Survived a 16,000 ft fall
- Survived a lightning strike
- battery is good
What I didn't
- boring cameras
- Siri poor at dictation and reminders
- smaller battery
- battery swap is difficult
- expensive
- Apple controls repairs and accessories tightly
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“you just know that it's going to be dependable. If not exciting.”
“the most important thing is that it doesn't look bad. And so, which phone allows me to better ensure that? That's actually the iPhone.”
“it fell 16,000 ft but was found 2 days later still on airplane mode and still working”
“now the battery's good the cameras are great the screen is great”
“it's pricing that you can trust”
“face ID is about five times faster”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:00I Escaped the Apple Ecosystem - It BackfiredBalanced, dependable and tied into a strong ecosystem, which he decided matters more to him than the Oppo's camera strengths.
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0:004 times tech SURVIVED disasterHighlights an iPhone that fell 16,000 ft from a plane and was found still working, and another that survived a lightning strike.
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0:00The Best Fake iPhone EVER!The real $1,200 iPhone is the benchmark the two fakes are measured against.
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0:10What happens when you BREAK your phone?Mentioned only as a contrast, with battery replacement implied to be far harder than on the Fairphone 5.
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0:51Apple Vision Pro - Is it worth $3500?Used as a comparison point for screen sharpness; he thinks it could drift into being a legacy product if headsets take off.
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0:06Why Everyone is Buying iPhones now.Explains why iPhones are gaining share, saying the battery, cameras and screen are now good enough that few barriers remain.
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1:03I Tested the Most Ridiculous TikTok Life Hacks.Used as the test device for several hacks, with the screenshot markup shape correction and Option-Shift-K Apple logo praised as neat features.
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0:005 Times Tech has SAVED LIVES!Shown in two stories: a phone stopped shrapnel, and the emergency side-button shortcut let a snowboarder call for help on 3% battery.
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7:05Unboxing the forgotten Samsung Phone.Cited as the 2007 revolution that gave people what they did not know they wanted.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Built to last
“it fell 16,000 ft but was found 2 days later still on airplane mode and still working”
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