hi, what about voiceOver performance? is it any faster than your previous SE? is it more responsive? or it is just the same. Thanks
> On 8 Oct 2021, at 12:22 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > iPhone 13 Pro, 256 GB, Sierra Blue (not that the color matters.) > ESR clear case. > > I received the phone on September 25th. > I've already mentioned in a previous note about the setup process so won't > repeat that here. > > First of all, I like the phone very much. I like the size, I have no issues > with the gestures to unlock, go home, do the app switcher, control center, or > notification center, and no issues with Face ID. > Compared to the SE 2020 it replaced, the sound is amazing! > > It is faster in downloading things like BARD Books, though since they put > their library on the Cloud, it is pretty darn fast even on a first generation > SE; but noticeably faster on this phone than even the SE 2020. > > The battery life is truly excellent! I wanted to wait until I had used it > over a period of a week or two to say anything about the battery. > I have had several days where I used the phone for a lot of hours, 8 or more, > for playing music, streaming videos, reading and writing emails, reading the > news, exploring settings, etc. I can easily get the bulk of two days use > before putting it on the charger at night. > I use the screen curtain all the time. I have brightness set to auto, so > when I check it, it is always at 0; and since having the brightness very low > saves battery life, this could be a big help in this area. I usually will > turn VoiceOver off if someone needs to see the screen, so when I turn > VoiceOver back on, the screen curtain is in place. Once in a while I just > toggle off the screen curtain; but I have to remember to toggle it back on > when they are done. > > A side note about the charger; when I was helping a friend with her iPhone 12 > Pro purchase at the Verizon store, the MagSafe Apple wireless chargers were > on sale for $30; so I got one. They are only safe on the 12 and 13 iPhones. > My friend got one as well. It works great! The phone charges in 2 to 3 > hours from under 10% to full. > > The Lidar Sensor works quite well with Seeing AI's World channel, but they > need to increase the number of objects it recognizes, which they are working > on. > > Super Lidar, the free app from SuperSense has a very useful feature if you > travel alone and have either a way to wear the phone with the camera facing > forward, or are comfortable holding it with the camera facing forward. It > identifies people, and if they have no mask, it says "Person without a mask" > or something like that. > That kicks in when they are getting close to you. > In Super Lidar, the proximity sensor vibrates faster as you get nearer an > object, so I could see it helping when in line at a store or somewhere, to > know if the person ahead of you has moved up in the line. > > I have not taken it for a walk as yet, but while riding in a car, GoodMaps > Outdoors, does a great job of keeping up with intersection announcements. I > think the processor speed may help there but I have not tried GoodMaps > Outdoors on any other device. > > OCR with Voice Dream Scanner, Seeing AI, SuperSense are all excellent of > course. > > That is about all I have to say at this point. Feel free to ask about > anything I have not mentioned. > > > > > > > > Richard > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > – Jane Wagner > > My Web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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