Funny Siri Moments!

So I woke up early in the morning today- lights out and dark outside. I had Always On Siri enabled and the phone nearby. I called out to Siri- "Hey Siri whats the time?". Phone comes alive and Siri says "Its 5AM. You woke me up, Mahesh!". I burst out laughing. One of the funniest thing I've ever heard her say. What a way to start the morning.

Love Siri. Love Apple. Love my iPhone.

First time using Shipito freight forwading service to buy an iPhone- daily progress update!

Hey people- I am making this account of my first ever experience with a freight forwarder to acquire a fairly valuable piece of electronics- an iPhone SE 64GB from shipito.com.

I decided to buy an iphone from eBay from a seller that does not do international shipping as those are where the best deals can be found. I got this brand new phone from a trusted seller for $392 shipped to Shipito's Hawthorne California warehouse. Once it reaches there I am expecting a further $16-20 for shipping and handling straight to Sri Lanka using the cheapest shipping option which is Airmail.

So altogether with any luck this would come to a max expenditure on my end of  $415-420.
Now if I bought this phone locally I would have to pay around $550. So I am getting a pretty good deal and also avoid giving my hard earned cash to the local Muslim phone shops. (Only good Muslim is a dead Muslim.)

So as of today (Nov 2, 2016) tracking shows parcel is close to its Shipito warehouse in Cali. Once there Shipito are supposed to send me an email informing me of its arrival. Lets hope everything goes according to plan and USPS delivers it and not take it back saying that they need an actual signature from me or something. :(

Update (Nov 3, 2016)-
OK shipito sent me a prompt email informing me of the package arrival. The Airmail option was not available (maybe because of the Lithium Ion battery in the device?) so had to choose USPS First Class Parcel which cost me $39. Also after i paid the deposit for that amount Shipito asked me to verify the card by making a small debit from my card. Finally after verification everything's good to go. It will be shipped out today as soon as business starts in the US.

I had to fill in the Customs form myself so I put it in as a Computer Flash Drive/Powerbank and set the value as $35 and as a Gift. Lets hope local Customs in Sri Lanka fall for that and send it direct to my home.

Update (Nov 4, 2016)-

Package has been shipped to Sri Lanka via USPS First Class Mail as requested. Total cost only $39!
Now gotta hope it doesn't get caught by Customs. :P

Update (Nov 16, 2016)-


So Phone arrived not a single problem- came straight to the house- no Tax no nuttin- very happy.
Shipito is awesome.

Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S7 - Speed & Battery Test!

What's the most amazing is by the end of the video the Samsung battery life at 94% while the iPhone still at 100%.
Utterly stupendous.

iPhone SE detailed specifications- A9 processor, 2GB RAM!

Even though it looks like an iPhone 5s its an iPhone 6s under the hood!

Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Launch	Announced	2016, March
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2016, March 31

Body	Dimensions	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	113 g (3.99 oz)
	SIM	Nano-SIM
		- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.0 inches (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	640 x 1136 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

Platform	OS	iOS 9.3
	Chipset	Apple A9
	CPU	Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
	GPU	PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
	Secondary	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (Apple Pay only)
	Radio	No
	USB	v2.0, reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 1642 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h

Misc	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold

Apple March 21 2016 Free Live stream Event! iPhone SE inveiling!