And if so, what are you getting?

I had been planning to upgrade this year, but haven’t been massively swayed by any of the phones. I can afford to upgrade, and would get £220 trade in with Apple which I’m unlikely to get next year, but battery health is still 83% for me after 4 years and easily sees me through the day. Any recommendations would be good, even if that’s to sit out an upgrade this year.

  • cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Nope… I’ve been a bit disappointed with the 16 Pro Max in general… I mean it’s bigger than my 13 Pro was, but I’m not seeing a massive improvement. 3 years seemed an okay time to wait but I feel like these days you can go a lot longer.

    I just can’t believe with “Apple Intelligence” and all the bells and whistles they promote and all the shit they talk about previous generations and “the other platform” (never saying names) and they still mess up trace typing so badly. It’s just wild.

    The one thing I did think about the event was, for the first time ever, I thought, if I needed a new iPhone right now… I’d go base, not pro. 2X Zoom is all I really use on my Pro Max. I don’t use the ultrawide. So the base does not have a telephoto, it has a 48MP camera, and it emulates 2X zoom by giving you a 24MP image of the middle. It’s literally just cropping. But it has the desired effect and it’s good enough for most people.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 days ago

      Do you have kids? I’d agree the camera is plenty of I didn’t. However I’ll take all the camera improvements I can get while the kids are still home. While I don’t expect to see noticeable improvements on good pictures, apples camera improvements have been really effective at widening the conditions where you can get a good picture

      For example one of my kids plays soccer. With a 13 pro I can get a shot across the field where you can tell it’s him and what he’s doing. The same shot with a 15 pro you can see his face

    • maxsettings@lemmy.ca
      1·
      14 days ago

      I picked up the 16 Pro last year specifically for the ProMotion display even though I am normally a base iPhone model purchaser. I knew I should have just waited a year. The base model iPhone 17 is probably the best price to feature iPhone in a while. I don’t know who the Air or Pro phones are for this year.