iPhone 11 Can't use either X/XS/11Pro or 11, what to do? :(

[piecookie]

I can't use X/XS/11 Pro models due to OLED PWM induced migraines. Got the 11 now and it's so huge so I can't use it one handed like I want to. Feels like a brick.

Before that I had the iPhone 7 which for 3 years which I really liked but battery-life sucks.

So what are my options really? The regular iPhone 8?

As you can see I've got a big first-world problem at hand. Any advice is appreciated!

 

[valinda]

8 or 8 plus.

 

[piecookie]

8 or 8 plus.

How is the battery life in the 8 though? Any improvements over the 7?

 

[willmtaylor]

I can't use X/XS/11 Pro models due to OLED PWM induced migraines. Got the 11 now and it's so huge so I can't use it one handed like I want to. Feels like a brick.

Before that I had the iPhone 7 which for 3 years which I really liked but battery-life sucks.

So what are my options really? The regular iPhone 8?

As you can see I've got a big first-world problem at hand. Any advice is appreciated!

Isn’t the 11 LCD? How would it cause OLED headaches?

 

[piecookie]

Isn’t the 11 LCD? How would it cause OLED headaches?

The regular 11 does not give me headaches, but it's too big. Hehe.

 

[tripleburst]

Wait for the SE2. Your 7 should be fine until then.

 

[valinda]

How is the battery life in the 8 though? Any improvements over the 7?

I don’t know. I have an 8, but never had the 7. I’m guessing they are similar battery life.

 

[cambookpro]

Wait for the SE2. Your 7 should be fine until then.

Yeah this is probably the best bet if there is indeed a new SE coming in Spring, as the rumour mill suggests.

 

[yellowdoor]

New battery. Hope they don’t go all OLED next year.

 

[tps3443]

How is the battery life in the 8 though? Any improvements over the 7?

I own a 11 Pro Max, 11, 8, and a iPhone 7 too. The iPhone 8 destroys the iPhone 7 in battery life. And the A11 is a beast inside too nearly as powerful as the A12. The iPhone 8 is much more efficient than a iPhone 7. You can manage all day battery life.

 

[tps3443]

I don’t know. I have an 8, but never had the 7. I’m guessing they are similar battery life.

totally different. The A11 straight crushes the A10 in performance. But, the iPhone 8 just uses so much less power while doing so.

 

[russell_314]

8 or 8 plus.

The iPhone 8 Plus is bigger than than the iPhone 11. Plus model iPhones are about the same size as the Max iPhones.

Your best choice is the standard size iPhone 8 if you want a small phone. Rumor has it that next year Apple will release an SE model based on the iPhone 8 size.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Use your new phone with two hands.

 

[Jim Lahey]

The iPhone 8 Plus is bigger than than the iPhone 11. Plus model iPhones are about the same size as the Max iPhones.

And indeed they're actually bigger. I was comparing my 8 Plus to 11 Pro Max in the apple store today. At a guess I would say mine was at least 5mm taller and maybe 2-3mm wider. iPhone Plus are the largest iPhones made to date. Not for the faint hearted!