Essentially I think Apple want everyone to buy the Pros. Even if money is tight, the extra $200 buy you a device that isn't gimped and should last a year longer.
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iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 16 Buyer's Guide
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I got a 13 but I'm not going to upgrade until the phones get more than 8GB of RAM. With the developments we're seeing right now 8GB wont be enough for very long, maybe even immediately, I expect using AI will purge a lot of resident apps so they have to be reloaded.
The changes are not insignificant. Especially the RAM and larger battery.
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100% agree. If 8GB is the absolute rock bottom base to run the initial low precision AI models, I'll also wait until Apple are selling Pros with more. I'm in no rush at all to upgrade as I have a 15PM.
*Smaller battery on the PlusThe changes are not insignificant. Especially the RAM and larger battery.
iPhone 15 vs. iPhone 16 Buyer's Guide: 30+ Upgrades Compared
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The other poster is right that 60hz on a phone of this price in 2024 is a joke.
I have a 12 Pro and the standard iPhone has still not caught up after 3 years. The iPhone 16 may be the one that beats it.
Yes I’m aware. But we’re not talking about the Plus any where in this thread.
Your /s is noted. Please realize (no /s) that "adding 5000+ mAh batteries to their phones, or 16 GB of RAM in a phone, or 100+ MP cameras" really are trivial, "all child's play" compared to the truly challenging technological changes needed to produce and sell one of the world's top smartphones in 2024.I was afraid the iPhone 16 was just going to be an iPhone 13SSS, but as soon as I saw the vertical camera lens arrangement, I immediately KNEW this was going to be a year filled with drastic and perhaps even daring design choices.
Other brands might be adding 5000+ mAh batteries to their phones, or 16 GB of RAM in a phone, or 100+ MP cameras, but those are all child's play compared to the truly exciting technological changes Apple has in store: vertical camera bars and a vaguely improved Siri. Now that's innovation.
My point is that none of those things (batteries...RAM...100+ MP cameras) provide value by themselves. The whole package of phone/OS/camera in one's pocket is what matters, and my expectation is that Apple will again in 2024 make the top iPhone best in the world or very close to it.
There are $300 phones with 8gb ram, 5000mh battery and 120hz display, so ofc 2% more battery capacity + 2gb low profile ram that costs like $2 is insignificant in 2024. this is not 2016 anymore.The changes are not insignificant. Especially the RAM and larger battery.
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at least there were some real upgrades on 15 compared to 14.
The point is that iPhone remains the best smartphone overall, or very close to it. Whining about some specific issue is just whining.
While we are whining, allow me to add my whine to wanting Apple Pencil support. ;~)
You shouldn’t. And why do you even need a 7? I suggest you look for an old rotary phone and use it with a landline. Or maybe just communicate through telegrams, or even smoke signals.
also, semaphore is an option…….
I have a friend that is still using a 6, so a 7 is 2 generations newer!
I have the 12 Pro Max and had my battery replaced last year.
I think this’ll be a big year simply because of the neural cores getting a major upgrade and most of iOS 18 is reliant on those. Wife and I are planning this being our upgrade year. Kids are getting the hand me downs.
Now we are living in an age when we have to compare new phones with a 2-year-ago model?
I would like to point how wrong to compare RAM size directly. I can explain.
Take iPhone XR (3GB) and iPhone XS (4GB) for example.
On the first glance it seems like difference is 25%. It is so, if we will count the whole RAM.
BUT. Let’s compare not the whole RAM, but the RAM that available after iOS took some resources to operate. For example, iOS took 1 GB. So we have 2 GB left in XR and 3 GB left in XS. It is 50% difference already, not 25%.
Then imagine that iOS inflated over time and now takes 2 GB to run. In case of XR we will have 1 GB left, and 2 GB left on XS. THIS IS 100% DIFFERENCE already, even it has only 25% difference in the specs.
This is why you should take as much RAM as you can on your budget. And that’s why you should not compare the RAM size without taking in account how much the system will take for itself.
Take iPhone XR (3GB) and iPhone XS (4GB) for example.
On the first glance it seems like difference is 25%. It is so, if we will count the whole RAM.
BUT. Let’s compare not the whole RAM, but the RAM that available after iOS took some resources to operate. For example, iOS took 1 GB. So we have 2 GB left in XR and 3 GB left in XS. It is 50% difference already, not 25%.
Then imagine that iOS inflated over time and now takes 2 GB to run. In case of XR we will have 1 GB left, and 2 GB left on XS. THIS IS 100% DIFFERENCE already, even it has only 25% difference in the specs.
This is why you should take as much RAM as you can on your budget. And that’s why you should not compare the RAM size without taking in account how much the system will take for itself.
All these people on two year upgrade cycles…I’m on an 8 year upgrade cycle and am looking forward to moving on from my SE Gen 1.
It'll be nice to have a phone that doesn't go down to 10% as soon as I unplug it from the charger in the morning.