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iPhone 15 Pro vs. iPhone 16 Pro Buyer's Guide: 45+ Upgrades Compared

arkitect said:
Looks like it will be another year with the iPhone 13 Mini for me.
Battery currently at 89%… does all I need and oh, so very, very pocketable.
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I'm not sure how all of you saying "I'm going to hold onto my ... phone for another year don't see that what you're really saying is that Apple's phones are so good you can hold onto them 4-5 years. IF you're not moved to upgrade, what you're saying is that your old phone is still good. That's a PLUS, not a negative.
 
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oh for goodness sake this is getting silly now.

ITS TOO EARLY TO COMPARE THE CURRENT PHONE TO ONE THAT WONT BE REVEALED FOR ANOTHER 5 MONTHS.

These articles get earlier and earlier.

I mean, are we that confident that we know this much detail for the 'secret' iPhone 16 that we can make comparisons so soon???
 
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There has never been a feature I have found worthy of a 1 year upgrade. I have kept all of my iPhones a minimum of 2 years.
 
I just finished putting a new battery into my iPhone 6 Plus. Not too hard except for the tiny connections, and even tinier screws (smallest screws I have ever seen). Damn those screws. So a few more years of use. Lots of reasons to flame me (e.g. security, camera, etc.), but I feel really good not pursuing the new & shiny, and helping Octavia (oops Mother Earth). If you are on the fence, the Ed Begley lifestyle (early Ed not so much current Ed) is good for the soul.
 
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In for WiFi 7. The 6E is inadequate at best for range, keeps me just barely connected enough to cause things to load slowly instead of booting me to cellular. This in spots where I had perfect WiFi 6 coverage.
 
This probably sounds foolish, but I look forward to the upgrades even if minimal. I don't upgrade a lot of things on every refresh (anymore) ... just the iPhone. So this is sort of a way of treating myself to something "good" if you will.
 
Timo_Existencia said:
I'm not sure how all of you saying "I'm going to hold onto my ... phone for another year don't see that what you're really saying is that Apple's phones are so good you can hold onto them 4-5 years. IF you're not moved to upgrade, what you're saying is that your old phone is still good. That's a PLUS, not a negative.
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Yes, you are correct, lifespan of a smartphone is becoming longer and longer, but, MR folks need to find something to complain about, so there’s that
 
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Seanm87 said:
Why is that bad?
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Industry trends.... this could be cyclic and we revert to smaller and smaller phones again.

Once you have Apple glasses that provide a full screen anywhere and are just as unobtrusive and allow you to be situational aware as not wearing a headset... ie spectacles... it's likely people will want a smaller phone again.. or actually just have an Apple Watch and no iPhone.
 
should you upgrade from a 15 to a 16. are people this Rich to do this? I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max, and compared to my friends 15, speed-wise wise opening apps and doing normal stuff is the same! phones have crossed a line now where it's getting diminishing returns on what improvements there are.
 
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should you upgrade from a 15 to a 16. are people this Rich to do this? I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max, and compared to my friends 15, speed-wise wise opening apps and doing normal stuff is the same! phones have crossed a line now where it's getting diminishing returns on what improvements there are.
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You upgrade if you care for new features. Otherwise an 3-4 year old phone will perform great.
 
The A18 processor still uses the 3NE process from TSMC. That is the same half way house as the M3 chip. With chip using the N3B process coming out this year as the M4 then the next A chip (A19) will also be N3B and as such properly redesigned to take full advantage of the 3nm process.
So along with whatever other improvements the iPhone 17 gives it will get a very much more efficient and powerfull CPU than the A17 to the A18.
 
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