Other Poll: What’s your fave iPhone model?

[AmazingTechGeek]

1. iPhone 13 Pro Max: This phone accomplishes many things. It's subtly improved, but combined with the flat design, this phone doesn't have any compromises in what it offers and it is first iPhone that can be used more integrally for creative users on MacBook Pro's and Pro Display XDR. Apple pushed its feature set to the edge and no other phone really offers what the 13 Pro Max currently does. It is the ultimate iPhone and the next iteration has begin changing the idea of what iPhone means to consumers.

2. iPhone X: Steve's original dream of what iPhone was meant to be; it was revolutionary in technology, design, and capability. The camera system was my favorite only second to the 13 series. Battery/heat management was subpar, and I did not care for the rounded design anymore, so I knew iPhone X wouldn't be my favorite iPhone forever.

3. iPhone 4: First mainstream Apple device to try to break barriers with high resolution viewing, unparalleled industrial design, introduction to Apple SoC...together helping to lay the groundwork for the next decade, and currently influences the revolutionary redesign of the Mac ecosystem.

I could have said iPhone 6S for one of the top 3, but it is in the weird place of remaining a fast processor, just no longer one that is flexible to enable newer features anymore; This is what iPhone 6 should have been originally, so it feels more like a band-aid fix to me even though I am still really fond of the model itself.

 

[cousintim]

From a design standpoint, the iPhone 4.

 

[Htsi]

4 was great and ahead of its time. Loved being amazed with the display camera and build.
5S brought Touch ID which was great too.
X : was the iPhone 4 moment again.
12 Pro: solved long term gripes with 6GB ram, MagSafe and LiDAR

13 pro adding in battery and 120hz is even better.

 

[candy-sus]

13 mini

 

[LFC2020]

What happened to multiple votes being allowed? ???

I’m not playing anymore. ?

 

[lkalliance]

I’m not holding my breath for someone voting for the 5c ?

It's time for me to sing the praises of the 5c, the best iPhone I've ever owned.

Are there more powerful iPhones? Of course. Better cameras? Sure. Bigger, newer screens? Uh-huh. More premium materials? You betcha. But of all the iPhones I've owned, given their time and place, the 5c had the biggest positives and it was missing nothing that I regretted at the time.

So I was on a 4S, and on a two-year upgrade cycle. The 5S came out, with the 5c alongside, and I had a choice to make: get the 64-bit chip, more advanced cameras and Touch ID of the 5S, or go for the superior design, hand feel, and weight of the 5c? Because the design was tremendous: the platonic ideal of minimalism. One curved sheet of plastic, solid color. Flat sides (easier to pick up), smooth, shiny surface (better grip) and rounded corners instead of sharp (better comfort).

And Apple did not need to apologize for it, at all. The steel chassis underneath made the 5c rugged. There was absolutely no bend in the plastic. This was plastic used for the things it did well, not used in place of better parts for the sake of cost. Never did Apple say it was meant as a "budget iPhone." That was a label that critics assigned to it, right before lambasting it for not being cheaper.

It was the last iPhone I've used without a case. Every one since then has been uncomfortable (SE 2016), slippery (SE 2020) or with a camera platform that no case could nullify (13 mini). I never dropped it, never came close. It was just a little bit heavier than the stage-prop feel of the 5S. Was that even a real phone? Feel that, it could have been an empty shell. What am I paying for, anyway?

I wasn't the only one rocking the 5c with no case. We were identifiable from way across the room. There was no mistaking those bright colors:

Even the buttons were color matched. My blue 5c was blue all over.

So what was the 5c missing? Well, there were three things that it didn't have:

(1) Touch ID. Apple Pay didn't exist yet, and those were the innocent days when I had a 6-digit passcode instead of an 11-digit one.
(2) The 64-bit chip. But I knew that it would take a couple of years before that was truly a necessity. It would not be missed until 2015. In fact, since I didn't buy a 6 in 2015, I didn't miss it at all.
(3) The 5S's camera. But let's be real: I wasn't going to use the 5S camera in place of my Canon DSLR for good photos. The 5c would do snapshots just fine. And indeed it did. In good lighting, the photos were perfectly fine for phone viewing. The 5S photos were better, but not better enough to ditch my camera at all.

And do you know what? These features would all be available in the 6c, I was sure of it. So I had no qualms at all about the things I wasn't getting in the moment. And for three years I used my 5c happily. THere has not been an iPhone that was such an unqualified joy to use since then.


Come on, Apple, let's see a 14c!!!

 

[Andeddu]

It's time for me to sing the praises of the 5c, the best iPhone I've ever owned.

Are there more powerful iPhones? Of course. Better cameras? Sure. Bigger, newer screens? Uh-huh. More premium materials? You betcha. But of all the iPhones I've owned, given their time and place, the 5c had the biggest positives and it was missing nothing that I regretted at the time.

So I was on a 4S, and on a two-year upgrade cycle. The 5S came out, with the 5c alongside, and I had a choice to make: get the 64-bit chip, more advanced cameras and Touch ID of the 5S, or go for the superior design, hand feel, and weight of the 5c? Because the design was tremendous: the platonic ideal of minimalism. One curved sheet of plastic, solid color. Flat sides (easier to pick up), smooth, shiny surface (better grip) and rounded corners instead of sharp (better comfort).

And Apple did not need to apologize for it, at all. The steel chassis underneath made the 5c rugged. There was absolutely no bend in the plastic. This was plastic used for the things it did well, not used in place of better parts for the sake of cost. Never did Apple say it was meant as a "budget iPhone." That was a label that critics assigned to it, right before lambasting it for not being cheaper.

It was the last iPhone I've used without a case. Every one since then has been uncomfortable (SE 2016), slippery (SE 2020) or with a camera platform that no case could nullify (13 mini). I never dropped it, never came close. It was just a little bit heavier than the stage-prop feel of the 5S. Was that even a real phone? Feel that, it could have been an empty shell. What am I paying for, anyway?

I wasn't the only one rocking the 5c with no case. We were identifiable from way across the room. There was no mistaking those bright colors:

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Even the buttons were color matched. My blue 5c was blue all over.

So what was the 5c missing? Well, there were three things that it didn't have:

(1) Touch ID. Apple Pay didn't exist yet, and those were the innocent days when I had a 6-digit passcode instead of an 11-digit one.
(2) The 64-bit chip. But I knew that it would take a couple of years before that was truly a necessity. It would not be missed until 2015. In fact, since I didn't buy a 6 in 2015, I didn't miss it at all.
(3) The 5S's camera. But let's be real: I wasn't going to use the 5S camera in place of my Canon DSLR for good photos. The 5c would do snapshots just fine. And indeed it did. In good lighting, the photos were perfectly fine for phone viewing. The 5S photos were better, but not better enough to ditch my camera at all.

And do you know what? These features would all be available in the 6c, I was sure of it. So I had no qualms at all about the things I wasn't getting in the moment. And for three years I used my 5c happily. THere has not been an iPhone that was such an unqualified joy to use since then.


Come on, Apple, let's see a 14c!!!

Once the SE takes the appearance of an 11 or 12 then there will be little to distinguish the flagships from the budget offering which could cause a cannibalisation in sales. I would happily see a high quality plastic chassis in the shape of a 12 paired with an LCD screen and priced at $430 for the SE4. They could also throw in a MagSafe ring for addtional compatibility with the battery charging pack and charging puck. I wouldn’t buy it but I think it would sell extremely well.

 

[Devyn89]

My three were the 4S (never had a 4), the X for it’s new design (and it was the first new phone that released while I worked at an Apple Store), and 13 Pro for ProMotion and battery life.

 

[planteater]

I went from 3GS > Android and BB > 6S+ > 8+ > 13 Pro Max.

While obviously, the 13 Pro Max is the best iPhone and an amazing device, I chose the 6S+ as my favorite iPhone. Before it I was using Android and BlackBerry phones, and getting it and using it really made me wonder why it had been so long since I had and iPhone.

 

[bpeeps]

3G > 4S > 5 > 6+ > X > 12

12 and 4S were my favorites. 6+ was the worst.

 

[janeauburn]

6 Plus the best until iOS "updates" made it too slow to use.

 

[NeonIbis]

It's interesting to read the transitions. Mine is 3S > 5 > SE 2016 > SE 2020 > SE 2022 (just ordered). The last interval is by far the shortest.

I loved the 3S (my first iPhone) but it was a nightmare – replaced four times for various fatal flaws.

I liked the 5 but I didn't buy enough storage. I loved the original SE and I still have it even though its battery controller has gone wacky.

I've never felt 'affection' for the SE2020 and I'm replacing it with the 20222 after less than two years, albeit mostly for more storage. I still don't like the rounded design and I wish it were a bit smaller, but the starlight colour appealed to me and maybe I will grow fond of this one.

 

[Dc2006ster]

2020 SE: for its size and price. Ideal for a casual user who only needs basic functions.