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Other Rank every iPhone you have owned

1: 4s - loved everything about it
2: 7 - worked fine, looked fine, no issues
3: 13 pro - good features/battery life, but getting frustrated with big phones, and personally, it looks a little gaudy
4: 3g - objectively least capable phone, but subjectively still a transformative experience as my first smartphone
5: 6 - hot garbage.
 
1. Motorola Krzr
2. Motorola Razr
3. iPhone 4 (my first iPhone)
4. iPhone 13
5. iPhone 7
 
KOTN91 said:
I will never understand why some people say the 6S was a huge upgrade over the 6

The standard 13 to standard 14 is a modest upgrade but still roughly 10x as much as 6 to 6S was
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Not sure if you are trolling… but there is a reason the 6s received software updates 3 years after the 6 was dropped. The A9 had a 70% faster in CPU and 90% faster GPU compared to the A8 (this was the last time we saw a performance jump so large in 1 generation), plus it doubled the RAM. 6s also included these other upgrades compared to the 6:
-upgraded rear camera from 8 to 12 MP, introducing 4K video recording
-upgraded front camera from 1.2 MP potato cam to 5 MP
-2nd gen Touch ID (some people initially complained it was too fast)
-Upgraded to stronger aluminum enclosure making the 6s more durable (and resistant to bending)
-3D touch (a sadly underutilized feature by Apple, but it introduced the long press on the keyboard turns it into a trackpad which I used daily).

If you think the 13 to 14 is 10x the upgrade you must be seeing something I’m not…
 
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  1. iPhone 4s - Peak smartphone design, in terms of looks.
  2. iPhone 5c - The 5c was so comfortable to hold, the best one handed device so far.
    It was also kinda fun to own since most people had never seen one or even knew it existed.
  3. iPhone SE - Such a great device at the time, too bad they didn't use the 5c casing.
    Used it for 3 years until I gave up on Apple releasing any new smaller phones.
  4. iPhone 13mini - I´ve had this for a couple of weeks now.
    It's great to have an almost one handed phone again but it's sad that Apple decided it should be a cheap device instead of a premium one.
  5. iPhone 3Gs - First iPhone. I think I liked having it more than I liked actually using it.
  6. iPhone Xs - I didn't like it when I bought it and never really learned to like it either.
    It was always too big and too heavy. I miss 3D Touch, such an amazing feature.
    Given how the 13 mini looks, not having a comically huge camera was something I didn't appreciate enough.
  7. iPhone SE 2020 - iPhone 6ssss..
    Not my main phone and there's not much to like here except maybe Touch ID.
 
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1. 7 Plus
2. SE
3. 5s
4. 4s
5. iPhone 3G
6. iPhone

7 plus has been kept the longest so has the love.
5s was almost perfect coupled with an iPad.
4s blew me away at the time and I have fond memories of queuing on launch day.
3G really opened my eyes to smartphones after having the first iPhone and all the previous Nokia's + Motorola's.
 
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  1. iPhone 14 Pro (Silver)
  2. iPhone 13 Pro (Space Gray)
  3. iPhone 12 Pro Max (Silver)
  4. iPhone 11 Pro Max (Midnight Green)
  5. iPhone XS (Gold)
  6. iPhone X (Silver)
  7. iPhone 5s (White)
  8. iPhone 5 (Black)
  9. iPhone 4s (White)
  10. iPhone 4 (Black)
  11. iPhone
  12. iPhone 7 (Jet Black)
  13. iPhone 6s (Rose Gold)
  14. iPhone 6 Plus (Silver)
  15. iPhone 3GS (White)
  16. iPhone 3G (Black)
 
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1-iPhone 2G
2-iPhone 4
3-iPhone XS Max
4-iPhone 6s
5-iPhone 13 Pro Max
6-iPhone 14 Pro Max
7- iPhone 3GS
 
jimmy_uk said:
1. 7 Plus
2. 5s
3. iPhone 4s
4. iPhone 3G

7 plus has been kept the longest so has the love.
5s was almost perfect coupled with an iPad.
4s blew me away at the time and I have fond memories of queuing on launch day.
3G really opened my eyes to smartphones after having the first iPhone and all the previous Nokia's + Motorola's.
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Nice to read others are still using their ip 7s, I agree it was/is a great phone. Only (or top) reason I did upgrade that to iphone SE a little under 2 years ago, was the low price for the SE and it being basically still an iphone 7 in most ways. Also didn’t help that I had had to replace the battery and was worried it would keep happening. (Which it did so far once already with iphone SE). Anyway, I hope your 7 Plus continues to work well!
 
Weird to say this but after feeling the most comfortable I've ever felt passing on the latest iPhone I think the iPhone 13 pro has been the best experience, although I still hate the notch.

Previously it was the iPhone X then iPhone 5s.
 
I purchased my first iPhone in 2020 so my list will be shorter than a lot of you guys’ LOL.

1. iPhone 13 Pro Max
2. iPhone 14 Pro Max
3. iPhone 12 Pro

Android/other phones:
1. Motorola Droid
2. Motorola Droid Razr Maxx
3. Pixel XL
4. Pixel 4 XL
5. Pixel 2 XL
6. Motorola Droid Turbo 2
7. Motorola Droid Turbo
8. Motorola X (2nd Gen)
9. Motorola X (1st Gen)
10. LG Voyager Titanium
 
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1. iPhone 5
2. iPhone X
3. iPhone 13 mini
4. iPhone 14 Pro
5. iPhone 6
6. iPhone 6S Plus
7. iPhone 12 Pro Max
8. iPhone 11 Pro Max
9. iPhone 7 Plus
 
1. 6 Plus - too big, esp since I got an iPad, but I really enjoyed that display and got four solid years out of the phone.
2. XS - current phone, it is fine. Another four solid years of daily use.
3. 4 - it wasn't the latest version when I got it so it only lasted a couple of years before bogging down. But I loved the flat edge design vs the "Chiclets" form factor and look forward to returning to that with my incoming 14P, which I hope will be the new #1.
4. 3G - deserves higher ranking for being my first smartphone, but all in all it simply wasn't as good as what followed it.
 
1. iPhone
2. iPhone 4
3. iPhone 8 Plus
4. iPhone 13 Pro Max
5. iPhone 6 Plus
6. iPhone 11 Pro Max
7. iPhone XS Max
8. iPhone 6
9. iPhone 3GS
10. iPhone 5
11. iPhone 5s

I purchased the original iPhone in 2008 and coming from Nokia symbian smartphones (6600, N70, N82, N93i, etc) i was simply blown away. In 2009 I got the new 3GS and i was convinced from there on all of my phone will be iPhones. Got the 4 on launch day, a year later of course i ordered the 5 and i was planning on keeping it for a while but in could not resist the 5s so i got that mid cycle. Half a year later ordered the 6 on launch day and a month later sold it and got a 6 Plus. From this point i was on a 2 year upgrade cycle and purchased the 8 plus and XS Max. I kept the XS maybe 3 months and then i got the 11 Pro Max until i cracked the screen and replaced it with a 13 Pro Max.
 
Man I’ve had a lot of iPhones and androids lol. I’ll just do a top 3 here.

iPhone 4/4s - my first actual iPhone to it is nostalgic to me but many can agree this was an awesome phone. The whole iPhone 4 leaking because some guy left it at the bar was such a crazy story too.

iPhone 6 - this is tied with the iPhone 5 really but I was super excited for this refresh and throughly enjoyed this phone.

iPhone X - probably my favorite mobile device to date. The new gesture based all screen design, oled panel, stainless steel frame. Man this was the most excited I’ve ever been for an iPhone release and the longest I kept a single device (13 months). I still think this is one of the most iconic iPhone designs to date.

iPhone 13 Pro Max - my current device. This I believe is the best iPhone apple made yet. Keeps a lot of the goods from the X but better design, and 120hz was a must for me on a mobile device. The battery is amazing too. I love this phone so much in fact I’ve decided to keep it for another year (I usually upgrade every year.) I like the dynamic island on the new phone a lot but prefer the notch still honestly. Plus I’m hearing the battery horror stories.
 
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In order of satisfaction in that time period - for the most part the new phones were always better.

  • 3G
  • 13 mini - reminds me of my 4s with a better screen
  • 4s - big big performance leap, great form factor.
  • 7 - looked like a 6 but way more durable, took so many drops and just didn’t die. No case. After the 6 which looked very similar this thing was a total tank of a phone.
  • 2020 se - massive disappointment in battery life. Upgrading from the 7, I expected so much more (new more efficient chip in same form factor?) and whilst performance was good the thing just totally sucked for battery run time.
  • 6 bendy, screen shattered pretty easy


3G was the first iphone I owned and it was just so far ahead of the n95 and n80 I’d had before it was ridiculous.

The 4s was a great phone. After that I feel Apple lost the plot a little with the 6 onward. The 13 mini for me feels like a return to form. I bought a battery back for it (after the SE figure I might need it and don’t want a bigger phone) and haven’t needed it.
 
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Had loads of iPhones over the years.
My favorites were Iphone 4 and X.
Currently have 14PM. Too early to say if I like them more than the other two which were iconic phones. IMO all models since the X have been incremental updates.
 
Here is my ranking of all the iPhones I've owned since 2013. (I love all of my iPhones so this was somewhat difficult.)

1.) iPhone x (2017-2021) - Thought Face ID was great and had it the longest
2.) iPhone 13 PM (2021-2022) - Loved promotion and macro mode in camera app
3.) iPhone 14 PM (2022 - present) - Loving it so far with dynamic island, AOD and 48 megapixel camera (likely to replace iPhone 13PM by 2023 in the number 2 slot)
4.) iPhone 6s+ (2015-2017) - Loved the size of it when it first came out
5.) iPhone 5 (2013-2014) - My first iPhone and introduction to iOS 7 which I thought made the phone better
6.) iPhone 6 (2014-2015) - A decent leap in regards to the increase in screen size over previous iPhone
7.) iPhone 12 PM (2021-2021) - Only had it for a couple months but still loved it
 
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  5. iPhone 3GS
Before these, I had flip phones and bag phones. 😂 Let's just rate those at the bottom. All of them.
 
I've purchased a new model every year since the iPhone 3GS.

Three stand out:

  • iPhone 4 changed the game.
  • iPhone 8 Plus was a total workhorse.
  • iPhone XS Max felt like a very different device with the new screen.

iPhone 14 Pro Max is a contender for this list. Loving it so far, even coming from the reliable 13 Pro Max.
 
I haven’t had as many iPhones as many here. I’ll rank them, though (when I used them, excluding posterior developments):
1: iPhone 6s (128 GB, iOS 9.3.3): My favourite iPhone ever. It was speedy, battery life was decent, it has a headphone jack. My second iPhone and the one I’ve used for the longest time. Apple forced it out of iOS 9 to iOS 13 and obliterated it. Currently in a drawer.

2: iPhone 6s (32GB, iOS 10.0): Currently in use as a second phone, mimics the advantages of the other 6s minus storage. Performance and battery life are top-notch even after six years (bought in 2016). It is currently my favourite iPhone, if only because the other 6s is now infinitely worse. In spite of the storage, I can call it my favourite iPhone ever, too.

3: iPhone Xʀ (128GB, iOS 12.3.1): Currently my main iPhone, and in spite of the lacklustre camera features, it’s extremely fast and battery life is astonishing, even three years after purchase. I couldn’t be happier.

4: iPhone 5s (32GB, iOS 8.2): Currently in a drawer, with a cracked screen (unwittingly dropped a power bank on it. Poor little tempered glass couldn’t save it. Not worth repairing for obvious reasons). My first iPhone, very mediocre battery life but I loved it. I was in awe with Touch ID.

5: iPhone 7 Plus (128 GB, iOS 10.2): Traded in to Apple. Came with a broken camera and bad hardware which caused lag and unusable portrait mode, awful camera quality. In spite of that, it was my first iPhone with great battery life (north of 12 hours of screen-on time). Gave it to a family member and used my 6s on iOS 9 until I got the Xʀ.

6: iPhone 5c (8GB, iOS 10.3.3): Currently in use, very occasionally, for music. Unusable, in every aspect. Slow, laggy, bad battery life, awful camera, no storage. Only advantage? It’s so comfortable to carry! Used as a secondary phone until it was replaced by my current 6s on iOS 10.

As a footnote, there is one iPhone I would’ve liked to have: The 8 Plus. I’ve wanted a good plus ever since the 7 Plus came botched from the factory. Unfortunately, I’ve never had one.
 
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I've only owned 4 iPhones and 1 Android:

1: iPhone 5 ( nostalgia; it was my first and favorite, form-factor wise )

2: iPhone 12 Product Red. 128 Gb. My current phone which I'll keep for another year or two. Purchased because it harkened back to the above 5 form.

3: iPhone XR, Product Red. 128 Gb I was quite happy with it until the 12. Great battery life

4: iPhone 6, 128 Gb; my 5 had finally bogged down and would no longer hold a charge.

5: Droid X: my first smart phone. Great fun at the time, pretty decent.

In order of ownership: Droid X, 5, 6, XR, 12 ( which, I guess, could have gone without saying, lol 🧐).
 
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1. iPhone 14 Pro Max (Dynamic Island and Camera upgrades)
2. iPhone 13 Pro Max (ProMotion and camera upgrades)
3. iPhone X (great camera, OLED screen)
4. iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT) RED (I do miss this one, such a good phone)
5. iPhone 12
6. iPhone 7
7. iPhone 6s Plus (Much better than the 6 Plus)
8. iPhone 4s (A huge improvement over the 4)
9. iPhone 6 Plus (Not enough RAM and underpowered)
10. iPhone 6 (Bigger screen but not enough RAM)
11. iPhone 3GS (First iPhone I had)

bodonnell202 said:
Not sure if you are trolling… but there is a reason the 6s received software updates 3 years after the 6 was dropped. The A9 had a 70% faster in CPU and 90% faster GPU compared to the A8 (this was the last time we saw a performance jump so large in 1 generation), plus it doubled the RAM. 6s also included these other upgrades compared to the 6:
-upgraded rear camera from 8 to 12 MP, introducing 4K video recording
-upgraded front camera from 1.2 MP potato cam to 5 MP
-2nd gen Touch ID (some people initially complained it was too fast)
-Upgraded to stronger aluminum enclosure making the 6s more durable (and resistant to bending)
-3D touch (a sadly underutilized feature by Apple, but it introduced the long press on the keyboard turns it into a trackpad which I used daily).

If you think the 13 to 14 is 10x the upgrade you must be seeing something I’m not…
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Totally agree. The 6/6+ weren't great phones, the 6+ in particular due being underpowered and not enough RAM. the 6S/6S+ were significant updates.
 
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