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My first iPhone was the iPhone 11 Pro Max… and I’m still using it. Thinking of upgrading to the 13 Pro Max for the camera improvements…but may wait for the 14.
 
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 4s
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s Plus

(Then I discovered the joys of Android)

iPhone 10r
iPhone 13 Pro
 
Got my first iPhone around Christmas 2008, a brand new iPhone 3G. So it goes like this:

iPhone 3G 16GB Black ATT
iPhone 4 32GB White Verizon
iPhone 5S 64GB Gold ATT
iPhone 6+ 64GB Space Gray ATT
iPhone 6S+ 128GB White ATT
iPhone 7+ 256GB Jet Black ATT
iPhone X 256GB Black ATT
iPhone 11 128GB Black ATT
iPhone 12 Pro 256GB Pacific Blue ATT
iPhone 13 Pro Max 265GB Sierra Blue ATT

I still remember how exciting it was to get the much anticipated VERIZON iPHONE (😳 😳 😳) and to get it in white after that color was delayed for a long time as well as the top spec storage. It was, in effect, the most desirable phone on the market and people would have paid over MSRP for it if I wanted to sell it while still sealed. But no way was I giving that one up! Also, the GOLD 5S in 64GB was big time rare when it came out and highly desirable as gold was the new color and the first time Apple put out a non black/white color on their flagship. And who could forget the slick JET BLACK 7+???? The first time I saw that phone I was blown away, it was really something to behold.

All that being said, the new 13 Pro Max is no doubt the best iPhone ever with unbeatable speed, cameras and that incredible 120Hz screen.
 
iPhone 2G
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5
iPhone 5S
iPhone 6
iPhone 6S
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone X
iPhone XS
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro

Only years I skipped a phone were iPhone 3G and iPhone 12 series
 
2G, 3G, 3GS, 4, 4 White, 4S, 5, 5S, 6, 6S, 7 plus, 8 plus, X, XS Plus, 11 Pro Max, 12 Pro, 13 Pro
 
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