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I upgraded because...

  • Contract Ended. Due.

    Votes: 2 6.1%
  • Having Battery/Performance Issues.

    Votes: 4 12.1%
  • Having the Latest/Greatest. Why not.

    Votes: 13 39.4%
  • New Features (Action Button, Camera, USB-C, etc.).

    Votes: 9 27.3%
  • Love me some Natural Titanium.

    Votes: 3 9.1%
  • Other. It was a gift

    Votes: 2 6.1%

  • Total voters
    33

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Love me some Natural Titanium. LOL

Seriously, I love how it matches my 2022 VW GTI Performance. Moonstone Grey.

This is where I'm at, where I owned so many phones that Color is the reason why I'm upgrading.

It's the reason why I got the Samsung S23 Green. I even thought about going for the 15 Plus Green but I'm a Pro Max type.

Two years ago (I skipped iPhone 14), I sold my Sierra Blue 13PM after Apple released it in Green. I went with the 13 mini though. I just wanted to see how it is. Regretted it. I thought I would be okay knowing how poor the battery life is.
 
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For me it makes more sense buying the new iPhone every year and sell the other with Profit, than keeping it and purchase a new one every x-years
 
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I like having the latest phone and it never costs me any extra per month so why not?

It's actually cheaper this year so win, win
 
I haven’t decided yet, but if I do upgrade from my 13 Pro Max to the 15 Plus the main reasons will be (in order of importance):

#1 lower weight (201 grams vs 240 grams)
#2 matte frame that doesn’t show fingerprints, thus not needing a case and further reducing its weight
#3 brighter screen up to 2000 nits
#4 upgraded camera sensor @ 48mp
#5 usb-c connector ubiquity
#6 crash detection / sos satellite service
#7 A16 being supported for longer
#8 possible future dynamic island features
#9 front facing camera autofocus

Decisions decisions 🤔
 
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Lower weight, and for the Blue Titanium colour/finish mostly. 5x optical zoom, action button, and usb-c are nice to have as well.
 
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