Very hard time justifying indeed. Went over it multiple times back and forth and I’ve decided paying close to $1800 CAD for dynamic island, USB-C, some minor camera improvements and always on display is not worth it. There is no “it” feature that improves my everyday experience like 120HZ had for the 13 Pro series. I hope apple is able to deliver something for the 16 pro or 17 pro series and it’s not just incremental upgrades forever.
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iPhone 13 Going from 13 to 15 is REALLY hard to justify...
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And yet Apple sells phones in 2023 without a high refresh yet…
Then no one would buy the pro models. That’s literally what’s holding me back on getting a non pro model now that they have telephoto capabilities..
What’s your point? Moving to a Pro phone is worth the high refresh rate.
I have a 13 PM and I already knew I wasn't upgrading. I actually think the upgrades to the 15 PM are pretty decent, but I'll wait one more year in the hopes that Apple puts some additional polish on some of the new features (and maybe makes another big battery life leap). The rumors of a larger display and stacked batteries in the 16 PM/Ultra is also a big enough deal to me to wait.
But my husband has an iPhone 11 that's running out of storage. So we'll be getting at least the iPhone 15. It will be interesting to see if Apple sees a bump in iPhone 15 (vs previous gen iPhone 14) sales due to the new connector. I know if it wasn't for usb-c we'd be going with the iPhone 14 for the discount, but I WILL have my household on one charging cable sooner rather than later so I'm going to make my husband go for the iPhone 15 (he doesn't care and will get whatever I tell him to).
I HOPE so badly the camera is better for every day shots compared to the iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max. That's really my only complaint with my current phone. Indoor shots in average lighting are overexposed and overprocessed often enough that I've really messed up capturing some cute moments with my kid.
But my husband has an iPhone 11 that's running out of storage. So we'll be getting at least the iPhone 15. It will be interesting to see if Apple sees a bump in iPhone 15 (vs previous gen iPhone 14) sales due to the new connector. I know if it wasn't for usb-c we'd be going with the iPhone 14 for the discount, but I WILL have my household on one charging cable sooner rather than later so I'm going to make my husband go for the iPhone 15 (he doesn't care and will get whatever I tell him to).
I HOPE so badly the camera is better for every day shots compared to the iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max. That's really my only complaint with my current phone. Indoor shots in average lighting are overexposed and overprocessed often enough that I've really messed up capturing some cute moments with my kid.
Dynamic Island = Meh...
48MP main camera = Pixel Binding and a slightly better quality, neat, but then again, new is always better.
2x zoom = Neat
6gb RAM = Don't miss the extra 2GB today, so... meh..
USB-C = Neat, but not something that would make me upgrade
2000 nits peak brightness outside = Neat, but have gone without for so long, and don't have major issues
Cinematic mode up to 4k 30 fps = Didn't use it in 1080P, guess I won't either in 4K
Also 4K is not used on my iPhone. I use 1080P 60fps. Using 4K is a waste of storage. You do get more pixels in the video, but not the quality of 4K. A mobile camera just has a to small optical lens to provide genuine 4K.
Well it’s good you saved money not upgrading. Last year the watch ultra was my favorite purchase. Really nice step up from my series 5. This years release have been pretty dull on iPhone and warch.
If people start posting pics taken with the 15 pro max camera and they’re amazing, I’ll upgrade.
But if they look the same as the 14 PM, lol then no thanks. I think we can all agree that the processing on iPhones sucks, and if they haven’t improved it on the 15 that would be really sad. I’m so tired of my picture coming out looking like an oil painting.
But if they look the same as the 14 PM, lol then no thanks. I think we can all agree that the processing on iPhones sucks, and if they haven’t improved it on the 15 that would be really sad. I’m so tired of my picture coming out looking like an oil painting.
I was really tempted to upgrade my green 13PM to 14PM just because I love purple color and i never had purple phone (I haven't done it, maybe i do it now when prices goes down 🤷♀️)
When we talk about new one, I don't know - titan is nice, usb-c is nice to have but it is not lifesaver (i have USB-C on my samsung for years but barely using it 😁) and even colors are in my opinion boring... so there is nothing that can convice me to upgrate do 15PM.
Never say never, but after Apple event looks like there is no upgrade to iPhone 15 for me that i can justify. (Let's see what will says tech community)
When we talk about new one, I don't know - titan is nice, usb-c is nice to have but it is not lifesaver (i have USB-C on my samsung for years but barely using it 😁) and even colors are in my opinion boring... so there is nothing that can convice me to upgrate do 15PM.
Never say never, but after Apple event looks like there is no upgrade to iPhone 15 for me that i can justify. (Let's see what will says tech community)
Honestly guys its going to be like this next year also, just small iterative updates in the same slab phone form factor. Apple need to announce their foldable soon as people are getting bored of the same thing every year. At least they finally switched the iphone to USB C though!
In that case, it feels like the last 3 years have been 's' updates! lol
I just got my 13 earlier this year for a killer deal (upgraded from SE2). This iPhone 13 is still fantastic with excellent battery life. The only feature that has me excited is USB-C, since all my other devices in the house are USB-C. But it’s not worth paying $800 just for using the same connector for charging.
Every new iphone from now on will have small incremental upgrades. I cant see there being any major changes year on year. The tech has reached a point where it's just so good that there's little left. Unless Apple makes a drastic change, like foldable phones etc, I feel we have reached peek maturity.
That it is ridiculous that iPhone sells phones at over 700 USD without this. All their competitors have at least 90 hz at this price point.
I have a 12 mini and the small battery is just killing me. I need more battery capacity and I think I’m ready for a bigger screen too. I mainly use the iPhone for listening to music, FaceTime, emails, MS Teams (work) and the usual stuff. No gaming or heavy photo taking work.
I was in the same situation as you. I ended up getting rid of my beloved 12 Mini for a regular 13. I haven’t had any issues with battery since the switch, it provides a true all day battery.