You won’t really find great deals, Apple will slow the supply of those devices and stocks will be low from third party companies in preparation for the iPhone 12’s. deals usually come from excess stock or stuff that’s not selling.
Are you buying outright (sim free) or on contract?
Where are you in the world?
Keep an eye on the refurb and clearance section of the Apple website, they should start appearing there soon but again, you won’t get an amazing discount, it’s Apple they don’t heed to do that.
Ok so starting from my location Im located in Poland, Europe, but Ive got one friend in USA who will come back for christmas (hopefully) so she could buy the phone for me. Its way cheaper than here in Europe because I won't pay additional tax.
Ive been considering refurbished XS from apple's website for 639$ but then I realized it would be better to add some money and buy new 11 pro for 800-850$ but I cant really find any.
In Poland we have a lot of discounts on 11 pro, it dropped from 5000zł to 3990zł or something, but its still more than 1000$ when you convert.
Better design, I prefer round edges and mat back of the phone + better camera in 11 pro.
And one more thing - size, 5.8" in XS or 11 pro is just perfect for me. Dont wanna get 6.1" so I never considered 11 or 12. On the other hand 12 mini comes to me too small
If we only look at the size comparison on the website I must agree with you. However a lot of people says it feels bigger in hand because of angular edges and thats what matters to me.Size isn’t an issue really, it’s a touch taller by millimetres the width is 1mm and it’s a lot thinner as well.
Battery life is being blown out of proportion, many devices have only recently been set up and are being used more, indexing files etc. The tests online also can’t be trusted as gospel either. Mines been just as good as my 11 Pro was and will certainly be much better than an XS. Have a look on Apple’s website in the compare section at the top, and you’ll see the regular 12 is a great device.
But it is your money