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What were your reasons for getting a new iPhone?
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Faster
Votes: 30 24.6% -
Worn down battery on old one
Votes: 46 37.7% -
Bigger screen
Votes: 22 18.0% -
Smaller screen
Votes: 8 6.6% -
Better screen
Votes: 33 27.0% -
Faster cell service (e.g., 4G, 5G)
Votes: 21 17.2% -
Better camera
Votes: 46 37.7% -
Night mode
Votes: 18 14.8% -
Price too good to pass up
Votes: 16 13.1% -
Colors
Votes: 9 7.4% -
To use Apple Watch
Votes: 0 0.0% -
Tim Cook suggested it…
Votes: 7 5.7% -
Other (please explain in comments)
Votes: 25 20.5%
- Total voters
Many of us hang on to our phones for years before upgrading. Others buy more frequently. Was wondering what was behind your upgrade. Perhaps that will give us slow adopters reasons to upgrade!
After all, new toys are always great fun!
You can pick more than one choice. For “Other”, please explain in a comment. All insights, reasons, and observations welcome!
now i see it
macrumors G3
Grateful that Apple announced another SE on Tuesday. I just decided to order yesterday shortly before the store went back up because phone was acting up. Glad I did. I do not need the bells and whistles of the more powerful phones; I’d rather put that money into iPads or another Mac.
I normally upgrade every 2-3 years which is still decedent as my iPhone 8 was still perfectly fine in 2020 when I switched to the 12 Mini. I guess I just wanted to go back to the iPhone 5 style chassis which I believe is the apex of smartphone design. To basically have a modern iPhone 5 with no Touch ID is a dream… I saw the concept art for this phone back in 2019 before it became a reality and always said I’d buy it if such a device were ever released.
As much as I’d like a 13 Mini, I have decided to hang fire because, other than the additional 64gb storage, I wouldn’t notice any difference in day-to-day use. The A14 is such a monster chip that the A15’s improvements would be imperceptible to 99% of users.
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And I don’t want smaller screen, but I would love a smaller form factor. My S21 is a joy to use. The 13 mini is quite attractive and hopefully it will get discounted to reasonable price this year or the next.
Reggaenald
macrumors 6502
Didnt upgrade recently, but got a killer deal with a carrier for an unlocked X 3 years ago.
Maybe you can add
Carrier Deals
to your list.
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Reggaenald
macrumors 6502
I could go with an SE 1st gen if the screen and camera were better and the thing was water resistant. Just give me a small all around tool. Here’s hoping the Mini will make a return one day.
iPhone 5s - Touch ID
iPhone X - Face ID/All-screen design
iPhone 13 mini - size
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arfbsantoso
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Mr. Awesome
macrumors 6502a
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I need a device to make phone calls, send texts and emails and snap infrequent pictures of stuff at the grocery store (so my wife can see what she wants me to bring home).
Any old Android can do that and I do not need a bazillion megapixels so my wife can make a choice between flavors of Cheerios or brands of tartar sauce. But I prefer iOS, and that only runs on Apple devices.
So, I get a new iPhone because I like how it looks. I know it will already do what I need it to do.
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kstewart61
macrumors regular
1rottenapple
macrumors 601
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christheappleguy
macrumors newbie
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lkalliance
macrumors 6502a
The unlikely outcome was that I DIDN’T get the 13 pro I thought I would. In the end I got the 13 mini. Still a great camera, just not the best one they offer. But I had gotten into the headspace where I was going to upgrade, and I pulled the trigger.
BotchQue
macrumors newbie
I tend to do the same with my 'pooters, use them until I can't anymore.
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Devyn89
macrumors 6502
three
Contributor
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iObama
macrumors demi-god
Wanted ProMotion and the new design, mostly Been waiting for 120Hz for a long time.
Two years was the longest I’d kept a phone in a while — trying to be a *little* bit smarter with my spending habits lol
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LFC2020
macrumors P6
This 👆Wanted ProMotion and the new design, mostly Been waiting for 120Hz for a long time.
Wanted to see how good ProMotion was on a iPhone.
Glad I upgraded in the end, totally worth it. 👌
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