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IPhones literally don't change much from phone to phone lol

I also upgraded from 11 to 15 pro this year and it didn‘t feel like a big upgrade for me too. Battery life is the biggest bummer. 15 pro has less battery life than a 4 year old iPhone 11 @ 85% capacity. >:

Better screen, better cameras etc are nice but not overwhelming these days.

I miss my mute switch, to be honest. I’m hoping the action button gets some sort of update where you can press once, or double press for other actions. But the higher refresh rate and the amazing cinematic mode is what I’m absolutely loving. ( Upgraded from an 11 )

I mean, since you didnt pay for it what I could cost you to just keep it and use it

Bro it’s November, why the Christmas tree?

I went from 11 Pro to 15 Pro. If anything, the experience has been a bit of a downer. The 15 is much bulkier, the cameras are large and it feels enormous in my pocket as the sides are no longer rounded. iOS is iOS so that’s exactly the same experience.

Sure I’ll get used to it, but it’s not the great upgrade I was hoping for.

Got a 14 pro from an 11 pro because it was glitching. I do not feel a difference. Also iOS 17 is kinda glitchy.

In my opinion phones are just boring.

But for an enthusiast I can absolutely see how you can be happy with such a upgrade.

I mean no matter how we see it or not the jump is huge from 11 to 15 pro.. might not feel as it is but it is LOL

My cousin upgraded from an 11 to a 14 Pro when it came out and she said the exact same thing. She didn’t feel that much of a difference

It's not even December 😭

Off topic, love your Christmas tree 😍

I went from an iPhone 8 to 14 Pro and it was a massive difference. Almost everything about the phones is different.

Upgraded from 13 to 15 and the only difference for me is the new one feels cheaper without case. I regret it tbh.

> Upgrading from 7 to 11 felt HUGE and I was expecting that again, especially with this being a Pro model.

I have a 7+. I'm debating b/t an iPhone 11 or higher or a Samsung Galaxy. I know I'd get flak for Android, but I use a Note8 for my work phone, and it's pretty awesome.

I'm personally waiting for TouchID to return on iPhones. I'm a twin. Can't do FaceID.

I recently had a friend bring me a 15 pro max from Dubai, I used it for two days and found no difference between my 13 and it so I gifted it to my dad, he was carrying an 11 pro and loved the upgrade plus he looks real classy pairing it with his Rolex.

Same feeling here. I upgraded my 11 pro last year for the 14 pro and even tho there are some noticeable upgrades: -Dynamic Island -120hz -way brighter -and major camera upgrades Despite all that, I miss my 11 pro. The heaviest of the 14 pro is too much. And when taking photos, the iPhone does a lot of processing and HDR which at the end the photo kinda looks fake. Don’t get me started talking about battery…

I went from an 11 to a 14 pro max and that jump was ridiculous. The picture quality is insanely better. Like, I thought of course it would be better, but it’s ridiculously better. The speakers are amazing. Hell, I used to always wear my AirPods or hook up a bt speaker but if I’m just in the kitchen or something I can use my phone speaker. The brightness on the 14 is also great. The most important thing is the battery which is light years ahead of the 11. Everything also runs smoothly and faster than my old 11. It’s blowing my mind you said what you said bc I did the same jump basically.

I had the same feeling when I upgraded from my 11. Photo didnt wow me, I dont notice 120hz refresh rate anymore since I gotten used to it after a day. The biggest upgrade I would say that I appreciate is the bigger screen since Im using a Pro Max now but other than that, its the same experience. But dont get me wrong, I still love my phone.

I come from a second hand 8 plus to the 15 pro, had a month now and still impressed by how smooth it all is.

Came from a XS Max bought on launch to a 15 Pro Max and besides the battery life which is a huge upgrade, not really no. Smartphones are squarely in the toaster/refrigerator kind of category. Boring but necessary iterative upgrades year over year, which is a good thing as it indicates a mature market segment. The smartphone has been “figured out”.

I’m sorry but if you can’t notice the difference Lord help you. Problem is people have become technically desensitised.

I upgraded from an 8 to the 15 Pro. Massive difference.

It's an iPhone. The iPhone has felt the same for the past 5 years...

I can't disagree with you. Coming from a 11 Pro, I upgraded to a 15 Pro, but I can't say that it changes my life, at all.

(Grab a much and a blanket, heavy-hearted rang incoming.)

1. Initially I wanted a 13 Mini because I prefer the Mini format. But I didn't want to give up on the x2 zoom, and I was excited for the x3 that only Pro models offer since 13.
   → I'm still happy with my x2 zoom, but the x3 zoom is absolute crap. It feels like a digital zoom of the x2 image. Barely use it.
2. The macro mode is a welcome addition as I love capturing flowers and insects. However, I can't say that I feel a huge gain in photo quality since my 11 Pro. I did notice that the photos contain much more pixels, but on the other end, I found out that the AI smoothing algorithm tends to erase details completely. Some details that used to be pixellated are now simply blurry... It depends on the case but even for night mode, I can't say I'm impressed with the photo quality. Too much AI going on. My X-T3 is nowhere near retirement, that's for sure.
3. I was concerned that my 11 Pro's battery, after 4 years of distinguished services, was becoming weak (the battery health indicator was bugged though, it's been stuck at 92% for 2 years). And I read that with iPhone 12 and 13, the battery life had dramatically improved. It turns out that my 15 Pro feels it actually has the same if not less battery life. I'm really surprised by this, I was hoping that OS updates would fix it but... I'm still waiting.
4. I was curious about the Always-On Display. Turns out I find it annoying and distracting, because some notifications that you keep for later stay visible, which can be confused with new notifications.
5. Dynamic Island is a nice, well-executed gimmick, but still a gimmick. And I actually preferred the infamous notch: it sucked as well, but it was less distracting that this huge blob at the top of the screen.
6. Action button sounds great... but after experimenting a bit with it, I've reset it back to the default mode: Silence. Not sure that was worth the form factor update...
7. I never use cases because they're annoying and I'm rarely clusmy. I thought 15 Pro would be more resistant than my unbreakable 11 Pro (almost no scratch after 4 years of good care with a few 1m-high drops on wood and asphalt). Turns out my first fall last week already left more marks than any of the falls from my 11 Pro. 11 Pro was the sturdiest phone I've ever seen, yet so elegant. 15 Pro feels like a precious, malleable thing.

What I did get in the end:

• Pro Motion sure is pleasant, and iOS does feel a bit snappier than it was on my 11 Pro. But that's an improvement you mostly feel when you go back to your former device, which was fine as is.
• I like the fact that all pictures store "Portrait mode" data just in case. Having had use of it yet, though.
• Better Wi-Fi, and 5G compatibility. But I'm very happy with good 4G, so I didn't care that much about it.
• USB-C! Finally. Can't wait to retire my AirPods Pro and AppleTV remotes to throw away my last Lightning cables.

Seeing how big this post is, it sounds like I'm definitely heavy-hearted about this change!

But in the end I didn't return the 15 Pro because I gave my 11 Pro to my mother, who upgraded from a 6, which is a monster upgrade for her and she enjoys it a lot.

So to me, the satisfaction in this purchase mostly comes from the warranty renewal, more than the phone itself.

I wouldn't recommend anyone with an iPhone less than 4-5 years old to upgrade to a 15 Pro or even 15 unless theirs is in poor condition, or if they're sure that they can really exploit some of the advanced features like the video features or the computing power, which 99% of users don't need.

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A few years ago when the 8 and X came out, wanting to upgrade my own iPhone 6, I bought the 8 because the X didn't appeal to me and sounded too expensive. I returned the 8 after 3 days, seeing absolutely no different except a +20% weight increase. I bought the first SE instead, going back to my favorite form factor (4/4S/5/5S), and was super happy with it. Sometimes you just have to listen to reason I guess.