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by _hzw 999 days ago
I am still using the iPhone 11 Pro Max and haven't felt motivated to upgrade yet. Other than the battery life, which drops to around 20% after a day of normal usage, everything else still works flawlessly. I feel like I've saved a lot of money and have been able to spend it elsewhere :-D
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bayindirh 999 days ago
I'm on an iPhone X, which is on its second Apple battery. Apple replaced its speaker during the battery change free of charge, because it was broken or something, and I feel no urge to upgrade.

I'll be getting the latest and greatest in a couple of years, but no rush. That thing works the way it should, incl. battery life.

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SOLAR_FIELDS 999 days ago
I’ve always felt the best time to upgrade is when the software EOL’s. Probably not for another couple of years on the iPhone X
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bayindirh 999 days ago
You get a couple of years of security updates, and new software starts to use the newest features to the fullest in the meantime, so when you take the plunge, it's always a bigger, more worthy jump.

You can safely leave the device behind then, to use as an emergency phone, if the need arises.

So, 1-2 years is not that crucial, but after that you really start to feel the gap. Same for Macs.

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