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Post by OkGoDoIt »

acheron wrote: post #33
permanent-overc wrote: post #6

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99% of people put their iPhone in a case that covers up the color. This is not something anybody actually thinks. Sometimes I tell my teenage daughter “stop inventing things to be mad about”. Good advice for HN commenters, too.

I don’t know, in both the USA and Vietnam I see a massively disproportionate amount of people with the orange iPhone 17 Pro. Personally I like the orange color, but based on how ubiquitous the color choice seems to be, is does look a lot like conspicuous consumption to me.

And even in a case now that they have those huge camera plateaus you can still definitely tell what color iPhone someone has.

Re: iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Post by newman314 »

kenjackson wrote: post #37
jjice wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed on iPhone versions not feeling significant. I personally consider it a good thing. I'll keep my phone for as long as possible and not feel the need to upgrade. I personally don't care if Siri is the worst LLM of the big players, as long as it can answer my basic questions and search my texts, I'm happy. I don't need "frontier intelligence" for that kind of stuff. As for dictation, they say the new dictation is…

I update my phone now when the battery requires two full charges to 100% to last throughout the day. But there's no feature I'm looking for. My current phone is a 13 -- so I guess it lasted five years, which seems crazy long for it to be perfectly fine from a functionality perspective.

I went from a 13 Pro to 17 Pro and the battery life has been great.

Re: iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Post by hdgvhicv »

at1as wrote: post #8

I have no idea which iPhone version I have anymore. It doesn't feel as though it's missing anything, though.But I'd upgrade immediately if the new models truly offered better AI experience. Forgive my skepticism that Apple will get it right. Even the lauded latest version of Siri is far worse than the labs' offerings or Android at voice dictation (I now have to fix 1 word per sentence instead of 4, previously)

This is the problem for Apple. Expect shorter lifetime for security updates in the next few years. It’s why they’re pushing the “lease to own”, because people aren’t upgrading every year, or two, or even three any more.

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Post by chrisbrandow »

jmyeet wrote: post #31

I don't know why we even have this event anymore. There's a new iPhone every September. It's incrementally better than the last iPhone. Phones keep getting more expensive while doing basically the same thing for some reason. Just buy whatever is out when you need a new phone. I bought an iPhone 11 in 2019 I think? It last until 2 years ago when I limped along until the iPhone 16 Plus. I like the big screen area. The…

How is Face ID un-accessible for those with visual impairment? I hadn't heard that before.

Re: iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Post by eumenides1 »

rootusrootus wrote: post #11
ocd wrote: post #7

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Despite the Lightning port, I prefer my 13 Mini to upgrading.

An updated 13 Mini with USB-C and modern chipset would be fantastic . That would get me to upgrade. My hope is that Apple decides the world needs an iPhone Mini once in a while, just not a new one every year.

My contention is every 5 years release a mini spec with hardware bumps. Everyone jumps in and everyone upgrade. It only has the larger size space spec.

Rinse and repeat.

If you have a "known" or "expected" cycle, people can rely on that.

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Post by js2 »

dayvid wrote: post #35
at1as wrote: post #8

I have no idea which iPhone version I have anymore. It doesn't feel as though it's missing anything, though.But I'd upgrade immediately if the new models truly offered better AI experience. Forgive my skepticism that Apple will get it right. Even the lauded latest version of Siri is far worse than the labs' offerings or Android at voice dictation (I now have to fix 1 word per sentence instead of 4, previously)

I upgraded from a 13 to a 17 pro. Barely notice a different, my old phone was just dying

The 13 is the last generation of the mini and I still have mine. Good to know I'm not missing anything. Battery capacity isn't even below 80% so I can't replace it under Applecare yet.

Re: iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Post by nateb2022 »

I would love to see some "pro" features hit the Pro or Pro Max. Something I've wanted for a while is the ability to have more than 2 active eSIMs; I think a dual modem would be really cool, maybe with some features targeting users in poor cell coverage/ spotty service areas.

Or feature Thunderbolt rather than normie USB-C so you can record 4/8K ProRes to an SSD, and power a multi monitor setup with your iPhone Pro. macOS would be sick. Or (waterproof) exposed PCIE lanes so 3rd parties can integrate an ecosystem of backpacks like how Pi Hats work.

Re: iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

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Post by hakunin »

dayvid wrote: post #35
at1as wrote: post #8

I have no idea which iPhone version I have anymore. It doesn't feel as though it's missing anything, though.But I'd upgrade immediately if the new models truly offered better AI experience. Forgive my skepticism that Apple will get it right. Even the lauded latest version of Siri is far worse than the labs' offerings or Android at voice dictation (I now have to fix 1 word per sentence instead of 4, previously)

I upgraded from a 13 to a 17 pro. Barely notice a different, my old phone was just dying

I got a battery replacement instead, and still use 13 pro, works like new.

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Post by Firaxus »

haunter wrote: post #18
ungreased0675 wrote: post #3

I’m still waiting on a mini

The new iPhone Duo in single screen mode is the same size (5.4") as the iPhone 13 mini but with a different aspect ratio https://photos.reportinglive.com/p/2026-09-09/f-bf86c6f5adb3...

I think the screen might be the same diagonal length but it looks wider overall…
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