Anyone upgraded their iPhones this year? I have been making do with a 12 pro for some time now but considering a change and wondered if the newly launched iPhone 15 will be a big step up having skipped the last couple of years models. Any thoughts on this year’s model that was announced this week?

 

https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-15-pro/

 

Available to pre-order from 1pm today.

I got the 14 pro so I have no need to update but my battery is already down to 80% health 👀

 

 

 

The dynamic Island thing is my favourite of the recent changes. It’s so useful, I love it

I got the 14 pro so I have no need to update but my battery is already down to 80% health 👀

The dynamic Island thing is my favourite of the recent changes. It’s so useful, I love it

Oh how do you check the battery health of your iPhone? Maybe that feature isn’t on the 12 Pro.

Settings -> Battery -> Battery Health & Charging

 

I have it on my 11 so you’ll have it.

 

Made a typo earlier, I’m on 89% not 80%. Thank god. But still a little lower than I expected after a year

Ah ok thanks Phil, yeah mine says 90% so that’s ok I guess. I’m not definitely upgrading this year, just a consideration having not had a new phone in a while. I don’t anticipate iPhones will be radically different in the future unless some new breakthrough technology becomes available.

 

I wonder how many years we will have 5G before that gets upgraded too.

Developments in camera quality seem to be the main differences these days. I’ve got a 13 Max Pro and, short of any genuinely essential new development, I’ll be sticking with that until I start to think that my photos are significantly worse than Mr D’s - he upgrades every year near enough as part of one of those rental deals where as I just outright buy mine from apple and stick to a low cost sim only package.

90% after three years is really good Wardy! I have a sneaking suspicion it might be because I wirelessly charge but I’m also just a super heavy phone user as well 😅

 

 

 

Yeah, I agree Dandy. It’s mostly the camera that really improves. I went from an 11 to a 14 Pro and really noticed the upgrade. My phone and plan are on separate contracts this time so I’m in a similar situation as you Dandy. I think I’ll probably upgrade to the 17 unless the 16 is super compelling. I’d hold onto this longer but I expect in 2 years time the battery will be total trash so won’t really have another choice

I’ve got O2 Switch Up where you can upgrade whenever you want for free, so you can try out new phones whenever etc, so I’m thinking I will just upgrade anyway. I know they’re mostly the same each year but the camera improvements are interesting and I’m shallow and love that new phone feeling.