It would happen eventually, and today it did.
I had been waiting to upgrade from my iPhone 8+, a phone I have been been very happy with for the past five years. But I reasoned it had maybe one more OS upgrade in it before it wouldn’t upgrade anymore. And last I looked it was at 84 percent of maximum battery.
I had seriously considered the 14+ but in the end I went with the entry 14. The 14 is slightly smaller dimensionally than my 8+ even though the 14’s screen is 3-5 percent larger than the 8’s. As such although the new phone feels much lighter(!) and a bit smaller in-hand than my 8+ I don’t feel the screen is smaller, just shaped differently. I never considered the 14 Pro or Pro Max simply because I felt my needs didn’t warrant spending the extra money for those devices. I didn’t need those features, the cache or the reason to brag.
I had been putting off upgrading until my carrier introduced their back-to-school promo, and I thought it was a good one. Additionally my carrier, Koodo, has an arrangement with my employer, Staples Canada, thats allows me to save up to 30 percent on plans and add-ons. That with the savings my carrier is offering on the phone worked out to be a better deal than me buying the phone outright from work on staff purchase.
I picked up the Midnight colour because the blue wasn’t available. Bummer, but I’ll live. I also picked up a Midnight silicon case to keep the phone from feeling bulky in-hand (I like Otterbox and others, but they make the device feel bulky).
So my new iPhone is my most recent Apple device upgrade following my upgrade to an iPad Air 5 last December before Christmas. Next upgrade on the list I’m waiting for the M3 iMac. Then that should do it for me for the next 4-5 years or so.
I had been waiting to upgrade from my iPhone 8+, a phone I have been been very happy with for the past five years. But I reasoned it had maybe one more OS upgrade in it before it wouldn’t upgrade anymore. And last I looked it was at 84 percent of maximum battery.
I had seriously considered the 14+ but in the end I went with the entry 14. The 14 is slightly smaller dimensionally than my 8+ even though the 14’s screen is 3-5 percent larger than the 8’s. As such although the new phone feels much lighter(!) and a bit smaller in-hand than my 8+ I don’t feel the screen is smaller, just shaped differently. I never considered the 14 Pro or Pro Max simply because I felt my needs didn’t warrant spending the extra money for those devices. I didn’t need those features, the cache or the reason to brag.
I had been putting off upgrading until my carrier introduced their back-to-school promo, and I thought it was a good one. Additionally my carrier, Koodo, has an arrangement with my employer, Staples Canada, thats allows me to save up to 30 percent on plans and add-ons. That with the savings my carrier is offering on the phone worked out to be a better deal than me buying the phone outright from work on staff purchase.
I picked up the Midnight colour because the blue wasn’t available. Bummer, but I’ll live. I also picked up a Midnight silicon case to keep the phone from feeling bulky in-hand (I like Otterbox and others, but they make the device feel bulky).
So my new iPhone is my most recent Apple device upgrade following my upgrade to an iPad Air 5 last December before Christmas. Next upgrade on the list I’m waiting for the M3 iMac. Then that should do it for me for the next 4-5 years or so.
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