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iPhone 11 Pro 11 PRO MAX Owner Who Upgrading to 12 PRO MAX
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Honestly I don't get why people are upgrading iPhone with only 1 year difference. It becomes inscreasingly true as yearly upgrades become more and more incremental.
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New Industrial Design + 5G + A14 Chip.
5G is still very niche, need an extra year at least to get decent coverage. And given covid most of us are on Wi-Fi. Don't you think ?
Design it's very subjective. Personally it's not enough for me alone to upgrade
Upgrade from A13 to A14 ?? excuse me ? Please give us an tangible real life use case where A13 is not good enough ? Even A12 is still plenty capable today.
5G UWB (VZW) a few hundred feet from my house, upgraded cameras since I'll hopefully be taking a trip in 2021, Qualcomm modem instead of Intel for better low-signal performance. My 11 PM struggles in low-signal areas and often doesn't load anything even with 1-2 bars. I also depend on my phone for 10-12 hours a day with working every weekday so it's worth the upgrade for me. Plus I'm on iUP.
I have been struggling with the 11 pro max size since i got it. I was trying to convince myself that bigger phone was better, but I honestly hate it. My wife wants to upgrade from 8+ so i will be giving her my 11 pro max and i will most likely end up with 6.1 12 pro or get 5.8 11 pro.
I'm probably going to upgrade for the Qualcomm modem and move to a smaller size for the first time ever. Possibly the 12 mini, possibly the 6.1" 12, possibly the 6.1" 12 Pro... Have to see the keynote to make final decisions.
Since I am on iUP, I will likely upgrade and I prefer Qualcomm modem over Intel.
The issue with 5G is yea there is low coverage now, but once you get 10s of million of iPhones with it, maybe that will put the pressure on carriers to actually expand coverage.
i'm just curious. if that's the case, why wouldn't you wait for another year for a more substantial upgrade? Unless you have a healthy 5G network in your area, it might be more practical to wait another year when you could get an even better chip and a more refined industrial design that would also (allegedly) include a smaller notch. The 11 Pro is still a phenomenal phone and if all the 12 Pro rumors are true, it should be pretty damn close to its upgrade in both performance and functionality. On the surface, it just doesn't seem like that much of an update to spend another $1K+ on because what you're getting as an "upgrade" isn't even remotely substantial.
So where do you live that has 5G full bore available to everyone? It's a marketing thing right now. Maybe in a couple years it will be worth mentioning. Other than that, meh.
I get that it's a thing, like IUP program, but I just can't have a phone for a 1yr then have to send it back to get the new one, after paying half of what the device cost me, I'd rather wait every 2 yrs, if the new iPhone is worth it, rather than upgrade every year.
You know, maybe this just comes down to preference and ability to do so. With many programs offering the option to upgrade every year, many folks will do just that. And honestly that's it. There's usually not a economical/practical use case tied to updating your phone every single year....unless you just want to.
That's perfectly fine for those who want to, and it should be ok (shouldn't matter) with those who don't.
That's perfectly fine for those who want to, and it should be ok (shouldn't matter) with those who don't.
I just purchased a, 11 Pro Max in March as a bday gift to myself. Prior to that I had an 11. Unless there are huge noticeable differences in this devices that will aid me daily I will keep my two toys.
If I can assume the iPhone 12 Pro Max truly will be the best iPhone ever, then I can say with certainty that I will be upgrading from my iPhone 11 Pro Max. I think this is the calculation everyone should be making. If the new iPhone is better than your old one, upgrade.