iPhone 14 Pro Max Any P14 or PM14 users not upgrading?

[parajba]

Just curious to see what other iPhone Pro and Pro Max 14 users are doing.

Mine is still going very strong, battery at 91%, purchased on launch day, works beautifully.

My only concern was and still is to this date weight and bulkness. With a thin case and a quality screen protector, it clocks the scale at 290 grams. In 3 years of ownership, I still haven’t gotten used to the weight and size.

I was set on upgrading next year, my money is on a much improved Air, so much that it will render the Pro obsolete for most users - like it happened with the MacBook Pro and Air. But after seeing how good the base 17 is, well, the temptation is…tempting. I will probably just wait. If I can resist the urge to spend for a few months or so, it will all be soon forgotten, and then it’s a countdown to sep 2026.

 

[mquinn]

I'm upgrading from 14 PM. My battery is at 83%, I sometimes can't go a full 6 am to 11 pm cycle without having to charge. I want the action button lol.

 

[Guitarpik]

I wasn’t going to but recently dropped and shattered the back glass. That plus the $1100 trade in made it a no brainer.

 

[reinem85]

The weight is an issue, and with my OtterBox Defender case, I think it's over 300 grams. I won't be updating this year, neither my iPhone nor iOS. I just updated to 18.7, and I think I'll stay here for a long time.

 

[MrAperture]

My battery health is at 82%. I'll be upgrading to the Cosmic Orange 17 Pro and giving my 14 Pro to my MIL.

 

[watchthisspace]

I have no real reason to upgrade my 14 Pro, other than I've got the itch to upgrade because new tech is always fun. I'll wait until the review of the 17 is out, particularly around the camera performance in low light before I do anything.

I almost never use the Telephone lens, so the 17 Pro is of no value anymore for me.

It doesn't help that the pricing in New Zealand is.. getting less justifiable.

 

[jazzpolizei]

I've been happy enough with the 14 Pro to have skipped a couple of product cycles without giving it much thought. But this year, it felt like the time was right.

And to my surprise, I find myself kind of excited by the new Air. It's sort of a push-pull thing — the new Pro line feels curiously off-putting to me, with peculiar color choices and a muscular design that doesn't strike me as altogether Apple-like. But this Air — though arguably not the most practical object in the world — seems like a lovely new gadget with old-school Apple appeal. So we'll see how it goes. And meanwhile my excellent son is waiting for the 14 Pro while there is still some life in it.

 

[Eggtastic]

Same exact boat and surprised I didn't see more threads about the 14 PM to 17 PM yet (unless I didn't search enough).

I am going to wait to see it in person and the reviews. The cameras will be my main focus. My battery is at 83% but it doesn't bother me enough to warrant an upgrade or replacement battery. I wish it came in black but would settle for the blue model if I made the move.

The size doesn't bother me but the weight can be an issue at times with the case I have on. I only use this and the MBP so I usually go all in on my mobile device so pro max or nothing.

 

[mquinn]

Same exact boat and surprised I didn't see more threads about the 14 PM to 17 PM yet (unless I didn't search enough).

I am going to wait to see it in person and the reviews. The cameras will be my main focus. My battery is at 83% but it doesn't bother me enough to warrant an upgrade or replacement battery. I wish it came in black but would settle for the blue model if I made the move.

The size doesn't bother me but the weight can be an issue at times with the case I have on. I only use this and the MBP so I usually go all in on my mobile device so pro max or nothing.

Yeah I’m surprised too with the 36 month cycle most carriers have.

 

[dborja]

I'm going from my iPhone 14 PM to a base iPhone 17. I had the battery replaced last summer and I'm again down to 89% capacity. The specs on the base 17 are now similar to the 17 PM except, of course, for screen size and lack of telephoto lens. As far as the camera, if I need serious pictures, I use my SLR camera. I'm tired of the 14 PM being unwieldy in my pants' pockets and shirt pockets. I'm also getting a decent trade-in value so almost everything lines up - I just need to see if I'll miss the PM form factor...

 

[FCDP]

On a 14 Pro, battery replaced a year ago and still at 97% health.

The two upgrades I've been looking for are the telephoto camera quality and better lenses that reduce or eliminate flaring. The 3x on the 14 Pro is "ok", but this years 17 Pro looks like we may see a real improvement. More than that, I want to see if they've finally fixed the flaring in low light that ruins any video and some stills with bright light-sources in the frame. If that hasn't changed, I'll likely skip this year altogether.

And as jazzpolizei said, the Air is a compelling alternative. If the 17 Pro fails to live up to my own requiements to justify it, I may ditch the pro line altogether and get the Air. I don't use the ultrawide, and the telephoto is extremely situational in the 14 Pro to be of any use. I would love to have a thinner and lighter phone. I never should have traded in the 13 Mini...

 

[Bethanie21]

I’m upgrading from a 14 Pro to the 17 Pro. Don’t think the new Air will make the Pro obsolete, that’s nonsense. I also don’t find the new Pro ugly like some people here, it looks premium to me. The Air looks like a toy.

 

[chill991]

upgrading from 14Pro to 17Pro. My 14’s battery is at 80%, dropped a couple percent the last couple of months.

 

[MaximizedAction]

Fun to see others with about the same opinion on their 14Ps. My purple 14P is going strong with an 89% battery (without replacement).

The 17P turned out not as far advanced as I expected, especially 1TB still being the max for the regular Pro. The back-cameras on the 17P and battery are better enough that it’s worth an upgrade.

The design is debatable. I prefer the elegant look of the former iPhone Pros that I would’ve switched to the Air if it was a tad more powerful.

All in all, after some internal back and forth I got the orange 17P, but am trading it for my purple 14P only with a heavy heart. Good bye last gen to have a physical toggle.

 

[xARx2]

hey! 14PM here, 86% battery life. the phone’s running great, but if i were to upgrade, the air would be my choice. however, i use the ultrawide and tele lens a lot, so the exclusion of both is unjustifiable to me. the inclusion of one or the other would been acceptable.

i’m really liking the 14pm, though. it’s on applecare one, so if the back breaks (running caseless), i’ll get the device replaced and get a fresh battery for $30–one of the “benefits” of this generation device. the battery is definitely not enough to pull me through a full day now.

super excited to see if apple refreshes the air next year! that’d probably push me over to buy one.