iPhone 17 Anybody update from the iPhone 15 base model to the iPhone 17 base model?

[omelet1978]

I've had the base model iPhone 15 for 2 years and am very happy with it. However if people have updated to the 17 it would be interesting in hearing their thoughts on it.

3000 nits brightness, 120 refresh rate, better battery life...to name a few improvements, so just wondering if these updates warrant an upgrade?

 

[bodonnell202]

Was watching this as I’m in the same boat. Currently have a 15 that works fine and still has good battery life (currently 99% health). Yet I keep eyeing a sage iPhone 17 thinking it’s such a good value with the larger Promotion screen, 256 gb storage and the upgraded cameras and trying to justify that I should just do it now while the trade in on my 15 is still good.

 

[omelet1978]

Bump

 

[Andeddu]

The upgrades are mostly incremental. The 17 is noticeably more powerful than the 15, but for most people, the difference won’t be very noticeable aside from the much higher screen refresh rate.

There’s really no need to upgrade unless you simply want to. The 15 is an excellent phone and will easily last another 3–4 years. No one needs to move up from a 15, do it only if you want to.

 

[aajeevlin]

The upgrades are mostly incremental. The 17 is noticeably more powerful than the 15, but for most people, the difference won’t be very noticeable aside from the much higher screen refresh rate.

There’s really no need to upgrade unless you simply want to. The 15 is an excellent phone and will easily last another 3–4 years. No one needs to move up from a 15, do it only if you want to.

Agreed. For me maybe for the larger storage 128 vs 256. As much as I try to limit my app use, I'm down to about 20GB free space.Having 256 would be rather welcoming.

 

[C7 POWER]

Nope, not a single person lol

 

[jntdroid]

I would only do it if any of the following are concerns for you:

• Your 15's battery is struggling (though you could also just have Apple replace the battery)
• You really believe Apple Intelligence will be beneficial in the next couple of years (🤷‍♂️)
• You really love high refresh screens (though if you've had the 15, you likely don't know the difference)

Had a 15, as did my wife, handed it down to daughter b/c her phone was done. Wife now has a 16, I have 17. I love high refresh screens, nobody else in my family cares. There are some incremental camera improvements and modest battery improvements, but nothing earth shattering. It's like moving from an older nice Honda Accord to a newer nice Honda Accord. It can be a nice change, but by no means necessary.