iPhone 13 Pro vs. 15 Pro: What to Expect if You've Waited to Upgrade

[Denzo]

Maybe a question for those Apple Watch Ultra people but how does the Titanium fare when it comes to scratching/dings/nicks/etc?

I have to say, I'm unimpressed with the dull look of the Ultra's body compared to the SS of my AW7 so I'm wondering if the 15 Pro might visually look "cheaper" when it comes out? Unless it will be polished?

I actually returned my titanium watch I brought back to apple back when I bought the S4.
At the time I thought it would be an upgrade and I was being told titanium is super tough and light weight. It was lightweight for sure, but it looked worse in 1 week, than any SS (S1, S2 and S3) I had, my S4 I’ve had since release and it still doesn’t have a mark on it despite being smacked probably a 100 times. Sometimes on other metal or concrete.
The titanium watch had scratches all over it in about 4 days and I hadn’t hit it on anything.

 

[izyreal]

You know what I find astounding, I am going to get 7 to 8 years out of my iPhone X. The 8th year would be one more year of security updates for iOS 16.

That means an iPhone 12 could be maxed out in 2027, iPhone 13 in 2028.

Think of how much money you could save on needless upgrades. Don't come for me on better photos and videos. Seriously, we have photo albums from 50 years ago and we hardly complain. Photos taken on an iPhone 4s still look darn good.

You definitely save money by not upgrading every year, but because of good trade-in values it might be less savings than you are thinking. For some people, the additional features, battery life, and capabilities justify the cost of upgrading more frequently.

For my budget, upgrading every 2-3 years is the sweet spot.

iPhone Upgrade Savings Table*

Years Phone Kept	Yearly Cost	Yearly Savings	Total Saved
1	$549.48	0	$0
2	$319.50	$229.98	$459.96
3	$266.33	$283.15	$849.44
4	$224.75	$324.73	$1,298.92
5	$201.80	$347.68	$1,738.40
6	$174.83	$392.48	$2,247.88
7	$157.00	$412.11	$2,747.36
8	$137.38	$427.37	$3,296.84
9	$122.11	$439.58	$3,846.32

*Calculated using only this year's costs and trade-in values, which of course isn't 100% accurate given inflation

 

[PeterJP]

You definitely save money by not upgrading every year, but because of good trade-in values it might be less savings than you are thinking. For some people, the additional features, battery life, and capabilities justify the cost of upgrading more frequently.

For my budget, upgrading every 2-3 years is the sweet spot.

Simply put and not counting inflation. If your phone costs €1000 and you use it 5 years, then it's €200 per year. If you can sell it after 2 years for €600 then you still need to sell a new phone, which will probably cost €1000. So you've lost €400. Even if you can still sell it for €900, you've lost €100. So I'm personally also a fan of keeping it longer.

I personally also really dislike the hassle of selling/buying. So less upgrading is good for me!

I just upgraded my 2018 iPad Pro but only because I needed more storage because I use it differently now. I could upgrade my iPhone 13 because I want to standardise everything on USB-C. But that alone is not worth the hassle. I've taken incredible photos in semi-dark at a concert with it recently. Even the period of fast progress on photo sensors are long gone now and I expect to keep it for several more years to come.