Ooooh, that's exciting. XR to a 14 Pro should prove quite impressive. Congrats and enjoy!
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iPhone 14 Component Shipments Now Underway Ahead of September Launch
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While there are many reasons to upgrade from a non-5G-capable phone to a newer model, in my real-world experience, 5G would be at the very bottom of the list (and that's if it even makes the list).
I've had every generation of Pro since the X (and many iterations before that X). It wasn't until my current 13 Pro that I finally, and regrettably, upgraded to a 5G plan with AT&T. I reluctantly did so as it was a requirement for being able to use my 13 Pro on a recent trip to Mexico. Since returning to Denver, CO, my 5G experience has been super disappointing. I rarely see anything close to "high speed." Only after several calls to AT&T did they finally admit that the closest cell towers to me had yet to be upgraded to 5G. And had no info (as you can imagine) as to when they might be upgraded. So while 5G has been buzz word in this space for years, it still seems very much in its infancy. YMMV.
Have an 11; gonna wait for USB-C. Side loading is not an issue for me. Hopefully next year For USB-C.
Soon there will be an iPhone you can strap to your face, maybe that will be interesting.
I LOVE the X design. The vertical pill looks so nice. It just looks like a…this is going to sound weird… piece of confectionary that I want to bite.
The XS and X had the sheen, but with rounded edges.
The 11 pro looks great as well.
I, like a dummy, did not just splurge and get either. And now I will die regretting I never owned either. Just like I regret never spending that extra $100 for the 4s on Sprint.
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I’d say it’s about as certain as anything Apple-unreleased-product related gets. Lightning has been around for ten years now (and they specifically said it would be their interface “for the next ten years”), everything else they make is going that direction, and EU finally mandated it by 2024, probably not entirely coincidentally.
Can't shake the fear that owing to supply and labor shortages, quality control is taking a hit and will lead to shoddy workmanship and quality on these. Hoping the suppliers' countries can get their stuff together for the next iteration. Anyhow, no USB-C, no buy from me. Just making my decision to keep my XS Max easier and easier.
10 million is nothing.They sold upwards of 10 million of them, so you were wrong by a factor of 10 million.Any other manufacture would have been thrilled with the sales.
But yeah it was a failure as they didn’t sell as well as Apple was hoping for nor the percentage of overall sales they expected to warrant releasing it on a yearly upgrade cycle. I believe a lot of that is that it didn’t have any redeeming qualities other than for those who want the small size. It was priced too close to the larger models and didn’t have have good battery life. It just was a bad value except again for those of us who really prefer smaller/lighter iPhones. I still have hope they move it to a 2 year cycle and we see a 15 mini or the move the SE design to it.
I may hold off for the iPhone 15, which may introduce a new case design to get rid of the camera bump and switch to USB Type C connector with (possibly) 35 W initial charging rate and Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.2 Gen 2 speed connectivity.
5G is huge if you regularly tether a Mac or other devices. Lower pings, many times faster downloads, etc. It depends a lot on your network too. Some networks have great 4G, but others (ahem, Three UK) are terrible. But Three has amazing 5G - I've seen download speeds up to 1Gb/s!
Oh yeah.. I’ve heard/read all of those, and similar, claims. And they sound great! Just not at all been my experience on AT&T in the Denver, CO area.
Again, YMMV and clearly, yours do. Congrats! 😉
nothing for Apple. As I said, every other manufacture would love to sell 10M of a model. At an average selling price of $800 that would be $8B in sales.
For my use case ... I attend large business, sporting, music and social events (thousands of attendees), I typically get problem free connections with 5G over those around me that are on 4G. Also, doing a side by side comparison on long multi-hour, multi-state road trips (with family member's phones), 5G offers more consistent connections than older models for streaming hi-res music, map & communication apps.
Obviously if your immediate area/provider does not have 5G equipment (yet) then it is irrelevant (for now) ... read my recent reply to Dee for 5G reasoning for my specific use cases.
