This update is meant for those who still holding on to their iPhone 12 and earlier models.
Yeah, except the prices are meant for those who are actually willing to pay for PRO devices. The general disappointment is due to the serious lack of PRO in that Pro. So much old tech in the latest iPhones.
More and more people, me included, are peering over the fence at Android, wondering if it's worth the jump.
This reminds me of the 2016-2020 era Macs, which had many professionals jumping ship to Windows, due to the woeful design decisions. The swath of people jumping ship, particularly from creative professionals and corporates, made Apple sit up and take notice. They set about correcting this, inviting many of those professionals to work in Apple's offices, so they could communicate daily about their real needs and wants. Thus, to Apple's credit, we saw the Intel 16" MBP and Mac Pro, followed by the largely fantastic M-series machines.
iPhones, however, gah. The only thing preventing iPhone users from jumping ship is the lack of credibly superior alternatives to jump to.
I spot a huge gaping opportunity in the market. If only someone was actually capable of producing a phone that was: -
- Beautifully designed.
- Fantastically functional without any annoying junkware.
- Worked smoothly and reliably, giving us the "it just works" that Apple seemingly abandoned years ago.
- Is truly designed by someone who just wants to make the best possible phones, rather than the most profitable.
- With a range of colours to delight all buyers, rather than foisting an effeminate (and yet not quite exactly feminine), pastel range emanating from a narrow ideology.
Please let me know if it exists, I'm not super familiar with the Android options, but AFAIK, they all more or less lack one or other of the above, just as iPhones do.