I've always made sure I bought Iphones at release dates, more in the interest of longevity than anything else. I'm generally not real concerned about new features, but am interested in having the latest greatest processor at the time I buy (again, for longevity more so that performance). I only upgrade when I get full discount from ATT.
With Verizon announcing 2 year upgrade cycle (no early upgrade), and assuming ATT may follow (worst case scenario thinking). I think having the latest processor (i.e. buying the full priced model, not the previous model that is discounted) is even more required.
That being said, my and my wife 4S are up for an upgrade, and I'm going to move my kids to Iphones; so 4 new iphones. I think it's too late in the iphone 5 life cycle to buy now... the 5 is a good phone now, but I'm wondering about it's performance in 2 years, running whatever the latest IOS is.
Am I being too conservative?
With Verizon announcing 2 year upgrade cycle (no early upgrade), and assuming ATT may follow (worst case scenario thinking). I think having the latest processor (i.e. buying the full priced model, not the previous model that is discounted) is even more required.
That being said, my and my wife 4S are up for an upgrade, and I'm going to move my kids to Iphones; so 4 new iphones. I think it's too late in the iphone 5 life cycle to buy now... the 5 is a good phone now, but I'm wondering about it's performance in 2 years, running whatever the latest IOS is.
Am I being too conservative?