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Favorite iPhone? iPhone 4, I still think that's the best looking one.
 
2011: second hand iPhone 4 32gb (Black)
2014: new iPhone 6 64gb (Space Grey)
2016: second hand iPhone 6S 64gb (Space Grey)
2018: second hand iPhone X 256gb (Silver)
2019: second hand iPhone XS Max 256gb (Space Grey)
2021: new iPhone 13 Pro Max 256gb (Gold)

2023: new iPhone 15 Pro Max 256gb (Natural Titanium)
2024: new iPhone 16 Pro Max 256gb (Desert Titanium)
2025: new iPhone 17 Pro Max 256gb (Silver)

Definitely the XS Max was my favorite of all time. used to be a “phablet” phone hater but decided to try out the XS Max. figured i could buy and then sell it and not lose a lot of money if i didn’t like it after like a month or two. Within 3 weeks, i was in love with the size and have never gone back to a smaller model.

Still has to be one of my favorite iPhone designs of all time. Seriously thinking of getting the iPhone Air as my secondary phone since i feel like the Air is like a spiritual successor to the XS Max.

13 Pro Max has to be second favorite for the 120hz and crazy good battery life. although, I will forever regret not getting Sierra Blue (got gold instead).

Lastly, while i like the performance and cameras of the 17 Pro Max, the downgrade from titanium to aluminum has been a bigger deal to me than i thought. For the first time since the iPhone 6S, i’m going to have to get a case because aluminum is super soft. i honestly can’t believe how soft it is. If it wasn’t for my great carrier trade in deal, i would’ve returned the 17PM and stuck with my 16PM. first time i haven’t been happy with my upgrade.

also you can see that when i was younger didn’t really have the funds to buy brand new but managed to get great deals on 1 year old iphones. eventually in 2021 have been able to buy new
 
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2008: iPhone 3G 8GB Black
2011: iPhone 4 16GB White
2012: iPhone 5 16GB White & Silver
2014: iPhone 6 16GB Space Grey
2015: iPhone 6S 64GB Silver
2016: iPhone 7 Plus 256GB Silver*
2018: iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Silver
2020: iPhone 11 Pro 256GB Silver
2021: iPhone 13 Pro Max 256GB Silver**
2024: iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB Silver

Highlighted the ones I really enjoyed. The 5, 6S, 8 Plus, 13 PM and 15 PM have been my favorites out of all of them.
 
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iPhones:

2016: iPhone 7 Plus, Matte Black, 32 GB
2025: iPhone 17 Pro Max, Silver, 256 GB

Overall list of phones owned:

Nokia 3310 (2003-2006)
Sony Ericson k750i (2007-2009)
Nokia 6120 Classic (2009-2010)
Nokia 5230 (2009-2011)
HTC Sensation XE (2011-2013)
Nokia 103 (2011-2016)
Nexus 7 Tablet (2013-14)
iPad Mini (2013-16)
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus (2015 - stolen)
iPhone 7 Plus (2016-2020)

Samsung Note 10 Lite (2020-Present)
Samsung S6 Lite Tablet (2022-Present)
iPhone 17 Pro Max 256 GB (2025- Present)
 
3G, 4S, 7, 14 pro, 14 pro max. Apple AI underwhelming as is the 17 PM, plus my 14 PM has a newish battery still at 98%, so I’ll hold out til maybe the IP 18 PM (if the revamped Siri is even released by then 🤣).
 
Not entirely sure. Started with the 3G and skipped a couple of models.

But the iPhone X has been the longest used, based on photos taken, about 4,7xx followed by the iPhone 13 Pro at 4,2xx photos.
 
iPhone OG
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 4s
iPhone 5
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 7 plus
iPhone X
iPhone XS
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro

I did have a few different phones before the iPhone. Mainly Various blackberry’s (which I loved)
 
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
Iphone 7
iPhone SE
iPhone SE 2
iPhone XS
iPhone 12 Mini
iPhone 13 Mini

Only the 7 was new. Good phone. I still have the SE and the XS but the XS is dead.

Love the SE. I really like the size of that phone but sadly with 16GB and the battery that is a disaster is really difficult to use it
 
iPhone 5 • 64 GB • Black & Slate

iPhone SE • 64 GB • Silver

iPhone 13 mini • 128 GB • Blue

iPhone Air • 256 GB • Light Gold

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The iPhone 5 was stunning when it arrived. Last one overseen by Steve Jobs. Unibody design, jewel-like precision, Lightning port replacing the clumsy Dock Connector, 1 GB of RAM for the first time, LTE data for the first time, 8-megapixel camera, Assisted GPS with GLONASS. When iOS 7 arrived with 64-bit, AirDrop, and Jony Ive’s colour palette, it looked and felt like alien tech. This phone is recognisably modern even now. It did almost everything we still do with our phones today, except a lot of it was brand new to that phone. I splurged on the top storage tier to fit my music collection.

The iPhone SE was more of the same. I got it because I loved the old 5 form factor. It had the A9 chip and 2 GB of RAM, which was a massive leap in performance over the A8, never mind my iPhone 5’s A6. Stupidly fast and long battery life. Great phone, but not revolutionary or as ahead of the curve as the peerless 5.

The 13 mini attracted me for my usual reasons: small size and weight, a leap in performance, RAM jump to 4 GB, long battery life (hard to remember now, but true at the time), great camera. The new (to me) Face ID and lack of a Home button was mostly a downgrade and annoying, but added some display area. I now had Spotify for music, but even the base storage of 128 GB would have contained my old music collection anyway. This phone did not age as well as my previous two iPhones. It didn’t have enough display size and battery capacity to escape the ensh!ttification of the web and apps. And Apple’s slow decline in software quality, feature-bloat to keep up with Android, and endless chopping and changing of basics like timers and alarm clocks started to take a toll on my enjoyment of the iPhone.

I recently got the iPhone Air after multiple attempts to get a decent screen. The one I kept is merely OK and a clear downgrade from my 13 mini screen. On the plus side, the screen is large, the A19 Pro is a beast, there’s now 12 GB of RAM, the storage speed is incredible, and the new form factor with unnecessary features removed is finally some fresh thinking for the iPhone. Would it be too much to hope for a similarly pared-down, de-cluttered iOS? Probably, but I hope.
 
iPhones:

2016: iPhone 7 Plus, Matte Black, 32 GB
2025: iPhone 17 Pro Max, Silver, 256 GB

Overall list of phones owned:

Nokia 3310 (2003-2006)
Sony Ericson k750i (2007-2009)
Nokia 6120 Classic (2009-2010)
Nokia 5230 (2009-2011)
HTC Sensation XE (2011-2013)
Nokia 103 (2011-2016)
Nexus 7 Tablet (2013-14)
iPad Mini (2013-16)
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus (2015 - stolen)
iPhone 7 Plus (2016-2020)

Samsung Note 10 Lite (2020-Present)
Samsung S6 Lite Tablet (2022-Present)
iPhone 17 Pro Max 256 GB (2025- Present)
I wish I could remember all the phones I had pre-iPhone (worked for a telco so went through them like a kid in a candy store). But of all the pre-iPhone phones I’ve had, this was my absolute favourite:
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My signature shows all my iPhones.

I have also purchased the ones in between to use too but i don't count them as my main phones.

iPhone 3G, 4S, 5, 6, 6S, 7P, X, XS M, 11PM, 12PM, 13PM, 14PM, 15PM, 16PM, 17PM.

The 3G, 13 Pro Max and the 17 Pro Max are my favourite iPhones of all time.
 
2011- iPhone 3G
2012 - iPhone 4
2014 - iPhone 5C
2016 - iPhone 5S
2016 - iPhone 7
2018 - iPhone XR
2021 - iPhone 13 mini
2025 (a week ago) - iPhone 16e
 
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