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Other iPhone Ownership History

Motorola C330
LG VX8100
LG VX8300
Motorola RAZR maxx Ve*
Apple iPhone 3G*
Palm Pre Plus*
Motorola DROID X*
Samsung GALAXY Nexus*
Google Nexus 4
Google Nexus 5
Google Nexus 6P*
Motorola Moto G6
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max*
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max*

*my favorite phones
I'll probably be getting a 17PM soon.
 
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mectojic said:
Are there other people who have downgraded (like me)?
Surely not every iPhone ownership history is linear
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Mines usually goes forwards and I never go backwards.

Usually, my old iPhones are backed up, reset and given away to a family member once I set up a new iPhone every upgrade.

The only one that I still kept is the red iPhone 7. Has a lot of photos and videos of my high school experience and my nan’s photos.
 
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mectojic said:
Are there other people who have downgraded (like me)?
Surely not every iPhone ownership history is linear...

2017 iPhone SE 1st Gen
2019 iPhone 11
2020 iPhone SE 1st Gen
2022 iPhone 4
2023 iPhone 15
2024 iPhone 6S+
2025 iPhone 15
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Battery's usually crap on older models already. Plus you can't restore a backup from newer iOS to older.

The iPhone 4 wouldn't even work on US networks in 2022 due to the 3G shutdown. I think T-Mobile still had 2G at that point but who knows what their coverage is like on 2G and you're practically limited to just phone calls and messaging due to slow internet speed.
 
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First iPhone, after having Blackberry for ages, was the iPhone 5 in white. Then:

iPhone 6 Plus in gold
iPhone 7 Plus in gold
iPhone 12 mini in black
iPhone 13 mini in pink
iPhone 15 Pro Max in natural titanium (current phone)

I had a few phones in between, but those are the iPhones. I also own an iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, though I got those many years after their release just for fun because I like their design and the old iOS experience.
 
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ayephoner said:
Motorola C330
LG VX8100
LG VX8300
Motorola RAZR maxx Ve*
Apple iPhone 3G*
Palm Pre Plus*
Motorola DROID X*
Samsung GALAXY Nexus*
Google Nexus 4
Google Nexus 5
Google Nexus 6P*
Motorola Moto G6
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max*
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max*

*my favorite phones
I'll probably be getting a 17PM soon.
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I never knew Samsung made a Nexus phone, it looks cool! I remember the Nexus 4 and how clean and pretty the flat glass back looked. The RAZR/KRZR phones were out when I was a bit too young for a phone myself but my cousin had both the RAZR and KRZR back in the day and I remember how obsessed I was with their look. Even now they're such pretty looking flip phones, including the first gen "modern" RAZR.
 
Motorola Startac Lite - Black
Nokia 3310 - Blue
Sony Ericsson something - Silver
Motorola Razr - Silver
iPhone 1 - Silver/Black
iPhone 3G - Black
iPhone 4 - Black
iPhone 5 - White Silver
iPhone 6 - Space Gray
iPhone 7 Plus - Space Black
iPhone x - White
iPhone 11PM - Green
iPhone 13PM - Sky Blue
Galaxy Z Fold 7 - Gunmetal

I think my overall favorite phone is a tie between the Z Fold 7 and the X. Both phones felt futuristic, like they were a leap in engineering and design from the norm. My most indestructible is probably the Nokia.
 
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zachz said:
I never knew Samsung made a Nexus phone, it looks cool! I remember the Nexus 4 and how clean and pretty the flat glass back looked.
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There was the Samsung Nexus S and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I had both and they were also how I learned that OLED screens gave me migraines.
 
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zachz said:
I never knew Samsung made a Nexus phone, it looks cool! I remember the Nexus 4 and how clean and pretty the flat glass back looked. The RAZR/KRZR phones were out when I was a bit too young for a phone myself but my cousin had both the RAZR and KRZR back in the day and I remember how obsessed I was with their look. Even now they're such pretty looking flip phones, including the first gen "modern" RAZR.
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Yeah, the galaxy nexus was a great phone. It was the first smartphone that I really tracked the release of and got myself hyped up before the launch. I think there were mixed reviews, but I liked it.
 
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MacBook Air 13" 2010 - gateway drug

iPhone 4
iPhone 5
iPhone SE 1st
iPhone 6s
iPhone 7
iPhone SE 2nd
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 13 mini
 
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From last year's thread:

Mitthrawnuruodo said:
I've not had too many iPhones:

3G (2008) - Queued for this one (the first one wasn't released in Norway until late, so I waited for the second one).

4S (2011) - This was a solid phone, and - along side the 11 pro - my all time favourite.

6 (2014) - This one I don't really remember, cannot have been very good since I upgraded after just 2 year?

7 plus (2016) - This is my biggest regret. Never became comfortable with the plus size.

11 pro (2019) - First one with a really good camera. Possibly my favourite, ever. Never had issues with battery life.

15 pro (2023) - Not too happy with this one. It's ok, but the camera isn't noticeably better than the 11 pro, in most cases.

Bonus: Me in the iPhone queue in Bergen in 2008 (from some newspaper at the time) to get the 3G:

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Still has not overly happy with the 15 pro, it just never "sparked joy", but I have managed to resist the temptation to upgrade it, both to last year's 16 pro and this year's 17 pro.

Next year, though... with rumors of an even better camera system, including variable aperture, I'll probably cave and upgrade...
 
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These are the ones that I actually used for an extended period of time, though I tried a few other models over the years without keeping them (bold are favorites):

3GS
4S
5
5S
6S
7
8
Xs
11 Pro (probably all time favorite)
12
13 Mini
13
SE 2022
15
15 Pro
16e
17's or Air... undecided so far this year!
 
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2G
4
5
SE1
13 mini
15 Pro

I don't upgrade terribly often, and I've thoroughly used and enjoyed the phones I've had. Since the SE1 --> 13 mini upgrade, my old main phone becomes my main work phone, so currently the 15 Pro is my main personal device and the 13 mini is my main work phone.
 
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iPhone 6+ - Gold
iPhone 6S+ - Gold
iPhone 11 Pro - Green
iPhone 12 Mini - Blue
iPhone 13 Mini - White
iPhone 14 Pro - Black
iPhone 17 Pro Max - Blue

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The Minis were my favorites up to the point of the 13 Mini, due to pocketability and ease of one-handed use. But I was traveling quite a bit at the time, and the battery life was never up to par. Neither were the cameras.

I was blown away by how amazing the iPhone 14 Pro was. I had it for 3 years, and never had one single problem. The 17 Pro Max, however, with an ultra slim Pitaka case, is my absolute favorite of all time. This phone is absolutely amazing in every way (except for Siri). I hope the upcoming updates to iOS 26 will fix Siri. She's awful - barely functional.
 
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OG 4GB
OG 8GB (exchanged a week after buying 4GGB)
3GS 32GB
4 32GB
5 32GB
6S 64GB
7 64GB
8 128GB
13 Mini 256GB
16 256GB
 
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iPhone 3G black
iPhone 4 black
iPhone 5S gold
iPhone 6 Plus space grey
iPhone 6S plus silver
iPhone 7 Plus rose gold
iPhone X silver
iPhone XS Max gold
iPhone 11 Pro Max white
iPhone 12 pro max gold
iPhone 13 Pro Max starlight
iPhone 15 pro max tatainum
 
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* You always remember your first. And Apple edged those who wanted the iPhone 4 in white by delaying it a whole year. Yeah, all-time favorite. Worth the wait.

EDIT: I love when the editor ignores my carefully constructed spaces.
 
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iPhone 4 16gb
iPhone 5 16gb
a gap of android phones (LG G3, G5)
iPhone SE 2nd gen
iPhone 12 mini 128gb
iPhone 13 Pro 256gb
iPhone 15 Pro 256gb
iPhone 17 Pro 512gb
 
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iPhone 5 Silver (May 2012)
iPhone 6S Plus Space Gray (June 2016)
iPhone XR Blue (March 2019)
iPhone 14 Pro Space Black (April 2023)
iPhone 16 Pro Max Natural Titanium (September 2025)
 
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