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We are a whole eight to nine months away from from another iPhone launch announcement. That being said you have spring and summer coming up and I’m sure there will be some moments or events you’ll like to capture on your device. Also chances are Apple will increase the prices yet again on their devices. Get the Max, watch for the incremental upgrades and maybe go after the newer model next year.
 
I say just go for it. Next generation is still a while away, you'd be waiting quite a few months. The current XS Max is an amazing phone that will last you years, and other than a triple lens camera I don't think next generation iPhone will have much hardware to boast over this years.
Yeah, I did end up getting one. 64GB SG.
If it's a huge concern, keep waiting till it's not, if ever. You won't get to enjoy the features but...

You can always buy on the phone company or Apple 24 month plan. These let you upgrade every year.

I buy on the same plan but replace after 2 years and a few months. Gives me a little time to enjoy a lower phone bill. Then I decide I need a feature and go check it out ... a new iPhone follows me home and... we all know the rest.

The iPhone is now so good I don't feel the need for the latest and greatest. The only reason I bought an Xs is that I wanted the dual-lens camera in a smaller body (and I wanted Apple to work out any issues in the X). Otherwise, I would have kept my 7 Plus—which I did anyway and now use it as a stereo recorder (think of it as an oversized iPod Touch 6 with truly decent battery life).
Don't have the upgrade plan in Canada unfortunately.
Buy now. Do it.
Did it. lol
I wouldn't be caught dead with an iPhone SE in high school. Using a three-year-old phone makes you automatically ineligible for admission into the Cool Kids Club.

Through high school I had a 3GS and then an iPhone 4. Didn't get a 4S mostly because nobody would be able to tell the difference anyway.

I'd get the XS Max.
Well, I got it because I need to film my portfolio video for universities and plus I needed it to view my online textbooks and etc.
Wow, how old are you?
Just turned 17. lol my birthday is a day after Christmas.
 
Yeah, I did end up getting one. 64GB SG.

Don't have the upgrade plan in Canada unfortunately.

Did it. lol

Well, I got it because I need to film my portfolio video for universities and plus I needed it to view my online textbooks and etc.

Just turned 17. lol my birthday is a day after Christmas.
Happy birthday, but I was asking the person who said they graduated 50 years ago lol
 
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