iPhone 17 Is there an advantage to the new phone?

[DallasCowboysFan]

I have an iPhone 13, and I am generally happy with it. I have replaced the battery once, but that is to be expected after I used it for 3 years.

I was waiting to see the new 17's but I am underwhelmed.

I feel like I should buy a new phone after using this one for 4 years, but the one I have is still good.

I was waiting to see the new ones because Apple was saying so much about its upcoming AI features, but these don't do anything special with AI. I don't even understand the advantage of AI with any phone. If I use chat gpt, what does a phone have to do with it?

The new phones have a faster processor, but any gains would be marginal. And not recognizable.

The stronger glass would be nice, but I use an adhesive cover anyhow.

However, it would be nice to have a slightly larger phone

I don't use my camera nearly as often as others, but I can see the benefit of the nicer camera lens and the improved zoom.

But a new one would be at least $799 and I probably won't get $150 for my trade in, if I recall the value of my last trade in.

Am I missing anything related to the new phones that might justify getting a new one?

Thanks

 

[Apple_Robert]

Sounds like you should keep your phone for another year.

 

[eyoungren]

I have an iPhone 13, and I am generally happy with it. I have replaced the battery once, but that is to be expected after I used it for 3 years.

I was waiting to see the new 17's but I am underwhelmed.

I feel like I should buy a new phone after using this one for 4 years, but the one I have is still good.

I was waiting to see the new ones because Apple was saying so much about its upcoming AI features, but these don't do anything special with AI. I don't even understand the advantage of AI with any phone. If I use chat gpt, what does a phone have to do with it?

The new phones have a faster processor, but any gains would be marginal. And not recognizable.

The stronger glass would be nice, but I use an adhesive cover anyhow.

However, it would be nice to have a slightly larger phone

I don't use my camera nearly as often as others, but I can see the benefit of the nicer camera lens and the improved zoom.

But a new one would be at least $799 and I probably won't get $150 for my trade in, if I recall the value of my last trade in.

Am I missing anything related to the new phones that might justify getting a new one?

Thanks

I don't justify a purchase of something I want to anyone (except to my wife on large purchases). I just get it because I want it.

Likewise, no one should be pressured into justifying getting something they DON'T want. Sounds like the new phone has some features you like, but they aren't enough to make you WANT it. Otherwise, you'd find ways to justify getting it to yourself.

If the tool you have is doing the job, based on how you use that tool, then why get a new tool that does…the same job? The only thing you're going to be buying is that 'new car' feeling. Is that worth the price?

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

Not at the new price of $799, but if I wait another year, I won't get anything for a trade in.
Maybe it will be an early Christmas present to myself.

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[Apple_Robert]

Not at the new price of $799, but if I wait another year, I won't get anything for a trade in.
Maybe it will be an early Christmas present to myself.

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Right now Apple is offering the most trade-in value towards a new phone. The offer will go down in value at any time.

My comment was based on the fact that you appear to be searching for reasons to get a new phone. If you have to rationalize that hard, that means you may want to wait until you are sure of what you want / need to do. Only you know what is truly best for the iPhone use experience and finance.

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

I ordered an iPhone 17 last week. Sage Green. I was tired of all the other colors....white, black, blue...it came down to sage green or lavender(light pink) and I went with the sage green.

I doubt if anyone else will have that color, so if I set it down, it should be easy to recognize as mine.

I got $300 towards the trade in of my 13, and the final cost was 499, $22 a month for two years, interest free.
I think it will be an improvement over my 13.
They said it might ship between the 15th of October and the first week of November.

 

[rui no onna]

I ordered an iPhone 17 last week. Sage Green. I was tired of all the other colors....white, black, blue...it came down to sage green or lavender(light pink) and I went with the sage green.

I doubt if anyone else will have that color, so if I set it down, it should be easy to recognize as mine.

I got $300 towards the trade in of my 13, and the final cost was 499, $22 a month for two years, interest free.
I think it will be an improvement over my 13.
They said it might ship between the 15th of October and the first week of November.

Sage Green actually seems quite popular this year. I could get the other colors locally but no stock of the Sage Green and White.

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

I have had about 12 or 15 black ones, I use them at work. I think black phones are work phones.
I have had 2 blue ones, to include the one I have now, and I wanted something new.
White, did nothing for me.
Although red was not an option, I have had two of them as well.

Lavender looked light pink, and it was my second choice.
Sage Green, I have not seen one in person, but It looked different from the others. Everyone will know it is mine.

I liked the cosmic orange color of the iPhone Pro, but it is a bit large, and I did not want to pay more for an iPhone, than I paid for my laptop.

I called T Mobile and they said all the colors of the iPhone 17 were on back order.

I have an iPhone SE2 laying around, and I asked them about sending it in with my 13, and getting a larger discount but they said no. They said trade ins were only valid for 1 phone.

They must be selling a lot of 17s. Although when I went into the store last week to look at them, I think most of the people were interested in a Pro or a Max.

The 17 Air looked nice and there was a noticeable difference between the weight of the 17 and the Air. But I was not going to pay 300 dollars extra for it.

Hopefully I will get the phone sooner than later.