The original iPhone launched over 18 years ago. How would you rank your experience with the iPhones you’ve owned and why?
Here’s my ranking:
Here’s my ranking:
- iPhone Air - simply delightful. I find myself doing more on my phone (reading, work, videos) because of how nice it is to hold and use. Picked up my sister’s 16 Pro the other day and nearly burst out laughing at how chunky it felt.
- iPhone 7 (jet black) - the refined design, haptic home button, light weight, glossy jet black finish all made this phone a joy to use. Felt like the pinnacle of the home button phones (never had the 8)
- iPhone 15 Pro Max - enjoyed the large screen and fast performance in relatively lightweight titanium body. 5X zoom very useful. Like having a laptop in my pocket. Let down by battery degradation.
- iPhone 4S - my first iPhone. Felt like the best consumer device I’d ever owned at the time. Great size in hand and nice refinement of legendary iPhone 4 design.
- iPhone 14 Pro/ iPhone 12 Pro - I liked the flat sided design much better than the original bulging and bulky feeling steel iPhone X/XS. Good cameras, decent battery life, cool colors (pacific blue & deep purple) but never really fell in love with either.
- iPhone 12 Mini - I loved the concept of a big screen in a small body, after the bulky XS, but battery life was poor and I returned for 12 Pro.
- iPhone XS - while I was excited for the all-screen design and new UI, I disliked how much of a tank this felt like after the iPhone 7. A great big steel brick. Returned once and then caved and bought it again.
- iPhone 6 - Apple’s concession to the market’s craving for phablet. Design felt relatively crude (e.g. bendgate) and probably the least attractive iPhone I’ve owned with the matte aluminum back, antenna lines, and camera bump/pimple.
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