iPhone 15 Pro Upgrading to iPhone 15 pro from iPhone 7: quick start vs manual?

[caaalebbb]

I’m finally upgrading my old iPhone 7 to the new iPhone 15 pro (256gb blue titanium!). I also sprung for an Apple Watch Series 7 (cellular, Apple Refurbished). I get both the new phone and my first Apple Watch on Friday. I’m trying to decide whether to do quick start or whether it might make more sense for me to start from scratch, given I’m coming from an older iPhone (albeit one that is compatible with Quick Start). (I‘m also really enmeshed in the Apple “ecosystem” with my macbook Air, and iPad Pro, keychain, and 200gb iCloud subscription where I store the bulk of my files.)

Unsurprisingly, I don’t have much experience getting a new iPhone (though I do remember that when my wife upgraded to a 13 pro from a 6s the quick start transfer took forever). I did see some discussion about whether people prefer to use quick start or start from scratch, but most people, so far as I could tell, were upgrading from relatively much more recent models. I’m wondering whether it might make a difference whether one is upgrading from a relatively old iPhone.

 

[Shirasaki]

“Quick start” is more on transferring what you have been used on your previous iPhone, plus the new bit on the new ones. Whereas “brand new” means you start anew. Taking forever might mean Apple is trying to restore from iCloud backup, which can take a VERY long time.

IMO, either way is fine, because the total time spent on setting up are gonna be largely the same for most people.

 

[sack_peak]

I’m finally upgrading my old iPhone 7 to the new iPhone 15 pro (256gb blue titanium!). I also sprung for an Apple Watch Series 7 (cellular, Apple Refurbished). I get both the new phone and my first Apple Watch on Friday. I’m trying to decide whether to do quick start or whether it might make more sense for me to start from scratch, given I’m coming from an older iPhone (albeit one that is compatible with Quick Start). (I‘m also really enmeshed in the Apple “ecosystem” with my macbook Air, and iPad Pro, keychain, and 200gb iCloud subscription where I store the bulk of my files.)

Unsurprisingly, I don’t have much experience getting a new iPhone (though I do remember that when my wife upgraded to a 13 pro from a 6s the quick start transfer took forever). I did see some discussion about whether people prefer to use quick start or start from scratch, but most people, so far as I could tell, were upgrading from relatively much more recent models. I’m wondering whether it might make a difference whether one is upgrading from a relatively old iPhone.

It has been a week since you upgraded from a 2016 iPhone 7 to a 2023 iPhone 15 Pro.

Could you give us your impression of jumping onto a new phone 7 years more advanced?

 

[caaalebbb]

It has been a week since you upgraded from a 2016 iPhone 7 to a 2023 iPhone 15 Pro.

Could you give us your impression of jumping onto a new phone 7 years more advanced?

I used to always be thinking about my battery; I never have to think about it anymore.

I love the screen's higher refresh rate (I was prepared for this with my iPad Pro). Also, it's snappy and apps don't crash (this would happen with increasing frequency on my iPhone 7). Haven't made a ton of use of the camera yet, though I'm sure I will, especially with the beautiful fall foliage. But from the photos I have taken it's a night and day difference. The MagSafe charging is a big upgrade in the car, since I also got a magnetic vent mount, which makes navigation while driving a lot easier.

I was somewhat worried about jumping to a bigger phone, but it's been totally fine. I do academic work, so I read a lot of papers, and the screen is big enough that I can read papers on the fly much more comfortably than I could on my old phone. That's been great for me.

I spent a lot of time getting stuff set up to the way I like it (there's a lot more home screen customization options) and learning how the Apple Watch works. The integration with the AW is seamless, but it makes it hard for me to judge what from my experience is just due to jumping onto a new phone 7 years more advanced, or rather due to jumping into the AW+iPhone duo.

 

[klspahr]

I came from an iPhone 11 to the 15. I set mine up manually. I don’t know if old “cruft” could be transferred to the new phone or not, thought I’d just be on the safe side. This also allowed me to only install the apps I actually use. Eliminate unused app build up! It took me quite awhile to setup the new phone manually, there are things buried deep in the settings that were hard to find. (I think Apple could do a much better method of arranging the settings. Hey Apple, just ask and I’ll tell ya how it should be done. 😊)

But now I’m happy with the new iPhone and the setup I’m running.