To new iPhone if my battery is at 81 percent Capacity should I wait for iPhone 13 or get 12 pro max?
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iPhone XS Max When should I upgrade
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Unless there is a really specific feature you'd love (like periscope zoom, 120 hz, etc.), just upgrade right now. 81% is pretty terrible and there's no point using a near-handicapped device and making day-to-day tasks inconvenient for yourself.
However, if you do feel the need to wait for a feature that has not yet been implemented, get your battery changed and try to ride it out instead of prematurely pulling the trigger and feeling buyer's remorse in just a few months.
However, if you do feel the need to wait for a feature that has not yet been implemented, get your battery changed and try to ride it out instead of prematurely pulling the trigger and feeling buyer's remorse in just a few months.
I didn't see OP mention what phone they're currently using. I'd say that makes a significant difference in the scenario.
Current phone is a 6S --> Upgrade
Current phone is X or newer --> Wait
Current phone is a 6S --> Upgrade
Current phone is X or newer --> Wait
In the heading, it states that he has an IPhone XS Max.
I have an xs Max, bought the 12 pro Max on launch day. Only difference I could feel was, that the camera was really great, but I don’t take many pictures during day, and the SLIGHTLY bigger screen was not noticeable. Battery was an improvement, but my battery lasts all day anyway with my use, so didn’t matter so much for me. Ended up giving the 12 pro Max to my wife, and started using my XS Max again. My battery is at 86%, I will probably get the battery replaced within a year and get an new when iPhone 14 (or what it will be called) gets released.
If your not suffering from unexpected shut downs or need to recharge more than once a day I'd stick it out till the next release this fall. Having Apple replace the battery is another option, the XS Max is still a great phone and would last another couple years easily..
I would put a new battery in your XS Max. You'll still get 2 years easily out of it before it is considered old IMO. I just put a new battery in my XS Max in October. Planning to ride with it till the iPhone 14.
