iPhone 17 Would you hold on to your old iPhone, which continues to receive the latest iOS updates, without succumbing to the hype of purchasing a newer model?

[chmania]

My older iPhone still receives the latest iOS upgrades and has 81% battery health according to Apple. However, the CoconutBattery app indicates it has 83.4%. When the hype surrounding the iPhone 17 began, I nearly bought one, but my service provider was late in offering it, giving me enough time to read and watch reviews, and I ultimately changed my mind. I'm glad I did, as now everyone is talking about the iPhone 18. I’m not a photographer, so I don't need the best camera available; the camera in my older phone still takes sufficiently good pictures. Additionally, I don’t care much for Apple Intelligence.

 

[eyoungren]

You're asking this of a person who upgrades phones every 3.5 to 5.5 years and keeps their old phones. My current primary iPhone is the 11 Pro Max, my secondary is my iPhone 6s+.

So…yeah. I guess. I mean, if I got caught up in anything I wouldn't be using the phones I am now. I will be upgrading at some point, but only on my schedule - and most likely not to the current iPhone model.

 

[Tsepz]

My older iPhone still receives the latest iOS upgrades and has 81% battery health according to Apple. However, the CoconutBattery app indicates it has 83.4%. When the hype surrounding the iPhone 17 began, I nearly bought one, but my service provider was late in offering it, giving me enough time to read and watch reviews, and I ultimately changed my mind. I'm glad I did, as now everyone is talking about the iPhone 18. I’m not a photographer, so I don't need the best camera available; the camera in my older phone still takes sufficiently good pictures. Additionally, I don’t care much for Apple Intelligence.

For me personally it depends on how convinced I am by what the new iPhone brings over the one I already have.
When I had the 11 Pro Max I happily skipped the 12 Pro Max because the battery life actually seemed to regress.
I jumped on the 13 Pro Max due to its huge battery and 120Hz screen, skipped 14 Pro Max, got 15 Pro Max due to the increase in RAM, USB-C, new build materials and longer Zoom.
Skipped 16 Pro Max and got 17 Pro Max due to new aluminium build, vapour chamber, upgrade to 12GB RAM and the finalisation of the 48MP transition thanks to them upgrading the telephoto to 48MP too.

I am keen to see what Apple Intelligence does with the upgraded RAM, and I think going forward my upgrades will be guided by upgrades to RAM on each iPhone generation as these are very telling of big plans for future updates.