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You Might Want to Wait to Buy a New iPhone

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While something new is always around the corner, now might be a particularly good time to hold off on buying a new iPhone if you are able to.

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The reason to consider waiting is that Apple is reportedly working on a special 20th-anniversary iPhone for release in September 2027, and rumors suggest that the device will feature the biggest redesign since the iPhone X in 2017.

According to Bloomberg, the 20th-anniversary iPhone will have "glass edges that curve seamlessly into the display on all four sides."

The Information reported that one of Apple's early 20th-anniversary iPhone prototypes lacked bezels around the screen. The device had only a "narrow metal band running around the midpoint of the device's edge, where the buttons sit."

Apple has also aimed for the device to have no cutouts in the screen, according to The Information, but it is unclear if the company will be able to move both the front camera and the Face ID system under the screen by next year.

Overall, it sounds like Apple has ambitious goals with the 20th-anniversary iPhone, and that makes it a device that might be especially worth waiting for. Of course, this advice will not apply to you if you upgrade your iPhone every single year regardless, but the average customer holds on to their iPhone for two to four years.

In the meantime, Apple is expected to release the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first-ever foldable iPhone in September 2026, followed by an iPhone 18, iPhone 18e, and a second-generation iPhone Air around March 2027.

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While something new is always around the corner, now might be a particularly good time to hold off on buying a new iPhone if you are able to.

You-Might-Want-to-Wait-to-Buy-a-New-iPhone-Feature-2.jpg

The reason to consider waiting is that Apple is reportedly working on a special 20th-anniversary iPhone for release in September 2027, and rumors suggest that the device will feature the biggest redesign since the iPhone X in 2017.

According to Bloomberg, the 20th-anniversary iPhone will have "glass edges that curve seamlessly into the display on all four sides."

The Information reported that one of Apple's early 20th-anniversary iPhone prototypes lacked bezels around the screen. The device had only a "narrow metal band running around the midpoint of the device's edge, where the buttons sit."

Apple has also aimed for the device to have no cutouts in the screen, according to The Information, but it is unclear if the company will be able to move both the front camera and the Face ID system under the screen by next year.

Overall, it sounds like Apple has ambitious goals with the 20th-anniversary iPhone, and that makes it a device that might be especially worth waiting for. Of course, this advice will not apply to you if you upgrade your iPhone every single year regardless, but the average customer holds on to their iPhone for two to four years.

In the meantime, Apple is expected to release the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first-ever foldable iPhone in September 2026, followed by an iPhone 18, iPhone 18e, and a second-generation iPhone Air around March 2027.

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My 15 pro 1tb is still going very strong . Also id the last closest thing to a “mini” pro iPhone since the 16 pro got bigger , even if marginally. It feels was bigger in my hand.
 
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Waiting for the next new "big" piece of tech is always the best approach, you'll save lots of money. Just too bad you might be working with years old tech that doesn't meet your needs anymore, but yea, wait ... /s
 
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I heard some rumors something really big will come in 2037 for the 30 year anniversary. I suggest u might wanna hold off till then for the all new iPhone XXX.
 
This is Bloomberg so it’s probably not true but if it is I have negative interest in it
I never liked wrap around screens, every single one of them I ever used I found distracting in a way the notch and Dynamic Island never were
 
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I just got two iPhone 17 Pros last night - T-mobile offered me $630 each for an iPhone 6S and an iPhone SE (original; based on iPhone 5S) that I has sitting in a drawer unused for years, so I thought that was too good a deal to pass up.

I'm also leery of the new Apple Cellular Modem - I had an iPhone 11 Pro with an Intel modem and having a non-Qualcomm modem was problematic. Not saying apple can't do it, but I am not an early adopter.
 
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MacRumors said:


While something new is always around the corner, now might be a particularly good time to hold off on buying a new iPhone if you are able to.

You-Might-Want-to-Wait-to-Buy-a-New-iPhone-Feature-2.jpg

The reason to consider waiting is that Apple is reportedly working on a special 20th-anniversary iPhone for release in September 2027, and rumors suggest that the device will feature the biggest redesign since the iPhone X in 2017.

According to Bloomberg, the 20th-anniversary iPhone will have "glass edges that curve seamlessly into the display on all four sides."

The Information reported that one of Apple's early 20th-anniversary iPhone prototypes lacked bezels around the screen. The device had only a "narrow metal band running around the midpoint of the device's edge, where the buttons sit."

Apple has also aimed for the device to have no cutouts in the screen, according to The Information, but it is unclear if the company will be able to move both the front camera and the Face ID system under the screen by next year.

Overall, it sounds like Apple has ambitious goals with the 20th-anniversary iPhone, and that makes it a device that might be especially worth waiting for. Of course, this advice will not apply to you if you upgrade your iPhone every single year regardless, but the average customer holds on to their iPhone for two to four years.

In the meantime, Apple is expected to release the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first-ever foldable iPhone in September 2026, followed by an iPhone 18, iPhone 18e, and a second-generation iPhone Air around March 2027.

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I bought a fully loaded 15 Pro Max with the view that it would be 5 years before another upgrade. That lines me up with the iPhone 21. As the Xs was a nice refinement of the X, I’m feeling pretty good about my plan.
 
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djc6 said:
I just got two iPhone 17 Pros last night - T-mobile offered me $630 each for an iPhone 6S and an iPhone SE (original; based on iPhone 5S) that I has sitting in a drawer unused for years, so I thought that was too good a deal to pass up.

I'm also leery of the new Apple Cellular Modem - I had an iPhone 11 Pro with an Intel modem and having a non-Qualcomm modem was problematic. Not saying apple can't do it, but I am not an early adopter.
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Smart!

Wish I could get carrier trade-in deals or ANY deals at all.

I’d gladly sign for a “three year contract” (bill credits) if it meant I could get a discount on a phone.

But my Verizon plan is so old, they give me nothing.
 
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I'm also leery of the new Apple Cellular Modem - I had an iPhone 11 Pro with an Intel modem and having a non-Qualcomm modem was problematic. Not saying apple can't do it, but I am not an early adopter.
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I will not buy an Apple product with an Apple cell modem in it for several more years. I don't think they have all the bugs ironed out in it yet, nor with the OS these modems run on.
 
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Yup, I'm waiting.....for a smaller phone.
But my mini went better after lasr upgrade.

It took a long time to restart the upgrade before the latest.
But this last time it was very speedy. So obviously it had more to do with the the upgrade then the age of the device.

See what comes after Cook re. new and smaller devices?
 
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