Advice for upgrading iPhone

[Zairros17]

Hi, i need some advice for upgrading my iPhone, Currently using iPhone 7+ been using it for almost 7years now, at first im planning to buy iPhone 14 or 14 pro, but iPhone 15 will launch this year, so do i wait it or just upgrade it to 14? 
 

im not using my phones for gaming, camera is not my priority too, just need it for my works, planning to use it for 6+ years if it can last longer even better.

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you.

[filpo]

33 minutes ago, Zairros17 said:

at first im planning to buy iPhone 14 or 14 pro, but iPhone 15 will launch this year, so do i wait it or just upgrade it to 14? 

Wait for the 15. And then if the 15 isn't great then get a refurbed 13 discounted or get a new discounted 14

[Zairros17]

13 hours ago, filpo said:

Wait for the 15. And then if the 15 isn't great then get a refurbed 13 discounted or get a new discounted 14

Okay, noted man, thank you.

[Donut417]

18 hours ago, Zairros17 said:

Hi, i need some advice for upgrading my iPhone, Currently using iPhone 7+ been using it for almost 7years now, at first im planning to buy iPhone 14 or 14 pro, but iPhone 15 will launch this year, so do i wait it or just upgrade it to 14? 
 

im not using my phones for gaming, camera is not my priority too, just need it for my works, planning to use it for 6+ years if it can last longer even better.

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you.

Id wait to see what they do with the 15. Likely older models will be discounted. There are rumors that prices might be a bit higher on the newer version. I was considering upgrading my XR to a 15 pro for a better camera. But I might run my XR till the battery goes. Im at about 85% battery health, so I figure I go some time. 

[E-waste]

If all of your apps work, and there aren't compatibility issues yet, just keep what you have.

 

I think it is a complete scam to continuously upgrade even every six years.  What would be nice is if (and Apple will never allow it) the camera could be upgraded, battery replaced, software (even at a $200 fee) could be upgraded to a new version.

 

We need more than just TRILLION dollar profit Apple and BILLION dollar profit Google running things.  We need competition, and I think it's obvious to everyone now that the only reason you can't buy a Fairphone in the United States and have it work is because someone got a shitload of money to make sure it is not compatible.

 

Reading the news about it, in the last week of June this year, the fairphone 4 is finally available in the U.S., just with no Google branded programs, which I think is excellent.

 

You don't think there is a market for a device with removable battery, upgradable camera, expandable storage, and so far, seven years of software support for the Fairphone 2.

 

Fairphone 3 (the business released the fourth model about a year ago) now has Android 13 which is newer than what a vast majority of new android devices are able to receive, and there are discussions of extending support to 2026.  This will allow support from 2019 til then, another seven years of support.

 

Also, if the bootloader can be unlocked, you could install LineageOS for even longer software support.

 

It has been proven that a tiny company can provide more than six years of updates, and until there is real market pressure, Apple and Google can force the upgrade cycles.  They can provide longer support but greed blinds their souls.