Besides Touch ID I'd be really hard pressed to tell you something my current iPhone can do that the iPhone 8+ couldn't, let alone something it can do that I use.

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devin 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The cameras have had leaps if you're talking about that kind of timescale. Otherwise, I mostly agree.

	▲	macintux 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I'd probably be fine still using my iPhone 3G were it not for the camera. An upgrade every 2-3 years feels practically mandatory for better photos.
	▲	bombcar 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Honestly the biggest thing I notice is the 5x zoom camera, everything else is a "wow that's nice" when I do a direct comparison, but I promptly forget about it (similar to looking at 4K HD vs 480i and then promptly forgetting about it when actually watching the movie; so many times I've realized it was using the older smaller file). Battery life, I guess, if I had to pick something else.
	▲	solarkraft 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Have they started becoming better again? I had the X before the current 13 and am still regularly disappointed by the camera.

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nozzlegear 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It sounds silly, but I've got an iPhone 14 Pro and have been eyeing that action button on the side of the new iPhones. I'll probably upgrade just for that little button once they announce an iPhone 18 later this summer.

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dijit 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I haven't enjoyed the iPhone since it could sit flat on a table. (5S)

I can't tell you that I use the phone differently than I did then, because I don't. The camera on a phone, for me, is a nice to have in the moment, I'm not a photographer and I have never felt the need to have such an incredible camera at my disposal (except that my eyes are failing so using the zoom to see the distance has been nice... twice).

I've been thinking of dumping the phone entirely, except I have my cards on there (yes, cards are smaller) and, crucially, my online banking.

I thought about going to a 5SE, which isn't supported but would still kinda work, but my own one is bricked somehow and Apple doesn't allow it to be restored via Finder anymore. :(

Bear in mind, I still have an iPhone 17 for work, and a 15 Pro for home...

I hate this duopoly.

	▲	drivers99 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I got one of those MagSafe PopSockets and now I can set the phone on its back and it will be horizontal and doesn't have the camera being on the table.