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Here is a comparison page for the iPhone 11, which is three years old, vs the latest iPhone 14: https://www.apple.com/sg/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-11-pr
by JimDabell 4y ago
Here is a comparison page for the iPhone 11, which is three years old, vs the latest iPhone 14:
https://www.apple.com/sg/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-11-pro,iphone-14-pro,iphone-14-pro-max https://www.apple.com/sg/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-11...
If you replace your phone every three years, you would be getting that upgrade now. If you replace your phone every five years, you would have to wait another two years for those features.
A few things that stand out are: a better display, a much better camera, much better battery life, much better performance, faster Internet, a tougher and more water-resistant build, and dual eSIM support. These are all concrete improvements that make my day-to-day life better. Why wouldn’t I upgrade if I can afford it?
The camera in particular stands out. Thirty years from now, you aren’t going to remember how fast your phone was or how much it cost. But you’ll still have the photos and videos it took. Your upgrade frequency today affects the quality of the photos and videos you look at for the rest of your life.
In addition to this, Apple devices hold their value very well on the second-hand market, so selling your old phone while it’s still useful offsets the cost of the new device by a significant fraction. If you keep your phone until it wears out, it’s less cost effective overall.
For an awful lot of people, upgrading every two to three years is a good deal, which is why Apple are making so much money.