Summer can be an awkward time to buy a new iPhone. Apple will release a new iPhone in the fall,...

iPhone 15 looks to be a pretty great update, at least for the Pro. Personally I have been holding out for a USB C iPhone so I was going to upgrade whenever that happened but there are some other things that look good as well.

  • GrouchyLady@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m an Android user but considering moving to iPhone because I also use a mac. Could you elaborate on the features that you’re most excited about?

    • LetMeEatCake@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I have an iphone 12 mini and hope to upgrade to a 15 Pro this year.

      What I’m looking forward to:

      • Better battery life. The 12 mini’s battery isn’t that great and the 1st gen 5G chips were quickly improved upon.
      • USB C. Means all my chargeable devices would be on a single cable.
      • The upgraded camera that was introduced in the 14.
      • The A17 SoC in the 15 is expected to be the first major upgrade in a while. The SoC in the 14 was held back by TSMC’s N3 being delayed, and the SoC in the 13 was a decent but not great upgrade.

      None of those particularly apply to you. I was on android before my 12 mini and what I like most about the change is: the interface is snappier, most apps are built for ios first and android second and generally that means you can rely on having a working version of the app. Also the biggest reason for me to make the switch: Apple supports their phones for 5+ years will full updates, not just security. I think android has seen improvement on that front since I switched, but still isn’t at the same level of software support.

      • derelict@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        As a fellow 12 mini owner I’ll be sad to let go of having a reasonably sized phone, but glad I’ll at least be trading it for a reasonable charge port

        • LetMeEatCake@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          There are dozens of us, dozens!

          I’m definitely going to be disappointed in getting a larger phone. Sad that the minis sold so poorly. They’re the perfect phone size I think.

          Hopefully the standard size doesn’t go up even further from here, or they lock more than the telephoto lens into the Ultra / Pro Max size.

          • Prismo@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I loved the size and feel of the mini, if they had stuck 3 cameras on a “pro” version of it I would have bought one instantly!

    • FiendishFork@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Periscope camera for higher zoom, moving to titanium instead of stainless steel metal will save weight, and the mute switch is supposed to become a button that might be customizable to control more than just silence which would be nice since I only ever keep mute switch on silence.

      • Yondan@feddit.deEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Periscope camera for higher zoom

        If the rumors, that this feature is Pro Max exclusive, are true, I‘ll be so mad. Imagine paying likely over 1000 USD for a regular Pro and only getting the second best.

        Tl;dr: I’m going to be mad.