• USB- C
• faster wireless charging
• wifi 6e
• better battery life (13Pro to 14Pro has been negligible imo)
• smaller camera bump

All these and I’d be ecstatic!

All I want is USB C… even my Xbox controller and mouse are USB C….

Apologies, we’ll fix the flair but it’s fine to use it for now.

Thanks for the comments! Been a long while since I had an iPhone so was out of the loop. 👍

On finding apps quickly, get used to using the search on the Home Screen. Speeds up getting around the phone so much when you just punch in the first couple of letters and you’re there. A quick swipe down on the home screen is how I prefer to pull it up.

It’s a waste of resources as it offers such minor tweaks it doesn’t even deserve to exist. The iPhone 13 is almost the same exact phone and you can get that on sale. Only the 14 Plus is a bit more exciting for being huge and having amazing battery life.

The base 14 seems to exist only to upsell the Pro model.

The real problem here is that when you watch a dark movie you have to turn up the brightness a little bit, manually, to see what’s going on. After the movie you have to go through the settings to turn off auto brightness, and then turn it on again, so that it’s functioning again. I hate Apple for this.

I mean, is that not precisely what it is? I'm sure it's still a great phone, but the 13 is $100 cheaper for basically the exact same hardware.

For the flashlight use this- Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap > Double Tap : Torch

If you are coming from the phones you Say there won’t be an issue.

The poor reviews are because this is the first iPhone release that uses last years chips. That’s why it’s a “repackaged 13”. They made minor improvements to the iPhone 13 and are selling it for full price. It’s more economical to get a 13 than a base 14 given the specs (minus a couple gpu cores) being identical.

No one is complaining it’s a bad phone, just makes more sense to buy a 13 at a discounted price.

I’m with you there. Not sure how much longer my XR will last but I’ve loved it! Would love an updated replacement.

When I started reading your post I thought you were going to tell us that you had used the same iPhone 4 for 11 years (an impressive feat!). Going directly from that to a 14 Pro would have been pretty disorienting. 😀

new chip, im not sure but im pretty certain that apples prolly gonna go portless in the near future.

While I love seeing what people can do from an iPhone I hate the flood of posts. Really should be organized

11 added the tri-camera.

12 added the new flat side body, magsafe, 6.1” screen size upgrade, 5G in states.

13 added 120hz, 5G globally, ultra-wide lens.

14 added the largest camera upgrade since the 11, the first significant software/screen change since the X (dynamic island), and always-on-display

For me, losing the notch was the biggest thing I wanted since the X, and would consider it a big change year. I don’t see the 15 making any physical changes, and don’t think it will be a big year (imo)

yeah same.

It's like saying there's nothing wrong for companies to release the same product every year because people who have older devices will still like it..makes no sense:/

Thanks for all the replies. Nice to have a sounding board in the community! Cheers

I’m just imagining an alternate universe where Apple releases Lens Faces (big camera backs that attach with MagSafe).

While 3rd parties could do it today with MagSafe and Bluetooth, nobody would be able to compete with Apple’s OS level software integration. Attaching a camera back to your iPhone would be as seamless as when you put AirPods in your ears. Then it could automatically open the Camera app.

Yeah it’s probably a culmination of all of these things. And because I take good care of my phones they typically last me ~4 years. So it’s expected I guess in this new wave tech age that is advancing so quickly.

I’m a little old school having worked for Apple myself I know how to get the most out of my products. I still have my 2012 MacBook Pro. The last of the SuperDrive models! She’s going strong! Hehe

Yeah if you want one, I don’t see why not. If you don’t live in the US you don’t really need to worry about iMessage anyways, I guess. SMS works as needed and it’s fine. WhatsApp works well, as does Signal.

Nice theme. Just in time for Halloween shots!

I clean my shit. Clean your attitude bruh

Anti static brush for the speakers and charging port is what I use.

Yeah you’re right. It’s me. I take full responsibility 😂