it's pretty much stagnant tbh, that's why they are doing the crazy designs with android phones. Foldable phones, LG Wing, OnePlus having the front facing camera that pops out.
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the iphone 11 came out last year or two years ago? My question is why I upgrade that quick, this phone is fine for people who are going to switch over (like myself with my Pixel 2 XL) but if I had Pixel 4, OnePlus 7, or latest Samsung Galaxy or iPhone I wouldn't upgrade. Some of y'all really upgrade every year? You just wasting money at that point.
I can't believe people are this stupid to this degree, I get imessage is handy within the ecosystem but c'mon lol it's a phone and a messaging system.
Just buy an Android phone too. One can have more than one phone. It’s a sim switch away.
It can be a hobby to some, at least it was for me. No different than sneaker heads with hundreds of pairs of shoes, you can only wear one at a time. And unless you're walking around everywhere you go looking down, you only see your purchase for 5-10 minutes every 24 hours. At least phones, tech, whatever, is in your face constantly.
Not even tech being a hobby was enough to get me to upgrade to this shyt, folks are literally paying last year's prices for lesser phones. Apple's never done this as brazenly before. Last year they said the "Pro" meant folks needed more out of their phones, this year they take out accessories across the whole line and make the batteries smaller. The 12 Pro & Pro Max are bigger than the 11 Pro/Max but the batteries are smaller, they blamed eco friendliness so they can charge you separately for accessories, and last time the phones looked this shape Steve Jobs was alive, except this time they painted it blue and told you to jump.
But besides that, I guess for me I'm going on my own "enlightenment", starting my own business and trying to fend for myself that way, I've had to look in the mirror and tighten up shyt. I'm seeing how much consumerism is costing me, the shyt never ends. But I know if I wasn't doing all this, it more than likely would've been another year of an impulse buy and I would've upgraded my 11 Pro Max, justifying it by telling myself how much I love technology.
Ain't trying to dear diary nobody or anything, just explaining my situation. Folks have different priorities and all.
iPhone users or really Apple users in general are more vain than others on average. These aren't looked at as productivity tools, they're status symbols, and for whatever reason people still don't get this all these years later.
The flaw in the logic is you don't have to be a part of the Illuminati to buy one, but folks need value and validation in anyway they can get it if they aren't getting it from their own situation. So like I said man, gotta let folks do them. My TED talk is over.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
When I was on Android I had to have the latest and was switching phones damn near every 6 months. Then when I went to iPhone I started doing that for the first 2, and now the my last two iPhones have lasted me 2 years each. They just work good just as the day I bought them. Years ago new phones had much more substantial upgrades than the previous version but now? Meh, I could actually go another 2-4 years w my XS Max, I just feel like having that new new & a little better camera
It’s levels to this shyt lol. It’s perception, when I text/get a text from someone and it’s green bubbles I get down bad vibes
Stupid, cause I know millionaires w Android but I still be like 
beenz
Rap Guerilla
It’s levels to this shyt lol. It’s perception, when I text/get a text from someone and it’s green bubbles I get down bad vibes
another thing. right now I'm in the airport bout to get in a plane. imessage works for free on the plane's free wifi. however, SMS text messaging doesn't.
Big facts. When I’m out the country it’s like I never left
Wifi and I’m Gucci. Android nikkas always asking if I got WhatsApp when they try to send videos n shyt, I tellem “nah I got iMessage
“ then they send me the video and it’s the size of a stamp looking like it was shot with a butter knife 
humminbird
Veteran
I gave up on Android when I charged my one year old Android to 100% at 8:00 am and it was dead by 12:00pmBig facts. When I’m out the country it’s like I never left
Android nikkas always asking if I got WhatsApp when they try to send videos n shyt, I tellem “nah I got iMessage
dakidbanks
Superstar
I need a new phone bad. I placed an order for the graphite 256 gig 12 pro but just cancelled it because I was moving too fast and didn’t see the gold option.
now I’m debating if I should reorder the 12 pro in gold or wait for the pro max. Trading in my phone takes $300 off
now I’m debating if I should reorder the 12 pro in gold or wait for the pro max. Trading in my phone takes $300 off
Tempted to trade my xs max in for a galaxy z fold
same, i need a new phone and new number quick. ive been wanting the pro max, but the pro being so close is giving me 2nd thoughts
dakidbanks
Superstar
I also need more photos of the actual colors... if the Pro Max difference isnt that significant then I’m gonna stick with the pro
there’s been plenty of times stuff is billed to be so much better but my eye can’t tell the difference lol
