Planning to get the iPhone 14 for my mom. Prices seems quite good during sales time.

New one is coming up. Of course the old iPhone 14 will get discount. But if the price is not more than 20% off the price. It is more worth it to get the iPhone 15 but this is assumed that price of 15 is not increased during its announcement next month.

I thought about it. I do think the i15 prices will increase and even if it doesn’t, I do prefer the discounted i14. The phone is for the elderly mostly to WhatsApp, light surfing and youtube.

I need to budget and plan a bit coz looking into my own phone upgrade.

Since you are getting for your mom and have a certain budget, why not consider Android phones? With the pricing of the iPhone 14, you would be able to get a top of the range one. Unless of course you strictly want iOS.

True also. But as it said, if the price is not 20% cheaper or more it may not be so worth it. Given that one brand new iPhone can easily use for 5 years or longer. Buying an one gen older iPhone u also lost 1 year of usage for cheaper price.

Exactly it is for older ppl, then iPhone is the best choice. Easier to use, lesser prob, more reliable.

Android is a no no no.

Her current phone is iPhone 11 and she is used to iOS. So just stick with the same ecosystem.

Even myself haven’t used android. But I really like the flip 5 and am considering it as a secondary phone. Other than foldable phones, I don’t see much innovation in smartphones recently. I’m just too laidback to switch to a different ecosystem.

I do think iPhones are suitable for elderly and more secure.

As for losing one year usage, I think I’d go for outright discounts. If it’s for my own use, then different story.

I think losing 1 year is not a significant thing to worry about. One good example is Apple still provide security update for iOS 15 on older phones that cannot upgrade to 16.

Agree. I like the consistent updates of iOS. My other reasons to upgrade from the iPhone 11 is coz of 5g (only in iPhone 12 onwards) and the current phone battery drain out fast (time to change).

i was referring to the price one paid vs the usable amount of years.

iphone can use for 5 years minimum and get update for at least 6 years as of now.

so given the price is 100%, divide by 5, one year is 20%.

so if u get iphone 14 now at 80%, nothing u earn except that u pay cheaper without all the extra new features + 1 year of usage. this is why i said, unless one can get more than 20% discount of the iphone 14 price, else it is not really worth it comparing to iphone 15.

but if one just simply wants to get iphone 14 becos of budget, so to pay cheaper (initial captical cost), yes.
however, ultimately, the total cost spent will still be the same over years becos one will need to change his iphone 14 earlier later comparing to iphone 15.

yup, with 5g capability is a plus. especially 5g access may already come with the latest phone plans or cheap to even begin with for prepaid, e.g. rm5/mo for yoodo.

A bit out of topic, but if you replace the battery the IP11 work well as secondary device.

This is also a good way of looking at it. Granted everything is well and no breakdown, I think you can comfortably use the iPhone 14 for 6 years or slightly more even if you buy it now. Not to mention, if you decide to replace the battery after 3/4 year.

I thought about it but discarded that option. I’m leaning towards trade in with additional incentives (for example, Samsung) or just sell it off.

I’ll decide later when I get the i14. Already bought the sp and Ringke case.

this^^
just get the latest when launch to enjoy the most out of it🙈

Anyone can recommend casing that has good heat dissipation and includes MagSafe?

rhinoshield crashguard 🙊

Haha so 14 finally dead after the success of 15

Every year old iPhone sure will be replaced by new one.

Haha i guess at this rate normal and plus not worth buying anymore

How is your 15 working today hehe

But the usb-c for iPhone 15 makes it a better buy including the display as well and many more new features.