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iPhone may be dying; what replacement to get? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by puddletownLou@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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Old broad here. I've loved my iPhone 7, but it's not holding a charge ... may be dying. Don't need anything fancy. I play a couple of games, text, call ... a bit of surfing ... not much. What do folks recommend? I want to stay with an iPhone. The 15 seems like a lot for someone like me ... and I heard it has issues.

Thank in advance.

Edited to mention it's 128 GB.

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[–] helloidk55@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

iPhone 11

[–] heller1011@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My phone is dying too (iPhone 8 plus) battery really f’ed and the phone lags a bunch. I’m waiting for the s24 series just want something different than iOS for the past 6 years

[–] Asleep-Review9934@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Battery replacement is what I do once. It delays an upgrade.

[–] rxelviz@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

13 mini would be good!!

[–] goochiefromwish@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed for your uses OP

[–] kinstinctlol@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

15 pro max

[–] KingOfTheCouch13@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Terabyte version

[–] HungrySummer@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

iPhone 13 still for sale 599$ and will be a major upgrade. If you want to keep the 7’s form factor get the SE

[–] ralphiooo0@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I went from 13 to 15… not much difference really. 13 is a great phone for the money.

[–] jcjx91@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

13mini seems like the best deal and performance.

[–] jain36493@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If you want to stick to an iPhone. I would say get the iPhone 15. I got mine a few weeks ago and have experienced absolutely 0 hiccups. It's a fantastic device. If you have budget constraints then grab the iPhone 13. It's an amazing phone which is about 85% of the 15, and will be supported for at least 4 years. It's also regularly found on sale and you should be able to find good second hand deals depending on where you live. IF you are looking for the smaller form factor then the SE is always there!

[–] ummokig@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

13 mini for sure

[–] Feersummendjinn@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

If the only issue is it not holding charge... What about a new battery?

[–] AnonymozVal@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

A lot of people are saying SE but I won’t recommend SE, it won’t feel much of an upgrade either and battery life after few months is utter disaster. If you plan to play games or take a lot of photos, it tanks the charge really really quick. After 2 years now, I think i have to full charge my phone minimum twice to thrice a day and move around with a power bank. If you ask why do I still use it if it’s this bad, i don’t have the money to upgrade at this point of time but I am planning to get a battery replacement and I really love the form factor of the phone. Its so so handy and fun to use. Go caseless and its the best feeling phone in your hand. And it gets updated frequently so there’s always new and fun things to look at.

[–] collybirb@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

See if you can get it fixed first.

[–] Abi1i@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Fixing is usually the better option if someone doesn’t want to commit to buying a new device with payments.

[–] fatchet123@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Android is the better option in this case

[–] Yoshi_87@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If money is that tight I would go for the iPhone 13, still has enough new features compared to the 7 and will get main OS updates for probably ~5 years.

[–] paintballtao@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

iPhone 15

[–] BeneficialLecture728@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Get the 13 mini! Do not get the 12 mini as myself and plenty others got rid of it because of carrier connectivity issues.

[–] TheLord67@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

No issues with iPhone 15. All of them have been fixed, I can assure you. Get that one.