Will Taylor

Apple buy or skip. What to buy. What to skip.

[Will Taylor @WillTaylorX]

Coming from a 13 or 14, this is a new phone.
Coming from a 17 Pro Max, this is a camera and a payment. Keep yours.

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iPhone 17 Pro Max vs iPhone 18 Pro Max

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@mmmch @thesamuelnam 15 Pro is still a good hold.
plateau looks like a brick, agreed. Duo year two is the wait if you want a fold. don’t buy year one hinge.

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If you’re deciding on the 18 Pro, you’ll notice 3 things.
Camera, if you actually shoot.
A little more battery, not a new day.
Same phone in your hand.
Coming from a 13 or 14, buy it. Coming from a 17 Pro Max, keep yours.

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@CloakedSkeptic @its_shevi $100 plus your old phone is still a yearly bill.
you’re financing paint. twice the performance doesn’t show up in Maps. keep the 17 until the battery actually dies

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@NFLCharean ❤️

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@theonecid that’s the usual week one patch.
don’t return the phone over 27.0. wait for 27.0.1 and see if the glitches die

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@Cartidise day one iOS. restart it.
don’t turn a software freeze into a return. 27.0.1 will land. keep the 17 if this is already stressing you.

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@VerdeSelvans that’s the right call. 17 Pro still does the day. trip > a smaller island. upgrade when the phone actually dies or the 20th is real

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@OwenSparks coming from a 12 Pro that’s a real upgrade.
6 years is the jump. 17 Pro Max owners are in a different boat. you bought the right year

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@TechWhirlUlt agree.
buy the color you like or buy black if it’s going in a case. nobody’s checking your model year at dinner. keep the 17 if it still works.

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@robertjfclarke that’s the actual reason to own a Watch.
you don’t need a new Ultra every September for this. the one on your wrist already did the job. glad you went in.

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@iAm_erica yeah. keep the 17 Pro Max. aperture helps if you film close ups on purpose. that’s a creator feature, not a yearly bill

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@Cartidise you’ll see it in hard sun and never again indoors. not a defect. not a reason to keep a 13 or dump a 17. ignore it.

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@Big_E that’s why the Ultra 4 isn’t a must buy.
new chip, same tattoo miss. if the Ultra 3 still tracks your workouts, sit. $799 doesn’t fix ink

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@Cartidise looks smooth.
most people still shoot at 1x. this is a creator toy, not a reason to leave a 17 Pro Max

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@TrakinTech they’re close enough that it doesn’t matter.
if you’re on iPhone stay. if you’re on Samsung stay. nobody should switch phones over two portraits in the same light.

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@fahim_al_mahmud that’s why most people still don’t know if they should buy. reviews keep saying “best ever.” the useful question is coming from what. 13/14 yes. 17 Pro Max no.

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@Polymarket $15 glass or $379 later. skin crawl doesn’t pay the bill. put the protector on.

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@WorkaholicDavid looks good in sun. not the only valid color. if it’s going in a case, black still hides the bar and you won’t see this at 6pm.

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@UniverseIce S8 burgundy was gloss candy. this is muted on purpose. both disappear in a case. pick the phone you already use, not a 2017 finish.