Is iPhone 17 worth it?

[AION]

I’m looking for an upgrade to my 13 and I don’t even need to upgrade. Most of the time it works ok. It is only the battery life that is bothersome. But I rather sell my 13 because it has good resell value. And then just buy the 17 from my carrier which allows me 24 installment payments in the span of 2 years. People say Apple is expensive but the resell value makes up for it. I used my 13 for 3-4 years and I still holds 1/3th of the original price. If I had a crappy Samsung that wouldn’t be the case + all the security and bug issues it has. 

[Sucuk Ekmek]

I don't really know, but my general stance is that companies design humans in a way that makes them buy the product.

[Jannes]

Even though I have a Mac I bought a Pixel 8a to escape the Apple ecosystem. Apple is good for Macs and maybe Tablets, I never enjoyed their iPhone as its just so boring and vanilla. With android its way more custumizable. 

The Pixel-a line is really good imo as even this relatively cheap line gets 7 years of software support. 

The best value for your money will be in combination with a mobile phone contract. The phone plus the sim with internet and calls are often cheaper then just the phone itself. Look for deals. 

[Jannes]

50 minutes ago, Sucuk Ekmek said:

I don't really know, but my general stance is that companies design humans in a way that makes them buy the product.

Thats true, especially for Apple as they sell a sense of social connection with their phone. 

I think the Pixel 8a looks more aesthetic then an iPhone, which helped me to move on. 

[Jannes]

Or jut buy this Gigachad case, fuck aesthetics.

https://www.amazon.de/NEWDERY-Schutzhülle-Ladeabdeckung-wiederaufladbar-erweitertes-blau/dp/B0DRP7S1H8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=1V2VEGCXOGAMZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H4Dl95MNSKSvpvqWWZDJOoeLKUgMcDNNYltLtLHkUBp3VGm68dHTc8gNlF6ucMSEm6R6CYHgWIyHR5vFxAigtVFAPUnF9eHkytClugZbyg5HCVrrTaXXBBoe688qAX4VnswNmBaBIMZUI3BhQ1M7DaDVVnO5qRtskrd3PTT1FIl8-_KZp44cbTsXPWSTRTS7eYwwE-73a4LIDRshwMPTq0imqbSXpApGkbV9FvyyV-8.7xxbaJMT7LyP2iOARpekrzljTp7WdhGSuamM2iE29F0&dib_tag=se&keywords=iphone+13+battery+case&qid=1757607495&sprefix=iphone+13+battery+cas%2Caps%2C240&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&language=en_GB

[AION]

I had a Samsung for half a year and it was a bad decision. The Notification Center is just a pain in the ass. I want it to work like iPhones system. Sometimes I would hear a notification sound on my Samsung look on the freaking screen and I had no idea from which app the notification came from lol.