Nick Bastone / Business Insider
- At the beginning of January, Apple announced that its holiday quarter revenue would be 7% lower than expected due to weakening iPhone sales.
- Not having upgraded my 7 Plus for over two years, I know I am part of Apple's iPhone problem.
- So, I made a trip to my local Apple Store and did some research to see if I should finally upgrade to an iPhone XR or XS. Here's what I decided.
I am part of Apple's iPhone problem.
You see, I own a perfectly fine iPhone 7 plus that I've had for over two years, and I feel no pressure to upgrade.
My screen isn't cracked. All the apps I need are running smoothly (despite the occasional crash). And I like to think that my photos still stand up to my friends' who shoot with their new, notch-laden iPhone XR and XS.
Bah humbug! I'm sticking with my 7!
I was curious, though, how much it would cost to upgrade and would that cost be justified?
The Face ID feature to open a locked screen seems nice (my thumbprint only works 50% of the time when it's sunny out and 0% when it's raining). And maybe having Portrait Mode on the front facing camera would help make me look less awkward in selfies. Maybe not.
Anyways, I headed to my local Apple store in San Francisco's Union Square to figure out if I should finally upgrade or not.
Here's what I found: